Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (August 26, 2025) — PGA of America Golf Professional Jared Murosky of Old York Road Country Club in Ambler, Pa., and his team of amateurs, Sue Purvis, Rachel Chiaverelli, and Christy Traenkle, tied fellow PGA Professional Parks Price of Hanover Country Club in Abbottstown, Pa., and his team, Tiffany Henry, Dawn Cox, and Audrie Sasse, to a tie in the 2025 Philadelphia PGA Summer Pro-Lady Team Championship Presented by Parx Casino© and Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Net Division at Sunnybrook Golf Club.

The winning teams finished their rounds with net team scores of 15-under-par 57 in the Four-Ball / one best ball of four format. They bettered four teams by one stroke: Northampton Country Club’s Brent Wallace, Kat Wolfe, Noreen Mohler, and Grace Sanborn; Whitford Country Club’s Patrick Butkus, Lois Burkey, Molly Berghuis, and Alicia Snyder; Green Valley Country Club’s John Cooper, Lucy Clausen, Sue Kane, and Judy Rosenbaum; and Chester Valley Golf Club’s Sam Ambrose, Joni Praplaski, Mimi Coppola, and Jenn Anderson.

Wallace’s Northampton team took the top prize in the Gross Division, as their 10-under-par 62 gave them a one-stroke victory over Old York Road Country Club’s Nick Parga, Lynne Norton, Casey Kane, and Ruth Averback. Lookaway Golf Club’s Chad Halvonik, Laura Manchester, Julia Kenned, and Melissa Muntz; and Murosky’s Old York Road team tied for third place. Butkus’ Whitford team finished in fifth place at 4-under.

View the full 2025 Philadelphia PGA Summer Pro-Lady Team Championship leaderboard by clicking here.

The 2025 Philadelphia PGA Summer Pro-Lady Team Championship is presented by Parx Casino© and Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals thank our partners, host Sunnybrook 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

Cinnaminson, N.J. (August 25, 2025) — The team representing Five Ponds Golf Club in Warminster, Pa., walked away with the championship belts after winning the third annual PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup Presented by MedEast Post-Op & Surgical Inc. at Riverton Country Club. The team, led by PGA of America Golf Professional Rick Flagler, included four U.S. military veterans, Joe Dooley, Mike Rudart, Craig Adams, and Steve Fischer, and will represent PGA of America REACH Foundation Philadelphia’s 20 PGA HOPE chapters in the 2026 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup at Chester Valley Golf Club during PGA Championship week here in the Philadelphia PGA Section.

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 Five Ponds team turned in a net team score of 59, 12-under-par, to top the Frog Hollow Golf Club, PGA Member Patrick Keefe, David Rugg, Robert Merring, Travis Lockwood, and Mark Theroux, by one stroke. Two teams tied for third place at 10-under-par: the Country Club of Harrisburg Chapter, which included PGA Member Jeff Breiner, George Vasiloff, Antonio Wallace, Michael Jaye, and Vern Schmidt; and the Media Presented by Visit Delco Chapter, featuring PGA Member Ben Debski, Joe Hart, Ron West, Garret Hrynko, and Chris Pfahl.

View the full 2025 PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup leaderboard by clicking here.

Veterans and active duty service members can learn more and register for upcoming PGA HOPE clinics by clicking here.

The 2025 PGA HOPE Philadelphia Cup is presented by MedEast Post-Op & Surgical Inc., is supported by Greyson Clothiers, KM Golf Sales / Kevin McClellan / Ahead, and Kevin DePaulis / PRG Golf. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals thank our partners, host Riverton Country 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

West Chester, Pa. (August 19, 2025) — The road to the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club began yesterday with the 104th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship at Concord Country Club, and PGA of America Golf Professional Braden Shattuck of Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, leads the championship by three strokes over and Riley Wheeldon of Aronimink Golf Club entering tomorrow’s final round.

One-hundred-forty-two of the Philadelphia PGA Section’s best players are competing for the William B. Packer Trophy and a berth into the 2026 PGA Professional Championship, ​April 23-25, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. From there, PGA Members from the 41 PGA Sections will compete to join the Corebridge Financial Team and earn a berth into the 2026 PGA Championship on May 11-17, at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. It is the first PGA Championship held in the Philadelphia PGA Section since 1962, where Aronimink also played host. Philadelphia PGA Professionals are vying for 11 spots to compete in next year’s PGA Professional Championship. Shattuck and Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, have already secured spots thanks to winning the 2023 PGA Professional Championship and third place finish in the 2025 edition, respectively.

Shattuck, a three-time Philadelphia PGA Player of the Year, sits atop the leaderboard at 9-under-par (rounds of 66-67), and is seeking his first Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship title. His second round started slow, making two bogeys in five holes, but he quickly rebounded, scoring 5-under-par on his second nine of the day.

“Rough start, but I really found something on the next nine,” Shattuck said following his round. “I’ve been playing well, and I know I’ve been hitting it well, so I just have to keep attacking pins, and keep trying to make putts.”

Shattuck said he has the same game plan for tomorrow’s final round.

Wheeldon is also seeking his first Section Championship, and is followed by past champion Zac Oakley, Bidermann Golf Club (2023), and Will Scarborough, the Peninsula Golf & Country Club, who are both tied for third place, four strokes behind the leader. Chesapeake Bay Golf Club’s Zach Barbin is in fifth place at 4-under-par.

Danny Lewis, Trout National; Trevor Bensel, Lulu Country Club; and Chris Krueger, Kings Creek Country Club; are all in a tie for sixth at 2-under-par.

The final round is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20 at 7:30 a.m. at Concord Country Club. The low 60 players and ties will advance to the final round on Wednesday, August 20 at Concord. Follow the action via our live scoring by visiting golfgenius.com/pages/5253411. 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.

View the full 104th PGA Professional Championship leaderboard by clicking here.

The 104th 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, Ship Sticks, TaylorMade, Visit Delco, and StrackaLine. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals thank our partners, host Concord Country Club, their owners, membership, management, and staff, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

The next Rolex / Haverford Trust Company Philadelphia PGA Player of the Year points event is the Jack Jolly & Son Championship at Laurel Creek Country Club in Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey, on Monday, September 8.

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 18, 2025) — The road to the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club begins this week with the 104th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship at Concord Country Club, and PGA of America Golf Professionals Braden Shattuck of Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and Riley Wheeldon of Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, each opened with 5-under-par 66s to co-lead the championship by two strokes over Will Scarborough of the Peninsula Golf & Country Club following the opening round.

One-hundred-forty-two of the Philadelphia PGA Section’s best players are competing for the William B. Packer Trophy and a berth into the 2026 PGA Professional Championship, ​April 23-25, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. From there, PGA Members from the 41 PGA Sections will compete to join the Corebridge Financial Team and earn a berth into the 2026 PGA Championship on May 11-17, at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. It is the first PGA Championship held in the Philadelphia PGA Section since 1962, where Aronimink also played host. Philadelphia PGA Professionals are vying for 11 spots to compete in next year’s PGA Professional Championship. Shattuck and Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, have already secured spots thanks to winning the 2023 PGA Professional Championship and third place finish in the 2025 edition, respectively.

Shattuck, who worked as an assistant golf professional at Concord while he was working to earn his PGA Membership, kept a clean card, having made five birdies and zero bogeys.

“My round was very good,” Shattuck said after his round. “I had good control over my driver and irons, and did a good job of keeping it in front of me.”

Wheeldon, who moved to the Section in April, had a more up-and-down round, having made eight birdies, one bogey, and a double bogey.

“I played nicely,” Wheeldon said after completing his round. “I had 16 really good holes. I would like to have a hole and a three-putt back, but for 16 of the 18 holes, it was very solid.”

Andrew Turner, Country Club of York; Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay Golf Club; Joanna Coe, Merion Golf Club, and Tom Michaels, Berkshire Country Club; all find themselves in a tie for fourth place, three strokes behind the leaders. Four PGA Professionals are tied for eighth at 1-under-par.

The second round continues tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 a.m. at Concord Country Club. The low 60 players and ties will advance to the final round on Wednesday, August 20 at Concord. Follow the action via our live scoring by visiting golfgenius.com/pages/5253411. 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.

View the full 104th PGA Professional Championship leaderboard by clicking here.

The 104th 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, Ship Sticks, TaylorMade, Visit Delco, and StrackaLine. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals thank our partners, host Concord Country Club, their owners, membership, management, and staff, as the event would not have been possible without their support.

The next Rolex / Haverford Trust Company Philadelphia PGA Player of the Year points event isthe Jack Jolly & Son Championship at Laurel Creek Country Club in Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey, on Monday, September 8.

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

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 Brent Wallace, the PGA director of golf at Northampton Country Club in Easton. Pa.

To watch the episode, click on the embedded video below.

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