Ty Votaw

Ty Votaw (born February 1962 in Greenford, Ohio) is an American lawyer and golf executive.

Ty Votaw
BornFebruary 1962 (age 58)
Greenford, Ohio, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio University
University of North Carolina
OccupationLawyer, golf executive
EmployerLPGA (1991–2005)
PGA Tour (2006–present)
OrganizationInternational Golf Federation
Spouse(s)Paula Keiffer (?–2006)
Sophie Gustafson (2006–2010)
Kelli Suire (2013–present)

Career

Votaw worked in corporate law for a Cincinnati-based firm before joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association as general counsel in 1991. He served as its Commissioner from 1999 to 2005. In 2006 he was appointed Executive Vice President, International Affairs of the PGA Tour.[1] In 2013 Votaw was named Executive Vice President and Chief Global Communications Officer for the PGA Tour, and in September 2014 was named the Tour's Chief Marketing Officer where is responsible for all of the organization's communications, marketing, branding and advertising.[2] Votaw also serves as Vice President of the International Golf Federation.[3]

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.[4] Golf was subsequently included in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

Votaw was born in Greenford, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio University in 1984 with a degree in journalism and public relations and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina in 1987.[6]

While Votaw was at the LPGA, he and tour golfer Sophie Gustafson became personally close, sparking press coverage because he was still married, though separated (since 2003) from his first wife, Paula Keiffer.[6][7] The couple were married on June 16, 2006.[8][9] They divorced in January 2010.[10] As of 2013, Votaw was married to the former Kelli Suire.[11]

References
  1. "404 | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association". LPGA. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. Smith, Michael. "Ty Votaw moves into CMO role at PGA Tour". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. "IGF Names Peter Dawson As President, Ty Votaw As Vice President". International Golf Federation. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. "International Golf Federation Creates Olympic Golf Committee to Enhance Drive for 2016". International Golf Federation. July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.
  5. "Golf & rugby voted into Olympics". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. October 9, 2009.
  6. Boeck, Greg (March 10, 2004). "Under Votaw, LPGA goes for the green". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
  7. Sternberg, Stina (February 2, 2010). "Gustafson and Votaw divorce". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  8. Sophie Gustafson Weds Ty Votaw! Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, July 8, 2006.
  9. "Sophie Gustafson Weds Ty Votaw!". Ladies European Tour. July 8, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  10. "Ex-LPGA commish Votaw divorces Gustafson". ESPN.com. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. Strickland, Cheryl (June 9, 2013). "Marriage Licenses Applications – 6/9/2013". HistoricCity News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
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