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Crowley and Four Others Advance to National PGA Professional Championship
9.14.2023 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-september-2023/page/8

Michael Crowley cashes in on wife’s alternative ‘side hustle’ idea and wins the Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship
9.12.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/michael-crowley-cashes-in-on-wifes-alternative-side-hustle-idea-and-wins-the-wisconsin-pga/article_8ce16d96-51bf-11ee-8f5e-ef0ad93868ba.html

Home Course: Horseshoe Bay Golf Pro Settles In
9.11.2023 – doorcountypulse.com
https://doorcountypulse.com/home-course-horseshoe-bay-golf-pro-settles-in/

Wisconsin State Senior Open: Chippewa Falls native Rohlik rallies to championship
9.7.2023 – gazetteextra.com & chippewa.com
https://www.gazettextra.com/sports/national/wisconsin-state-senior-open-chippewa-falls-native-rohlik-rallies-to-championship/article_ad8d0805-3279-53f1-9c19-fe38a0b5c4ad.html

Chippewa Falls native wins Wisconsin State Senior Open
9.7.2023 – leadertelegram.com
https://www.leadertelegram.com/chippewa-falls-native-wins-wisconsin-state-senior-open/article_5073974c-4dc5-11ee-b7e6-03fe42b91f16.html

Rohlik Wins Wisconsin Sr. Open; Stendahl Is 2nd, Johnson 3rd
9.7.2023 – mngolf.org
https://www.mngolf.org/News/Rohlik_Wins_Wisconsin_Sr_Open_Stendahl_Is_2nd_Johnson_3rd

Wisconsin State Senior Open Stunner: Tony Rohlik’s 25-Year Redemption Story
9.7.2023 – News360usa.com
https://news360usa.com/sports/tony-rohlik-25-year-redemption-wisconsin-senior-open/

PGA: Wisconsin State Senior Open – Final Result
9.7.2023 – WisBusiness.com
https://www.wisbusiness.com/2023/pga-wisconsin-state-senior-open-final-result/

Chippewa Falls native Rohlik wins Senior Open
9.7.2023 – WQOW.com
https://www.wqow.com/sports/chippewa-falls-native-rohlik-wins-senior-open/article_ff8252aa-5248-11ee-826b-1752e21294bc.html

Tony Rohlik tops Derek Stendahl as Wisconsin natives return home to battle it out in the State Senior Open at Maple Bluff
9.7.2023 – wisconsin.golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/tony-rohlik-tops-derek-stendahl-as-wisconsin-natives-return-home-to-battle-it-out-in/article_26aa7fa4-4cf6-11ee-9f1d-afd41023b6a3.html

On My Nightstand: Vince Pulizzano
8.18.2023 – BizTimes.Com
https://biztimes.com/on-my-nightstand-vince-pulizzano/?bypass=64e01a1e20ae6

Huss Caps Strong Summer With State Open Victory
8.18.2023 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-august-2023/page/8

Kenosha’s Cameron Huss overcomes delays to win 103rd Wisconsin State Open at SentryWorld
8.17.2023 – JSOnline.com
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/golf/2023/08/17/uw-golfer-and-kenosha-native-cameron-huss-wins-wisconsin-state-open/70609351007/

A Little Wait Well Worth It For Cameron Huss – 103rd Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open
8.17.2023 – Kenosha.com
https://www.kenosha.com/2023/08/17/a-little-wait-well-worth-it-for-cameron-huss/

103rd Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open
08.17.2023 Wisconsin.Golf

Dennis Tiziani proudly shows off his newly overhauled TPC Wisconsin golf course, future home of the AmFam Championship
8.11.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/courses/dennis-tiziani-proudly-shows-off-his-newly-overhauled-tpc-wisconsin-golf-course-future-home-of/article_441c70c4-32b6-11ee-96cf-57cd790f863c.html

2nd annual Milwaukee Fellowship Youth Open Tournament kicks off
8.4.2023 – CBS 58
https://www.cbs58.com/news/2nd-annual-milwaukee-fellowship-youth-open-tournament-kicks-off

Whistling Straits Pro Has Successful Week – David Bach
7.25.2023 – Sheboygan Sun
https://wisconsin.pga.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/09/Sheboygan-Sun-Bach-Asst-Champ.pdf

The Sweet Spot: Mick Smith and David Bach’s WPGA titles; Wisconsin golfers at Waterloo Open; new UW women’s assistant coach
7.24.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/featured/sweetspot/the-sweet-spot-mick-smith-and-david-bachs-wpga-titles-wisconsin-golfers-at-waterloo-open/article_739dacb8-293e-11ee-9815-77bfc69f139f.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-sticky-siderail-next

State golf: Kuiper fares well in State Amateur Championship – Covered of the Wisconsin PGA Assistant & Senior Championships
7.21.2023 – JournalTimes.com
https://journaltimes.com/sports/state-golf-kuiper-fares-well-in-state-amateur-championship/article_b90f187c-278b-11ee-81fe-5fb3b4b9490e.html

7 Best Home Golf Simulators, Reviewed by Golf Experts – David Roesch (Trackman Portion)
7.20.2023 – menshealth.com
https://www.menshealth.com/technology-gear/g44564618/best-golf-simulators/

Brodell wins WPGA Match Play Championship
7.15.2023 – WTAQ.com
https://wtaq.com/2023/07/15/670314/

Brian Brodell edges David Bach to win the Wisconsin PGA Match Play Championship, a tournament his dad won twice
7.14.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/brian-brodell-edges-david-bach-to-win-the-wisconsin-pga-match-play-championship-a-tournament/article_e6f59992-2249-11ee-a6a4-a3af1e7b2c4e.html

SentryWorld to host WPGA event nearly a month after U.S. Senior Open
7.11.2023 – StevensPoint.News
https://stevenspoint.news/2023/07/11/sentryworld-to-host-wpga-event-nearly-a-month-after-u-s-senior-open/

His mentoring set Wyndham Clark on a path to U.S. Open glory. At the U.S. Senior Open, Brad Lanning will be seeking a triumph of his own.
6.26.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/mens_professional/his-mentoring-set-wyndham-clark-on-a-path-to-u-s-open-glory-at-the/article_8840794a-106e-11ee-a55c-9bb716c7e97b.html

Brad Lanning’s long, strange journey in golf leads to the Senior Open at SentryWorld
6.25.2023 – JSOnline.com
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/golf/2023/06/25/wisconsin-golfer-brad-lanning-set-for-senior-open-at-sentryworld/70344971007/

WPGA Junior Championships
6.22-23.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
Boys Recap – https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/wpga_juniors/aiden-cudney-too-hot-to-handle-as-the-kimberly-golfer-rallies-past-mason-schmidtke-tyson/article_2fc396e0-1176-11ee-8b69-9b0b2065bbad.html
Girls Recap – https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/wpga_juniors/final-round-68-takes-hartlands-jessica-guiser-back-to-top-of-girls-leaderboard-with-repeat/article_8c11a604-118e-11ee-9e93-9b3d546fb16d.html
Day 1 Boys Recap – https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/wpga_juniors/familiar-names-chasing-14-year-old-waylan-hang-after-his-3-under-start-matches-marquette/article_2a2b864e-1094-11ee-939f-43c2e46ff81b.html
Day 2 Girls Recap – https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/wpga_juniors/navy-commit-vivian-cressman-sets-sail-on-a-new-course-after-opening-71-leaves-her/article_7dd3002c-10a0-11ee-acd3-eb86778b5bf8.html

Wisconsin State Women’s Open – Hackworthy First to Win Five Women’s Opens
6.20.2023 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-june-2023/page/15

Wisconsin State Women’s Open – Hackworthy now has a handful
6.15.2023 – WTAQ.com
https://wtaq.com/2023/06/15/hackworthy-now-has-a-handful/

Wisconsin State Women’s Open
6.13-15.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf

Mick Smith, Brad Lanning claim top honors at Stevens Point CC qualifier to earn spots in this summer’s U.S. Senior Open at SentryWorld
5.26.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/mens_professional/mick-smith-brad-lanning-claim-top-honors-at-stevens-point-cc-qualifier-to-earn-spots/article_234863c0-fbd5-11ed-b577-17f7ec1b3acf.html

WPGA Match Play – Final Eight
5.20.2023 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-may-2023/page/7

Local students learning to golf thanks to SentryWorld – Brian Dumler
4.20.2023 – WAOW.com
https://www.waow.com/news/local-students-learning-to-golf-thanks-to-sentryworld/article_c55f262c-dfb9-11ed-98fd-c7f07dd746cb.html

Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals – Adalyn Lupton & Alex Kim

4.3.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/featured/sweetspot/the-sweet-spot-wisconsin-juniors-at-the-drive-chip-putt-finals-the-profile-of-a/article_b52b30b0-cfd4-11ed-9ae0-8b6dde8cc9ad.html
4.3.2023 – Fox 47 and CBS 3000
https://www.channel3000.com/news/top-stories/9-year-old-waunakee-golfer-drives-chips-and-putts-her-way-to-augusta/article_a5f5f518-d2fd-11ed-a30a-5f7adb4c09db.html
4.2.2023 – CBS 58
https://www.cbs58.com/news/school-bulletin-young-golfer-at-the-gateway-to-pro-status
3.30.2023 – Fox 6
https://www.fox6now.com/sports/marquette-high-school-golf-augusta-national
3.30.2023 – ABC 27
https://www.wkow.com/sports/waunakee-junior-getting-ready-to-compete-in-drive-chip-and-putt-national-finals-at-augusta/article_7c772730-cf32-11ed-9506-770b26f41255.html
3.29.2023 – NBC 15
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/30/9-year-old-waunakee-golfer-heads-masters-drive-chip-putt-national-finals/
3.27.2023 – Madison Magazine
https://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/waunakee-4th-grader-to-vie-for-national-championship-sunday-at-augusta-national-golf-club/article_44dbf3ce-ca45-11ed-9638-036af693e7b6.html
3.24.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/19th_hole/gary_d_amato/two-wisconsin-junior-golfers-will-compete-at-augusta-national-on-the-eve-of-the-masters/article_e55d7d82-c986-11ed-91fd-738132c1af2e.html

PGA of America Announces 2023-’24 PGA LEAD Class – Brendan Locke
3.23.2023 – PGA.com
https://www.pga.com/story/pga-of-america-announces-2023-24-pga-lead-class

‘You’ve had the greatest life’: When fate cut short her LPGA Tour career, Mary Hafeman turned to teaching. And what a career that’s been.
3.8.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/19th_hole/gary_d_amato/youve-had-the-greatest-life-when-fate-cut-short-her-lpga-tour-career-mary-hafeman/article_f35e2df4-bcf8-11ed-abe1-9b6ac1ddf67b.html

Wisconsin PGA Awards Winners
2.20.2023 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-february-2023/page/13

Westmoor’s Vince Pulizzano named Golf Professional of the Year to lead WPGA’s 2023 annual awards
2.3.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/westmoors-vince-pulizzano-named-golf-professional-of-the-year-to-lead-wpgas-2023-annual-awards/article_492bc6a0-a2f1-11ed-9766-dbde6b3e1d08.html

Golf Digest – Best Young Teachers In America – 2023-2024 – Tim Boegh & Molly Braid
1.31.2023 – Golfdigest.com
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/best-young-teachers-in-america-2022-2023

SentryWorld Set To Host U.S. Senior Open and Wisconsin State Open
1.24.2023 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-january-2023/page/16

Global Golf Post – All Pro Lists – Michael Crowley
1.23.2023 – GlobalGolfPost.com
https://read.nxtbook.com/global_golf_post/global_golf_post/20230123/allpro_team.html

‘Going back to the future,’ Mike Urben excited to team again with Danny Rainbow to lead SentryWorld into landmark 2023 golf season
1.16.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/courses/going-back-to-the-future-mike-urben-excited-to-team-again-with-danny-rainbow-to/article_9fddd01e-9523-11ed-ab18-43243dcf3349.html

2023 Tournament Schedule Previews
1.9, 1.11, 1.13.2023 – Wisconsin.Golf
Men – https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wsga/this-summers-state-open-and-state-amateur-will-be-played-on-two-of-wisconsins-most/article_00f419e2-91ac-11ed-b9d7-57c5d7a616d3.html
Women – https://www.wisconsin.golf/women/wpga/organizers-hope-familiar-venues-for-four-major-championships-will-help-grow-participation-in-2023-state/article_2f802594-8f04-11ed-b33d-4b9534a81fe9.html
Juniors – https://www.wisconsin.golf/junior/other_junior_tournaments/bigger-better-is-the-goal-as-wisconsin-junior-golf-calendar-adds-elite-invitational-to-more/article_66b6c88e-8fa8-11ed-82c3-874f325096b5.html

Michael Crowley achieves ‘highlight of my career’ with his first WPGA Player of the Year (and Senior POY) honor
12.26.2022 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/michael-crowley-achieves-highlight-of-my-career-with-his-first-wpga-player-of-the-year/article_40ca5ffe-7ed8-11ed-a484-33c27f453844.html

With strength training and PGA instruction under one roof, Great Data Golf in Wauwatosa offers holistic approach to improving a golfer’s game – Matt Lindberg
12.12.2022 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/business/with-strength-training-and-pga-instruction-under-one-roof-great-data-golf-in-wauwatosa-offers/article_30ab76c2-773e-11ed-8c5b-4bc4ca1fa5a9.html

Harvey Named PGA Hope Ambassador, Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame Induction & Players of the Year – Erika Pirkl, Bo Sirianni, Carolyn Barnett-Howe, Michael Crowley, Josh Grisa
11.22.2022 – Wisconsin Golfer

PGA Hope – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-november-2022/page/6
Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame Induction – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-november-2022/page/7
Players of the Year (Member & Senior) – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-november-2022/page/18
Players of the Year (Assistant) – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-november-2022/page/21

Plane carrying 3 people and 56 shelter dogs makes emergency belly landing on snowy Western Lakes GC in Pewaukee – Garrett Mack
11.15.2022 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/courses/plane-carrying-3-people-and-56-shelter-dogs-makes-emergency-belly-landing-on-snowy-western/article_b987f130-6511-11ed-aa75-bbc2c5e49baf.html

Trio of newest Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame inductees exemplified the very best of the game – Carolyn Barnett-Howe
10.30.2022 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wsga/trio-of-newest-wisconsin-golf-hall-of-fame-inductees-exemplified-the-very-best-of-the/article_b62f358e-588c-11ed-a575-af059ed82309.html

Drive, Chip & Putt National Qualifiers & WPGA Senior Match Play – Jim Schuman
10.13.2022 – Wisconsin Golfer

Drive Chip & Putt National Qualifiers – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-october-2022/page/6
Senior Match Play – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-october-2022/page/7

No luck involved as Horseshoe Bay’s Jamie Christianson rides second straight 70 to WPGA Professionals Championship victory
9.14.2022 – Wisconsin.Golf
https://www.wisconsin.golf/men/wpga/no-luck-involved-as-horseshoe-bays-jamie-christianson-rides-second-straight-70-to-wpga-professionals/article_8ca48326-33df-11ed-b65b-2f9e59aaae4f.html

Wisconsin State Senior Open & WPGA Professional Championship – Jim Schuman, Jamie Christianson, Brad Lanning, Michael Crowley, Jeff Kaiser, Erik Stenseth
9.14.2022 – Wisconsin Golfer

Senior Open – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-september-2022/page/7
WPGA Professional Championship – http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-september-2022/page/9

Wisconsin State Senior Open – Jim Schuman, Brad Lanning
9.06 – 09.07.2022 Wisconsin.Golf

Mazziotta Makes Himself At Home – 102nd Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open
8.19.2022 – Wisconsin Golfer
http://digital.wsga.org/wisconsin-golfer-august-2022/page/16

Sand Valley caddie and former Marquette star have epic battle at State Open
8.18.2022 – jsonline.com
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/golf/2022/08/17/sand-valley-caddie-daniel-mazziotta-beats-marquettes-hunter-eichhorn/10346567002/

102nd Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open
08.17.2022 Wisconsin.Golf