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 Mike
O'Hara will begin his second stint as the men's golf head coach at Mount Vernon
Nazarene University in 2010-2011.
O'Hara previously served as the head coach
of the Cougars from 1996-2002 and as an
assistant coach in 1995. During his seven
years as the head coach of the program,
O'Hara guided MVNU to a 554-226-5 overall
record (.706 winning percentage) that
included a 12th place finish out of 27 teams
at the 2001 NAIA National Championship in
Albuquerque, N.M. in 2001. He also coached
one NAIA First Team All-American in Brian
Bumgarner, who became the first player in
school history to play in consecutive NAIA
National Championships when he earned a spot
in the 2002 field in O'Hara's final season.
After leaving MVNU, O'Hara spent three
seasons as the men's and women's assistant
coach at NCAA Division I Mercer University
in Macon, Ga. During that time, he served as
the head coach at two men's tournament
victories.
O'Hara, who is a graduate of both Mount
Vernon High School and Mount Vernon Nazarene
University and resides in Mount Vernon with
his wife, Melanie, and his three boys
(Aaron, Matthew, and Adam), played for the
Cougars in 1976. He brings with him a wealth
of golf knowledge and experience ranging
from time as a caddie at the PGA Tour
qualifying school to currently serving on
the board of directors for the Ohio Public
Golfers Association – a position he has held
since 1997.
"I am very excited and feel blessed to have
the opportunity to return to coaching
student-athletes,” said O'Hara, who takes
over following five seasons at the helm by
Mark Stiverson. "I hope to have a positive
impact on not only the players' golf games
but their personal lives as well. I feel my
past experience at MVNU and at Mercer will
carry over to continued success with our
current players.”
To contact Coach O'Hara, you can e-mail him at
mohara@mvnu.edu.
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