The 34th Senior PGA Professional Championship takes place October 13-16 in New Mexico
GLENVIEW, Ill. – October 12, 2022 – Nine Illinois PGA Professionals will represent the Section at the 34th Senior PGA Professional Championship this week, Oct. 13-16 at Twin Warriors and Santa Ana Golf Clubs Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. Illinois PGA Professionals qualified for this event in August at the Senior Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club in Lincolnwood, Ill. All active PGA Professionals ages 50 years or older were eligible to qualify for this event.
The 264 PGA Professionals in this event are competing for the Leo Fraser trophy. This week’s top 35 finishers will qualify for the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, to be played May 24-28 at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas. The 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship will mark the first major championship played at PGA Frisco.
“We are very proud of the Senior PGA Professionals that have qualified for this event,” said Carrie Williams, Executive Director of the Illinois PGA Section. “We have a strong group of professionals representing the Illinois PGA Section this year at the National Senior PGA Professional Championship, and we wish them all the best this week.”
Below is the Illinois PGA/Senior PGA Professional Championship roster and season highlights:
Roy Biancalana, PGA Teaching Professional at The Hawk Country Club, St Charles, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 1st
- Illinois PGA Senior Match Play Championship at Shoreacres – 1st
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters at Onwentsia Club – 1st
Don Morris, Head Men’s Golf Coach at Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters at Onwentsia – T27
Danny Mulhearn, Head PGA Professional at Glen Oak Country Club, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- XXIO Illinois Senior Open Championship at the Preserve at Oak Meadows – 2nd
- Illinois Senior Masters at Onwentsia Club – T3
Steve Murray, Head PGA Professional at Forest Hills Country Club, Rockford, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 3
David Paeglow, Head PGA Professional at Kishwaukee Country Club, DeKalb, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters at Onwentsia Club – 1st
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play #1 at Elgin Country Club – T3
Jim Sobb, PGA Director of Golf at the Ivanhoe Club, Mundelein, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- XXIO Illinois Senior Open Championship at The Preserve at Oak Meadows – 4th
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play #2 at North Shore Country Club (Senior Division) – 1st
David Thompson, Head PGA Professional at Crystal Lake Country Club, Crystal Lake, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play #2 at North Shore Country Club (Senior Division) – T5
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play #3 at The Hawk Country Club (Senior Division) – 13th
Michael Troy, Assistant PGA Professional at Zigfield Troy Golf Club, Woodridge, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T4
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play #3 at The Hawk Country Club (Senior Division) T10
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters at Onwentsia Club – T10
John Varner, PGA Director of Golf at Beverly Country Club, Chicago, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T4
- Illinois PGA Stroke Play #4 at Chicago Golf Club (Senior Division) – 1st
- Illinois PGA Senior Masters at Onwentsia Club – T7
About the Illinois PGA/Illinois PGA Foundation
The Illinois Section of the PGA of America is a professional organization serving the men and women golf professionals in northern and central Illinois who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf. The Illinois PGA is responsible for the administration of competitive golf tournaments, educational opportunities, support programs and growth of the game initiatives. With over 840 members and apprentices, the Illinois PGA is one of the 41 regional Sections that comprise the PGA of America. The Illinois PGA Foundation focuses its community efforts on promoting the goodwill and growth of the game with an emphasis on activities that benefit youth. Foundation initiatives include: GolfWorks Illinois, Youth-based Scholarship Funds and the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame. For more information about the Illinois PGA and the Illinois PGA Foundation, please visit www.ipga.com and join us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
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