In addition to his duties at Fort Jackson, which serves the Army training base, Casto also serves on the Carolinas PGA Section's board of directors and is beginning his second year as its education chairman. The Carolinas Section, which includes teaching pros from North Carolina and South Carolina, is the largest of the PGA's 41 sections across the country. And for the past six to eight months, Casto has served up nearly 300 hours of continued education to his section's membership. Among his duties is organizing teaching and business-related seminars. A 1977 Ripley High graduate, Casto provides about 20 percent to 25 percent of the lessons given at Fort Jackson, a 36-hole club with more than 1,000 members, most of whom have military connections.
All federal employees are eligible for membership.
But I get numerous comments that this is the best one in the Army. Still, Casto said he misses West Virginia. His wife, the former Terry Durst, is also a '77 Ripley High grad. I still have a close-knit group of high school friends. And maybe he'd get to play some golf.