Colin Sheehan, a native of Southport, CT, succeeded his own coach and mentor David Paterson in June of 2008. Having received a B.A. in history and political science from Yale in May of 1997, Colin has been a devoted student of the game. In January of 1998, he became an editor at The Golfer magazine, a leading lifestyle magazine with a national and international audience. During that time, he traveled the world from Iceland to Scotland to South Africa, and in the process played more than 500 courses.

Sheehan authored the first history of the U.S. Amateur golf championship, which was published by the The Classics of Golf in 2006. He was also the editorial consultant for the first two seasons of the Wandering Golfer on the Fine Living Network. In addition, he worked on the planning, construction and design of Castle Stuart Golf Links in the Scottish Highlands in 2006.

He lives in New Haven with his wife, Amy Terry Sheehan '98, who played lacrosse for the Bulldogs and his daughter Lucia Helen (born July, 2008).