Mike Discenza was named head coach of the SUNY Cortland women’s golf program in June 2020. He was the program’s assistant coach in the spring of 2020 and previously served as the Red Dragons’ head coach from the spring of 2007 through the 2011-12 season.

Discenza was elected to the PGA Membership in 2012, and in 2013 he earned advanced certification in Teaching and Coaching through the PGA of America.

During the 2021-22 season, Discenza's squad won the Northeast Women's Golf Conference (NWGC) title and earned the program's first NCAA Division III postseason berth. The Red Dragons finished in 24th place at the NCAA Championships in Houston. In the spring of 2021, the Red Dragons also won the NWGC title. While there was no NCAA automatic berth for the conference that season, the Red Dragons feature an NCAA individual qualifier and All-American, Danielle Bambola.

In the 2009-10 season, Discenza led the Red Dragons to their first-ever national ranking since the program re-started in the late 1990s. Cortland was ranked 24th in the final Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division III national poll.