West Virginia University Men's Golf

The Covich File Personal Information Birthday March 13 Hometown Meridian, Miss. Education Mississippi State, 2004 (Bachelor's) Mississippi State, 2006 (Master's) Playing Career Meridian CC, 1998-00 Wife Kate Children Keenan Coaching History 2006-11 Meridian CC - Head Coach 2011-14 Mississippi State - Assistant Coach 2014-present West Virginia - Head Coach A nationally-recognized program builder and relentless recruiter who specializes in player development, Sean Covich has engineered one of college golf’s top stories nationally – restarting the West Virginia University men’s golf program from scratch in 2014 and leading it to the national championships in record time. After guiding the Mountaineers for the NCAA Championships during the 2023-24 season, Covich was named the 2024 Big 12 Conference Golf Coach of the Year and tabbed a finalist for the 2024 Dave Williams Award presented by Golf Pride Grips, given annually to the nation’s top coach. Covich was selected to be WVU’s 12th men’s golf coach on May 22, 2014, as West Virginia reintroduced men’s golf as a varsity sport following a 31-year hiatus. Covich’s program centers around player growth and development, maximizing each player’s full potential on and off the course. He has developed all-conference players and All-Americans, while multiple players have gone on to play professionally on the PGA & Korn Ferry Tours, including Chad Ramey (PGA Tour), Mark Goetz (Korn Ferry Tour) and Etienne Papineau (Korn Ferry Tour). Covich

Will Koras was hired as Assistant Golf Coach in August 2023 and was elevated to Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development a year later. In Koras' first ...