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More Than a Trophy: Woods Finds Validation at Ohio Women’s Open

More Than a Trophy: Woods Finds Validation at Ohio Women’s Open

June 06, 2026

Springboro, OH – Winning will never take a back seat. But when Gabby Woods arrived at Heatherwoode Golf Club to defend her Ohio Women’s Open

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Hammond’s hot start powers her to the lead at the Ohio Women’s Open

Hammond’s hot start powers her to the lead at the Ohio Women’s Open

June 05, 2026

SPRINGBORO, Ohio — For much of Thursday’s opening round of the Ohio Women’s Open, it felt less like a golf tournament and more like a

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Allie White Makes Southern Ohio PGA History at Stableford Championship

Allie White Makes Southern Ohio PGA History at Stableford Championship

June 02, 2026

DAYTON, Ohio — History has a way of arriving quietly. On Monday at Dayton Country Club, Allie White, PGA, authored a milestone 80 years in the

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It’s time to crown a champion. 36 holes in store for players at the 2026 Assistants Championship here at Beavercreek Golf Club. Leaderboard in story!

What a round! Taylor Suggs shoots a 4-under 68 to win the Mid-Ohio Golf Car Capital City Classic!!!

Lots of guys went low — nine SOPGA pros got into red figures here at The Medallion Club.

Congratulations, Taylor!

Welcome to The Medallion Club in Westerville and the site of the 2026 Mid-Ohio Golf Car Capital City Classic!

Thanks to Mid-Ohio Golf Car and Jason Miller for their support. Leaderboard link in our story!

The trophy will eventually find a place on the shelf.

What Gabby Woods found this week may be harder to put away.

Sometimes championships are about beating everyone else.

Sometimes they're about convincing yourself.

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Back-to-back!!! Gabby Woods shoots a 4-under 67 in the final round to chase down Mia Hammond and win her second straight Ohio Women’s Open title!

Congratulations to Gabby and thank you to Heatherwoode Golf Club for hosting a great tournament!

For much of Friday, Mia Hammond and Gabby Woods took turns putting on a show.

The young phenom. The defending champion.

By day's end, it was Hammond standing alone at the top after a brilliant 4-under 67 at Heatherwoode Golf Club.

But with Woods, Victoria Elizabeth, ...Kary Hollenbaugh, Allie White and a host of contenders still lurking, the Ohio Women's Open is far from decided.

Tomorrow, someone leaves with a trophy.

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The 2026 Ohio Women's Open begins tomorrow at Heatherwoode Golf Club, and the championship field may be the deepest in tournament history.

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8:30 AM
Southern Ohio PGA Professional Ashley Thomas joins two-time Michigan PGA Women's Open champion Jessica ...Welch and Miamisburg native Molly Skapik.

8:40 AM
Former Ohio Women's Open champion and Southern Ohio PGA Professional Allie White headlines a group featuring fellow Southern Ohio PGA Professional Melissa Yeazell and former Symetra Tour Player of the Year Marissa Steen.

9:10 AM
Defending champion Gabby Woods returns to defend her title alongside Ohio State standout and 2026 Curtis Cup USA Team member Kary Hollenbaugh and U.S. National Junior Team member and New Albany native Mia Hammond.

With past champions, tour veterans, elite amateurs and rising stars all in the field, the stage is set for an exciting opening round.

Who will make the first move toward the 2026 Ohio Women's Open title? We'll find out tomorrow.

A PGA Tour player. A Patient Champion. PGA Jr. League golfers. PGA Professionals. The children's medicine advocates who help make life-changing care possible.

Different roles. Different backgrounds. Different connections to the game.

One shared mission.

Today at the ...Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, they all stood together because of what golf can accomplish when a community rallies around a cause.

Joined by Play Yellow Ambassador and PGA Tour player Denny McCarthy, Patient Champion Aiden and his family, representatives from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Play Yellow, Southern Ohio PGA Professionals and Team YoYo celebrated a partnership that has generated more than $1.3 million through our Play Yellow Birdie Bashes.

Every person in this photo represents a different part of that story.

Together, they represent what's possible when golf becomes a force for good.

History at Dayton Country Club!

With her victory at the Southern Ohio PGA Stableford Classic, Allie White, PGA became the first woman in the 80-year history of the Southern Ohio PGA to win the main division of a Section event.

A historic day for Allie. A historic day for the ...Southern Ohio PGA.

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