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2026 Award Winners Spotlight: Tom Bach, PGA!
Bill Strausbaugh Award…Tom Bach has a way of making people feel that they matter. And long after the years spent working alongside him have
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SOPGA Mourns the Loss of Mike Crotty, PGA
Dublin, Ohio – Mike Crotty, PGA, an esteemed PGA of America Golf Professional, dedicated mentor and Southern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame inductee,
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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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Up next in our 2026 Awards Spotlight, Tom Bach, PGA!
A fitting recipient of the Bill Strausbaugh Award, Tom has spent much of his career giving something back to the game, our Section and the people fortunate enough to learn from him.
It's a legacy that's founded by Read morerelationships and his exceptional ability to make people feel like they matter.
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$28,000 raised for @PGAHOPE in Southern Ohio yesterday! A big thank you to Ohio Dominican Men’s and Women’s Head Coach Chris Deibel, PGA, as well as all of the other teams competing at Springfield Country Club this week
The PGA HOPE Collegiate hosted by Ohio Dominican University and the SOPGA began today as PGA HOPE graduates had the opportunity to compete alongside with college golfers at the beautiful Springfield Country Club!
The teams playing have been working to raise funds for @PGAHOPE led by Ohio Read moreDominican Men’s and Women’s Head coach and PGA HOPE instructor Chris Deibel, PGA!
Cut made!!! Southern Ohio PGA Professionals Sam Arnold and Bob Sowards are playing the weekend at the Senior PGA Professional Championship at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Arizona!!!
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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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