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Fresh off his six-year run on the men’s golf team at the University of South Dakota, Max Schmidtke has kicked off his professional career with a bang. The newly registered PGA Associate made headlines on Monday at the third 18-hole WPGA Classic of the season.

The WPGA Four-Player Pro-Am Series was back on-course for its third event in the past five weeks on Monday. After starting the year at West Bend, Kohler and Eau Claire, it was fitting that the series would stop in Madison. Hosting the Madison area site was former yearly pro-am host, Blackhawk CC. As for event partners, The Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley and Tito’s Vodka teamed up to enhance the day.

A visa snafu forced Chloe Chan to enter the Sentry Wisconsin State Women’s Open this week as an amateur, but if the former University of Wisconsin golfer plays the kind of golf she did Wednesday she’ll be cashing checks as a professional golfer just as soon as that time comes.

In his seventh try Mick Smith found the success he had been seeking at the Hornung’s Classic on Monday. The Australian along with 86 other WPGA professionals teed it up at the 54th edition of the event at South Hills G&CC. The field was stacked with the top players in the Section, which forced him to be on top of his game to get the win.

The Wisconsin PGA was excited to be back in the Northwest part of the state on Monday, as a full field of pro-am teams ventured to Eau Claire G&CC. It marked the first time a Wisconsin PGA pro-am type of event has visited Eau Claire G&CC since the final year of the Buick Scramble. 

The WPGA Pro-Ladies Series was excited to be back in action on Tuesday, as the Spring Four-Player event visited Nakoma Golf Club in Madison. It turned out to be a nice day for golf for the sold-out field of 26 foursomes from throughout the Wisconsin Section. 

The field at this week’s Senior PGA Championship will number 156 players, including some mostly unknown professionals from across America as well as big names from around the golf globe.

The Wisconsin PGA Four-Player Pro-Am Series was back on course on Monday, as the series made the trip to Kohler Golf for its annual event. With the Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open taking place in August, the event would temporarily shift to mid-May. It marked the fifth time that the event would be played on the Meadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run.

A cool and overcast morning would greet the participants of the first individual Wisconsin PGA Player of the Year point event on Monday. For the eighth straight year the Assistant Professional Stroke Play and Memorial Classic would share a date, venue and time. The annual stroke play events would again bring together a field of 100 Wisconsin PGA professionals. Once again the day was supported by the gracious support of the Wisconsin Golf Salespersons Association and Rolex.

The Wisconsin PGA teamed up with the Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association to present the Premier Golf & Utility Vehicles Super-Pro for the 24th time on Wednesday. This year’s edition would visit first-time host, River Club of Mequon. It marked the fourth straight year the event had taken place in the metro Milwaukee area.