Month: September 2025

PGA of America Golf Professionals Oakley, Early, Barbin, and Bensel Advance in 2025 Philadelphia PGA Match Play Championship

September 3, 2025Comments Off on PGA of America Golf Professionals Oakley, Early, Barbin, and Bensel Advance in 2025 Philadelphia PGA Match Play ChampionshipPPGA

Horsham, Pa. (September 3, 2025) — PGA of America Golf Professionals Zac Oakley of Bidermann Golf Club, Kyle Early of Waynesborough Country Club, Zach Barbin of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club, and Trevor Bensel of LuLu Country Club, have each advanced to the semi-final matches of the 2025 Philadelphia PGA Match Play Championship, and are all that remain of the 114 PGA Professionals who have been competing in the event since May. The semi-final and final matches are scheduled to take place on Tuesday, September 30 at the famed Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.

Sixteen PGA Professionals began their day at Commonwealth National Golf Club to vie for the four semi-final slots. In the Jack Connelly Bracket, Zac Oakley, Bidermann Golf Club, defeated Andrew Turner, C.C. of York, 3 and 2, while Mark Sheftic, Sunnybrook Golf Club, bettered John Pillar, Country Club at Woodloch Springs, 1-up. Waynesborough’s Kyle Early topped Clubhouse 54’s Michael Little 1-up in the Skee Riegel Bracket, setting up the match against Merion Golf Club’s Joanna Coe, who earlier defeated Aronimink Golf Club’s Riley Wheeldon, 3 and 1.

Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay Golf Club, won his match against Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green Golf Club, 1-up, in the Charlie Hoffner Bracket, while Mike Meisenzahl, Tavistock Country Club, bettered Parks Price, Hanover Country Club, 2 and 1. LuLu Country Club’s Trevor Bensel defeated Applebrook Golf Club’s Dave McNabb 5 and 3 in the Dick Smith Bracket, while Chester Valley Golf Club’s Brett Walker advanced by beating Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort’s Brian Bergstol 1-up.

In the afternoon Round of Eight, Oakley defeated Sheftic 2-up to claim the Connelly Division; Early topped Coe 2 and 1 to take the Riegel Division; Barbin bettered Meisenzahl 5 and 4 for the Hoffner Division, and Bensel took the Smith Division by beating Walker 1-up.

View the full 2025 Philadelphia PGA Match Play Championship leaderboard by clicking here.

The 2025 Philadelphia PGA Match Play Championship is supported by Rolex and the PGA Tour. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals thank our partners, host Commonwealth National Golf Club, its membership, management, and staff, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 590 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Communications Director, mfrey@pgahq.com

Pillar, Bensel, McNabb and Kennedy Win Inaugural Ohana Farm Team Championship Presented By OAKLEY

September 2, 2025Comments Off on Pillar, Bensel, McNabb and Kennedy Win Inaugural Ohana Farm Team Championship Presented By OAKLEYPPGA

Blue Bell, Pa. (September 2, 2025) — On a cool day with blue skies abundantly covering the beautiful Cedarbrook Country Club, PGA of America Golf Professionals John Pillar, Country Club at Woodloch Springs; Frank Bensel, Galloway National Golf Club; Dave McNabb, Applebrook Golf Club; and Eric Kennedy, Overbrook Golf Club won the 2025 Ohana Farm Team Championship presented by Oakley. Their team finished with an impressive score of 16-under-par.

This event featured a unique competition format: for each team of four, one best score will count on par fives, two best scores will count on par fours and three best scores will count on par threes.

Narrowly behind in second place at 12-under-par was the team of Michael Grabosky, Heidelberg Country Club; Brian Kelly, Titleist Fitcrew; Jack Brennan, Mountain View Country Club; and Stephen Swartz, Carlisle Country Club. Third place went to the team of Mike Caldwell and Matt Finger, DuPont Country Club; Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green Golf Club; and Brad Sanders, Sunnybrook Golf Club, as well as Anthony Malizia and Zac Oakley Bidermann Golf Club; Michael Rushin, Bear Trap Dunes; and Foster Haynes, Kings Creek Country Club. Both teams shot 11-under-par rounds. Two teams also tied for fifth place at 10-under-par. They were Kyle Jackson, Sunnybrook Golf Club; Rocco Sgrillo, John F. Bryne Golf Course; Trevor Bensel, Lulu Country Club; Billy Stewart, Union League Liberty Hill and Michael Chanaud, Bear Trap Dunes, Ryan Rucinski, Wilmington Country Club; Eric Willey, Kings Creek Country Club; and Greyson Rossi, The Peninsula Golf and Country Club.

Oakley also sponsored two closest to the pin contests on Hole 9 and Hole 16. Rick McCall of Rehoboth Beach Country Club claimed the prize on 9 with two feet, six inches while Eric Willey of Kings Creek Country Club was the closest on 16 with three feet, four inches.

To view the 2025 Ohana Farm Team Championship leaderboard, click here.

This event is presented by Ohana Farm LLC and Oakley. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Cedarbrook Country Club, their members, management, host PGA Professionals, and staff, as well as our partners, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

About the Philadelphia PGA Section
The Philadelphia PGA Section, covering eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is one of 41 geographical managing entities of the PGA of America. This Section manages nearly 900 PGA of America Members and Associates who are employed at over 590 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Communications Director, mfrey@pgahq.com