In early September, Charleston Southern deputy athletic director Courtney Hall sent an unconventional email to all athletics personnel.
The school needed an interim women’s golf coach. And fast.
A few weeks prior, former Buccaneer golf head coach Chan Metts had departed the school to become head golf coach at Appalachian State. Assistant Ben Carroll took over both the men’s and women’s programs on an interim basis while Charleston Southern searched for a new full-time coach.
But they soon faced a dilemma.
From Sept. 15 to 17, the Buccaneers men’s and women’s golf teams were both set to be in action — 250 miles away from one another. Carroll, who competed with the men’s squad for five seasons before graduating from the university in 2023, was a natural fit to travel with the men’s team.
Without another coach on staff after Carroll was promoted, the women’s team would need a different interim coach.
Golf expertise wasn’t needed — only the ability to drive the team van.
Up stepped Michael Causey, the assistant AD for athletic communications. A sports information director by trade, Causey was well-versed in the field of being a plug-and-play solution to any roles an athletic department might need to fill. He had even an…
