Roger Yaffe, the longtime Women’s Golf Coaches Association executive director, to retire in 2025

Roger Yaffe took over as executive director of the Women’s Golf Coaches Association in 1998. Next year will be his last.

The WGCA announced Wednesday that Yaffe would step down at the conclusion of 2025 as the association’s executive director. A national search will begin next week to fill the position by July 1, 2025.

“It has been the pleasure of my career to have served the Women’s Golf Coaches Association,” Yaffe said in a release. “The strides that we have taken together could not have been imagined 26 years ago. I owe a debt of gratitude to so many coaches, past and current, and members of the golf industry, for their support and common goal to growing our sport. I look forward to the next year as we transition together.”

In 1998, Yaffe became the executive director of the WGCA, formally known as the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA). He has been responsible for the day-to-day operation of the WGCA and works closely with the WGCA board to implement the association’s initiatives. Yaffe has worked with 14 past WGCA presidents and assisted in the organization’s growth from 300 women’s collegiate golf coaches to more than 750 in 2024.

“We are excited for Roger and support his decision as he steps away from the college golf world he has served for the last 26 years,” WGCA President Kelley Hester said in a release. “We are thankful for his invaluable experience and expertise in our niche of women’s college golf. It has been an honor to serve alongside him and see our organization thrive under his tutelage.”

In the meantime, there will be no immediate changes in the day-to-day operations of the WGCA.