James Yenser was named the second head coach in the history of the Albright women's golf program on February 17, 2011. He will begin his first fall season with the Lady Lions this year.
However, Yenser and the red and white wasted little time establishing themselves as the premiere program in the Middle Atlantic Conference as they won the first-ever conference tournament championship in the spring of 2011. In doing so, Yenser was named Coach of the Year, while sophomore Kaitlin Mack was named the Player of the Year, after shooting a program low 80 at the conference tournament.
Yenser, who has over 15 years of coaching experience, is responsible for the recruitment of players as well as working with each player both on the course and in the classroom.
Prior to taking over the Lady Lions, Yenser served as the head coach of the Conestoga Christian boys and girls golf teams. During his seven years at Conestoga, Yenser coached two Commonwealth Christian Athletic Conference championship teams and two conference medalists.
Last April, he became one of the primary fitting experts at Golf by Design. As the head of the repair services department, Yenser is responsible for all aspects of the repair and customization services of the golf shop. He is also the company’s leading sales professional, and is tasked with selling products and services and working with individual golfers and setting daily target goals.
Before making the jump to Golf by Design, Yenser served as the director of fitting, repair and custom services at Golfdom in King of Prussia. As one of the company’s key employees, Yenser established high-end repair and custom services for the $8 million retail golf facility.
His other duties included the promotion of the highly specialized fitting centers and serving as the technical liaison with vendors.
Yenser holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Muhlenberg College and a master’s of divinity from the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass. From 1988 to 1998, Yenser served as senior pastor at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Birdsboro.
