Ruth Weydig
Ruth Weydig
Title: Head Coach, Men's Golf
Organization: Mohawk Valley Community College
City: Utica
State: N.Y.
Phone: 315-792-5573
Email: oneidagolf@yahoo.com

Ruth Weydig brings more than 20 years experience as a PGA member to the position, which includes having been the Assistant Golf Professional at the Skenandoa Club in Clinton and Head Golf Professional at Oneida Community Club in Oneida, NY. She has also been Tournament Director and Rules Official for the Central New York PGA overseeing the growth of more than 48 tournaments. She has been a member of the PGA of America for 24 years. Her real strength lies in the success she achieved as a high school girls golf coach, where she provided basic and advanced instruction that resulted in dramatic improvement in the performance of the team members in the Oneida, Whitesboro, and Holland Patent school districts. In 2007, while coaching at Whitesboro, 4 of the possible 6 First Team All Star selections went to her team and the girls set a school low scoring record (4 players) of 167! Recently, she has developed an intramural golf program for elementary school children in the VVS School District.

Weydig is a native of Central New York, a graduate of Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School and Broward CC with a degree in Dietetics and Nutrition. She is a recipient of the 2009 and 2010 President´s Council Award for her commitment to Growing the Game and Play Golf America. Weydig takes the reins from Gary Broadhurst,who continues as Associate Dean of Athletics and Physical Education at MVCC. Under the direction of Broadhurst, MVCC´s golf team finished the 2008-2009 season with a 56-31 record to place second at the NJCAA Region III Tournament and qualify for the National Championships. At the National Championships MVCC finished eighth.

Weydig resides in Verona. She has two children, Whitney 25 and Phoenix 9.