Wendell Couch

Wendell Couch was born February 1, 1945, in Cedartown, Georgia. A 40-year veteran of Spalding Sports Worldwide, Top Flite and Callaway Golf, Mr. Couch has served in numerous management positions and as a consultant before retiring in 2004. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Georgia State Golf Association since 1979 and was President from 1984-1986. He was also President of the Georgia Junior Golf Foundation in 1987. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority since 1992 and Chairman of the Authority from 2003-2005. Wendell continues to serve on several golf and sports boards including the College Hall of Fame Foundation Chapter in Athens and the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Since retiring, Wendell continues to learn more about the game of golf and dedicates a lot of his time volunteering for the Georgia State Golf Association. In addition to working as a rules official, he is Chairman of the GSGA Senior Committee and serves as a member of the GSGA Championship Committee. Wendell also serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Junior Golf Association and is a former President. Engaged to Susan Griffith Bond, Wendell has a son, Chuck Couch who lives in Cumming, GA with his wife Julie and three children, Jack, Henry and Sarah Beth. He also has a daughter, Becky who resides in Mt. Juliet, TN with her husband Scott Malone and daughter Rachel. Wendell Couch resides in Athens, Georgia and is a member of Athens Country Club, Reynolds Plantation and Honey Creek Country Club.

Wendell Couch was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on
January 6, 2007.