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Southern Ohio PGA News
New Member Spotlight: Owen Carney, PGA
Powell, OH — The Southern Ohio PGA is proud to congratulate one of the newest members of the PGA of America in our section, Owen Carney, PGA! Owen
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SOPGA and NOPGA Partner for Play Golf Ohio License Plate
Dayton, OH – PGA REACH Southern Ohio and the Northern Ohio PGA Golf Foundation are excited to announce the passage and launch of the Play Golf
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White Continues Historic Summer with Second SOPGA Main Division Victory
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
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The Southern Ohio PGA is proud to congratulate the newest member of the PGA of America in our Section, Owen Carney, PGA!
Owen was elected to membership in June of 2026 and is an Assistant Professional at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Powell, Ohio.
Read more about Owen with the ...link below or in our story!
The Southern Ohio PGA is proud to congratulate the newest member of the PGA of America in our Section, Owen Carney, PGA!
Owen was elected to membership in June of 2026 and is an Assistant Professional at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Powell, Ohio.
Read more about Owen with the ...link below or in our story!
Some people see a license plate.
We hope you’ll see something else…
A Veteran who found purpose again through PGA HOPE.
A high school golf team that found camaraderie on the course thanks to new sets of clubs from Clubs Fore Kids.
Junior golfers who take ...their first few steps on their lifelong journey in the game of golf.
Every plate on the road becomes another investment in those stories.
Help us choose the design that will carry golf's impact across Ohio.
Drive the Game Forward.
Vote today.
Some people see a license plate.
We hope you’ll see something else…
A Veteran who found purpose again through PGA HOPE.
A high school golf team that found camaraderie on the course thanks to new sets of clubs from Clubs Fore Kids.
Junior golfers who take ...their first few steps on their lifelong journey in the game of golf.
Every plate on the road becomes another investment in those stories.
Help us choose the design that will carry golf's impact across Ohio.
Drive the Game Forward.
Vote today.
One Plate. Endless Possibilities.
Every plate purchased supports the future of golf in Ohio
Something new is hitting Ohio roads. Ohio has a new way to support the game you love.
The new Play Golf Ohio specialty license plate is officially on its way and soon, every mile... you drive can help grow golf across our state.
Your purchase helps fund programs that change lives through golf, including Veterans, junior golfers and families discovering the game for the very first time.
Now it's your turn.
Help us choose the final plate design by casting your vote.
Vote with the link in our bio.
One Plate. Endless Possibilities.
Every plate purchased supports the future of golf in Ohio
Something new is hitting Ohio roads. Ohio has a new way to support the game you love.
The new Play Golf Ohio specialty license plate is officially on its way and soon, every mile... you drive can help grow golf across our state.
Your purchase helps fund programs that change lives through golf, including Veterans, junior golfers and families discovering the game for the very first time.
Now it's your turn.
Help us choose the final plate design by casting your vote.
Vote with the link below or in our bio.
Win #2! Thanks to a clutch birdie on 18, Allie White picked up her second win of 2026 at the 2026 Springfield Classic! Allie shot 65 (with two bogeys!) to win by a shot over Bob Sowards at Springfield Country Club.
White is now up to fourth in the SOPGA/Rolex Player of the Year rankings ...and is closing in on securing her spot in the 2026 Ohio Cup!!!
Sowards won the Senior Division. Chris Rossi and Adam Taulbee tied for first in the Associate Division.
Win #2! Thanks to a clutch birdie on 18, Allie White picked up her second win of 2026 at the 2026 Springfield Classic! Allie shot 65 (with two bogeys!) to win by a shot over Bob Sowards at Springfield Country Club.
White is now up to fourth in the SOPGA/Rolex Player of the Year rankings ...and is closing in on securing her spot in the 2026 Ohio Cup!!!
Sowards won the Senior Division. Chris Rossi and Adam Taulbee tied for first in the Associate Division.
Springfield Country Club is the backdrop this week for the 2026 Springfield Classic! Leaderboard in the story.
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