Author: Matt Frey
PGA of America Golf Professional Dave Quinn Leads Laurel Creek to Victory in Weather-Shortened 2026 Rolling Green Team Stableford Championship Presented by Parx Casino®, Moyer and Oakley
Springfield, Pennsylvania (August 10, 2026) — PGA of America Golf Professional Dave Quinn of Laurel Creek Country Club in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, led his team of amateurs, Mark Walker, Anthony Aulfo, and Mike Okeef, to a Net victory in the weather-shortened 2026 Rolling Green Team Stableford Championship, Presented by Parx Casino® and Moyer, at Rolling Green Golf Club.
Severe weather moved into the area in the late afternoon, which resulted in a shortened event to include 12 holes. The winning team finished with 62 points from the Modified Stableford format, which included 5 points for a Double Eagle, 4 for an Eagle, 3 for an Birdie, 2 for a Par, and 1 point for a Bogey or worse. The winners bettered the John F. Byrne Golf Course team by two points: Anthony Hoffman, William Hyndman IV, Joseph Diacovo, and Nick Gill. The Springhaven Club’s Ben Debski, PGA, Jim Murray, Brian Fili, and Jimmy Murray finished in third place with 58 points.
Quinn’s Laurel Creek team also won the Gross Division with 58 points, finishing one point ahead of Concord Country Club’s Michael Strain, PGA, Matthew Sullivan, Luke Shevlin, and Steve Kollias; and three ahead of DuPont Country Club’s Mike Caldwell, PGA, Alex Bilinski, Brian Davis, and Buddy Simmons.
View the full 2026 Rolling Green Team Stableford Championship leaderboard by clicking here.
The 2026 Rolling Green Team Stableford Championship is presented by Parx Casino® and Moyer, and is supported by Oakley. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals also thank our host, Rolling Green Golf Club, their 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, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com
Playing Through: Scott Reilly, PGA
Welcome to the latest episode of the Philadelphia PGA Section’s web series, “Playing Through,” where PGA of America Golf Professionals, Section staff, Section partners, and other industry professionals are asked 18 questions about their lives and careers.
This episode features PGA of America Member Scott Reilly, the PGA Head Golf Professional at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. The club is hosting next week’s U.S. Amateur Championship alongside Merion Golf Club.
If you are interested in appearing in a future episode, please complete this form by clicking here. To watch past episodes, click here.
PGA of America Golf Professional Zachary Barbin Wins 50th Pro-Am for Wishes
| West Chester, Pennsylvania (August 3, 2026) — PGA of America Golf Professional Zachary Barbin of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club, finished with rounds of 68-66-134 to finish at 8-under-par to win the 50th Pro-Am for Wishes by 3 strokes over Anthony Sebastianelli, PGA, of Whitford Golf Club. The Pro-Am for Wishes first started in 1976 at Whitford Country Club, and has been held annually at Penn Oaks Golf Club since 2008 (excluding 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) to benefit Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley. Since the event moved to Penn Oaks, it has raised more than $700,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation. In Zachary Barbin’s final round of a 66, he scored six birdies. “Today I was trying to make no bogeys, that was my goal”, said Barbin. “That’s been my strategy for the last three tournaments, and I played really well.” Barbin went on to thank Jesus Christ, his parents, brothers, and wife, Olivia WSFS Bank. Braden Shattuck of Rolling Green Golf Club finished third at 4-under-par. Billy Stewart of Union League Liberty Hill and Zachary Oakley of Bidermann Golf Club shared third place at 3-under-par. The Senior Division concluded with David Quinn of Laurel Creek Country Club winning the division title with rounds of 74-69-143 to finish at 1-over-par. Jimmy O’Connor Jr. earned Low Amateur honors with rounds of 72-79-151 at 9-over-par, bettering Shane Klatt and Gary Keymont by 10 and 11 strokes, respectively. View the full 2026 Pro-Am for Wishes leaderboard by clicking here. There was a tie in yesterday’s pro-am competition, with Zachary Oakley, Bill Sautter, Anthony Diver, and Dan Missar walking away with the victory alongside Braden Shattuck, Bill Smith, Jimmy O’Connor Sr., and Joe Paris. To read more, click here. The Philadelphia PGA Section extends its sincere appreciation to The Delaware Valley Rare Coin Company; Cavan Construction Co. Inc., Tamora Group; Ducklings Early Learning Franchise, and the following supporting sponsors for their generous support of the 50th Pro-Am for Wishes: Ambler Surgical LLC; Blue Mountain Construction; Buchanan Law – Vince Barbera; Carmen Ford; CDTI – Kevin O’Hara; Dalesio and Lee Families; Equity CRE, Inc.; Fenstermacher & Company, PC; Five Star Inc.; H&W Mechanical; Housers Automotive; Italiano Commercial Real Estate Services LLC; Joann Finegan; Land Services USA; Lyons & Hohl; MAI Design; Malany Electric; Martarano Engineering, Inc.; Meridian Bank – Geoff Sheehan; O’Connor Family; Riggs Distler Company; Riley Riper Hollin and Colagreco; Scull Architecture; Sharon Bank; SSH Facilities; Syd and Gina Tyson Foundation; and WSFS Bank. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals also thank our host Penn Oaks Golf Club, their owners, 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, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com |
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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 300 golf facilities in our region.
Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Director of Operations, mfrey@pgahq.com