FAIRBORN, OH – 16 PGA Professionals are set to represent the Southern Ohio PGA in defending their championship title at the 27th Ohio Cup.
The Southern Ohio PGA Ohio Cup team is made possible thanks to the continued support of longtime SOPGA Partner Saling Simms Associates.
Leading the 2023 SOPGA team is Captain Ken Corliss, PGA Teaching Professional at the Golf Club of Dublin. A prominent player himself, Corliss stepped into the captaincy following Southern Ohio bringing home the Cup after a four-year losing streak. Helping Captain Corliss on the course is Assistant (Playing) Captain Bob Sowards, PGA Director of Instruction at Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club. Steve Groves, PGA Life Member, will assist the team as a second Assistant Captain with Sowards competing in the event. The Team Southern Ohio Captains look to keep the Cup in Southern Ohio territory for the second consecutive year.
Introducing the 27th Ohio Cup SOPGA team:
Main Team
Mike Auterson, PGA Head Professional at Hickory Woods Golf Course (5th Ohio Cup team)
Kyler Booher, PGA Director of Golf at Miami Shores Golf Course (4th Ohio Cup team)
Ricky Denny, PGA Assistant Professional at Jamaica Run Golf Course (3rd Ohio Cup team)
Ben Kern, PGA General Manager at Hickory Hills Golf Club (1st Ohio Cup team)
Andy Montgomery, PGA Director of Golf at Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club (12th Ohio Cup team)
Joe Moore, PGA Head Professional at Beavercreek Golf Club (9th Ohio Cup team)
Chris Muse, PGA Head Professional at Hickory Hills Golf Club (2nd Ohio Cup team)
Jeff Olson, PGA Director of Golf at the Golf Club of Dublin (16th Ohio Cup team)
Doug Wade, PGA Head Professional at Sugar Valley Golf Club (10th Ohio Cup team)
Chase Wilson, PGA Director of Instruction at Columbus Country Club (4th Ohio Cup team)
Senior Team
Sam Arnold, PGA General Manager at The Vineyard Golf Course (17th Ohio Cup team)
Dave Bahr, PGA Head Professional at Maketewah Country Club (18th Ohio Cup team)
Dan Gage, PGA Director of Golf at Wedgewood Golf & Country Club (5th Ohio Cup team)
Tim Krapfel, PGA Head Professional at Belwood Country Club (18th Ohio Cup team)
Bob Sowards, PGA Director of Instruction at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club (18th Ohio Cup team)
Mike Thomas, PGA General Manager at Sharon Woods Golf Course (8th Ohio Cup team)
In addition to Saling Simms Associates, the 27th Ohio Cup Team is supported by Southern Ohio PGA Partners Stitch Golf represented locally by Todd Adams, Titleist represented locally by Rod Koch, as well as Devon Holden, PGA from Holden Golf Sales representing AHEAD and Sun Mountain. Thanks to each of these partners for providing the uniforms and equipment to help the team play their best.
Congratulations to the Southern Ohio PGA 27th Ohio Cup team members! They are set to compete against the Northern Ohio PGA team at Worthington Hills Golf & Country Club in Columbus, OH October 2-4, 2023.