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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
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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
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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
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That’s a wrap on our Heatherwoode Junior Golf Summit!
We had an incredible time yesterday at Heatherwoode Golf Club for our first Junior Golf Summit of the year! A massive thank you to our expert presenters for sharing their wisdom and to all the junior golfers and families who joined us... to level up their game. 📈
Missed out? Don’t worry—we’re doing it all again!
Next Stop: 📍 The Golf Club of Dublin
When: February 22
That’s a wrap on our Heatherwoode Junior Golf Summit!
Huge thanks to everyone who made February 15 such a success. To our presenters: thank you for investing your time and expertise into the next generation of golfers. And to our attendees: your passion for the game is what makes these ...events so special!
Round 2 is just around the corner:
📅 February 22
📍 The Golf Club of Dublin
Register for Golf Club of Dublin: https://bit.ly/46eTGga
Highlights from our Junior Teaching Summit this morning! A big thank you to Kim Shafer PGA, Chase Wilson PGA, and Kelly Morrow PGA for being the energy and expertise!
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Win Free Golf for a Year with the Southern Ohio PGA!
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Today is about the girls and women who found their place in the game and made room for others to follow. We’re proud to celebrate the PGA Golf Professionals, instructors and leaders who make the Southern Ohio PGA stronger every day!
Today is about the girls and women who found their place in the game and made room for others to follow. We’re proud to celebrate the PGA Golf Professionals, instructors and leaders who make the Southern Ohio PGA stronger every day!
And...another one! That's two wins in one week. Ben and Bob have beaten 258 teams over the last two events!
Boom! That's four of the last six!
Read more: https://www.pga.com/story/bob-sowards-ben-kern-cruise-to-another-pga-senior-junior-team-championship
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