UMSL Men's Golf Coaching Staff

	Dustin Ashby - Head Coach
	Phone: 636-561-9464, ext. 24
	E-mail: dashby@360sportsmarketing.com

Dustin Ashby was hired as the UMSL men's golf coach on June 14, 2004, and is entering his fourth season in the 2007-08 campaign. Ashby is coaching at his alma mater, where he was a member of the UMSL men’s golf team. He graduated from Missouri-St. Louis in 1997 with a B.S. in accounting and played for the Rivermen under UMSL Sports Hall of Fame coach Jim Niederkorn. While at UMSL, Ashby was named an MIAA Academic All-Conference selection in 1994-95 while being the top player for the Rivermen.

Ashby continues to participate in competitive golf and has had quite an accomplished amateur career. Among Ashby’s accomplishments include winning the 1995 Carlyle Lake Amateur Championship, 1996 St. Louis District Golf Association Championship, runner-up in the 1998 St. Louis District Golf Association Championship, 1996 Missouri Amateur Qualifying Medalist, 1996 Public Links Alternate, Qualifier for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in Portland, Ore in 2000 and winning the 2004 Missouri Amateur Four Ball Championship.

Beginning in 1999, Ashby served as General Manager of WingHaven Country Club, which features among its amenities a Nicklaus Design Championship golf course. As General Manager of WingHaven Country Club, Ashby helped to develop the area’s elite “Family Friendly” country club. He worked cooperatively with civic leaders to foster a community where commercial, residential and recreational activity could coexist in one master planned, dynamic living environment.

Since 2003, Ashby has hosted a series of radio shows, including a highly acclaimed golf show, The Back Nine on Sunday which airs 8 am to 10 am on 1380 ESPN in St. Louis or streamed online at www.espnbacknine.com.

In 2007, Ashby co-founded 360 Sports Marketing, an integrated marketing consulting firm specializing in sports affiliated advertising and sponsorship.