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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

ILLINOIS SUPER SENIOR OPEN LEADERBOARD MUNDELEIN, Ill. – August 20, 2025 – Roy Biancalana (St. Charles, Ill) claimed his fourth career Illinois Super Senior Open title today at Pine Meadow Golf Club, after shooting rounds of 64 and 71. Dave Esler (St. Charles, Ill.) and Mike Karney (Crystal Lake, Ill.) took home the low-amateur honors with two-day tournament totals of…

76TH ILLINOIS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD KILDEER, Ill. – August 6, 2025 – The final round of the 76th Illinois Open Championship presented by Troon delivered everything golf fans could hope for—pressure-packed drama, constant leaderboard changes, and a demanding test that refused to let up. In the end, it was Michael Feagles (Scottsdale, AZ) who emerged from the chaos, mastering Kemper…

76TH ILLINOIS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD KILDEER, Ill. – August 5, 2025 – The championship pedigree of Kemper Lakes Golf Club was on full display during the second round of the 2025 Illinois Open, and Brian Ohr proved he was more than up to the challenge. The 28-year-old carded a 3-under-par 69—tied for the lowest round of the day—to build a…