Archive for February 2026

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – There’s an ATM joke to be made about how Bob Sowards and Ben Kern treat the PGA Winter Championships every year. When the weather in Ohio turns cold, Bob and Ben are just getting warmed up, and that proved to be true once

By Craig Dolch Special to the PGA of America PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2026) – It’s not easy to beat Ben Kern in a playoff. Or to win with an 8 on the scorecard. Andre Chi of Hicksville, N.Y., managed to do both Tuesday, making a 17-foot

By Craig Dolch Special to the PGA of America PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2026) – Bob Sowards was prophetic last week when asked if he and teammate Ben Kern were the team to beat in the PGA Four-Ball Stableford Team Championship. “As long as

By Craig Dolch Special to the PGA of America PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (January 29, 2026) – Mother Nature proved to be the only way to delay Bob Sowards and Ben Kerns’ inexorable march to victory in the PGA Senior-Junior Team Championship at PGA Golf