The 35th Senior PGA Professional Championship presented by Cadillac and supported by the GOLF Channel will kick off on Thursday, October 26. This year’s championship will once again take place on the Wanamaker and Ryder Courses at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL. It marks the 14th time that PGA Golf Club has hosted the championship.
This year’s event features 264 PGA Professionals who are at least 50 years of age, from 41 PGA sections and 43 states.
Representing the Wisconsin PGA are Michael Crowley, Brad Lanning, Kurt Mantyla and Mick Smith. The foursome currently occupies the top four spots in the WPGA Senior Player of the Year standings.
Crowley sits on top of the standings after securing his first Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship victory in early September. However, Smith is right on his heels and has a chance to bypass him with a successful week. Smith’s season has been highlighted by wins at the Wisconsin Senior PGA Professional Championship and WPGA Senior Match Play Championship.
The 72-hole Championship will run from Thursday until Sunday, with players competing for a purse of over $335,000. Each player will play one round each on Wanamaker and Ryder Courses during the first two days of play. Then after the second round of play the field will be cut to the low 90 players and ties. There will then be another cut after 54 holes of play, leaving the low 70 and ties to compete on the final day. The final two rounds of play will take place on the Wanamaker Course.
Also at stake is a chance to qualify for the 2024 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid next May. The low 35 players will earn a chance to tee it up at the first senior major championship of the year.
Wisconsin PGA Round 1 Tee Times (CST)
Michael Crowley – 8:10 off #1 – Ryder
Brad Lanning – 7:20 off #1 – Wanamaker
Kurt Mantyla – 12:10 off 1 – Ryder
Mick Smith – 11:30 off #1 – Ryder
Wisconsin PGA Round 2 Tee Times (CST)
Michael Crowley – 12:30 off #10 – Wanamaker
Brad Lanning – 11:40 off #10 – Ryder
Kurt Mantyla – 7:50 off #10 – Wanamaker
Mick Smith – 7:10 off #10 – Wanamaker