Clay White is in his eighth season as the Seton Hall head men's golf coach, overseeing all aspects of the golf program, including instruction, scheduling practices and events, and supervising the academic progress of his student-athletes.

Last year, White's Pirates were competitive once again, notching seven top-10 finishes and four top-five finishes.  Adding to Seton Hall's depth, White recruited junior college transfer John Dawson Neufeld, who, in his second career tournament, won the Rutgers Invitational.  White also helped mentor Brandon Park, who made his second straight All-BIG EAST Team.

In 2010, White's Pirates finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championship, marking the third straight year that Seton Hall has finished in the conference's top-third.  As a team, the Pirates ended the three-round event just four strokes behind  Georgetown, the team champion.  Overall, Seton Hall recorded eight top-10 and five top-5 finishes out of 10 tournaments during the 2009-10 academic year. 

Showing a strong recruiting prowess, White countered the loss of graduate John Zur by bringing in impact freshman Brandon Park.  The Weston, Fla. native went on to lead the team with the lowest stroke average and was named 2010 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.

In 2009, White guided the Pirates to their second consecutive third place finish at the BIG EAST Championship, their highest finishes since they won the event in 2000.  Overall, White led Seton Hall to six top-5 finishes for a third straight year.  At the Towson University Invitational, a tournament in which the Pirates placed third, Seton Hall fired a 6-under-par, 282, in the second round.  The score is the lowest for a Pirates' team single-round in over three years (March 9, 2007).  2009 also brought White his first all-conference performer.  Senior John Zur was named to the BIG EAST All-Conference team following his 5-under-par, 211, fifth place finish at the conference championship.

The fall of 2008 was one of the most successful single-seasons in Seton Hall golf history as White coached the Pirates to victories at the Rutgers Invitational and Scotty Duncan Memorial Invitational and a second place finish at the Big-5 Classic. 

Concerned with the overall maturation of the student-athlete, White has made it a priority of the program to continue to excel academically as well as athletically.  Under his watch, the golf program has honored a BIG EAST Academic All-Star 32 times and has seen six Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars, two CoSIDA Academic All-District selections and two BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Awards.

White joined the Pirates' athletics staff seven years ago, when he was appointed as the equipment manager for Seton Hall's varsity teams, a position he continues to hold, in addition to his coaching duties.  He came to Seton Hall after a two-year stint as the assistant director of equipment at Ohio University.

During White's time in Athens, he served as the head girl's volleyball coach of the Ohio Juniors Volleyball Club 14-and-under team, just one of many coaching positions White has held during his career.  His experiences encompass a variety of sports, including golf, softball and volleyball.

White got his start in coaching at Humboldt State University, where he was the assistant women's softball coach from 1993-95 and the assistant volleyball coach from 1995-97.  In December of 1997, he assumed the role of assistant athletic equipment manager at Humboldt State, and served in that capacity until 2000.  While performing the duties of assistant athletic equipment manager, White also was the head coach of the volleyball team at the College of the Redwoods from 1997-00, as well as a golf shop assistant at Baywood Golf and Country Club from 1998-00.

A 1995 graduate of Humboldt State with a bachelor's degree in physical education with an emphasis in teaching and coaching, White was a letterwinner in golf at the College of the Redwoods.  White and his wife Kelli reside in Branchburg, N.J.

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