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Kern, Sowards Shine at PGA Winter Championsihps
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
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Ben Kern Comes Up Just Short at Stroke Play Championship
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
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Kern, Sowards Win For The Second Time In One Week!
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
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That's a wrap for our second Junior Golf Summit of the year at the Golf Club of Dublin! Thank you to all of our presenters, juniors, and their parents for a great day of fun and learning!
That’s a wrap on our Heatherwoode Junior Golf Summit!
Huge thanks to everyone who made February 15 such a success. To our presenters: thank you for investing your time and expertise into the next generation of golfers. And to our attendees: your passion for the game is what makes these ...events so special!
Round 2 is just around the corner:
📅 February 22
📍 The Golf Club of Dublin
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And...another one! That's two wins in one week. Ben and Bob have beaten 258 teams over the last two events!
Boom! That's four of the last six!
Read more: https://www.pga.com/story/bob-sowards-ben-kern-cruise-to-another-pga-senior-junior-team-championship
Run away and hide! Ben Kern and Bob Sowards are eight shots clear of second place heading into the final round of the Senior-Junior Team Championship!
Highlights from the first ever SOPGA Associate Teaching & Coaching Portfolio Day! Alex Brickley, PGA, Mark Williams, PGA, Garrett Korte, PGA and Ryne Kitchen, PGA, were all on hand to give lessons for Associates to observe as part of their Level 1 bookwork! Thanks to the Golf Club at Little ...Turtle for hosting!
Four in front after two rounds, Ben Kern and Bob Sowards lead the Senior-Junior Team Championship at PGA Golf Club in Florida. 63 today, 59 yesterday. Doug Wade and North Florida partner Tom Walters are currently solo 7th. Michael Auterson and Sam Arnold make the cut and sit T36!
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