Ty Votaw
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Ty Votaw is an American lawyer and an executive in the golf
industry.
Votaw was born in Greenford, Ohio
. He graduated from Ohio University
and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina
.
Votaw joined the LPGA
as general counsel in 1991 and served as Commissioner from 1999 to 2005. In 2006 he was appointed Executive Vice President, International Affairs of the PGA Tour
.
While Votaw was at the LPGA, he and LPGA Tour golfer Sophie Gustafson
became personally close, sparking press coverage because he was still married to his first wife, Paula Keiffer. The couple were married on June 16, 2006. They divorced in January 2010.
Votaw also coordinated the 2016 Olympic golf movement on behalf of the International Golf Federation
's Olympic Golf Committee and other golf organisations around the world. Votaw served in a newly created position as Executive Director, IGF Olympic Golf Committee. Golf was subsequently added to the 2016 Summer Olympics
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
industry.
Votaw was born in Greenford, Ohio
Greenford, Ohio
Greenford is an unincorporated community in central Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44422. It lies along State Route 165 a short distance north of Salem. South Range Middle School, the Greenford Public...
. He graduated from Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
Votaw joined the LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
as general counsel in 1991 and served as Commissioner from 1999 to 2005. In 2006 he was appointed Executive Vice President, International Affairs of the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
.
While Votaw was at the LPGA, he and LPGA Tour golfer Sophie Gustafson
Sophie Gustafson
Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career...
became personally close, sparking press coverage because he was still married to his first wife, Paula Keiffer. The couple were married on June 16, 2006. They divorced in January 2010.
Votaw also coordinated the 2016 Olympic golf movement on behalf of the International Golf Federation
International Golf Federation
The International Golf Federation is an organisation which, despite its grand title, occupies only a small place in the structure of golf. The Federation changed its name from the "World Amateur Golf Council" in 2003...
's Olympic Golf Committee and other golf organisations around the world. Votaw served in a newly created position as Executive Director, IGF Olympic Golf Committee. Golf was subsequently added to the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee...
.