Allyssa Ferrell

Allyssa Ferrell joined the Nebraska women's golf program as an assistant coach for her first season in July of 2025. Ferrell, who golfed collegiately at Michigan State before enjoying a successful professional career on the Epson, Symetra and LPGA Tours, brings a wealth of experience to the Husker program.

"Her vision, teaching expertise and genuine passion for the game align perfectly with our goals," Nebraska Head Coach Breanne Hall said. "I'm confident she'll play a key role in elevating the Nebraska women's golf program."

Ferrell, who was a two-time second-team All-Big Ten golfer at Michigan State (2013, 2014) was a member of the 2014 Big Ten All-Championship Team after sinking a nine-foot putt on the final hole to give the Spartans their third title in four years. She was later named the 2014 Michigan State Female Athlete of the Year.  She helped MSU to four straight NCAA Regional appearances and three trips to the NCAA Championship. As a senior in 2014, she tied for 10th individually at the NCAA Championship with a then-school-record four-round score of 283 (+3). An elementary education major at Michigan State, Ferrell was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection as a Spartan.

She made the move to the Epson Tour in 2015 and earned a season-best tie for 13th at the Tullymore Classic. In 2016, she played in 20 events and made 14 cuts, before earning a spot on the LPGA Tour. Ferrell played in seven LPGA events in 2017. On the Symetra Tour in 2018, Ferrell won the Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes, which included a career-low round of 65. She closed her pro career on the Symetra Tour in 2019, when she won the Symetra Tour Legacy Award, which is presented to an individual who demonstrates passion for the community and giving back.

“I am beyond excited to start my coaching career under the leadership of Coach Hall at the University of Nebraska," Ferrell said. "I am honored for the belief and trust that Coach Hall has in me and the opportunity to coach at a University that has strong community support for their student-athletes. I would like to thank my former college head coach, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, and assistant coach, Lorne Don, for the amazing examples of the impact coaches can have on student-athletes. I hope to have the lasting impact on my student-athletes that my coaches had on me.”

A native of Edgerton, Wis., Ferrell was the Wisconsin High School Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2009, after being named the Wisconsin PGA Junior Player of the Year in 2008. She began building her coaching resume in 2017 by serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Edgerton High School in 2017. From 2019 to 2023, she served as an instructor at Vitense Golfland Academy in Madison, Wis. She was also the director of programming for the First Tee of South Central Wisconsin in 2020 and 2021. She was a golf professional and teaching pro at Coachman's Golf Resort in Edgerton in 2023, before serving as the Director of Golf at Prairie Woods Golf Course in Avalon, Wis., in 2024. She has been an assistant golf pro at Destination Geneva National in Lake Geneva, Wis., since March.