Grinnell native Connor McKay joined the Grinnell College men's and women's golf staffs as an assistant coach in the summer of 2021 and was named interim head coach in 2024.
He has coached the Pioneer women to consecutive St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) titles as well as two trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament. A two-time SLIAC Coach of the Year, McKay has mentored one All-American, three All-Region selections, two SLIAC individual champs and 13 All-Conference performers.
On the men's side, McKay coached the Pioneers to their first-ever SLIAC crown in 2026 and the first league crown for the Pioneers since 1973. They also punched their ticket to nthe NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in program history. He has coached two All-SLIAC performers.
McKay graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2019 and is employed as a commercial underwriter at Grinnell Mutual. Throughout his younger years, he competed in many youth tournaments around the state of Iowa. He was a four-time All-Little Hawkeye Conference golfer while at Grinnell High School, a four-time Academic All-Conference selection and two-time state qualifier.
