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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 an 8 on the scorecard. Andre Chi of Hicksville, N.Y., managed to do both Tuesday, making a 17-foot

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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 teammate Ben Kern were the team to beat in the PGA Four-Ball Stableford Team Championship. “As long as

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Sowards, Kern Win Senior-Junior Team Championship

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

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71st PGA Winter Championship Season Kicks Off Wednesday

By Craig Dolch Special to the PGA of America PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (January 6, 2026) – The highly anticipated PGA Winter Championships kick off its 71st season of hosting national-level championships at PGA Golf Club this week, starting Wednesday

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Team Southern Ohio Makes History at 2025 Secretary’s Cup

Of all the strides PGA HOPE Southern Ohio made in 2025, perhaps the most important one happened in rain-soaked shoes during a borderline biblical downpour at Carmel Country Club, just days before the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in

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PGA HOPE Southern Ohio Increases Impact in 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, PGA HOPE Southern Ohio reflects on a year defined by expanded opportunities and meaningful growth for our Veteran community. With more programs offered and more Veterans served, this season stands out as one of our strongest

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Sowards Makes History With PGA Tournament Series Victory

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2025) – It had been a slow start to the 48th PGA Tournament Series for Bob Sowards. Just a pair of top-five finishes. Sowards’ game finally warmed up in Event No. 3. And how. Sowards capped off another brilliant

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Why Team Ohio’s Birdies Meant Even More After a Rain-Soaked Run to Second Place

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

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A Legacy of HOPE: Burt Jones and the Power of Purpose

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

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2025 SOPGA Awards Spotlight: Andy Montgomery, PGA

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

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