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TY ROUSH, PGA

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What is the best part of your game?

I think my reputation as a player is all about the short game. I’m usually able to get the ball in the hole no matter how badly I’m hitting it. I’ve never really been a long hitter, so it really forced me to be really good with a wedge and putter in my hands.

What is your best round of Golf?

60 (par 70) is my lowest 18-hole score, but two days before I shot the 60, I had a nine-hole round of 27 (par 35), with 8 birdies and 10 putts for the nine holes. While not technically a round, 18 under for 27 holes is the best golf I’ve ever played. Can you name two favorite courses that you've played, and what makes them unique to you?

I’m a big Pete Dye fan, so TPC Sawgrass is up there as well as Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, WV.

Who would you choose to play with if you could play one round of golf with any three people (alive or deceased)?

My mom, Mary, for sure. She was a really good player, and she passed away in 1992 at only 51 years old. So I would really like to play another round with her. I think I’d add Rory as the third, and then it would be a coin flip between some other family members.

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Where did you grow up?

On the golf course. My mom and dad bought Riverside Golf Club in Mason, WV, in 1973, and our house was right behind the clubhouse. Whether it was playing, working, or just being a kid, it all revolved around the course. I swam in the ponds, built two treehouses out on the course, fished in the river daily, and had a little dirt bike I would ride all over the course.

When I was little, my dad, Gary (owner and superintendent emeritus at Riverside), taught me how to use all of the equipment he used to operate the course. So by the time I was twelve, I was driving a tractor and mowing greens every day. I’ve been the head professional at Riverside now for 40+ years and a PGA member for 32, but I’ve always enjoyed working outside on the course.

Tell us about your family.

- Are you married, and do you have any children?

My wife Drenda and I have been married for 26 years. I have a son, Trenton (42), and Carrie (39) from a previous marriage, and I have a stepson, Jerod (48). We have four grandchildren and four step-grandchildren with a wide age range, so it really keeps us on our toes. >>>...

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... My dad, Gary, and mom, Mary, bought Riverside in 1973 as a nine-hole course and built the second nine in 1975. My dad was the superintendent until he “retired” in the mid2000s (he still works on the course daily). My brother Mitch is now the superintendent, and I’m the head professional, and we have several uncles, cousins, and family members who all work at Riverside. It truly is a family-owned and operated business.

Tell us something that people might be surprised to learn about you.

In the mid-1980s, I was playing mini tour events in the Orlando area in the winter. In the first round of an event, the guy I was paired with walked up wearing brown pants about shin high, red socks, and a bright blue turtleneck. He started talking on the first tee and never quit talking until the round was over. I was actually on the ground laughing in the first fairway, and I came to find out it was Moe Norman. He couldn’t believe I had creases in my golf shoes. I’ll never forget him telling me, “Ben Hogan NEVER had creases in his shoes.” >>>...

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While the whole day was memorable, the 17th hole will take the cake. He was telling me about how Canada is all about hockey and all of the kids spend their time on it, then he said he would show me how to properly cross-check someone, and he took off running full speed at me, ready to put me up against the boards. He slowed up a bit but bumped me with his chest and came close to knocking me over. A bunch of the other players were lined up in the clubhouse after the round, waiting to ask about playing with Moe.

What made you decide to pursue a career in the PGA of America, and how long have you been a PGA member?

Steve Koreski and Gary Blake took me to a section tournament at Green Oaks Country Club when I was really young. And I remember just really wanting to be involved in the tournament scene, and that was really the catalyst for joining the PGA of America. As I got more experience in the business side of Riverside and the pro shop, I started to see the value in having a community of people with similar interests and an organization that supports everything we do on a day-to-day basis. But 40+ years later, I still like being involved in the tournament scene.

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Talk about being a PGA of America member, what it means, and having PGA after your name. When I was a young head professional with a family-owned course and really no need to think about professional mobility, it was hard to make myself sit down and do the coursework. It finally took the impending expiration of my time as an apprentice to focus and finally complete Business School II and III. But once I did it and got the letters after my name, I wish I had just done it sooner. It ended up being the best thing I’ve ever done professionally.

Can you give some insight or provide any achievements, accolades, or recognition?

Multiple-time West Virginia PGA Chapter Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year

2014 Senior U.S. Open Participant

2023 Tri-State PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public)

2025 Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic Champion

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