About Path Fore Success
Two teammates on a mission to guide the next generation of college golfers.
Path Fore Success was founded in 2021 when two Appalachian State teammates realized they were meant to help junior golfers and their families through the college golf recruiting process.
Kerri Dice and Lauren Smith bring a D-I playing background, years of college coaching and a genuine love for the game to every family they work with, helping each junior golfer reach their dreams on and off the course.
Meet Lauren
Lauren Smith
- D-I Player
- Former College Coach
- Appalachian State ’13
A native of Salisbury, North Carolina, Lauren fell in love with golf in middle school. After making the boys’ golf team, her focus was on learning more about the game and getting better. In high school, Lauren was named four-time North Piedmont Conference Player of the Year, and her Salisbury High School team won two state championships.
Lauren has been named to the 2027 Salisbury-Rowan Hall of Fame ballot in recognition of her contributions to, and impact on, the game of golf.
Lauren attended UNCG for two years before transferring to Appalachian State, where she finished her collegiate career with two individual wins and held the school’s 18-, 36- and 54-hole scoring records for more than 10 years.
After staying in Boone an extra year as assistant golf coach and working with the Yosef Club, Lauren became the assistant golf professional at The Preserve Golf Club in Chapel Hill. She then spent five years as assistant coach for the Georgia State University Panthers in Atlanta, where she learned firsthand how college coaches recruit, and how to make the process easier for YOU.
Meet Kerri
Kerri Dice
- D-I Player
- Appalachian State ’11
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kerri has called North Carolina home for the past 16 years. Her family moved to Chapel Hill while she was in high school, and it wasn’t until that big move south that she started to focus on golf as her future. Kerri grew up playing basketball and soccer, and finally picked up a golf club after watching her dad and brother spend so much time together on the course.
A true “late bloomer,” Kerri played high school golf at East Chapel Hill High School only her junior and senior years, then went on to play D-I golf at Appalachian State University, where she qualified for and competed in every tournament of her four-year career.
After college, Kerri was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer. After surgery and months of chemotherapy and radiation, she walked out of Duke University Hospital a champion. Today she’s ready to share her positive outlook on life with junior golfers everywhere and help make their dreams come true.
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