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Dave Spengler was a match-play champion in his heyday. Known by his nickname, “Sponge,” Spengler has a big, gregarious personality and, in his heyday, had a golf game to match it.

The annual Wisconsin PGA Pro-Ladies series would make its first appearance of 2024 on Tuesday. A sold-out field of 24 fivesomes would venture to The Legend at Bristlecone in Hartland for a fun day of camaraderie and golf. The two-event series would take on a small twist in 2024, as Tuesday would feature the traditional one professional and four lady amateur format, while the Summer edition in August is going to have teams of four.

The 16th playing of The Legend Challenge – Scratch Pro-Am made its usual late May appearance on Tuesday. Once again the two-player better ball event brought together some of the top amateurs and professionals throughout the state.

With a doom and gloom forecast, the odds of completing the XXIO Double Dip Pro-Am at the beginning of Monday were not looking good. Fortunately for the participants that made the trek to Oneida G&CC, the storms would stay away just enough for the event to be completed. The event did feature a short delay prior to play starting but overall it turned out to be a very tolerable day.

The 84th playing of the Senior PGA Championship will get underway on Thursday, May 23 and run until Sunday, May 26 at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Michigan. Five Wisconsin natives have made the short journey over to Benton Harbor and will be teeing it up this week.

David Bach’s prodigious length off the tee and his familiarity with the Kohler Co. courses gave him a pair of advantages going into the Wisconsin PGA Match Play Championship. That doesn’t mean it was going to be easy. Match play never is.

The 2024 WPGA pro-am season got underway with a bang on Wednesday as the TaylorMade Pro-Am supported by Tito’s Vodka and the American Family Insurance Championship would visit Erin Hills. It marked the first time that the series has visited Erin Hills and gave the attendees an opportunity to see the course before it officially opened for the season.

The individual slate of events for the Wisconsin PGA would kick off earlier this week at Washington County GC. For the seventh straight year the Assistant Professional Stroke Play and Memorial Classic would highlight a busy Monday. The annual stroke play events would again take place simultaneously, while being supported by the Wisconsin Golf Salespersons Association and Rolex.

For PGA club and teaching professionals who take tee times, give lessons and run events — and still manage to play the game at a high level — the PGA Professional Championship is their “major.” Five accomplished golfers will represent the Wisconsin PGA Section at the 2024 PGA Professional Championship, Sunday through Wednesday on the Fields Ranch East and West courses at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas.

For the 23rd time on Wednesday the Wisconsin PGA teamed up with the Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association to present the Premier Golf & Utility Vehicles Super-Pro. After visiting Washington County GC in 2023, the event made the short drive down to highway 83 to let players enjoy the Chenequa Country Club layout.