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For PGA club and teaching professionals who take tee times, give lessons and run events — and still manage to play the game at a high level — the PGA Professional Championship is their “major.” Five accomplished golfers will represent the Wisconsin PGA Section at the 2024 PGA Professional Championship, Sunday through Wednesday on the Fields Ranch East and West courses at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas.

For the 23rd time on Wednesday the Wisconsin PGA teamed up with the Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association to present the Premier Golf & Utility Vehicles Super-Pro. After visiting Washington County GC in 2023, the event made the short drive down to highway 83 to let players enjoy the Chenequa Country Club layout.

For the duo of Andy Podolak and David Roesch, their pro-pro success on Monday was just like riding a bike. The old friends had not teamed up in the Spring Pro-Pro Better Ball since 2018, but it didn’t take very long before they were near the top of the leaderboard.

A beautiful spring day greeted the Wisconsin PGA and the participants of the Spring Pro-Pro Scramble on Monday. To say the event was due for one of those days would be an understatement. It marked the first time the event has been played since 2021, after inclement weather forced cancellations the past two years. 

(Augusta, GA – Sunday, April 7, 2024) Two young ladies represented Wisconsin at the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals. McKenna Nelson and Taytum Oswald are enjoying the grounds of Augusta National today during the Monday practice round.

McKenna Nelson and Taytum Oswald ready to compete at the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals Nelson (Beaver Dam, Wis) and Oswald (Beloit, Wis) are part of the 80-player field who advanced through multiple levels of qualifying this past season to

The WPGA Las Vegas Pro-Am came to a close late last week. It was a another terrific week of golf, fellowship, and a whole lot of fun. The field was fortunate to have a nice week of weather and the courses offered some great playing conditions. It marked the ninth straight year the event has featured at least 48 teams. For the first time ever the tournament would feature two completely separate divisions of play. The sold-out 50-team field would be split in two divisions of twenty-five. Divisions were created by random draw during the 2024 WPGA Las Vegas Pro-Am entry lottery.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin and FRISCO, Texas (February 1, 2024) – The Wisconsin Section of the PGA of America has selected Brendan Locke, PGA, a Madison native residing in Jackson and owner of four Wisconsin GOLFTEC Instruction and Fitting Centers, to serve as an At-Large Member of the Wisconsin PGA Board of Directors. Locke, a PGA of America Golf Professional since 2005, joins the Wisconsin PGA Board while serving on PGA LEAD, a PGA of America program committed to diversity in governance and volunteer leadership.

The Wisconsin Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (WPGA) presents their class of 2024 Special Award recipients. This year’s group of award winners are being recognized for their expertise, leadership and performance in the golf business. Each of the eleven PGA Professionals exude enthusiasm for the game of golf and are dedicated to making it better. The recipients will formally receive their awards during the annual WPGA Special Awards Dinner held at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells on February 28.

West Allis, Wis. – The Wisconsin PGA is proud to present its 2024 tournament calendar. The stage is set for another fun and exciting year of golf tournaments. The events will again offer a wide variety of formats and playing opportunities to both Wisconsin PGA professionals and amateurs.