Kayla Benge joined the women's golf staff at Pepperdine in July 2026 as assistant coach.

Benge comes to Malibu after serving as the assistant men’s and women’s golf coach at DePauw University this past season in Greencastle, Indiana. The Tigers’ women’s team placed third at the NCAC Championship while the men logged a fourth-place finish in 2025-26. Benge helped guide Becky Williams to NCAC Player of the Year honors before Williams made the cut at the Division III NCAA Championships.

She began her coaching career serving as the head coach of her alma mater, Plainfield High School in Plainview, Indiana. Benge spent three years from 2023-25 at the helm of the girls’ and boys’ golf programs.

Benge wrapped up her collegiate career in 2022-23 at UNC Asheville, appearing in 11 tournaments and ranking second on the squad in scoring average (76.97). She recorded five top-20 finishes across the season while posting a career-high third-place finish at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate. She was named Big South Golfer of the Week following the performance and was a WGCA All-American Scholar honoree following the campaign.

She played the four seasons prior at Xavier, competing in 14 tournaments for the Musketeers. Across her undergraduate career, Benge was a two-time All-Big East Academic Team selection.

Benge was named Indiana Golf Player of the Year in 2024 following a runner-up finish at the Indiana Women’s Open Championship and fifth-place showing at the Indiana Women’s Amateur Championship.

She also placed top-10 in 2025 and 2026 at the Indiana PGA Women’s Open. Her amateur wins include the 2023 Indiana Women’s Amateur and 2021 IWGA Match Play Championship.

A native of Plainfield, Indiana, Benge graduated with a bachelor's degree in Management from UNC Asheville in 2023.

Name	Title	Phone	Email Address	Twitter
Laurie Gibbs	Head Coach	(310) 506-4482	laurie.gibbs@pepperdine.edu
Kayla Benge	Assistant Coach		kayla.benge@pepperdine.edu

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