Bedford, Pa. (October 10, 2024) — PGA of America Golf Professional Steve Swartz of Carlisle (Pa.) Country Club, led his team of amateurs, Joe Lutz, Jim Fucci, and Will Quinn, to victory in the 2024 Philadelphia PGA Bedford Springs Pro-Am at the famed Omni Bedford Springs Resort.

Ten teams comprised of one PGA Professional and three amateur golfers competed in the One Gross + One Net format over 36 holes. Swartz’s team finished their tournament at 25-under-par, bettering the team from Moselem Springs G.C., Jeff Fick, PGA; Jeff Rapp; Dan Kelly; and Randy Goodreau, by two strokes.

Bent Creek C.C.’s Jim Haus, PGA; John Dever; Henry Popplewell; and Chris Emich, finished in third place at 22-under-par, followed by two teams at 18-under: PGA Life Member Dan Baker, Don Young, Jamison Clark, and Eric Mentzer; and Wild Quail G. & C.C.’s Tyler Spielberger, Dylan Chessher, Anthony Konrad, and Chris Noll.

Having started in 2023, this week’s event is the newest travel pro-am on the Section’s event calendar, and was very well received by the tournament’s competitors. Located in the Allegheny Mountains of southern Pennsylvania, Omni Bedford Springs Resort was originally established in the early 1800s, and was based around the property’s mineral springs. The course has been touched by many golf course architects of the years, with the first iterations of the course coming in the late 1800s and early 1900s thanks to Spencer Oldham and H.H. Barker. Later, renowned golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast renovated the course, followed with work by Arthur Goss. In the mid 1920s, Donald Ross created the 18-hole layout, with further work from James Harrison in the ’60s. The facility closed in 1986 and fell into disrepair, but was ultimately restored through a $120 million restoration. Ron Forse and Jim Nagle renovated the course in 2006 in the style of Tillinghast, Ross, and Oldham. Since reopening, the course and resort have received critical acclaim.

To view the full 2024 Philadelphia PGA Bedford Springs Pro-Am leaderboard, click here.

The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 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