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Southern Ohio PGA News
Rodgers, Sneed Elected to Serve Southern Ohio PGA
DUBLIN, OH — The Southern Ohio PGA has announced that Garrett Rodgers, PGA, and Bobby Sneed, PGA, have been elected to serve two-year terms as
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2026 Award Winners Spotlight: Jeff Grant, PGA!
PGA Executive of the Year…There are leaders who make an organization better while they are in charge. Then there are leaders who change what an
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Kern, Sowards, White and Schoonmaker Named SOPGA Rolex Players of the Year
The Southern Ohio PGA is proud to announce its 2026 Rolex Players of the Year, recognizing three PGA of America Golf Professionals and one PGA
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Up next in our 2026 Award Winners spotlight, Jeff Grant, PGA!
Leadership isn’t just about making an organization better. It’s about making everyone around you better, too.
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The best of the best in 2026! The SOPGA Rolex Players of the Year!!!
SOPGA Rolex Player of the Year - Ben Kern, PGA
SOPGA Rolex Senior Player of the Year - Bob Sowards, PGA
SOPGA Rolex Women's Player of the Year - Allie White, PGA
SOPGA Rolex PGA Associate Player of the Read moreYear - Austin Schoonmaker
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Goodnight from Maketewah Country Club as we finish out 2026 SOPGA Tour Championship!
Golf is a game of momentum. Bob Sowards has spent a career proving he doesn’t need any.
Sowards won the Southern Ohio PGA Tour Championship for a sixth time, bookending another remarkable tournament season.
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Good morning from Round Two of our 2026 SOPGA Tour Championship!
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Round 1 is in the books! Bob Sowards leads by two after a blistering 4-under 66. Michael Auterson is solo second at 2-under. Carter Cheek is solo third at 1-under. The final round gets started at Mak tomorrow morning at 8!
Time to wrap up the 2026 tournament season! We’re back to beautiful Maketewah Country Club for the 2026 Tour Championship.
Thank you to Mizuno, Caddy Collective and Holderness & Bourne for their support!!!
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The Southern Ohio PGA's win at the Ohio Cup doesn't happen without the tremendous support of our partners. Thank you to:
Mark Guenard from Saling Simms Associates at Steward Partners
Todd Adams from Stitch Golf
Devon Holden from Holden Golf Sales (Ahead and Sun Read moreMountain)
Rod Koch from Titleist
Nick Content from Strackaline
Thank you all for being with us every step of the way!
We don't know about you but we're all still buzzing about our win at the 30th Ohio Cup! Relive our victory with a best of the best photo spread!
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