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,
President of Professional Golf Services and
General Manager at Timberton Golf Club
PGA Master Professional, PGA member since 1984
Ron has completed his specialty certification in the Rules of Golf. He is a member of the PGA Rules of Golf Committee, an instructor for the PGA/USGA four day work shops conducted annually.
Additional Background on Ron Hickman
Voted top #3 by GOLF DIGEST "Best Teacher in State" issue May 2000 Instructor for the PGA/USGA Rules of Golf workshop since 1999 Member of the PGA Rules of Golf Committee since 1997 Chairman of Gulf States Section Education Committee 1995-1999 Chairman of the Gulf States Section Rules of Golf Committee 1998-2005
Served as a rules official at the following major golfing events:
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The last 10 PGA Championships (Wingedfoot, Sahalee, Medinah (1999 & 2006), Valhalla, Atlanta Athletic Club, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Oak Hill, Whistling Straits, Baltusrol, and Southern Hills)
The 2000 & 2003 Masters, Augusta Georgia The 2001 Tournament Player's Championship PGA Grand Slam 2002 European Tour Volvo PGA 2003 -
PGA Cup Matches 2003 and 2007
PGA Junior Ryder Cup 2004 PGA Ryder Cup 2004
PGA Awards
2000 PGA Professional of the Year Gulf States Section of PGA -
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 Horton Smith Award for Gulf States Section of the PGA, recognized for outstanding contributions in the field of education
Timberton's Professional Staff
Richard Walsh, Head PGA Professional
PGA member since 1996
Employment History:
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Assistant Professional at Wanumetonomy CC 1990-1996. Course played host to the 1995 US Amateur
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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
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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.
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