Former collegiate All-American and LPGA player joined Amy Bush-Herzer's staff as an assistant coach on July 24, 2019.
In Popson's first season in 2019-20 (cut short due to the Covid-19 Pandemic), the Rebels captured the 2019 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown team title at their home tournament . Freshman Elina Saksa also captured the individual title at the event, the first of her career. In the spring UNLV saw three players - Samantha Fuller, Cathy Liu and Saksa - finish in the top-20 at Wisconsin's Westbook Invite in late February to help the team finish in sixth overall. Fuller was tabbed a Mountain West All-Conference First Team selection while Saksa garnered a second team honor.
Popson attended the University of Tennessee and was a highly decorated member of the Vols' women's golf team from the fall of 2009 through the spring of 2013. The Davenport, Florida, native received three all-america nods during her collegiate career, earning a NGCA and Golfweek First Team honor in 2011 and a WGCA Second Team award in 2013. Popson won six individual titles at Tennessee, where she concluded her four years with a 73.40 scoring average, 19 top-10 finishes, three all-region selections and two all-conference selections.Â
In between her junior and senior seasons, Popson was also a member of the 2012 USA Curtis Cup Team, representing the United States in a three-day competition against the United Kingdom and Ireland in Nairn, Scotland in June of 2012.
After graduating, Popson went on to pursue her professional career, joining the Symetra Tour in 2013 before earning her LPGA Tour card in 2014. Returning to the Symetra Tour in 2015, Popson has played in over 90 tournaments over the past five years, collecting 13 top-10 finishes and an individual win at the 2016 Symetra Classic.Â
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This will be the first career coaching position for Popson.Â
