Matt Hovan was a San José State University assistant men's golf coach from June 2013 through December 2016.
Hovan uses his experience from a successful four-year (2009-12) men's golf career at SJSU to both mentor and challenge the current team during practices and in tournaments. He was on the bag alongside former Spartan Cody Blick when he qualified for and played in the U.S. Amateur Championship during the summer of 2014.
A second-team All-Western Athletic Conference performer in 2012, Hovan helped the team three straight wins to open the year. The regular season was capped with a fifth place finish, as an individual, and a WAC Championship for the team. The Spartans went on to compete at the NCAA Regional at Stanford Golf Club in Palo Alto, Calif.
The low round of his collegiate career, a six-under 66, came in the opening round of the 2011 Amer Ari Invitational and the second round of the 2011 Dash Thomas Memorial. His round at the Amer Ari is tied for the third lowest score to par in a single round for a Spartan since 1997-98.
Hovan was a 2007 graduate of Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. He led the team to the 2007 West Catholic Athletic League title as a senior, the 2006 Central Coast Section title as a junior and place third at the 2006 CIF State Championship.
As an amateur he competed in the stroke play portion of the 2008 and 2011 California State Amateur Championship.
Hovan graduated from San José State in 2012 with a degree in business management.