Cabe Waters Joins Women's Golf Coaching Staff
6/16/2025 1:06:00 PM | Women's Golf
Veteran coach joins Cougars after two-year stint at Missouri with previous experience at Georgia Southern and Limestone
HOUSTON – Cabe Waters has joined the University of Houston Women's Golf program as associate head coach, Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla announced Monday.In that role, he will assist Lasprilla in all aspects of the program.
An award-winning student-athlete at Limestone University, Waters joined the Cougars after previous stints at Missouri (2023-25), Georgia Southern (2021-23) and Limestone (2017-21).
Waters joins a Houston program which has advanced to NCAA Regional play in each of the last four seasons under Lasprilla's leadership and earned a school-record-best sixth-place finish at the NCAA Columbus Regional in May.
The Cougars also tied a school record with three team tournament titles in 2024-25 with Moa Svedenskiold becoming only the second student-athlete in program history to win multiple individual championships in a season.
"Coach Lasprilla has created a championship culture, and that's something I am excited to be part of. As a coach, you want to compete at the highest level, and you can do that at the University of Houston. Houston provides a world-class environment for their golfers," Waters said. "I want to thank Coach Lasprilla for this opportunity, and I look forward to building relationships with our players. Once you establish that trust, the sky is the limit."
"I am thrilled for Cabe to join Houston Women's Golf. With more than eight years of coaching experience and his resume, he will be an asset to our program," Lasprilla said. "Coming off our best year in school history, I have no doubt his skills set will help our program continue to climb and stand among the best in the country."
ABOUT CABE WATERS
at Missouri
During the 2024-25 season, Waters helped lead Missouri to three Top-Three team finishes, including second-place showings at the Johnie Imes Invitational and the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Showdown.
In his first season at Missouri during the 2023-24 season, Waters helped the Tigers set a program record with a 293.1 stroke average – nearly four strokes better than the previous season
The Tigers collected their first SEC Golfer of the Week accolade in program history when Melanie Walker earned the award while Fleur van Beek was named the conference's Freshman of the Week later in the season after becoming the first MU rookie to win an individual title in 26 seasons.
Walker ended the season with the fourth-best stroke average in school history while van Beek posted the third-best mark by a freshman.
at Georgia Southern
Waters worked for two seasons at Georgia Southern from 2021 to 2023.
There, he helped lead the Eagles to their most successful run in team history, producing 1 WGCA All-American Scholar, two All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team honorees and the Sun Belt Conference Individual Champion, Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
Joining a team that won two titles in its first six seasons as a program, Georgia Southern claimed six tournament championships in his two years on campus. Highlighting the run was the winning the 2022 Sun Belt Championship – the first in program history – and advancing to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, where the program finished seventh.
Georgia Southern also claimed three individual titles with Waters on the staff while carding eight of the 10 lowest rounds in program history. Overall, the Eagles set school records for team tournament score, individual tournament score and lowest team round during his tenure.
at Limestone
Following graduation, Waters continued his stay with Limestone Golf as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's teams.
In four years, he helped lead the Saints to five NCAA Division II Regionals and a pair of NCAA Division II Championships appearances.
During his tenure, the Saints produced 27 All-Conference selections, three Conference Carolinas Players of the Year, two Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalists and 11 WGCA/PING All-Americans while winning 17 tournament team championships.
In 2018-19 alone, both men's and women's programs qualified for NCAA Regional play with the women's squad advancing to match play at the NCAA Division II Championships in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
as a Student-Athlete
Before entering the coaching ranks, Waters was an award-winning four-year student-athlete at Limestone University from 2014 to 2017.
As a senior in 2017, he named to the Conference Carolinas All-Championship Team and was a member of the All-Conference Carolinas Second Team. He also was recgonized as the Conference Carolinas Golfer of the Month in September 2016.
Combined with his work in the classroom, Water was recognized as the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
He garnered Conference Carolina All-Tournament Team honors and earned a place on the All-Conference Carolina Third Team in 2016.
In addition to his academic achievements, Waters also was named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll multiple times (Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014).
Waters received his bachelor's degree in sport management with a minor in business administration in 2017.
Personal
Waters and his wife, Brittney, live in Houston.
Waters follows Daniel Park, who accepted a similar position at Oklahoma State earlier this month.
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