Longwood University Athletics

Shannon Briggs was named head coach of the Longwood women's golf program in August, 2014. Briggs is a CP Women's Tour PGA of Canada competitor, professional golf instructor and former collegiate golfer at Grand Valley State University.
 
Briggs came to Longwood from Vancouver, British Columbia, where she was most recently a certified professional golf coach at international golf training center franchise GolfTEC. She is affiliated with the Professional Golfers’ Association of British Columbia and is sponsored by Surespan Ltd. and Adidas/Taylor Made. Briggs has participated in a Women's PGA Canada Tour event with the likes of Lori Kane, as well as several PGA of British Columbia tournaments. 
 
 
Briggs coached the Lancer to three top-10 finishes during the 2016-17 season, which saw a mark as high as fifth at the Tignanelli Invitational hosted by Towson in what was a strong fall season for the squad. Longwood 2017 graduate Courtney Tolton paced the Lancer lineup with a 78.05 stroke average while rising seniors Kyra Horlock and Crystina Kertsos followed suit with average scores of 79.09 and 79.67, respectively. 

The Lancers saw a jump in execution on the course during Brigg's second season, which saw six top-10 finishes and a second place finish at the Chesapeake Bay Invitational. Horlock and Tolton both placed T3 scores in the tournament for a Lancer squad that fell just short by five strokes.

In her initial season as the head coach (2014-15), Briggs led the blue and white to four top-10 finishes and a sixth place effort at the Big South Tournament. Longwood finished as high as fifth in her inaugural season at the Wendy's Invitational hosted by Big South opponent Charleston Southern.

Briggs is a certified coach through the PGA of Canada and has logged over 3,500 golf industry hours. Her golf experience spans nearly 20 years as a player and coach, including her four years on the women’s team at Grand Valley State University.
 
A native of Fonthill, Ontario, and member of the prestigious private course Lookout Point, Briggs posted early low rounds placing second at the Ontario Juniors and was named to the provincial and inter-province teams. Briggs excelled at athletics in high school, being named the Female Athlete of the Year for her graduating class at Notre Dame in Welland. Shannon's collegiate career at Grand Valley State included an NCAA tournament win and four straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) academic and athletic all-conference awards. As a team captain during her freshman year, she helped guide Grand Valley State to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II Tournament while earning All-GLIAC honors that year.
 
Briggs graduated from Grand Valley State in 2005 and received her bachelor of business administration degree in management and marketing with an emphasis in finance. Her career at Longwood signals her return to the United States after spending the past eight years in British Columbia.
 
 
Briggs’ resume outside of golf is equally impressive. In addition to being a certified teacher of yoga for golfers, she is an accomplished skier and a Red Bull Crashed Ice competitor and was a member of the Grand Valley State club ski and hockey teams as an undergraduate. Shannon was also a member of the British Columbia Skier Cross Team in 2009 and has trained with the Canadian National Olympic Team. In 2004, she traveled to Duluth, Minn., to compete in the Red Bull Crashed Ice event – a sport that combines downhill skiing and ice skating – and placed third in the women’s division.