Timberton Golf Club

Meet the Timberton Staff

Management

Timberton Golf Club is owned and operated by Professional Golf Services LLC.

Professional Golf Services
#22 Clubhouse Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401
601.584.4653

Ron Hickman,
General Manager & owner of Professional Golf Services, a management company operating Timberton Golf Club in Hattiesburg Mississippi.

Professional Highlights

Voted top #3 by Golf Digest “Best Teacher in State” issue May 2000
Instructor for the PGA/USGA Rules of Golf workshop since 1999 - Current
Member of the PGA Rules of Golf Committee since 1997
Chairman of Gulf Sates Section Education Committee 1995-1999
Chairman of the Gulf States Section Rules of Golf Committee 1998- 2005
Consulting Rules Chairman GCSAA National Championship 2004 - Current

Served as a rules official at the following major golfing events:

Since 1997 worked as a Rules Official at the PGA Championship (Wingedfoot, Sahalee, Medinah, Valhalla, Atlanta Athletic Club, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Oak Hill, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol & Oakland Hills
The Masters, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Augusta Georgia
Tournament Player’s Championship 2001
PGA Grand Slam 2002 & 2004
European Tour Volvo PGA 2003
PGA Cup Matches 2003 & 2007
PGA Junior Ryder Cup 2004 & 2008
PGA Ryder Cup 2004 & 2008
Rules Chairman of the GCSAA National Championship Rule of Golf Committee
The Open, St Andrews Scotland 2010-2011

PGA Awards

2000 PGA Professional of the Year Gulf States Section of PGA
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008 & 2011 Horton Smith Award for Gulf States Section of the PGA, recognized for outstanding contributions in the field of education
Achieved classification of PGA Master Professional on June 1, 2004
2000 PGA Professional of the Year Gulf States Section of PGA

Timberton's Professional Staff

Richard Walsh, Head PGA Professional
PGA member since 1996

Employment History:

Assistant Professional at Wanumetonomy CC 1990-1996. Course played host to the 1995 US Amateur
Head Golf Professional at Timberton Golf Club since 1996
Member of the Gulf States Rules Committee
PAT examiner for the PGA of America since 1998
Member of the Gulf States Sections Awards Committee
Member of the Big M Club
Attended and passed the USGA/PGA 4-day workshop, scoring in the top 10% of the exam
Chairman of Gulf States Section PGA Rules of Golf Committee 2000-2004

Education: 1990 Graduate of University of Southern Mississippi with a BS in Business Administration, Varsity Letterman of the USM Men's Golf Team 1985-89.

Reuben Wedgeworth, Golf Course Superintendent
GCSAA Member since 1998

Employment History:

Superintendent at Dixie Golf Club 1998-1999
Superintendent at Laurel Country Club 1999-2003
Superintendent at Timberton Golf Club 2003-present
Member of the Gulf States Superintendent Association

Education: 1998 Graduate of Mississippi State University; BS in Agronomy & Major Golf & Sports Turf

Reuben is very active with GCSAA educational programs: Turf Grass Root System, Pesticide Management, Bermuda Grass Maintenance, Strategic Planning, Budget Forecasting, USGA Rules of Golf, Time Management, Insect and Disease, and Southern Grasses.