Archive for June 2022

The fight for the Wisconsin PGA Player of the Year title was back front and center on Monday at the Russ Darrow Automotive Group Classic. The third one-day WPGA classic of the year would feature a trip to The Bull at Pinehurst Farms. The challenging layout would give the field of forty-three WPGA professionals quite the battle throughout the day. Adding to the difficulty was swirling gusty winds. 

Making its annual appearance on the Wisconsin PGA tournament calendar on Monday was the always fun Double Dip Pro-Am. A participant favorite, the event always delivers an exciting day with plenty of action. This year’s edition was title sponsored by X Golf Madison & Middleton for a second straight year, while playing host was the highly rated Wild Rock Golf Club. 

Emily Lauterbach won her second Sentry Wisconsin State Women’s Open title in the last three years on Thursday, but this one felt a lot different than the first one in 2020.

First, as Lauterbach pointed out at a brief awards ceremony Thursday afternoon, this year’s victory was a particular source of pride for her because her first State Women’s Open win in 2020 came on her home course, The Legend at Brandybrook in Wales.

It was double duty for the WPGA pro-am circuit on Monday. For the first time the section presented two four-player pro-ams on the same day at different venues. In total forty-eight teams would tee it up between the two sites. Nineteen of which would make the trek to Bullseye Golf Club in Wisconsin Rapids. A yearly pro-am host site through the 1990s and 2000s, the club would be hosting for the first time since 2016.

A rainy Monday morning left many wondering if the two WPGA pro-ams on the calendar would be played. Lady luck turned out to be on the WPGA’s side as the majority of the weather moved out of the state before the afternoon start time. A pleasant day for golf would accompany the twenty-nine teams at the X Golf Strawberry Creek Pro-Am. It marked the second straight sold out four-player pro-am field of the year.

Before the Wisconsin PGA could shift gears into June, it would visit the Madison area for the first of the two Pro-Ladies events on the 2022 calendar. A field of 115 golfers on 23 teams would tee it up Nakoma Golf Club on Tuesday. It turned out to be a great day for golf as the forecasted storms stayed away and the cloud cover provided some relief from the humidity.

In partnership with the Fellowship Open, MKE Fellows, WeBlackWeGolf, Kappa League, First Tee — Southeast Wisconsin, and PGA REACH Wisconsin are excited to announce the Inaugural Fellowship Youth Open, which will be held Friday, August 12 at Currie Park Golf Course in Wauwatosa.