LoraLie Cowart is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Elon women's golf program in 2025-26. Cowart joined longtime Elon head coach Chris Dockrill's staff in August 2025 following an accomplished collegiate playing career that included three years at Georgia (2021-24) and a final season at Georgia Southern (2024-25).
Cowart competed in three NCAA Championships (2022, 2023, 2025) and collected multiple individual accolades during her career, including SEC All-Freshman Team, All-Sun Belt First Team and the 2024-25 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year award.
In her lone season with the Eagles in 2024-25, Cowart recorded four top-five finishes – highlighted by a fourth-place finish with a 2-under-par 214 at the Sun Belt Championships – and five top-10 efforts overall. She posted a 73.19 season scoring average and played 34 rounds across 12 tournaments, marking the second-most rounds in Georgia Southern single-season history.
A three-year standout at Georgia, Cowart made an immediate impact for the Bulldogs as an SEC All-Freshman Team selection in 2021-22 and earned lineup spots at the SEC Championships, NCAA Albuquerque Regional and NCAA Championships. As a sophomore, she opened the 2023 NCAA Championships with a 1-under 71 and contributed to the team scoring in two of the three rounds in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cowart then posted a career-best 73.17 scoring average across 35 rounds played in 13 tournaments during her final season as a Bulldog in 2023-24.
A native of Carrollton, Georgia, Cowart was the 2021 Georgia High School Player of the Year at Carrollton High School.
Cowart earned her undergraduate degree in sport management from University of Georgia in 2024.
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Last updated: Aug. 27, 2025
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