Clay Bounds serves as Head Coach for Troy University's Men's Golf program in Troy, Alabama. The Troy source profile describes Bounds's current role and recent program context, including that Clay Bounds begins his third season as head coach of the Troy men's team in 2025-26 after leading the Trojans to the NCAA Championship for the first time in the program's Division I history. The Trojans defeated No. 10 North Carolina and No. 23 Texas Tech to finish fourth at the NCAA Urbana Regional to earn their spot in the NCAA Championship.
The same Troy profile adds background on Bounds's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. Bounds led Troy to an at-large berth in the Regional thanks to a No. 51 national ranking and a pair of team victories for the first time since 2017. Led by All-American Brantley Scott, the program’s first since 1993, Troy finished 29 Bounds became the first Troy coach to earn Sun Belt Men's Golf Coach of the Year honors in program history as the Trojans set a program record with a 286.79 stroke average and 0.24 score vs. par this season. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Clay Bounds brings to the Men's Golf staff.
