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Columbus, OH – On a humid August afternoon in Licking County, the girls’ golf team at Utica High School stood in a semi-circle around a row of gleaming new golf bags. Eleven of them, each filled with a full set of clubs, waiting to be claimed.

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

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

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

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

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

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