AUBURN, Ala. – Andrew Pratt, the associate head coach for the Auburn women's golf team, has accepted a position as the Director of Golf Instruction at Moore's Mill Club in Auburn, and beginning Jan. 1, 2020, he will step away from the program he's served since 2013.
"There are so many people at Auburn to thank for everything they have done for my family and me over the last six-and-a-half years," Pratt said. "The student-athletes that I have been able to coach have all had an impact on my life, and I am so thankful that they chose to attend Auburn University.
"I have been able to work under two amazing and talented Hall of Fame head coaches (Kim Evans and Melissa Luellen) while at Auburn. I have learned so much from them and will be forever grateful to both of them for giving me an opportunity to serve as their associate head coach.
"The Director of Golf Instruction position at Moore's Mill Club is an amazing opportunity that was ideal for both my family and me."
Pratt joined the Auburn staff on June 7, 2013, after spending the previous two years as head coach at Tulane. In his six-plus seasons on the Plains, the Tigers made the NCAA Regionals five times and twice reached the NCAA Championship, including last year's run to the semifinals. It was the second-best finish in program history.
Pratt has spent the past four-plus seasons working under current head coach Melissa Luellen.
"I'm very happy for Andrew and his family," Luellen said. "He's got a great opportunity to do something he loves to do, and that's teach. The fact that it will eliminate time on the road is a real plus for him. Andrew is a great coach. He is a great teacher. He is a great friend. The program will miss him."
Prior to his coaching career, Pratt played four years professionally on the Nationwide Tour (2004-07) where he compiled five Top-10 finishes and a runner-up finish at the 2005 Xerox Classic. Additionally, he was the 2004 and 2005 Tennessee State Open Champion, the 2004 Tennessee State Amateur Champion and appeared in the U.S. Amateur Championship (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) and the British Amateur Championship (2004).
A native of Bartlett, Tennessee, Pratt played collegiately at Tennessee from 1999-03, lettering all four years. He competed in the 2000 and 2003 NCAA Championship, earned Second Team All-SEC honors in 2002 and was named an Academic All-American three times.
Pratt and his wife, Sara Buff, are the parents of two sons, Cooper and Weston, and two daughters, Grace and Charlee.