Women's Golf
Earle, Jim
Jim Earle
- Title:
- Head Coach (2nd Season)
- Email:
- jaearle@pfw.edu
- Phone:
- (260) 481-0277
Jim Earle was named the head coach for the Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team on June 29, 2022.
Earle received his bachelor's degree from SIUE in 2001.
Earle is a native of Saint Louis, Missouri. He and his wife, Tracy, have one son, Gaven.
• All-Horizon League First Team (2): Hunar Mittal (2024-25), Olivia Jang (2024-25)
• All-Horizon League Second Team (2): Anna Olafsdottir (2023-24), Olivia Jang (2023-24)
• Horizon League Sportsmanship Award (1): Anna Olafsdottir (2023-24)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (4): Anna Olafsdottir (2022-23), Laura Caetano (2022-23), Luiza Caetano (2022-23), Taylor Norman (2022-23)
• Horizon League Golfer of the Week (7): Arny Dagsdottir (2/16/2023), Anna Olafsdottir (3/16/2023, 2/15/2024), Olivia Jang (4/11/2024, 2/20/2025), Lillian Gottman (3/13/2025), Hunar Mittal (3/20/2025)
• Horizon League Academic All-League (2): Anna Olafsdottir (2022-23, 2023-24)
• Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar (11): Linnea Karlsson^ (2017, 2018), Blake Haverty^ (2018), Emma Lundvall^ (2018), Rachel Lecuta# (2020), Ashley Liles# (2020), Claudia Salvador# (2020), Zoe Varyton# (2020), Anna Olafsdottir (2024), Louise Ekesall (2025), Lara Dommach (2025)
• Academic All-Mid-American Conference (4)#: Jami Laude (2019), Rachel Leucuta (2019), Padgett Chitty (2021), Zoe Vartyan (2021)
• California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week (2)^: Linnea Karlsson (9/27/2017, 9/12/2018)
• Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award (4)^: Brooke Baumgardner (2018), Blake Haverty (2018), Linnea Karlsson (2018), Emma Lundvall (2018)
• Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year (1)*: Daniella Viotti (2011)
• Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year (2)*: Shweta Galande (2010), Daniella Viotti (2011)
• Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year (1)*: 2010
• Great Lakes Valley Conference Golfer of the Month (4)*: Shweta Galande (Oct. 2009), Daniela Viotti (Sept. 2010), Tayler Hoag (April 2013), Bailey Hopper (Oct. 2013)
• All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (11)*: Erin Konkol (2007), Amie Koermer (2009), Shweta Galande (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Clara Vila (2010), Daniela Viotti (2011, 2012), Taylor Hoag (2013, 2014), Bailey Hopper (2014)
* at Missouri St. Louis
^ at Cal State Monterey Bay
# at Central Michigan
As Head Coach (2022-present)
• Named head coach on June 29, 2022
• 2025 Indiana State Invitational Champion
• 2025 Red Flash Invitational Champion
• 2024 Indiana State Invitational Champion
• 2024 NKU's The Julie Champion
• Set program's best finish with third at 2025 Horizon League Championship
• Matched best league finish with sixth at 2024 Horizon League Championship
• Led team to best finish in program history with sixth-place finish at 2023 Horizon League Championship
• Olivia Jang finished runner-up at the 2025 Horizon League Championship
As Head Coach (2018-22)
• 2021 A-Ga-Ming Invitational Team Champion
• 2021 Rocket Classic Team Champion
• 2021 Golden Grizzlies Invitational Team Champion
• 2020 Battle at Boone Match Play Champion
• 2020 North Carolina A&T Aggie Spring Invitational Team Champion
• 2019 Golden Grizzlies Invitational Team Champion
• Claudia Salvador won the Mastodon Invitational in 2019
• Casilda Allendesalazar tied for medalist at Golden Grizzlies Invitational in 2021
• Casilda Allendesalazar won Rocket Classic in 2021
• Perfect 1000 APR score
• Went 40-3-2 against MAC foes in 2021-22
As Head Coach (2015-18)
• Led Otters to four tournament wins
• Earned first two NCAA Tournament berths since 2008
• Coached three individual medalists
• Led Linnea Karlsson to program's first NCAA Championship qualifier
• Hosted two home tournaments
As Head Coach (2003-15)
• 2010 Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year
• Led team to six NCAA Championship berths (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Recruited and coached two GLVC Freshmen of the Year
• Coached 2011 GLVC Player of the Year (Daniella Viotti) and 2011 GLVC Tournament medalist (Shweta Galande)
• Coached team to 41 tournament victories and 28 individual medalists
• Served as GLVC Coaches Committee President
Cardinal Creek Golf Course Manager and Tournament Coordinator (2012-13)
• Coordinated all operations of tournaments
• Managed pro shop, café, grounds crew and cart barn staff
• Conducted private lessons
• Created and instructed junior camps and First Tee programs
Emerald Greens Golf Course Head Golf Professional (2000-12)
• Oversaw daily operations of Emerald Greens
• Served as head golf instructor
• Managed staff of 25
• Managed tournament bookings and operations
• Instructed afternoon corporate leagues and junior golf clinics
• Managed pro shop
| Year | School | Position | League Finish | Conference |
| 2003-04 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 6th | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2004-05 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 9th | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2005-06 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 5th | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2006-07 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 7th | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2007-08 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 7th | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2008-09 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 7th | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2009-10 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 5th* | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2010-11 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 2nd* | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2011-12 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 3rd* | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2012-13 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 2nd* | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2013-14 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 4th* | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2014-15 | Missouri-St. Louis | Head Coach | 2nd* | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| 2015-16 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Head Coach | N/A* | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 2016-17 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Head Coach | N/A* | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 2017-18 | Cal State Monterey Bay | Head Coach | N/A* | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 2018-19 | Central Michigan | Head Coach | 10th | Mid-American Conference |
| 2019-20 | Central Michigan | Head Coach | N/A | Mid-American Conference |
| 2020-21 | Central Michigan | Head Coach | 10th | Mid-American Conference |
| 2021-22 | Central Michigan | Head Coach | 8th | Mid-American Conference |
| 2022-23 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 6th | Horizon League |
| 2023-24 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 6th | Horizon League |
| 2024-25 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 3rd | Horizon League |
| *Individual and/or Team NCAA Championship Qualifier | ||||
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