Mike McGarry enters his fifth year at the helm of the Lady Pioneers Golf program.
In the 2023-24 season, in the fall portion, the Lady Pioneers won the Mountain East Conference title with a score of 936. In the spring, the team finished with a 9th place finish at the NCAA DII Atlantic/East Regional. McGarry fielded a strong lineup featuring the conference player of the year, Hailey Hendershott, and three first team selections (Hendershott, Wall, Fickel) and two 2nd team selections (Czapla, Bickar)
The 2022-23 campaign proved to be a historic run for the Glenville State Women’s Golf team. In the fall, the Lady Pioneers won their first MEC Championship securing a spot in the Atlantic/East Regional. GSU’s success continued in the spring with the squad winning the spring title as well. Coach McGarry would be named coach of the year and multiple student-athletes received All-MEC Honors. Hailey Hendershott and Kendall Wall both were first-team selections
In 2021, GSU finished 7th in the MEC Championship.
Libby Ward and
Delaney Lohr both were named to the All-MEC Second Team All-Conference. They both finished overall tied for 11th at the championship.
In the first season, the women's golf program finished 7th overall in the MEC Championship and just missed the cut on the third and final day. Freshman Kendall Wall had an outstanding year as she finished tied for 3rd place and was also the MEC Women's Golf Freshman of the Year.
GSU put the women's golf program on hold in 2015 but has decided to bring it back starting in Fall 2019.
Coach McGarry has an extensive background in golf. The native of South Euclid, Ohio has 28 years of experience in coaching and competing in golf.
After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 with a degree in economics and finance, McGarry became a caddy for Joe Durant on the PGA Tour from 1991 to 1994. Durant, who has seven professional golf wins, four on the PGA Tour, one on the Nike Tour, and one PGA Tour Championship, is considered to be one of the best to ever play the game of golf.
After caddying, McGarry went on to co-own the Paradise Golf Academy in Marco Island, Florida. While at the academy he was an instructor and a professional golfer which ran from 1997 until 2002.
From 2002-2003 he played the Canadian PGA Tour Qualifying school. From 2004 until 2009 he played and qualified for the ESPN National Finals Golf Tournament. During this time, in 2007, he also caddied for Brad Rollinson on the European Senior Tour.
In 2009 he taught the game of golf to several junior high and high school students in Northeastern, Ohio including Chagrin Falls Champion, Will Widman.
Most recently, McGarry has been serving as the boy's head golf coach for Lake Catholic High School. Last season they won the NCL Conference Championship.
McGarry will now hit the recruiting trail as he and the Lady Pioneers prepare for the fall season of 2019.
