Connor McCarthy set the standard of excellence bar high in his first season (2023-24) as the St. Mary's Director of Golf, leading the Women's team to the finals of the NCAA National Championship, where the team lost in a playoff hole. The Men responded in 2024-25 with a trip to the NCAA National Championship, where they lost in the quarterfinals.

Both the Men's and Women's teams are nationally-ranked to begin McCarthy's third season in 2025-26. The Women's team has had three student-athletes earn five All-American honors in two seasons in Savannah Dupre (2025 1st, 2024 HM), Libby Kilbride (2024 HM, 2025 HM) and Rebecca Reed (2024 2nd), while both Baptiste Touchard (3rd) and Guillaume Paquette (HM) earned All-American honors for the Men in 2025.

THE McCARTHY FILE
College: Shenandoah (2020 BA); Shorter (2023 MBA)   Hometown: Cobleskill, N.Y.   Experience: 3rd Year
YEAR-BY-YEAR REVIEW
Year	Highlights
2023-24	Women: NCAA Runner-Up
2024-25	Men: NCAA 7th Place
2 Years

McCarthy was named the fourth director of golf on Aug. 7, 2023, after spending two seasons as the head men's and women's golf coach at Shorter University. In 2023, both teams ended the year ranked in the top 55 with appearances in the NCAA Regionals.   

McCarthy was a collegiate golfer at SUNY-Cobleskill and Shenandoah University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education/Kinesiology in 2020. He was a four-time All-Academic honoree, as well as an All-Conference selection in the North East Conference. He also completed his MBA at Shorter with a sport management concentration.
 
McCarthy also holds his professional golf management and teaching certifications with the PGA of America and is a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).