Tournaments

Cincinnati, Ohio – Golf is a game of momentum. Bob Sowards has spent a career proving he doesn’t need any.  For some players, a tournament is a series of emotional weather systems. A birdie run brings sunshine. A bogey introduces a cold

Chardon, Ohio — Larry King had to put his radio away. The Southern Ohio PGA came into Wednesday singles at the 30th Ohio Cup with a two-point lead and, after the first few hours, the leaderboard and the chatter on the staff radio had become too

Chardon, Ohio — There are certain October afternoons when the light begins to leave the golf course before anyone is ready to let it go. That was the problem on Tuesday at Sand Ridge Golf Club. The 30th Ohio Cup had arrived, three decades of

Columbus, OH – Allie White has an extra gear. Clear as day and obvious to anyone. And she’s found it a lot in 2026. Add a Southern Ohio PGA Women’s Professional Championship trophy to an already crowded cabinet. White shot an outrageous

Columbus, Ohio – The 30th Ohio Cup. That pretty much says it all.  Three decades after the Southern Ohio PGA and Northern Ohio PGA Sections first turned their statewide rivalry into a Ryder Cup-style competition, the event has become something

New Albany, Ohio – There’s always a tournament within the tournament at the New Albany Classic.  Perfectly situated on the SOPGA schedule, New Albany gives players the final chance to work their way onto the Southern Ohio team for the Ohio

Maineville, OH — The years have changed. The courses have changed. The players chasing him have changed. Bob Sowards keeps winning. There are wins that mark a career. Then there are wins that begin to mark time. On Tuesday, Bob Sowards won his 12th

Maineville, OH – It’s not personal.  TPC River’s Bend just has a way of making it feel that way. For better or worse, the course has always been something of a litmus test for the Southern Ohio PGA. There is beauty in its bluntness and,

Kettering, OH – Any duo hoping to win the inaugural Ohio Team Championship at NCR Country Club had to be prepared to go low. Extremely low. We’re talking double digits under par before the tournament had even reached its final stretch.  By

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The first win was history. The second was validation. Just weeks after becoming the first woman to win the Main Division of a Southern Ohio PGA Section event, Allie White returned to the winner’s circle Monday at