Ty Votaw

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Ty Votaw (born Feb. 1962) is a lawyer and an executive in the golf industry.

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.[1]

While Votaw was at the LPGA, he and LPGA Tour golfer Sophie Gustafson became personally close, sparking press coverage.[2] The couple were married on June 16, 2006.[3]

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ lpga.com article about his appointment to his PGA Tour position
  2. ^ Under Votaw, LPGA goes for the green, by Greg Boeck, USA Today, 3/10/04
  3. ^ Sophie Gustafson Weds Ty Votaw! article on Ladies European Tour website, 7/8/06
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