SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Sun Devil Women’s Golfer Head Coach and Arizona golf legend Missy Farr-Kaye has been inducted into the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame.
The Arizona Golf Hall of Fame Committee selected four new inductees to the Hall of Fame, featuring three modern candidates and one representative from the Legacy Division. Missy Farr-Kaye is part of a decorated 2022 class that includes fellow Sun Devil Women’s Golfer Geri Cavanaugh, industry leader and major supporter of Arizona State Golf Del Cochran, as well as Rock and Roll legend and philanthropist Alice Cooper. Her success as a player, impact as a coach, and contributions as a member of the golf community made Farr-Kaye an ideal candidate for this honor.
“Missy is so deserving of this award. She has represented the state of Arizona as a great junior golfer and great Xavier high school stand out,” legendary Head Coach Linda Vollstedt remarked. “Her time as a player at ASU was monumental where she capped off her career by helping ASU win its first NCAA Championship. Then she returned to ASU as an assistant coach (another NCAA Championship) and then the head coach where she guided the program to its eighth championship. Her life has not been easy but she always found a way to battle back with courage and grit. And then add being a single mom of 3 outstanding boys. She is the greatest role model one could ever ask for. I am so proud of her.”
Missy Farr-Kaye is in the midst of her eighth season at the helm in Tempe. The former standout golfer for Arizona State was named the 10th head coach of the Arizona State women’s golf team on June 26th, 2015. Over the course of eight seasons in charge of Sun Devil Women’s Golf, Farr-Kaye has maintained the standard of excellence that the program has become recognized nationally for. She has led Arizona State to 17 Team Championships with 14 Sun Devils capturing Individual Titles during her tenure.
Farr-Kaye has already mentored 12 All-Americans, two Pac-12 Individual Medalist, and an Individual NCAA Champion since taking over as head coach prior to the 2015-16 season. She has managed to consistently bring in some of the top talent all over the World. Several Sun Devils have enjoyed extremely successful careers at the International and Professional level both while competing for Farr-Kaye at…
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