Aquinas College

While obtaining his bachelor’s in Business Administration, John O’Donovan ’60 spent four years on the AQ golf team and two years as the leading golfer and team captain at Aquinas College. Spending long hours at Green Ridge Country Club, O’Donovan continued to develop his skills, going on in 1968 to claim a medal at the Michigan Amateur Championship. Green Ridge Country Club Champion from 1972-75, O’Donovan was named five times to the Grand Rapids All-City Team and later was elected president of Green Ridge/Egypt Valley Country Club. In 1983 he was elected to the Board of Governors of the Golf Association of Michigan through 2008, and still serves on the USGA Regional Affairs Committee. Despite his tireless efforts off the course, O’Donovan can still be found with a club in his hand, finishing runner-up in a playoff at the 1997 Michigan Senior Amateur and winning the Florida State Golf Association Winter Super Seniors Championship in 2008. This year he was elected President of the Golf Association of Michigan with 440 member clubs and courses and 62,000 members under his supervision. O’Donovan and his late wife, Maureen (Carey ’62), have three children – Patricia, John and Michael – and four grandchildren. Retired since 2007, O’Donovan – a former chair of the Aquinas Fund – continues to support the College, having recently served as a consultant for the 2008 Peter Wege Aquinas Golf Pro-Am Tournament and sponsoring a foursome in the event.