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The Wisconsin Section is one of the 41 sections that comprise the regional entities of the PGA of America. Over 500 members and associates belong to the Wisconsin Section, stretching from areas in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to almost the entire state of Wisconsin. Annually, the Wisconsin Section conducts over 40 professional events, operates their foundation – PGA Reach Wisconsin, and participates in several growth-of-the-game activities including PGA Junior League, Drive, Chip and Putt and PGA HOPE. Wisconsin PGA Office is located at 11350 W. Theo Trecker Way in West Allis, Wis.
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In Awe of This Aussie’s Performance
Mick Smith is on some kind of roll late in the 2024 Wisconsin competitive golf season – a fact that the Australia native proved once and for all Tuesday in the final round of the Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship. All Smith did Tuesday was shoot his second straight round of 66 at Wisconsin CC in Milwaukee to win the Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship for the third time in his career, this time by a robust margin of seven strokes. After posting seven birdies and a lone bogey in shooting 66 Monday, Smith actually played better in the final round, if that’s possible. On Tuesday, Smith had a clean card while recording six birdies. Smith’s dominant performance at Wisconsin CC was merely another gem in his season of sparkling moments. Just in the last two months, the 51-year-old Smith won the Wisconsin Senior PGA Professional Championship (at Reedsburg CC in the middle of July) and the Wisconsin State Senior Open (at North Shore GC last week). “I got a good swing-thought before the (State Senior Open), and sometimes swing-thoughts don’t last long because things change,” Smith said with a laugh. “I’ve been hitting the ball very well the last few weeks through both tournaments and hitting the ball with very good control.” However, Smith’s torrid play over the second half of the summer was interrupted about a month ago because of a chronic problem in his lower back. He said he spent a week in bed in the middle of August before his chiropractor got him back on his feet. After Monday’s first round at Wisconsin CC, Smith held a two-stroke lead over Jamie Christianson of Horseshoe Bay GC and Matt Goodson of Blue Mound G&CC, who both opened with rounds of 68. Thus, Smith, Christianson and Goodson comprised the final threesome for the final round. While Goodson fell off the pace rather early, Christianson did his best to battle Smith to the end, and the level of iron play between the two on the back nine was truly impressive. Both players had numerous birdie attempts inside 15 feet on their way in, but Smith had a couple more than his playing partner. “I struck the ball OK today, and I was happy with the way I putted,” Christianson said. “On a golf course like this, you really need to have some ball control. I played well, but all credit to Mick.” Smith said his game plan for the final round was, hopefully, to get off to a strong start and not drop any shots, which he was able to do. “The worst thing you can do is fall back toward the pack,” he said. “I thought if I could get off to a decent start, make some birdies and maybe a birdie here and there, then it's awfully hard to catch me. So I was just doing my best to keep the ball below the hole because the greens have a lot of slope and are very fast here.” Christianson started the final round by going 2 over on his first three holes Tuesday, but he eagled the par-5 fifth hole and birdied the seventh to stay in the hunt. Problem was, Smith was still going forward, which he said was his goal for the day, with three straight birdies on Nos. 3-5. The par-3 11th hole is the shortest hole on the course, playing at 142 yards for the final round. but it had a big impact on the tournament when Smith made birdie while Christianson made bogey after hitting in the front bunker off the tee. He almost holed his sand shot for birdie, but then missed his 8-foot putt for par. “I had the right club there, but I just mishit it and put it in the bunker,” Christianson said. “That was a huge turning point, to lose two strokes on a little, getable par-3 like that.” Smith rolled in a 20-footer for his birdie on 11, and then birdied No. 12, too, and carried an eight-stroke lead into the final six holes. Christianson made two more birdies on the day, but it wasn’t enough. Smith, who operates Mick Smith Golf, finished at 12-under-par 132 to win by seven strokes over Christianson (68-71) and Jason Tipton of Chenequa CC (73-66) who tied for second at 139. Tipton matched Smith for a low score of the second round. Tied for second at 141 were Jim Schuman of Blue Mound G&CC (69-72) and Michael Crowley of Morningstar GC (72-69). Five berths into the 2025 PGA Professional Championship were also on the line this week at Wisconsin CC. The top five finishers – Smith, Christianson, Tipton, Schuman and Crowley – earned those exemptions into the event at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., scheduled next April., where they might earn a spot in the 2025 PGA Championship.
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A Winning Stroll In The Park For Cole
It has been another busy week of Wisconsin PGA tournaments. We take a look back to Tuesday and the return of our Assistant Professional Fall Classic.
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A Steady & Strong Finish From Smith Seals The Deal
If you weren’t there to see the shots and just looked at the hole-by-hole scores in the final round of the 40th Wisconsin State Senior Open, you might conclude that Mick Smith simply outlasted the competition and was the last man standing.
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The WPGA Professional Championship came to a close yesterday afternoon at The Wisconsin Country Club. It was another beautiful day for golf on the northside of Milwaukee and the golf that Mick Smith played was about as pretty as the weather.
Smith carded his second straight round of 66 to... claim his third Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship title. Over the course of the 36-hole event Smith carded only one bogey to go along with his 13 birdies. His 12-under-par 132 total was good enough to win by an impressive seven shots. It was the largest margin of victory in the WPGA Professional Championship since 2005 when Jim Schuman ran away with a 9 shot win at The Bull.
Smith adds the WPGA Professional Championship to an already impressive year, where he also won the Wisconsin Senior PGA Professional Championship and Wisconsin State Senior Open.
Finishing in a tie for second place at 5-under-par 141 was Jamie Christianson of Horseshoe Bay Golf Club and Jason Tipton of Chenequa Country Club. Two shots behind them in a tie for fourth was Michael Crowley of Morningstar Golfers Club and Schuman of Blue Mound Golf & Country Club.
With their play the fivesome will represent the Wisconsin PGA at the 2025 PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club next April.
A big thank you goes out to The Wisconsin Country Club for being a great host site. We'd like to thank all of our event partners for their terrific support - Club Car. Corebridge Financial, ROLEX, PGA TOUR, Gallagher, the Golf Channel, Titleist, FootJoy, Nike, Callaway Golf and TaylorMade Golf.
Final Results - https://wiscpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wiscpga24/event/wiscpga2440/contest/9/leaderboard.htm
Rick Pledl Wisconsin.Golf Tournament Recap - https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/mick-smith-continues-his-hot-summer-cruising-to-7-shot-victory-at-the-wpga-professional/article_6810f0be-6fd6-11ef-84f4-eba000aa5a08.html
We had 5 qualifiers from yesterday’s Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship who will go on to represent Wisconsin at the National PGA Professional Championship this upcoming spring. Competitors will be headed to Port St. Lucie, Florida to play at the PGA Golf Club April 27-30, 2025. Big ...congratulations to these gentlemen for their accomplishments, and we wish them the best of luck in The Sunshine State!
Congratulations to Mick Smith who won the 2024 Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship yesterday! He shot a 12-under-par 132 at The Wisconsin Country Club to secure the title over the course of the 2 day, 36 hole event. Huge thank you to The Wisconsin Club for their wonderful hospitality, to our ...presenting sponsors, Club Car, Corebridge, and Rolex, to our supporting partners, Gallagher, The Golf Channel, and The PGA Tour, and finally to our supporting sponsors, Titleist, FootJoy, Callaway, Nike, and TaylorMade, for their continued support.
The first round of the Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial and ROLEX, wrapped up earlier this evening. It was an exciting day of golf as the players had ideal scoring conditions to attack Wisconsin Country Club.
Leading the way after round ...1⃣ is 2-time champion, Mick Smith. He opened up his round with four straight birdies and kept the momentum going throughout his round. His 6-under-par 66 gave him a two stroke lead over Jamie Christianson and Matt Goodson.
Sitting just three strokes back is a trio of former champions, David Roesch, Jim Schuman and Ryan Helminen, plus former national event qualifier, Jeff Kaiser.
Final round play will kick off at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with the leaders hitting the course at 10:10 a.m.
Full Results - https://wiscpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wiscpga24/event/wiscpga2440/contest/9/leaderboard.htm
The Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship gets underway at Wisconsin Country Club at 11 a.m. on Monday. A field of 68 Wisconsin PGA Professionals will tee it up in search of this year's title.
At stake is a purse of more than $29,000 and five spots in the 2025 National PGA…
The Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship gets underway at Wisconsin Country Club at 11 a.m. on Monday. A field of 68 Wisconsin PGA Professionals will tee it up in search of this year's title.
At stake is a purse of more than $29,000 and five spots in the 2025 National PGA ...Professional Championship.
The field includes defending champion Michael Crowley and other past champions such as Jamie Christianson, Mick Smith, Ryan Helminen, Joe Leonard, Jim Schuman, David Roesch and Chad Behrends.
Live Scoring & Tournament Info can be found here - https://wiscpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wiscpga24/event/wiscpga2440/index.htm
It has been another busy week of Wisconsin PGA tournaments. We take a look back to Tuesday and the return of our Assistant Professional Fall Classic.
The event was back on the WPGA calendar of events for the first time since 2015. With the influx of new PGA associates the event was ...certainly primed for a comeback.
Thirty-Seven Wisconsin PGA A-8 members and associates were in the field on Tuesday at Brown Deer Park GC. It marked the final individual assistant event of the season and for most of the players the last opportunity to grab some assistant player of the year points.
Heading out early in the tee time wave and setting the pace was Eau Claire Golf & Country Club's Cole Jahnke. The Stillwater, Minnesota native would card a 2-under-par 69. His round was highlighted by avoiding the big number and birdieing three of the gettable par 5s at Brown Deer Park GC. The former UW-Eau Claire player would make four birdies and two bogeys on the way to the win.
Jahnke is in his second season as a PGA associate at Eau Claire Golf & Country Club after finishing up an impressive Division three golfing career. During his time at UW-Eau Claire he was recognized as a third team All-American once and honorable mention All-American twice.
Finishing in a tie for second place just one shot back was David Bach and Wyatt Wilderman.
The WPGA would like to thank Milwaukee County Parks Golf and Brown Deer Park GC for playing host to the event.
Final Results Summary - https://wiscpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wiscpga24/event/wiscpga2459/contest/5/leaderboard.htm
The 40th Wisconsin State Senior Open came to a close yesterday afternoon at North Shore Golf Club in Menasha. It was another beautiful day for golf along the shores of Lake Winnebago, as the final day of the championship played out.
With multiple players in the mix throughout the day, ...there was plenty of drama to go around. That is until Mick Smith's rock-solid play down the stretch would help him secure his first Wisconsin State Senior Open. The native Australian would play his final 11 holes at 4-under-par to push his competitors aside.
His rounds of 69 and 68 would give him a 3-under-par 137 total. Leaving him as the only player in the field under par. Michael Crowley, Brad Lanning and Derek Stendahl would challenge Smith throughout the day but ultimately come up three shots short of the winning total.
Finishing in a tie for fifth at plus-2 was low amateur JT Johnson and Brookfield native Tim Cantwell Jr.
A big thank you goes out to everyone at North Shore Golf Club. The course was in primetime shape and once again proved to be a major championship worthy venue.
We'd also like to express our appreciation to our Wisconsin State Open Series partners for another great year - The Suter Ward Group At Morgan Stanley, Sentry and TaylorMade Golf.
Gary D'Amato and Jim Kelsh of Wisconsin.Golf give you the rundown of how the action unfolded. Gary through his writing and Jim through his lens.
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/mick-smith-closes-out-the-competition-down-the-stretch-for-a-3-stroke-victory-at/article_074a43f4-6b01-11ef-a26b-df47133d2b9d.html
Mick Smith closes out the competition down the stretch for a 3-stroke victory at the @WisconsinPGA State Senior Open via @wisdotgolf @
Mick Smith is fast acquiring a reputation as the one of the best closers in the Wisconsin PGA Section. He was at his rock-solid best Wednesday at...
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