Michael Veverka assumed his post leading the Lynchburg golf program in August 2017 and was promoted to director of men's and women's golf in the summer of 2018 along with the announcement that the institution was adding women's golf in the 2019-20 academic year.
In his first season as the Hornets' head coach, the Lynchburg men's team broke the program record for lowest two-round tournament score and lowest team round. His teams have since broken Lynchburg's low team tournament score and low season average records, and Hornet golfers have set the low round, low tournament, and low career average marks as well.Â
He has coached 10 men’s players to All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference performances in his time in the Hill City, including ODAC player and rookie of the year Eddie Coffren V, who became the Hornets' first national qualifier in more than two decades in 2022. Lynchburg's men's team finished the 2022-23 campaign ranked 21st nationally. Andrew Watson earned the program’s first ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year award in 2023.
The men tied for second at the ODAc championship in 2023 with a program-best four All-ODAC golfers.
The women's golf program exploded onto the scene in 2019-20 under Veverka's tutelage, totaling five tournament medalists, three All-ODAC golfers, two All-State players, and four ODAC golfers of the week in the pandemic-shortened season. In the years since, the Hornet women have piled up 11 All-ODAC honors (including 2022 ODAC player of the year and tournament medalist Emily Brubaker), five All-State players, two All-State rookies of the year, and three all-region performers. Brubaker became Lynchburg women's golf's first-ever national qualifier in 2022.
Veverka came to Lynchburg from Georgia Southern University, where he has spent the past two years as the PGA assistant professional at the GSU golf course in Statesboro, Ga. At Georgia Southern, Veverka led a staff of 30 student employees, oversaw the course's marketing operations along with golf instruction.
The Brunswick, Md., native also graduated from GSU with a masters degree in education.
Veverka is a 2014 alumnus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he competed for the Hawks' golf team and served as a team captain.
He comes to Lynchburg already familiar with the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. In the 2014-15 season, he served as a volunteer assistant for the Bridgewater College women's golf team while also working as the assistant pro at Lakeview Golf Club in Harrisonburg, Va.
His prior experience includes PGA internships at The Hollows Golf Club in Montpelier, Va., Norbeck Country Club in Olney, Md., and Maryland National Golf Club in Middletown, Md.
