D'Youville College Men's Golf

Roth was named head coach of the D'Youville College Spartans golf team in 2007 and enters his seventh season. Under Coach Roth's guidance the golf program has established themselves as a competitor at the AMCC tournament every year.  He was voted the 2012 Coach of the Year by his fellow Allegany Mountain Collegiate Conference Coaches. Roth's coaching philosophy is, "Compete to win, but respect the game and the people you meet along the way." He is a 1974 graduate of West Seneca West High School, and also attended the University of South Florida.  The West Seneca, New York native was inducted into the Cazenovia Golf Club (South Buffalo) Hall of Fame in 1986. Coach Roth resides in West Seneca, and spends the cold winter months in Beverly Hills, Florida.  His son, Dirk, Jr, played collegiate golf at Canisius College.