33RD SENIOR PGA PROFESSIONAL LEADERBOARD
GLENVIEW, Ill. – October 20, 2021 – Nine Illinois PGA Professionals will represent the Section at the 33rd Senior PGA Professional Championship this week, Oct. 21-24 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. 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. This week’s top 35 finishers will qualify for the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, to be played May 24-29 at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
“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, 61, PGA Teaching Professional at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course, Bristol, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 3rd
- Illinois PGA Senior Match Play Championship at Shoreacres – 1st
- Illinois PGA Super Senior Open at Pine Meadow Golf Club – 1st
- Won the 2021 Illinois PGA Errie Ball Senior Player of the Year Award and finished third in the Illinois PGA Bernardi Player of the Year race.
John Cleary, 54, PGA Director of Instruction at Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 5th
- Illinois Senior Players Championship at Beverly Country Club – 4th
- Illinois Senior Masters at Onwentsia Club – T6
Kevin Marion, 63, Head PGA Professional at Old Elm, Highland Park, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr – T6
- Illinois Senior Stroke Play at River Forest Country Club – 3rd
- Illinois Super Senior Open at Pine Meadow Golf Club – 4th
Don Morris, 54, PGA Teaching Professional at Diversey Golf Range, Chicago, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- Illinois PGA Senior Stroke Play at ThunderHawk Golf Club – 1st
- Illinois PGA Senior Stroke Play at Metamora Fields Golf Club – T5
Kurt Rogers, 59, Assistant PGA Professional at Champaign Country Club, Champaign, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – T6
- Illinois PGA Senior Players Championship at Beverly Country Club – T2
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – T2
Mike Small, 55, Head Men’s Golf Coach at the University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 1st (fifth consecutive win at this event)
- Illinois PGA Senior Players Championship at Beverly Country Club – T2
- Illinois PGA Professional Championship at Ivanhoe Club – 7th
John Varner, 52, PGA Director of Golf, Beverly Country Club, Chicago, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 2nd
- Illinois Senior Masters Championship at Onwentsia Club – T9
- XXIO Illinois Senior Open Championship at Flossmoor Golf Club – T10
David Thompson, 50, Head PGA Professional at Crystal Lake Country Club, Crystal Lake, Ill.
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 9th
- Illinois Senior Masters Championship at Onwentsia Club – T14
- Illinois Senior Players Championship at Beverly Country Club – T15
Michael Troy, 53, Assistant PGA Professional at Zigfield Troy Golf Club
- Illinois Senior PGA Professional Championship at Bryn Mawr Country Club – 4th
- XXIO Illinois Senior Open Championship at Flossmoor Golf Club – T8
- Illinois PGA Senior Stroke Play at Metamora Fields Golf Club – T5
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.www.ipga.com and join us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
CONTACT:
Kevin Quinn
Illinois PGA Communications
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