RAPID CITY, S.D. ---- South Dakota School of Mines Athletic Director Joel Lueken is pleased to announce Matthew Tye Roy as the newest member of the Hardrocker athletic staff leading the Hardrocker men's golf program for the upcoming 2017-18 season.
 
Coach Roy comes to SD Mines with vast knowledge of the game, with experience at the PGA (Professional Golf Association), amateur, and high school levels.
 
Roy has been a mentor to the game since 1995 where he began as a PGA assistant golf professional at Yellowstone Country Club in Billings, Mont. Previous to Roy's time in Billings, he served as the boys' and girls' head coach in Teton County School District in Jackson, Wyo., and served as the assistant golf professional at Teton Pines Resort and Country Club (Wyo.).
 
"Running junior golf programs and teaching and mentoring young people was my biggest passion while in the golf business," Roy said. "This is a great opportunity to get back to my true passion of teaching golf and helping mentor young people in the process."
 
Roy has his bachelor's of science degree in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming.
 
Roy takes over the program from Kirk Allison.