Nick Mackay begins his sixth season as assistant men's golf coach in 2026-27
The 2025-26 season saw Kennesaw State finish in the top 10 in nine of its 11 tournaments. The Owls recorded four top-five finishes, including a victory at the Scrappy at Cobblestone. KSU put together another strong fall campaign, posting five top-10 and three top-five finishes. The Owls recorded 71 rounds at par or better and finished the season with a 285.44 team scoring average. Individually, Shaun Cook led the Owls with a 70.88 scoring average. He shot par or better in 20 of his 33 rounds and earned Conference USA First Team All-Conference honors. Kyle Bachkosky and Hunter Gillard also turned in strong seasons, finishing with scoring averages of 71.53 and 71.92, respectively.
The 2024-25 season saw KSU make its Conference USA debut. Odom’s Owls secured two victories, eight top finishes and four top five finishes. One of the two team titles came at Pinetree Intercollegiate by a program-best 30 shots KSU placed third in stroke play to advance to match play at the CUSA Championships. Claes Borregaard put together one of the best seasons in program history. He finished the season with an individual victory, eight top 10 finishes and played 18 rounds at par or better. He was named CUSA Player of the Year and NCAA Division I PING All-South Region honoree. He finished second at the NCAA Auburn Regional to become the first player in program history to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships as an individual. He finished tied for 55th at the NCAA Championships. Luca Galkllingani was named CUSA Freshman of the Year and Shaun Cook earned third team All-Conference honors.
The 2023-24 season marked KSU last a member of the ASUN. The Owls won three tournaments in the fall which tied the program record for wins in a season. KSU finished in the top 10 eight times and the top five four times. Claes Borregaard earned ASUN Second Team All-Conference honors after finishing the season with two wins and a 71.12 scoring average.
KSU collected four top 10 finishes during the 2022-23 season. Claes Borregaard led the Owls with a 73.12 scoring average. Shaun Cook captured ASUN All-Freshmen honors after playing in all 11 tournaments and closing with a 72.33 scoring average.
The Owls won the 2021 Pinetree Invitational with Brock Healy capturing medalist honors. KSU recorded five top-10 and two top-five showings during the 2021-22 season.
Mackay came to KSU from Georgia State where he spent the two seasons serving as an assistant coach with the men's team. While at GSU, the Panthers recorded a round of 5-under par 275 at the 2019 Maui Jim Intercollegiate which tied for the seventh-lowest round in program history. He guided graduate transfer Ashton Poole to a 72.13 scoring average in 2019-20.
"In many ways this feels like a homecoming," Mackay said. "It's been wonderful to see so many familiar faces coming back to KSU. We have had some great men's and women's teams in the past and I hope my presence will help push this squad to new heights. I cannot thank Coach Odom enough for the opportunity and I am very much looking forward to getting started."
Prior to GSU, Mackay worked as a player agent for Blue Giraffe Sports helping to manage the careers of PGA and LPGA Tour professionals including Lexi Thompson, Jhonattan Vegas, Stuart Appleby, and Juli Inkster from 2015-18. He also spent time running a junior academy in Johns Creek, Ga.
Mackay served as an assistant women's golf coach at Kennesaw State from 2013-15. During that time KSU captured nine top-five finishes. He also helped Dulcie Sverdloff and
Henriette Nielsen earn Freshmen of the Year honors. Seven Owls earned all-conference honors during Mackay's time at KSU.
Mackay played at Jacksonville State from 2001-2004. During his career at JSU, Mackay helped the Gamecocks capture back-to-back Atlantic Sun Conference titles in 2002 and 2003 and earned all-conference honors in 2003. As a senior, he led Jacksonville State to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championship and was named the conference's 2004 Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year.
After placing third at the 2004 Northeast Amateur Championship and earning a No. 40 world amateur ranking during that summer, Mackay made his professional debut at the 2005 Cordoba Open in Cordoba, Argentina. He also competed on the NGA Hooters, E Golf, Nationwide, South American and Australasian professional tours.
A native of Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia, Mackay earned a bachelor's degree in communications with an emphasis in print journalism/English from Jacksonville State in 2005. He earned his masters in sports management from Georgia State in 2015.
