Michelle Melia
LPGA Senior Professional, Director of Player Development
About
Hometown
Edison NJ
Certifications
- Elected as Top 50 LPGA Instructor for 2025-2026
- LPGA Class A Member
- 2021 First Tee of Jersey Shore ACE Winner
- 2008 National LPGA Coach of the Year
- 2007 LPGA Northeast Junior Leader of the Year
- 2007 LPGA Northeast Coach of The Year
Coaching Philosophy
I’m very passionate about golf as a sport for everyone — it’s life enhancing and a spectacular game.
I work with all levels of players and my goal is always to meet them where their skill level is at and help them reach their goals as a player in a positive environment. My coaching involves technical, physical, and mental aspects of playing.
Most important, for each of my players that I coach and work with, I’m their biggest fan!
Competitive Background
Captain and Four Year Letter Winner Rutgers University Women's Golf Team
Three Time ""MVP"" Rutgers University Women's Golf Team
Rutgers University Trustee Award Winner
5-Time NJ State Public Links Champion
3-time National Tournament Qualifier (World Optimist, PGA, US Publinks)
2001 Member SBC Futures Tour Member
Coaching Experience
Over 25 years of coaching and teaching experience. Most recently served as the Director of Golf/Head Women’s Golf Coach at Monmouth University. Former Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Director of Instruction at Twin Brook Golf Center,
In 2020, the First Tee of the Jersey Shore honored her as their “ACE Award” honoree and she serves on various boards for Junior and Women’s Golf.
She has been featured on Fox Sports as a leading instructor for stroke survivors and was the lead instructor for the ARC of Monmouth, providing instruction for athletes preparing for the Special Olympics.
Melia has spent her career creating and developing programs for players of all levels and abilities and in particular proving instruction for women learning the game, spearheading efforts within the LPGA Amateur NJ Chapters as well as Veterans.
Most Memorable Sports Moment
The LPGA named her National Golf Coach of the Year in 2008 for her efforts as head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where the women’s program won eight Division I tournaments earning a berth to the NCAA Championship.
Favorite Quotes
The beauty of coaching is growing the players from the ground up. That journey continues.
— Kobe Bryant