Tatman is entering her third season with the Pioneers in 2020-21.
Tatman continued her successful ways in 2019-20, resulting in a historically good season for the Pioneers before the year got cut short by the NCAA in March.
The second-year coach was instrumental in the continued development of a young core that featured Anna Zanusso, Erika Danielsson, Anna Krekling and Alyson Bean.
Tatman's approach with head coach Lindsay Kuhle's style resulted in the team setting numerous records for the year, including single-season team scoring average (289.75) team rounds of par or better (14) and individual single-season scoring average (Zanusso, 71.63).
She comes off an impressive coaching debut during the 2018-19 year, helping guide the Pioneers to the Summit League Championship, their fifth in the last six years since joining the league back in 2013.
Tatman also helped continue the incredible development of players that the program has enjoyed since being established back in 1998, highlighted by the junior Mary Weinstein being selected as Summit League Golfer of the Year along with Sophie Newlove and Camille Enright being All-Summit League First-Team selections
Tatman, a Colorado native, comes to DU after teaching and coaching for ExperienceGolf at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colo. Just before that she completed internships with both the Colorado Golf Association and the Colorado Section of the PGA.
Prior to her work as a Teaching Professional, Tatman had a successful athletic and academic career at Colorado State University. While consistently being a leader in the Ram’s line up, she was very successful in the classroom, being a two-time WGCA Academic All-American selection, a four-time Mountain West Conference All-Scholar member, and a Dean’s List selection on multiple occasions. During her time at CSU, she also qualified for the final USGA Women’s Public Links Championship in 2014. Tatman graduated in the spring of 2016 with a degree in health and human sciences.
Before her career as a Ram, she had a successful junior golf career right in Colorado. Mikayla played for Skyline High School and led her team to dozens of wins, including the 2009 CHSAA State Championship. Along with team wins, she added numerous individual titles, both at the conference and regional level.
Tatman is currently an LPGA member and in the Teaching & Coaching Education program as an apprentice. Recently, she earned her Level 1 Certification with Titleist Performance Institute (TPI), which focuses on bettering player performance based on the understanding of how the body functions during the golf swing.
