Mike Discenza was named head coach of the SUNY Cortland women’s golf program in June 2020. He was the program’s assistant coach in the spring of 2020 and previously served as the Red Dragons’ head coach from the spring of 2007 through the 2011-12 season.
Discenza was elected to the PGA Membership in 2012, and in 2013 he earned advanced certification in Teaching and Coaching through the PGA of America.
In the 2009-10 season, Discenza led the Red Dragons to their first-ever national ranking since the program re-started in the late 1990s. Cortland was ranked 24th in the final Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division III national poll. In the spring of 2021, his squad won the Northeast Women's Golf Conference (NWGC) Championship and featured Division III All-American and NCAA individual qualifier Danielle Bambola.
Discenza also serves as Cortland’s Athletics’ equipment room supervisor. From 2016-19 he was an assistant coach on Cortland’s football coaching staff, including three years as defensive coordinator.
A native of Cortland, Discenza graduated from Ithaca College in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He earned a master’s degree in secondary education at Widener University (Pa.) in 2007.
Discenza and his wife, Lara - a former softball pitcher at Cortland - reside in Homer with their son, John.
