Saint Joseph's University

Theresa Luu '22 is in her second year as Saint Joseph's women's golf head coach in 2025-26. 

Named the inaugural head coach of the women's golf program in January of 2024, Luu led a squad that continued to improve over the season. As. a team, the Hawks posted a season-best third-place finish at the Lebanon Valley Fall Invitational. Individually, Elora Walker became the first Hawk to earn both Atlantic 10 Player and Rookie of the Week honors, while Hanna Mitchell was twice named A-10 Rookie of the Week. Additionally, Allie Gesztesi was named to the A-10 All-Academic Team, recognizing her outstanding achievements one the course and in the classroom during the 2024–25 academic year.

An active competitor and coach, Luu provides more than 15 years of experience as the first coach of the Saint Joseph’s women’s golf program. A member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) as a teaching professional, Luu is the owner and instructor at NJ Golf Center, and works with Town and Country Golf Link and The First Tee of Delaware and Girls Golf program. 

As an undergraduate at Saint Joseph’s, Luu was a four-year letterwinner with the club golf program, and served as the team president as a junior and senior. Along with competing as a member of the Hawks’ team, she oversaw scheduling, roster management, and budget responsibilities as president. A 2022 graduate of Saint Joseph’s, Luu earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in marketing and a minor in communications. 

Prior to Hawk Hill, Luu was a standout at Clearview Regional High School where she won the girls individual title at the Tri-County Showcase twice (2015, 2018), and was medalist at the 2018 South Jersey Girls Invitational and 2017 South Jersey Ladies Golf Tournament. Along with competing at the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, Luu also competed on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, the American Junior Golf Association Tour, and at the New Jersey PGA and Philadelphia PGA events.