GLENVIEW, Ill. – April 15, 2022 – The PGA Professional Championship will be played at Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas next week starting Sunday, April 17 and concluding Wednesday, April 20. Eleven Illinois PGA Professionals will represent the Section at the 55th PGA Professional Championship next week.
Illinois PGA Professionals qualified for this event last August at the Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club. The Illinois PGA Section was granted 10 qualifying spots based on historical entries into this event. Other players were granted spots into the PGA Professional Championship through the National exempt list or alternate list.
“We are excited to once again play witness to the PGA Professional Championship,” said Carrie Williams, Executive Director of the Illinois PGA Section. “We have a strong group of professionals representing the Illinois PGA Section this year, and we wish them the best of luck.”
Below is the Illinois PGA/PGA Professional Championship roster and their previous season’s highlights:
Reece Bartelt – PGA Director of Instruction at S.M.A.R.T Golf & Fitness, Lombard, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T11
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at Oak Park Country Club – T1
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T11
- Making his first career appearance at the PGA Professional Championship.
- Finished 10th in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Brian Carroll – General Manager and Head PGA Professional at The Hawk Country Club, St. Charles, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T8
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at River Forest Country Club – T4
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – 2nd
- Has appeared in three (3) PGA Professional Championships.
- Finished fifth (5th) in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Garrett Chaussard – PGA Director of Instruction at Skokie Country Club, Glencoe, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T2
- Illinois PGA Match Play Championship at Bull Valley Golf Club – 2nd
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T3
- Has appeared in three (3) PGA Professional Championships.
- Was the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year.
Chris French – Assistant PGA Professional at Aldeen Golf Club, Rockford, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – 4th
- 2021 PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club – T29
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at ThunderHawk Golf Club – 3rd
- Has appeared in one (1) PGA Professional Championship.
- Finished second (2nd) in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Frank Hohenadel – Head PGA Professional, Mistwood Golf Club, Romeoville, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – 5th
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at Sunset Ridge Country Club – 2nd
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T9
- Has appeared in six (6) PGA Professional Championships.
- Finished eighth (8th) in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Andy Mickelson – PGA Director of Golf, Mistwood Golf Club, Romeoville, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – 1st
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at the Hawk Country Club – 2nd
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T3
- Has appeared in one (1) PGA Professional Championship.
- 2015 PGA of America National Assistant Champion.
- Finished fourth (4th) in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
David Paeglow – Head PGA Professional, Kishwaukee Country Club, DeKalb, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T8
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters Championship at Onwentsia Club – 1st
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T9
- Has appeared in 11 PGA Professional Championships.
- Finished 13th in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Kurt Rogers – Assistant PGA Professional, Champaign Country Club, Champaign, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T2
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters Championship at Onwentsia Club – 2nd
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T11
- Making his first career appearance at the PGA Professional Championship.
- Finished 21st in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Matt Slowinski – PGA Director of Golf, Hinsdale Golf Club, Clarendon Hills, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – 6th
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at Sunset Ridge Country Club – T19
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T13
- Has appeared in nine (9) PGA Professional Championships.
- Finished 21st in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
Mike Small – PGA Head Coach, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
- Three-time National PGA Professional Champion (2005, 2009, 2010)
- Six top three finishes at PGA Professional Championships
- Has appeared in 15 PGA Professional Championships.
- Has qualified for 10 PGA Championships.
- Two-time low PGA Professional at the PGA Championship (2007, 2011).
Tim Streng – PGA Teaching Professional, Wildcat Golf Academy, Lake Forest, Ill.
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T8
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play at Sunset Ridge Country Club – T10
- Illinois PGA Players Championship at Knollwood Club – T6
- Making his first career appearance at the PGA Professional Championship.
- Finished 11th in the 2021 Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year points race.
The PGA Professional Championship field is comprised of players who advanced from the 41 Section Championships, along with Past Champions. The low 20 finishers earn a berth in the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 19-22.
Established in 1968, the PGA Professional Championship roster of Champions includes the following premier TOUR professionals: Sam Snead, Bob Rosburg, Don Massengale, Ed Dougherty, Larry Gilbert, and Bruce Fleisher. The PGA Professional Championship is presented by Club Car and OMEGA. Supporting sponsors are Titleist/FootJoy, NIKE and TaylorMade. Presenting partners are Golf Channel and the PGA TOUR. The 41 Section Championships and the National Championship offer a combined purse of more than $1.5 million.
The 55th PGA Professional Championship Broadcast Schedule:
- Sunday, April 17: GOLF Channel – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Monday, April 18: GOLF Channel – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 19: GOLF Channel – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 20: GOLF Channel – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For full coverage, view PGAProChampionship.com
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