A big congrats to the newest Wisconsin Section PGA Associates to become Class A PGA Members.
Mike Nagy of TPC Wisconsin and Scott Price of Ozaukee Country Club wrapped up level three of the PGA PGM Program and were officially elected in early May.
Great job guys!
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The Elite 8 is set for the WPGA Member Match Play Championship. It was a great two days at Ridgeway Country Club in Neenah. Monday featured the qualifying round and first round of matches, while Tuesday saw the round of 32 and 16 matches completed.
The top seeds showed why they are at the top of the bracket, as 7 of the top 8 made it to the quarterfinals.
It will be exciting to see how the event unfolds as it moves into the summer months. The quarterfinals have a June 30 completion deadline. The semifinals and finals will then take place on a mutually agreed upon date in July or early August.
A big thank you to Ridgeway Country Club for hosting and to the PGA TOUR, Ahead USA, and StrackaLine for sponsoring.
Bracket & Results - wiscpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wiscpga25/event/wiscpga2517/contest/30/leaderboard.htm
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A big congrats to Mick Smith on his hole-in-one yesterday at Ridgeway Country Club during the WPGA Match Play Championship. The shot came during his morning match versus Jon Zellmer and helped propel him to a 2&1 win.
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Day one of the WPGA Member Match Play Championship supported by the PGA TOUR, StrackaLine, and Ahead USA, came to a close late Monday afternoon. Mother nature brought us a great day for golf at Ridgeway Country Club.
Plenty was on the line on Monday, including match play seeding, a purse and player of the year points during the qualifying round, Wisconsin State Open exemptions and lastly, the chance to move on to the round of 32 on Tuesday.
Davis Jensen led the way during the qualifying round with a 5-under-par 67 to grab the number one seed.
In the first round of matches, Jensen would advance along with 23 other favorites. The largest upset seed wise came with Victor Jacinto advancing in 19 holes versus Andy Smith.
Live scoring will be back on Tuesday morning. Stay tuned as the players look to make it to the elite eight.
Bracket & Results - wiscpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/wiscpga25/event/wiscpga2517/contest/19/leaderboard.htm
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Another Monday, another couple of Wisconsin PGA events. This week he WPGA / Wisconsin Golf Salespersons Association Memorial Classic and WPGA / WIGSA Assistant Stroke Play took place at Morningstar Golfers Club.
It was another great day to get together with over 100 WPGA professionals and salespeople. In addition to the camaraderie and competition, it also doubled as a day that we remembered the individuals that we lost that were connected to both organizations.
In the Memorial Classic contest, Andy Smith of Pine Hills Country Club earned his first victory since joining the Wisconsin Section in January of 2024. The former UW-Stout golfer posted a 5-under-par 67 in regulation to match Kurt Mantyla. In extra holes, Smith took down Mantyla on the second playoff hole.
As for the Assistant Stroke Play, it was Matt Sabol bringing home a second victory for the Pine Hills Country Club golf shop. Once again this win came in overtime.
Sabol would get his first professional victory by beating Josh Grisa on the second playoff hole, by knocking it to four feet and converting the birdie putt. Sabol and Grisa led the way for the assistant professionals with 3-under-par 69s.
In addition to the morning contests, the afternoon featured the first round of the year-long Assistant Professional Match Play.
A big thank you goes out to all the Salespeople for their support of the day, plus ROLEX for their contribution. We'd also like to recognize everyone at Morningstar Golfers Club for being a great host site.
Results & Recap - wisconsin.pga.com/news/playoff-perfection-pine-hills/
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ICYMI - Another superb day was had at the WPGA WGCSA Premier Golf & Utility Vehicles, Inc. Super-Pro on Wednesday. A record turnout would provide plenty of camaraderie and laughs throughout the event.
Luke Scharf and Jim VanHerwyen of South Hills Golf & Country Club proved to be the top performers in the traditional division of play. After a few close calls in previous years, they were able to earn a victory in their 10th try. Their net score of 65.8 was good enough to win by 1.1 shots.
In the secondary division it was Sam Klobucar and Brian Johnson of Destination Geneva National getting the win with a net score of 67.7.
A big shout-out also goes to Aaron Hansen of Wausau Country Club for making a hole-in-one on the 123-yard par-3 8th of the river nine.
The WPGA and WGCSA would like to express our appreciation to Premier Golf & Utility Vehicles, Inc. for their continued partnership and also to the River Club Of Mequon for being a terrific host.
Results & Recap - wisconsin.pga.com/news/south-hills-duo-with-a-super-performance/
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We take a look back to Monday and our season-opening pro-am at West Bend Country Club. It was nice to see the temps warm up a bit and so many familiar faces teeing it up at the National Golf Graphics, LLC Pro-Am supported by the American Family Insurance Championship.
Once again the fun team stableford format would make its annual appearance with the playing of the National Golf Graphics Pro-Am. Teams counted the low three net balls on each hole.
Piling up the most points and earning the win was the foursome of John Knoll, John Dahmen, Justin Bates and Conan Fink. Each player would do their part by kicking in net birdies and eagles. In total they would accumulate 153 stableford points.
Good enough to win by three points over the home squad led by Jim Kelly.
In the low pro game, Cody Strang would fire the only under-par round of the day. The round helped him stack up 41 stableford points.
As for the senior pro competition, Mark Voeller and Brian Zinda tied for high point total with 36.
A big thank you goes out to Peter Meyer and National Golf Graphics, LLC for their title sponsorship once again. We'd like to express our appreciation to the American Family Insurance Championship for their support.
In addition, we also want to thank West Bend Country Club for being a gracious host.
Results & Recap - wisconsin.pga.com/news/knoll-company-conquer-westbendcc/
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The 57th PGA Professional Championship gets underway today from PGA Golf Club. The 72-hole championship runs from Sunday until Wednesday.
Five Wisconsin PGA members will be among the 312 PGA Professionals teeing it up this week.
With a $715,000 purse and 20 spots on the line into the PGA Championship, it is sure to be another exciting week.
Representing the Wisconsin Section this year are:
Jamie Christianson – Head PGA Professional – Horseshoe Bay Golf Club
Michael Crowley – Head PGA Professional – Morningstar Golfers Club
Jim Schuman – PGA Director of Instruction – Blue Mound G&CC
Mick Smith – PGA Director of Instruction – Mick Smith Golf
Jason Tipton – PGA Director of Instruction – Chenequa Country Club
We will wish them the Best of Luck throughout the week.
Below you will find round one and two tee times and a link to the leaderboard.
Christianson – Sunday – 12:36 PM / Monday – 7:31 AM
Crowley – Sunday – 1:31 PM / Monday – 8:26 AM
Schuman – Sunday – 1:42 PM / Monday – 8:37 AM
Smith – Sunday – 7:31 AM / Monday – 12:36 PM
Tipton – Sunday – 9:21 AM / Monday – 2:26 PM
Leaderboard - www.pga.com/events/pga-professional-championship/embed
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Another chilly and blustery day greeted the field at the Spring Pro-Pro Better Ball on Monday. 104 hearty souls battled the elements and kept the mood positive throughout the day.
Earning this year's title was the familiar Whistling Straits & Blackwolf Run duo of Josh Grisa and David Bach. They would card an 8-under-par 64 better ball score to get the win. It would mark the 4th time they have won or shared the title in the past five years.
Cody Strang and Wyatt Wilderman would finish in second place, two shots behind.
The WPGA would like to thank Harris Golf Cars, XXIOGolf, Bushnell Golf & Shade Headwear for their support of Monday's event.
We also want to express our appreciation to Beloit Club for hosting the event for the fifth time in the past nine years.
Recap & Results - wisconsin.pga.com/news/grisa-bach-are-back/
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The process to become a PGA member is now complete for Daniel Romero. The former Carthage College golfer and current assistant professional at Morningstar Golfers Club was recently elected to PGA membership earlier this month.
A big congrats on this accomplishment, Daniel.
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