LIVONIA -- Madonna University Athletics Director Bryan Rizzo announced today (July 13) that Steve Mato has been named the new head men’s golf coach at Madonna University. Mato begins his duties, effective immediately.

Mato comes to Madonna from Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan) where he has served as men’s varsity coach for the past 14 seasons. In his time at Franklin, Mato guided has produced several scholarship and mini-tour players and was named the Coach of the Year last season.

"We are pleased to have coach Mato as a member of the Madonna staff,” said Rizzo. “He has a wealth of coaching experience and will be the right man to take our program to the next phase of development. I feel very fortunate to get someone with his credentials. He is going to be a great addition.”

Mato, who holds a masters degree in Education and is a Special Education teacher in the Livonia Public Schools system has also spent the past 28 years as the Director of Golf at Fellows Creek Golf Club in Canton.

Mato takes over the men’s golf program from Bill Durham who resigned the position in May. He inherits a mix of returning letterwinners and signess that will again compete for control of the WHAC standings. The men’s program, although relatively new, boast a pair of third place WHAC finishes and the WHAC individual champion two season ago.

Mato, and his wife Deborah have two children; Melissa and Michael and reside in Canton.