Springfield, Pa. (August 27, 2024) — PGA of America Golf Professional Brett Walker of Chester Valley Golf Club in Malvern, Pa., leads the 103rd Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship by three strokes entering tomorrow’s final round at Rolling Green Golf Club. He followed up his 7-under-par opening round of 64 at Rolling Green with a 1-over-par 71 at his home course.

“I didn’t play great today,” Walker said following his round at Chester Valley. “I shot 1-over, but I think if you stand around even-par on this course, you’re doing really well.”

Walker said his game plan for tomorrow’s final round is to do what he did in the first round at Rolling Green: pick good targets, and take birdies when he can.

Walker, the 2021 Philadelphia PGA Professional Champion, sits at 6-under-par and leads a collection of adroit players, including this year’s PGA Championship Low Club Professional Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green G.C., in second place at 3-under-par; Defending Champion Zac Oakley, Bidermann G.C., tied for third place at 2-under-par with 2022 Champion Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort. Trevor Bensel, Sandy Run C.C., is in fifth place, five strokes behind Walker.

One of the day’s highlights was made by Riverton C.C.’s Michael Ferguson, PGA, with his first swing of the day: a hole-in-one on Rolling Green’s difficult 10th hole! He used a 4-iron from 214 yards; it was his second career ace, and first in competition. Well played, Michael!

One-hundred-forty-six of the Philadelphia PGA Section’s best players are competing for the William B. Packer Trophy and a berth into the 2025 PGA Professional Championship, ​April 27-30, at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. From there, PGA Members from the 41 PGA Sections will compete to join the Corebridge Financial Team and earn a berth into the 2025 PGA Championship on May 12-18, at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.

The low 60 players and ties advance to the final round, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 28 at 8:00 a.m. at Rolling Green G.C. Follow the action via our live scoring by visiting golfgenius.com/pages/4586440. For more information on the championship, including the week’s schedule, pairings, and more, visit the championship’s official e-publication. Members of the media are welcome onsite to cover the championship.

To view the full 103rd Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship leaderboard, click here.

The 103rd Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship is presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial, and Rolex, and is supported by Gallagher, Golf Channel, the PGA Tour, Titleist, FootJoy, Callaway, Nike, TaylorMade, Visit Delco, SCNS Sports Foods, and StrackaLine. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our hosts, Rolling Green Golf Club and Chester Valley Golf 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

Springfield, Pa. (August 26, 2024) — PGA of America Golf Professional Brett Walker of Chester Valley Golf Club in Malvern, Pa., leads the 103rd Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship following his 7-under-par 64 opening round at Rolling Green Golf Club. Walker will play his home course in tomorrow’s second round.

Walker, the 2021 Philadelphia PGA Professional Champion, leads Sandy Run C.C.’s Trevor Bensel, PGA, and Tavistock C.C.’s Mike Meisenzahl, PGA, by one stroke. Rolling Green’s own Braden Shattuck, PGA, is tied for fourth place. PGA Member Matt Goudie, Lancaster C.C., is in fifth place at 3-under-par.

“My round went pretty

,” Walker said following his round. “It was bogey-free, and I made a few birdies and an eagle. I drove it really well, and made a couple of long par putts to keep my momentum.”

Walker said Rolling Green played tough, but it was scoreable if players put their golf balls in the correct spots. He said his game plan for tomorrow is to try to stay in his routine and take the birdies when they come.

One-hundred-forty-six of the Philadelphia PGA Section’s best players are competing for the William B. Packer Trophy and a berth into the 2025 PGA Professional Championship, ​April 27-30, at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. From there, PGA Members from the 41 PGA Sections will compete to join the Corebridge Financial Team and earn a berth into the 2025 PGA Championship on May 12-18, at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.

The second round continues tomorrow, Tuesday, August 27 at 8:00 a.m. at both Rolling Green G.C. and Chester Valley G.C. The low 60 players and ties will advance to the final round on Wednesday, August 28 at Rolling Green G.C. Follow the action via our live scoring by visiting golfgenius.com/pages/4586440. For more information on the championship, including the week’s schedule, pairings, and more, visit the championship’s official e-publication. Members of the media are welcome onsite to cover the championship.

To view the full 103rd Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship leaderboard, click here.

The 103rd Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship is presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial, and Rolex, and is supported by Gallagher, Golf Channel, the PGA Tour, Titleist, FootJoy, Callaway, Nike, TaylorMade, Visit Delco, SCNS Sports Foods, and StrackaLine. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our hosts, Rolling Green Golf Club and Chester Valley Golf 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

Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (August 20, 2024) — A cool summer day set the perfect stage for the 2024 Don Deangelis Pro-Am where three teams tied for first place at 15-under par. PGA of America Golf Professional John Kulhamer’s Green Pond Golf Course team of amateurs, Ryan Orcutt, Charles Leon and John Mace, took the top prize in the Net Division following a match of cards.

Talamore C.C.’s Andy Watters, PGA, Jim McFadden, Cesar Garzon and Stan Jakubowski, tied for second place with Coatesville C.C.’s Evan Mitchell, PGA, Nick Popowicz, Steve Popowicz and Justin Morasco.

This event was created by the DeAngelis family and the Philadelphia PGA Section to pay tribute to Don DeAngelis, an accomplished PGA Member and player, who passed in January 2022. DeAngelis was elected to PGA Membership in 1978, and played the game with immense talent, winning the 1985 Pennsylvania Open and playing in the 1978 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colo., and winning a Section tournament in six straight decades. His most recent win was in September 2021, when he won the 2021 Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship’s Super Senior Division, and also shot his age, a 69. See below to view DeAngelis’ playing career highlights. To read a tribute to DeAngelis, click here.

Saucon Valley C.C.’s Tucker Noel, PGA, Collin Sullivan, Quint Miller, and Alex Bradbury, finished one stroke behind in fourth place. In Fifth place at 13-under-par was PGA Life Member Gary Hardin, Andrew Miller, Ian Brenner, and Matt Cybularz.

In the Gross Division, Clubhouse 54’s Michael Little, PGA, P.J. Acierno, Erik Reisner and Scott McNeil, claimed first prize at 10-under par. Laurel Creek C.C.’s Dave Quinn, PGA, Mark Walker, Jack Irons, and Bobby Dominy finished three strokes behind Little’s team. Kulhamer’s team finished in third place in the Gross Division, followed by Five Ponds G.C.’s Shawn Gensbauer, Nick Lilley, Ryan Jones and Ken Pedraz in fourth place, and Green Valley C.C.’s John Cooper, PGA, John P. Cooper, Sean Cooper, and Jeffrey Cooper, in fifth place.

John Cooper and John Kulhamer tied for Low PGA Professional at 1-under-par. Third place went to Michael Little who scored even-par. Fourth place went to Dave Quinn who shot a one-over par round of 71. Dustin McCormick, Glen Brook G.C., and Evan Mitchell tied for fifth place at 2-over-par.

Congratulations to Dave Quinn on making his 14th hole-in-one! Quinn used an 8-iron from 167 yards on No 16. Well done, Dave!

To view the full 2024 DeAngelis Pro-Am Leaderboard, click here.

The 2024 Don DeAngelis Pro-Am is presented by the DeAngelsis family. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, the 1912 Club, its 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

Cinnaminson, N.J. (August 19, 2024) — The team representing the Country Club of Harrisburg walked away with the championship belts after winning the second annual PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup at Riverton Country Club. As a result of their victory, the team, led by PGA of America Golf Professional and Philadelphia PGA Section President Chip Richter, included four U.S. military veterans, George Vasiloff, Antonio Wallace, Michael Jaye, and Bob Stock, will represent PGA of America REACH Foundation Philadelphia‘s 14 PGA HOPE chapters in the 2025 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup during PGA Championship week in North Carolina. MedEast Post-Op & Surgical Inc. was the event’s title partner.

The PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup celebrates the PGA HOPE program by providing a unique and memorable experience for our military veterans and the PGA Professionals who work tirelessly to positively impact veterans’ lives. This annual event in conjunction with the week of PGA Championship, began in 2016 and is named after the Secretary of Veteran Affairs in recognition of the Memorandum of Understanding between PGA REACH and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Each team is made up of four veterans from a PGA HOPE program and one PGA or LPGA Professional.

The C.C. of Harrisburg team turned in a net team score of 56, 15-under-par, to top Five Ponds G.C.’s Rick Flagler, PGA, Joseph Dooley, Robert Marcolina, Craig Adams, and Michael Rudart, by four strokes. Saucon Valley C.C.’s Ross Holtsclaw, PGA, John Strollo, Tom Koslowski, Mike Malpedo, and Joel Kent, won a scorecard playoff to take third place. The second and third place teams will represent the Section in the inaugural District 2 PGA HOPE Cup at the C.C. at Woodloch Springs later this year.

To view the full 2024 PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup leaderboard, click here.

The 2024 PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup is presented by MedEast Post-Op & Surgical Inc., and is supported by Greyson Clothiers. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Riverton Country Club, its 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

Avondale, Pa. (August 12, 2024) — PGA of America Golf Professional Terry Hertzog of Bent Creek Country Club in Lititz, Pa., led his team of amateurs, Jonas Vossler, Chris Simon, and Don Fausnaught, to victory in the 2024 Philadelphia PGA Hartefeld National Team Stableford Championship Presented by Parx Casino® at Hartefeld National.

The event’s format was a Two Better Balls of Four Modified Stableford, with awarded points as follows: Bogey or higher, 1 point; Par, 2 points; Birdie, 3 points; Eagle, 4 points; and Double Eagle, 5 points. The winning team finished with 91 points to better Laurel Creek C.C.’s Dave Quinn, PGA, Bobby Dominy, Brando Bisicchia, and Mike O’Keefe by two points.

Kennett Square G. & C.C.’s Lamar Saxon, Michael Sanfrancesco, Jeff Miller, and Rory Burkhart, came in third place with 87 points, followed by fourth place finishers Anthony Hoffman, John F. Byrne G.C., Nick Gill, Liam O’Connor, and John Oldroyd. PGA Member Joe Kogelman, GOLFTEC – Moorestown, Matt O’Donnell, Justin Danfield, and Jim Lumley, finished in fifth place with 85 points.

Saxon’s Kennett Square team finished atop the Gross Division with 86 points, bettering Quinn’s Laurel Creek team by four points. Yardley C.C.’s Rick Hughart, PGA, Greg Buliga, Dom Foti, and Paul Rogowicz, finished in third place with 79 points, followed by HoneyBrook G.C.’s Brian Buskirk, Dan Perry, Ellis Chandler, and Jason Castaldi, at 77 points. Kogelman’s GOLFTEC – Moorestown team finished in tied for fifth place with Green Pond G.C.’s John Kulhamer, PGA, Charles Leon, John Mace, and Riley Hogan.

To view the full 2024 Philadelphia PGA Hartefeld National Team Stableford Championship Presented by Parx Casino® leaderboard, click here.

The 2024 Philadelphia PGA Hartefeld National Team Stableford Championship is presented by Parx Casino®, and is supported by Ohana Farm LLC, and Elijah Craig. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Hartefeld National, its 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

West Chester, Pa. (August 5, 2024) — PGA of America Golf Professional Michael Little of Clubhouse 54 in North Wales, Pa., turned in rounds of 67-67–134 to finish at 8-under-par and win the 48th Pro-Am for Wishes at Penn Oaks Golf Club, bettering Zac Oakley of Bidermann Golf Club in Wilmington, Del., by two strokes. It marks his first Section win of the season.

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 (the 2020 edition was cancelled 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 over $750,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Little entered the final round one stroke behind Oakley, but took the lead by the sixth hole. Little’s putter was hot, making 14 birdies, including six in today’s final round.

“Playing with Zac today helped me a lot,” Little said after his round. “He is an absolute competitor, and I would not have made as many birdies as I did if he wasn’t in my pairing. It really helped to know where I was, and I like to play golf that way. I think any PGA Professional would want to be in that position.

“It’s a relief [to earn my first victory of the year]; I have had a really good year so far, and today I finally executed for an entire tournament.”

Little commented that his two-day total of 8-under is the lowest he has ever finished in relation to par.

He went on to thank Penn Oaks, their PGA Professionals, the Pro-Am for Wishes Committee, his family, Clubhouse 54, Equity Warehouse, the Philly Foursome, and the Philadelphia PGA staff. He also thanked Taylor from Titleist, as he encouraged Little to change to the ProV1x golf ball for this event.

Billy Stewart, Union League Liberty Hill, finished in a tie for third place with Mark Sheftic, Sunnybrook G.C., at even-par. Four players tied for fifth place at 2-over: Trevor Bensel, Sandy Run C.C.; amateur Jimmy O’Connor; Mike Caldwell, DuPont C.C.; and Dave Quinn, Laurel Creek C.C.

PGA Professionals Zac Oakley, Bidermann G.C., and Frank Palumbo, Rolling Green G.C.., led their team of amateurs, Mike Lee and Mike Dalesio, to a one-stroke victory in the two Better Balls of Four pro-am competition, bettering five teams, including: Whitemarsh Valley C.C.’s Dave Pagett, Talamore C.C.’s Andy Watters, Howard Lebold, Steve Krumenacker; Kings Creek C.C.’s Chris Krueger, Julian Krinsky School of Golf’s Danie Steyn, Rich Weaver, Steve Gehringer; Rolling Green G.C.’s Anthony Sebastianelli, Frog Hollow G.C.’s Kevin Shaw, Dan Giacchino, and Jackson Mohr; Moselem Springs G.C.’s Jeff Fick, PGA Life Member Rob Rohrbach, Jack Impriano, and Brad Impriano; and Cripple Creek G. & C.C.’s Andy Hewitt, Burlington C.C.’s Don Allan, Joe Shirley, and Joey Shirley. The pro-am was cut to nine holes (hole Nos. 1-5 and 10-13) due to severe weather delays on Sunday, August 4. The winning team finished with a score of 6-under-par 66.

In the Senior Division, Dave Quinn took the top prize, finishing two strokes in front of Dave McNabb, Applebrook G.C., and Eric Kenney, Overbrook G.C. Chris Krueger finished in fourth place at 5-over-par, while PGA Life Member George Forster finished in fifth place at 6-over-par.

Jimmy O’Connor was one of two amateurs to play in Monday’s final round based on their opening round performance; he bettered Bruce Longenecker by 22 strokes, finishing with rounds of 72-72–144, claiming Low Amateur honors.

To view the full 2024 Pro-Am for Wishes leaderboard, click here.

The 48th Pro-Am for Wishes is supported by Tamora Group, Todd & Marla Horn, Woodward Properties, Piazza Auto Group, Ambler Surgical, Meridian Bank, Caddick Construction, Aqua America, Connacht Rose LLC, Rich Weaver, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, HWE, Ducklings Early Learning Franchise, and Akkodis. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA Professionals thank our host, Penn Oaks Golf Club, its 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

Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa. (July 31, 2024) — The Philadelphia PGA Section and Silvercrest Asset Management Group have finalized the PGA of America Golf Professional field for the third annual Silvercrest Cup, scheduled for Monday, September 16 at the Gary Player-designed Union League Liberty Hill in Lafayette Hill, Pa.

Fifty-four PGA Professionals earned their place in the Silvercrest Cup final, which will boast a purse of over $35,000, via a points system drawn from their performance in four qualifying events; the top eight amateurs on the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s (GAP) William Hyndman III Player of the Year list will also be invited to compete. The Silvercrest Cup champion is set to receive $15,000, one of the most lucrative winner’s checks on the Section’s tournament calendar. In addition to the final purse, each qualifying event included a bonus pool of $4,000, shared between each qualifier’s champion and runner-up.

Trevor Bensel, PGA, of Sandy Run Country Club in Oreland, Pa., finished atop the 2024 Silvercrest Cup points standings with 722.13 points. Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort’s Brian Bergstol, PGA, finished only 3.2 points behind Bensel, while recently crowned Philadelphia Assistant PGA Professional Champion Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay G.C., finished in third place with 686.67 points. Rolling Green G.C.’s Anthony Sebastianelli finished in fourth place with 652 points thanks in part to his win at the final qualifying event of the season at Doylestown C.C. Danny Lewis, Philadelphia Cricket Club, rounded out the top five with 634.63 points.

Bergstol won the season’s first Silvercrest Cup qualifying event at Tavistock C.C., and was joined by Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green G.C., with his two wins at Bellewood C.C. and Conestoga C.C. The 2023 Silvercrest Cup co-champion, Dave Pagett, Whitemarsh Valley C.C., qualified in the 33rd position.

2024 Silvercrest Cup – Top 10 Points Earners

1. Trevor Bensel, PGA…722.13
2. Brian Bergstol, PGA…718.93
3. Zach Barbin…686.67
4. Anthony Sebastianelli…652.00
5. Danny Lewis, PGA…634.63
6. Braden Shattuck, PGA…548.00
7. Robert Fenton, PGA…532.36
8. Michael Little, PGA…521.13
9. Terry Hertzog, PGA…519.23
10. Zac Oakely, PGA…513.00

To view the full 2024 Silvercrest Cup standings, click here and select “Silvercrest Cup” under “Category.”

While the Silvercrest Cup rewards playing excellence of Philadelphia PGA Professionals and top amateurs, the series will also provide significant donations to local foundations, including the Philadelphia PGA Section’s 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, PGA of America REACH Foundation Philadelphia, and the GAP’s J.Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust.

About Silvercrest Asset Management Group
Silvercrest was founded in April 2002 as an independent, employee-owned registered investment adviser. With offices in New York, Boston, Virginia, New Jersey, California and Wisconsin, Silvercrest provides traditional and alternative investment advisory and family office services to wealthy families and select institutional investors. As of December 31, 2023, the firm reported assets under management of $33.3 billion.

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