Steve Mato enters his third season as the men's golf coach at Madonna University in 2008-09.  He became just the second coach in the brief history of the Madonna University men's golf program.

In his first season with the men's golf team at Madonna, Mato quickly established the program as a contender at the conference level after finishing second in the overall WHAC standings in the fall of 2006.  The Crusaders finished just nine points behind eventual conference champion Davenport following a six-event season.

Mato also guided the Crusaders to their first ever tournament title after MU won the fifth WHAC jamboree of the fall 2006 season at Fellows Creek Golf Club in Canton, Michigan.

In the spring of 2007, Mato again led the Crusaders to another tournament championship as Madonna celebrated following the Aquinas Spring Invitational at L.E. Kaufman Golf Course in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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 in 2006.

"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 master's 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, and his wife Deborah have two children; Melissa and Michael and reside in Livonia.

Mato's Coaching Accomplishments
- Guided the Crusaders to their first ever tournament title in 2006
- Led Madonna to another tournament title in 2007
- He guided MU to a second place conference finish in 2006