Wayne, Pa. – August 23, 2016 – Stu Ingraham of (Broomall, Pa.), winner of the Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship August 22-23, 2016 at St. Davids Golf Club will lead nine Section PGA Professionals to compete Nov. 17-20, in the 28th Senior PGA Professional Championship.
The national Championship, presented by Mercedes-Benz USA, returns to PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Ingraham turned in a winning total of 4 -under-par 136 to capture the Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship supported by Mercedes-Benz USA. Jack Brennan of (Mill Hall, Pa.) finished two strokes back at 2-under-par 138. They are joined by Brian Kelly (Lewisburg, Pa.), Bill Sautter (Ocean City, NJ), John Allen (Media, Pa.), John Appleget (Dorothy, NJ), George Forster (Blue Bell, Pa.), Terry Hertzog (Lititz, Pa.), and Dave McNabb (Malvern, Pa.).
The Senior PGA Professional Championship brings together a field of 264 contestants representing the PGA of America’s 41 nationwide Sections, and features a total purse of $285,000. The first two rounds will be conducted on the Ryder and Wanamaker Courses. The Wanamaker Course will host the Championship’s final 36 holes.
Mercedes-Benz USA is returning as a presenting sponsor.
The Wanamaker Course, designed by Tom Fazio, is named in honor of Rodman Wanamaker, who in 1916, inspired the birth of the PGA of America. A classic Florida layout, the Wanamaker Course plays to a par-72 and will be set at 6,725 yards. It is set against a backdrop of wetlands, palm trees and palmettos, and is considered one of Florida’s most beautiful courses.
The Ryder Course is named in honor of Samuel Ryder, the namesake and founder of the Ryder Cup, the pre-eminent event in golf. The par-72, 6,733-yard layout with rolling hills, majestic pine trees and challenging water hazards has a distinctive Carolina-feel.
Begun in 1989, the Senior PGA Professional Championship is modeled after the PGA Professional Championship, with a field of 50-and-older senior PGA Professionals who advanced through 41 Section Championships conducted from July through September this year.
The top 35 finishers in the national Championship earn a berth in the 78th Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid, which will be conducted in May 2017, at Trump National Golf Club – Washington, D.C., in Potomac Falls, Virginia.
The top five finishers earn an exemption into the final stage of the 2017 PGA Tour Champions National Finals. Since its debut, many participants in the Senior PGA Professional Championship have used their success in the event as a springboard to a PGA Tour Champions career.
About Mercedes-Benz USA
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Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship
Aug 22 – Aug 23, 2016
Senior Championship Results
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Qualifiers: 9 Alternates: 5
QUALIFIERS
1 Stu Ingraham M Golf Range 70-66--136 -4
2 Jack Brennan Mountain View CC 69-69--138 -2
T3 Brian Kelly Bucknell GC 71-70--141 +1
T3 Bill Sautter Philadelphia Cricket Club 71-70--141 +1
T5 John Allen Huntingdon Valley CC 73-69--142 +2
T5 John Appleget Wildwood Golf & CC 72-70--142 +2
T5 George Forster Radnor Valley CC 72-70--142 +2
T5 Terry Hertzog CC of York 71-71--142 +2
9 Dave McNabb Applebrook GC 72-71--143 +3
ALTERNATES - IN ORDER
10 Rick Flesher Applebrook GC 73-70--143 +3
11 Jack Connelly North Hills CC 72-71--143 +3
12 Dave Quinn Links GC 72-72--144 +4
13 Don Allan Burlington CC 70-74--144 +4
14 Bob Lennon Wilmington CC 71-75--146 +6
DID NOT QUALIFY
T15 Linda Nevatt ACE Club 75-71--146 +6
T15 Ken Peyre-Ferry Philly PGA 73-73--146 +6
17 Don DeAngelis Squires GC 74-73--147 +7
18 Gary Hardin Northampton CC 76-72--148 +8
19 Wayne Phillips Lehigh CC 75-73--148 +8
20 Mike Mack Burlington CC 73-75--148 +8
T21 John Kellogg Radley Run CC 77-72--149 +9
T21 Mickey Sokalski Philmont CC 75-74--149 +9
T21 Dave Roberts Cedarbrook CC 75-74--149 +9
T24 Ed Dougherty Philly PGA 76-74--150 +10
T24 Jim Bromley Play-a-Round Golf 71-79--150 +10
T26 David Nevatt Philly PGA 75-76--151 +11
T26 Harvey Williams Philly PGA 75-76--151 +11
28 John DiMarco Laurel Creek CC 77-75--152 +12
29 John Kirchner Philly PGA 77-76--153 +13
30 Darren Mills Lou Guzzi GA 74-80--154 +14
31 Bob Hibschman Manufacturers GCC 76-79--155 +15
32 Jeb Boyle Centre Hills CC 77-79--156 +16
33 Dave Seeman Hartefeld National GC 80-77--157 +17
34 John Tyrell Running Deer GC 77-81--158 +18
35 Patrick Keefe Inniscrone GC 84-77--161 +21
36 Joe Ambrose Paupack Hills G & CC 79-83--162 +22
37 Paul Galczyk Westover CC 84-80--164 +24
38 Bob Doria Makefield Highlands GC 79-92--171 +31
39 John Carpineta Bensalem Township CC 81-94--175 +35
40 Ed Reely Mountain View GC 89-92--181 +41