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Small Matches Championship Record with Fourth Illinois Senior Open Win
2026 Illinois Senior Open Championship Results HAWTHORN WOODS, Ill. – June 16, 2026 – Mike Small (University of Illinois) won the 2026 Illinois Senior Open presented by Troon on Tuesday with a two-day total of 3-under-par 141 at Hawthorn Woods Country Club. With the victory, Small further cemented his legacy in Illinois golf, capturing his fourth Illinois Senior Open title…
India Leads Trio of Illinois PGA Qualifiers to Assistant PGA Professional Championship
2026 Nadler Golf Cars Illinois PGA Assistant Championship Results LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. — June 1, 2026 — Vince India (North Shore Country Club) claimed the 2026 Illinois PGA Assistant Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club after posting a 36-hole total of 18-under-par 126. The victory earns India a spot in the 50th Assistant PGA Professional Championship, scheduled for Nov. 12-15, 2026,…
Svoboda Wins Harris Golf Cars Illinois PGA Match Play Championship, Claims First Illinois PGA Major Title
OAK BROOK, Ill – May 7, 2026 – Andy Svoboda of Elevation Golf defeated top-seeded and defending Match Play Champion, Jim Billiter (Ivanhoe Club), 2 and 1 in the Championship Match of the 2026 Harris Golf Cars Illinois PGA Match Play Championship at Butterfield Country Club on Thursday morning to claim his first career Illinois PGA Major Championship Title. The…
Class of 2025 Special Awards
GOLF, Ill. – February 12, 2026 – The Illinois PGA Section has announced its slate of Special Award winners for 2025. Nick Papadakes, PGA (Onwentsia Club), has been selected as the 2025 Illinois PGA Professional of the Year and headlines the 14 Illinois PGA Members who won awards in this cycle. With the exception of the Bill Heald Career Achievement…
Illinois PGA and Penrose Brewing Co. Announce New Partnership to Support Illinois PGA Foundation
Golf, Illinois — February 11, 2026 — The Illinois PGA Foundation and Penrose Brewing Co. are proud to announce a new three-year partnership that brings together the state’s golf community and one of Illinois’ most innovative craft breweries. Through this collaboration, Penrose Brewing Co., based in Geneva, Illinois, will rebrand three of its popular beverage SKUs to feature the Illinois…
David Paeglow Claims 2025 Senior Match Play Championship
CHICAGO, Ill. – October 15, 2025 –David Paeglow (Kishwaukee Country Club) claimed his first career Illinois PGA Senior Match Play Championship title at Ridge Country Club on Wednesday, defeating Travis Hall (White Deer Run) 5 and 3 in the Championship Match. “I came into this tournament just trying to relax and have fun. It was great to be out here…
Tim Streng Captures First Career Illinois PGA Major Championship
BARRINGTON, Ill. – September 30, 2025 – Tim Streng, PGA (Wildcat Golf Academy) fired rounds of 68, 66 at the E-Z-GO Illinois PGA Players Championship to claim the final Regular Division Major Championship of the Illinois PGA’s 2025 season. In total, Streng recorded a two-day score of eight-under-par 134 to claim his first Illinois PGA Major Championship. Monday’s first round opened…
PGA of America Career Services Welcomes Jeff Ellingson, PGA, as Career Consultant Serving Illinois and Wisconsin
The PGA of America Career Services Department is pleased to announce the addition of Jeff Ellingson, PGA, to its national team of Career Consultants. Ellingson will serve PGA Members and employers across both the Illinois and Wisconsin PGA Sections. A Class A PGA Member for 19 years, Ellingson brings extensive leadership experience as a General Manager and Head Golf Professional…
Mike Troy Captures Second Career Senior Illinois PGA Major Championship Title
FLOSSMOOR, Ill. – September 24, 2025 – Mike Troy (Zigfield Troy Par 3 Golf Course) won the 2025 Illinois PGA Senior Players Championship at Flossmoor Golf Club on Tuesday, September 24. This serves as Troy’s second career Senior Illinois PGA Major Championship, with his first coming at the 2020 Illinois PGA Senior Match Play Championship. This year’s Senior Players Championship…
Illinois PGA Professionals Raise More Than $640,000 at 2025 Birdies For Charity Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ILLINOIS PGA PROFESSIONALS RAISE MORE THAN $640,000 AT 2025 ILLINOIS PGA FOUNDATION BIRDIES FOR CHARITY EVENT, REACH $5 MILLION MILESTONE GOLF, Ill. – September 3, 2025 – The Illinois PGA Foundation announced today that its 2025 Birdies for Charity fundraiser, held the day after Labor Day, raised over $640,000, bringing the 15-year total amount raised to over $5…
Carroll Rallies to Capture Consecutive Illinois PGA Professional Championships
NADLER GOLF CARS ILLINOIS PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD BEVERLY, Ill. – August 26, 2025 – Brian Carroll of The Hawk Country Club continued his dominant run at the Illinois PGA Professional Championship, firing a final-round 5-under-par 66 at Beverly Country Club to secure a one-stroke victory at the 2025 Nadler Golf Cars Illinois PGA Professional Championship. “This is the event…
Kellen Carries Narrow Advantage into Final Round at Illinois PGA Professional Championship
NADLER GOLF CARS ILLINOIS PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD BEVERLY, Ill. – August 25, 2025 – Jeff Kellen (North Shore Country Club) holds the clubhouse lead at the 2025 Nadler Golf Cars Illinois PGA Professional Championship after a steady round of 3-under-par 68, giving him a one-shot advantage with just 18 holes remaining at Beverly Country Club. The 2025 Nadler Golf Cars…