Gina Umeck begins her second season at the helm of the Buccaneer women’s golf team after enjoying successful collegiate and professional careers.

In her first season, Umeck led the women’s golf team to a 59-30 mark and a 1-1 mark in dual meets. Under Umeck’s leadership, the Bucs won the Flagler Fall Slam, beating out 16 other teams, with a 625 (311-314). The squad posted top-five finishes in five events and top-10 finishes in three tournaments. Three of Umeck’s players earned Barry University Spring 2011 President’s honors, while the remaining golfers found spots on either the Dean’s List or the Athletic Director’s List.

Prior to joining the staff at Barry, Umeck played on the Duramed Futures Tour from 2005-10, competing in the U.S. Women’s Open in 2008. She was an assistant professional at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles in off-seasons from 2005-08. Intermittently, she was a staff member at Aroma Wilshire Center, an all-Korean golf facility and spa in Los Angeles, giving lessons in Korean to junior golfers.

As a collegian, she played at UCLA from 2000-04, where she majored in Spanish and minored in Korean. In Umeck’s senior year, she helped the Bruins sweep the Pac-10, West Regional and NCAA National titles in 2004. In 2002, she led the Bruins to an NCAA regional title, firing a team-best 220. She was a mainstay on a Bruin squad ranked 25th upon her entry and No. 1 upon her exit, with 90 percent of her rounds counting toward the team total during her career.

In the summer of 2003, Umeck shadowed then-assistant coach Amanda Carmichael in a summer coaching internship, foreseeing the possibility of becoming a coach after a berth in professional golf. Additionally, Umeck has served as an instructor at past UCLA golf camps, and more currently at the Stanford colf camps during summer months. She was a committee member of the Bruin 18 Fundraising Committee, which helps fuel UCLA’s golf program. She has also served on the LPGA’s Cross-Cultural Awareness Committee.

A native of Redlands, Calif., Umeck currently resides in Aventura, Fla.