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Frisco, TX – On the final day of the 2025 PGA Jr. League Championship, the Texas sky wouldn’t cooperate. Lightning sirens wailed, rain hammered the turf and the championship match against Team California kept slipping into pauses. The players

Before he ever cradled a 7-iron or gave a Veteran the gift of golf, Burt Jones was a kid from Milford, Ohio, staring down the narrow roads of a small town and choosing the only path that seemed to lead somewhere bigger. In December 1968, despite

Golf Professional of the Year…At Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Powell, Ohio, the first thing people notice isn’t the immaculate fairways or the hum of carts on a Saturday morning. You notice the feeling. The kind of environment that hums

Brandon Johnson has worn many hats: Air Force officer, analyst, fierce competitor and now, PGA HOPE Ambassador. What ties them together is a lifelong commitment to service. Through his new role with the Southern Ohio PGA, Brandon is using the game he

Teacher and Coach of the Year, Presented by GOLFTEC…If you spend any time on the lesson tee with Gene Powell, you quickly notice two things: an eye for detail that could rival a scientist’s, and a warmth that makes even the most

Bill Strausbaugh Award…There’s a plaque that hangs on the wall of Rob Karnes’ office that’s older than the building it resides in. It’s small and humble, the kind of thing a 12-year-old might have put on their dresser or desk. It

Golf Executive of the Year…At NCR Country Club, excellence doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of vision, collaboration, and steady leadership, all qualities that define Jeff Grant, PGA, CCM, this year’s Southern Ohio PGA Golf

Centerville, Ohio – Jeff Grant, PGA, General Manager and COO of NCR Country Club, was elected President of the Southern Ohio PGA on Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Southern Ohio PGA Annual Fall Meeting. “As I step into the role of President,

Columbus, OH – When Team Ohio competes on golf’s biggest youth stage next month, they’ll be playing for more than a national title. The group of nine talented junior golfers, ages 10 to 13, will represent the Southern Ohio PGA Section at

Columbus, Ohio – The opening round of the 2025 Southern Ohio PGA Tour Championship at Scioto Country Club felt exactly like a season finale should: a storied club, a stacked leaderboard and a crispy October morning that gave way to a golden