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Southern Ohio PGA News
2026 Award Winners Spotlight: Jennifer Ridle, PGA!
Patriot Award…There is a difference between teaching someone golf and giving them a reason to keep coming back. At Little Miami Golf Center,
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The Southern Ohio PGA Announces Roster for the 2026 Ohio Cup
Columbus, Ohio – The 30th Ohio Cup. That pretty much says it all. Three decades after the Southern Ohio PGA and Northern Ohio PGA Sections
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2026 Award Winners Spotlight: Peter Dornisch, PGA!
2026 Award Winners Spotlight: Peter Dornisch, PGA!…Merchandiser of the Year – Private…There are golf shops, and then there is the
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SOPGA Team Match Play Championship
Mon 04 - 12:00 AM, Various Sites25th SOPGA Women’s Professional Championship
Tue 29 - 12:00 AM, Columbus Country Club30th Ohio Cup
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Up next in our 2026 Awards Winners spotlight, Jennifer Ridle, PGA!
At Little Miami Golf Center, Ridle has built PGA HOPE into something that extends well beyond the golf course.
That's because for Ridle, PGA HOPE is personal.
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The 2026 Southern Ohio PGA Women's Professional Championship is underway at Columbus Country Club!
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Leading the way to the 30th Ohio Cup is Captain Larry King and Assistant Captain Tim Krapfel!
They bring plenty of Ohio Cup history to the 2026 team and they’re looking to keep the cup in Southern Ohio another year!
The 30th Ohio Cup is here!
Three decades of history. One of Ohio golf’s great rivalries.
The SOPGA heads to Sand Ridge Oct. 5–7 to defend the Cup.
Meet the 2026 team!
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The Southern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame honors the people whose impact on the game has helped shape the Section’s history and continues to shape its future.
Today, we’re proud to announce the Southern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame Class of 2026:
Dave Bahr, PGA — The steady presence at Read moreMaketewah Country Club whose career is defined by excellence both inside the golf shop and on the course.
Larry Dornisch, PGA — A titan of the golf industry whose decades at Muirfield Village Golf Club helped set the standard at one of the game’s great clubs.
Joe Cardenas, PGA — A caddie-turned-PGA Professional who built a remarkable 35-year career after humble beginnings while competing at the highest levels of the game.
Steve Lambert, PGA — A uniquely versatile professional whose career spanned agronomy, course development and golf operations, leaving a lasting legacy at the facilities he helped build and shape.
Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2026!
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Up next in our 2026 Awards Winners spotlight, Steve Klick, PGA!
At Beavercreek Golf Club, Klick has built a merchandising operation around something that matters more than what’s on the shelf: knowing the golfer!
And the results speak for themselves.
Congratulations Read moreto the Steve, the 2026 Merchandiser of the Year - Public facility!
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We are officially two weeks away from the Stars & Stripes Pro-Am!
On September 28, we’ll be at NCR Country Club raising funds for PGA HOPE Southern Ohio and supporting the Veterans and Active-Duty Military we serve through the game of golf.
Our goal is 50 teams, and every Read moreplayer helps make a direct impact.
1 player = 1 Veteran funded.
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The SOPGA New Albany Classic is underway! Special thanks to Anderson Ord and Jack Schmanski, PGA for being out here and providing our players with some awesome polos!
Click the link is our story to follow along with the leaderboard all day as our players look to go low!
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Meet Team Southern Ohio!
The roster is set for the inaugural HOPE Cup, where we will take on Veterans from PGA HOPE Northern Ohio in a first-of-its-kind team competition.
On September 30, these Veterans will head to NorthStar Golf Club to represent PGA HOPE Southern Ohio and the Read moregame that has brought them together.
Leading them will be Captains: Brian Jones, PGA,Pam Rothermund, PGA, and Trent Kopala, PGA!
Congratulations to Team Southern Ohio. We’ll see you at the HOPE Cup.
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