Girls Golf

TryoutS will be held in January, 2021 | Tee Times TBA

Players need to have their updated sports physicals completed before tryouts. The link to register and download the forms off of the SM website found HERE. 

Varsity Head Coach: Jill Hegna | email: hegnaj@smhs.org

Coach Jill Hegna joined the SMCHS Girls and Boys Golf Coaching staffs in 2005/2006. She coached the JV Girls and JV Boys teams for six successful seasons. In 2011, she transitioned to the Varsity Girls Coaching staff. Coach Hegna is currently the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Girls Golf/Head Varsity Coach. Her combined Girls and Boys Coaching record is: 265 - 47 (Overall) and 146 - 29 (League). Coach Hegna graduated from Saint Anthony’s High School in Long Beach, CA, and then attended LBCC for a year, then transferred to Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO on a volleyball scholarship. She received her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education K-12 and then attended Kansas University Graduate School. Coach Hegna has taught and coached various sports at the Elementary and Secondary level while living in Colorado, Kansas, Connecticut and California. She has three daughters who graduated from SMCHS: Megan Hickey-Barbosa ’04; Lauren Hickey ’07; Katy Hickey-Miller ’09. In her spare time she and her husband Mike share a passion for family, golf and boating.

Coach Jill Hegna's SMCHS Coaching Records >> Combined Overall and League Record

Varsity Assistant Coach: John Fitzpatrick

John Fitzpatrick has coached Santa Margarita softball for the past 17 years. Coach Fitzpatrick has recently agreed to assist with our golf program. John golfs as a hobby and he is looking forward to becoming a part of the SM golf program on an administrative level. Coach Fitzpatrick received his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University and acquired a master’s degree in public policy from Long Beach State. He and his wife Therese have two children, Alycia '01 and Mike '04. His favorite quote is "Anything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger." 

JV Gold Coach: Chris DeFries
Coach DeFries joined the Eagle golf program in 2006. He has ten years’ experience coaching football and eight years coaching basketball in the military. In his free time he enjoys going hunting, fishing and playing golf. Coach DeFries received his bachelor’s degree from Chapman and master’s degree from USC. He was a US Marine Corps Aviator for 36 years and is a retired colonel. He and his wife Sandra have three children, including two SMCHS graduates, Nicole and Michael.

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