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Debbie Dillman, who is recognized as one of the top golf coaches in the nation, is the architect of one of the most successful programs in all of collegiate golf. She has led the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament in 14 of the last 17 years, guided the team to 20 tournament championships and nearly 75 top-10 finishes. Dillman has coached four All-America players and 10 individuals who have earned All-ACC honors a total of 14 times.
Florida State has been a fixture in the national rankings during each of Dillman's 23 years as the program's head coach. The Seminoles have become regular contenders for both team and individual honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference since joining the league in 1992. In addition, the Seminoles are annually invited to play in the most prestigious tournaments in all of college golf and can usually be found near the top of the leader boards in those events.
Dillman has established the Seminole program as one of the nation's best by recruiting the nation's top talent to Tallahassee. Her strength as a recruiter is evidenced by the number of former players who have played, or who are playing professionally and the number of players who enjoyed tremendous success as collegians.
Among the numerous current pros recruited by Dillman are Karen Stupples and Kris Tamulis.
Stupples won two tournaments during her collegiate career as a Seminole and qualified for the LPGA on her first attempt. She was also a member of Great Britain's Curtis Cup teams in 1996 and 1998 and earned her first LPGA Championship in 2004 as she won the Welch's/Fry British Open Championship.
Dillman also recruited and coached Tamulis who is earned All-America honors in 2003 and who is Florida State's only three-time All-ACC selection. Tamulis has played in four U.S. Women's Open Tournaments and finished in a tie for 35th place in 2007.
Dillman's teams consistently rank among the best in the ACC and the nation. In the last seven years, she has guided the Seminoles into the NCAA Tournament six times, produced nine All-ACC selections helped the Seminoles improve their standing in the ACC - considered by many to be the toughest women's golf conference in the nation. The Seminoles finished in third place in the ACC Championship in 2007.
Dillman was honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach-of-The-Year in 1992, the Seminoles' first year in the conference. The Seminoles finished second in the conference tournament that season and finished only two strokes behind North Carolina for the team championship.
Dillman was a member of Florida State's 1980 nationally ranked squad and 1981 AIAW national championship team.
Dillman has established a top team in Tallahassee by recruiting the best throughout the country and the world. Former Seminoles have achieved great success playing at the professional level while current Seminoles are achieving success at the collegiate level.
Dillman grew up in Davison, Mich., in an active golf family. Both of her parents were involved in country club management. While in high school, Dillman captained her high school golf team for four years and twice was runner-up at the Michigan State Championship. She also won the Flint Junior Golf Championship for three consecutive years that is considered as one of the top junior tournaments in the state of Michigan.
Dillman attended Florida State as an undergraduate and played golf from 1979-1982. While taking classes and playing golf, she also worked at Seminole Golf Course allowing her to learn both the management side and the competitive side of golf. Dillman has a daughter Anne-Lynn (13).
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