Louise Ball elected LPGA Professionals President

Louise Ball, a Class A member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), has been elected as President of the LPGA Professionals division in a vote by the members. This team has extensive service and leadership inside the LPGA and the broader golf industry and has high hopes to continue elevating the organization in the years ahead.

Ball, an instructor at Golfari Golf Schools at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., will work alongside fellow teacher Christie Quinn, who has been voted in as the LPGA Professionals Vice President.

Ball and Quinn will begin their three-year terms on Jan. 1, 2025. This team has extensive service and leadership inside the LPGA and the broader golf industry and has high hopes to continue elevating the organization in the years ahead.

“Christie and I are incredibly grateful our members put their trust in us to lead our beautiful organization. I look forward to carrying on the legacy of our highest office with integrity and openness,” expressed Ball. “I am appreciative of my predecessors and the way these women were able to grow our organization, and I look forward to getting to work so we can continue to move the LPGA Professionals in a positive direction. On January 2025, I look forward to starting some of our campaign platform initiatives, which include increasing our strength in the industry to grow membership and attract sponsors, elevating the LPGA Professionals brand and credibility, building a stronger connection between all sections globally, and influencing the LPGA and Foundation Boards as we give voice to our members.”

In her role, Ball will represent LPGA Professionals members on the LPGA Board of Directors, replacing Marvol Barnard, whose term expires at the end of the year, and helping to advance the organization’s vision and growth strategy. As Vice President, Quinn will join the LPGA Foundation Board of Directors to further its mission of empowering women and girls through golf while inspiring future generations of female golfers. She will replace Ball, whose term as Vice President expires at the end of 2024.

“I would like to thank Marvol Barnard for her years of leadership and service to LPGA,” said LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan. “From running the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf program in Arizona to introducing confident businesswomen to the game, to her contributions in the board room, she has been an inspiration to all of us and her fellow LPGA Professionals. I also want to congratulate our newest LPGA Professionals President and Vice President, Louise Ball and Christie Quinn. Thank you for your dedication to serving your fellow professionals in these leadership roles. It’s an honor to have you on the LPGA and LPGA Foundation Boards and we look forward to working closely with you to achieve our collective goals of growth and impact. In addition, I want to thank our other candidates, Ashaunta Epps and Dr. Alison Curdt, for their hard work, passion, and commitment to serving the LPGA and their fellow members. I look forward to working together to continue to inspire, empower and advance girls, and women through golf.”

Ball, who currently serves as Vice President of the LPGA Professionals, joined the LPGA in 1997 and became a Class A member in 2003. For over 27 years, she has dedicated her career to teaching the game to students of all ages, genders and abilities throughout Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. She ran her own LPGA*USGA Girls Golf program from 1998-2018, inspiring the next generation of players and ensuring the growth of the game.

A seasoned athlete who played volleyball, basketball, and softball, Ball found her life’s passion in golf. She has dedicated her career to transforming the lives of many of her students while giving back to the LPGA. Aside from serving as the Vice President from 2021 to 2024, Ball has been instrumental in overseeing multiple LPGA Professionals National Committees. She supports the LPGA Global Education team as an Instructor and Evaluator and has been an Executive Committee Member since 2016. Ball was Lead Instructor at the LPGA Leadership Academies and Grads to Golf programs in Tennessee and currently mentors LPGA and PGA of America members. Ball earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation with a minor Psychology and Business studies from Shenandoah University.

Ball was the recipient of the 2019 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award, the 2017 LPGA Jeri Reid Spirit Award, and the 2014 LPGA National Junior Golf Leadership Award and has consistently appeared on the LPGA Top 50 Teachers since 2017. She was voted by her LPGA peers as the Midwest Section Teacher of the Year in 2017, the Midwest Section Junior Golf Leader in 2012 and 2014, and earned the Goldie Bateson Service Award in 2014.

Quinn, founder and owner of the Discover Your Swing!® Golf School, firmly believes that elevating the game and inspiring future generations is the best way to create lasting legacies in golf. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management with a minor in Psychology from Auburn University. Quinn joined the LPGA Professionals in 2008, earning her Class A certification in 2011. She is the head coach of the La Jolla High School men’s and women’s golf teams and is also a member of the Legends of the LPGA tour.

She won the 2024 LPGA Western Section Championship, has five career holes-in-one, and holds the women’s course record at Escena and Maderas Golf Clubs in California. Quinn was named the LPGA National Coach of the Year and Western Section Coach of the Year in 2017. She currently serves as chair of the LPGA Professionals Media & Marketing Committee and as liaison to the DEI Committee.