Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa. (May 2, 2024) — Two PGA of America Golf Professionals hailing from the Philadelphia PGA Section have secured their places on the Corebridge Financial PGA Team to compete in the 2024 PGA Championship on May 13-19.

Zac Oakley of Bidermann Golf Club in Wilmington, Del., and Braden Shattuck of Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa., both tied for 16th place in the 2024 PGA Professional Championship at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas. Shattuck was defending champion, having won the championship last year at Twin Warriors Golf Club in New Mexico in his first PGA Professional Championship start. Oakley and Shattuck will both make their second major championship appearance, with Oakley having competed in the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma, and Shattuck playing in last year’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill Golf Club in New York.

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Corebridge Financial broadened its partnership with the PGA of America to include the title sponsorship of the Corebridge Financial PGA Team at the PGA Championship, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. For the PGA Championship, the team consists of talented PGA of America Golf Professionals from across the country.

Both PGA Members were part of a 13-player-strong contingent representing the Philadelphia PGA Section in the 2024 PGA Professional Championship. The group also included (in order of finish): Mike Meisenzahl, Little Mill C.C.; Trevor Bensel, Sandy Run C.C.; Danny Lewis, Philadelphia Cricket Club; Chris Krueger, Kings Creek C.C.; Dave Pagett, Whitemarsh Valley C.C.; Billy Stewart, Union League Liberty Hill; Michael Little, Clubhouse 54; Alex Knoll, Glen Brook G.C.; Rich Steinmetz, Spring Ford C.C.; Robert Fenton, Sunnybrook G.C.; and Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort.

On behalf of our nearly 900 Philadelphia PGA of America Golf Professionals, we wish Zac and Braden the best of luck in Kentucky!

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