STARKVILLE — After 14 seasons as the head coach of his alma mater, Clay Homan announced Tuesday his retirement as Mississippi State men’s golf head coach.
“Clay has been dedicated to Mississippi State men’s golf for nearly two decades as both a coach and a student-athlete,” MSU Director of Athletics John Cohen said. “We appreciate everything Clay has done for our program, and he will always be a part of the Bulldog family. We wish him and his family the best in their future endeavors.”
Homan guided the Bulldogs to a program-best 13 tournament championships, four NCAA Regional appearances, one NCAA Championship berth and 52 top-five finishes, including five this season. Homan coached 13 individual tournament medalists as well as two NCAA individual participants. Since 2004, Homan’s teams produced 79 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll recipients as well as eight Academic All-Americans.
“It’s been a privilege to coach my alma mater for 14 seasons and work with four athletic directors,” Homan said. “To see how far we have come in the growth of our facilities and the program is something I am very proud of. The time has come for me to devote more time to my family and my three children.”
A 1995 MSU graduate, Homan was a four-year letterman for the Bulldogs from 1992-95. He earned second-team All-SEC honors as a senior. He won the Mississippi Golf Association state amateur championship title in 1994, 2005, 2011, 2012, and 2016 and captured the Mississippi Golf Association state mid-amateur in 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
MSU will begin a national search to find Homan’s successor immediately.
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