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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.

The Legend Challenge – Two Person Scratch Pro-Am made its annual appearance on the WPGA tournament schedule on Tuesday. It marked the fourteenth time that the event has taken place in its current format, and with The Legend Clubs hosting rotation.

The 82nd playing of the Senior PGA Championship will get underway on Thursday, May 26 and run until Sunday, May 29 at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Michigan. Four Wisconsinites have made the trek to Benton Harbor and will be teeing it up this week. Leading the way for the Wisconsin PGA will be Michael Crowley.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin PGA Section seasonally hosts special golf events and lessons for veterans and active military members free of charge as part of the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) initiative focused on enhancing the physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being of veterans through golf. PGA HOPE Wisconsin is the flagship military program of PGA REACH Wisconsin.

After encountering a weather related postponement in early May, the WPGA four-player pro-am season finally got underway on Monday. The annual National Golf Graphics Pro-Am brought together a sold out field of 29 teams to enjoy a day at Bishops Bay CC in Middleton. It was a pleasant spring day that gave the teams the green light to go low.

It was another action-packed Monday as the WPGA’s first 18-hole stroke play event of the year took place on the Trevino Course at Geneva National Resort and Club. For the fifth straight year the day featured the same format and offerings, with the Assistant Professional Stroke Play and Memorial Classic taking place simultaneously during the morning. The annual stroke play events were graciously sponsored by the Wisconsin Golf Sales Association and Rolex.

The 56th playing of the WPGA Match Play Championship kicked off this past Monday, as the event ventured to the Washington County GC for the fourth time in its history. The field of WPGA members battled it out for four rounds of play as they started out with the seeding round and then followed it up with the first three rounds of matches on Monday and Tuesday.

The Wisconsin PGA continued its first week of competitive play by teaming up with the Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association for the annual Premier Golf & Utility Vehicles Super-Pro on Wednesday. A field of sixty-eight players from various facilities ventured to The Legend at Bristlecone to enjoy the event. It was another chilly April day but the attendees made the best of the less than ideal conditions.

Mother nature came out swinging for a second week in a row as the WPGA tournament season looked to get underway on Monday. After snow kept the Spring Pro-Pro Scramble from taking place on April 18, the battle with the elements would resurface at the Spring Pro-Pro Better Ball. The 48 twosomes in the field had their work cut out for them as cold temperatures and wind would produce quite a challenge at the Beloit Club.

The Wisconsin Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (WPGA) commemorates its 100-year anniversary with the 100 Holes For 100 Years fundraiser (#WPGA100Holesfor100Years). WPGA professionals across the state will participate in a golf-focused challenge raising money for a non-profit organization of their choice and for PGA REACH Wisconsin, the charitable foundation of the Wisconsin PGA. The foundation impacts youth, military and diverse populations by enabling access to PGA Professionals, PGA Sections and the game of golf.