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Southern Ohio PGA News
Team YoYo Turns Birdies Into Impact at the PGA Jr. League National Championships
COLUMBUS, Ohio – For Team YoYo, a birdie has always been worth celebrating. Now, it can mean something more. Led by PGA of America Golf
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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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Every birdie can make a difference!
Team YoYo is back on the national stage and here to give back, 2x!
After raising more than $12,000 for PGA REACH Southern Ohio last year, not one but TWO teams are turning birdies into impact once again at the PGA Jr. League Championships.
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“I think about it every day. You measure yourself by who you helped along the way.”
The 2026 Golf Executive of the Year and our Section President, Jeff Grant, PGA.
Here we go! Good luck to the seven Southern Ohio PGA Professionals playing in the Senior PGA Professional Championship at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Arizona.
Chad Ammer, Sam Arnold, Dave Bahr, Brad Loomis, Joe Moore, Bob Sowards and Bob Stephens represent the SectionRead more this year.
Round 1 is officially underway. Follow the scoring with the link in our story.
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!
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