PGA of America Golf Professional Trevor Bensel Wins 27th Annual Haverford Philadelphia PGA Classic and $100,000 Prize
Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (May 27, 2025) — PGA of America Golf Professional Trevor Bensel of LuLu Country Club in Glenside, Pa., won the 27th Haverford Philadelphia PGA Classic at Sunnybrook Golf Club with a 5-under-par 67 in front of hundreds of fans. Bensel’s $100,000 winner’s check is the largest first-place prize available from any event across the PGA of America’s 41 nationwide Sections.
Bensel bettered Rolling Green Golf Club’s Braden Shattuck, PGA, by one stroke. He made seven birdies and two bogeys, and made a terrific up-and-down for par on No. 18 to secure his victory.
“Definitely without a doubt,” Bensel said after being asked if his par on 18 was the best of his career. “I hit a perfect shot, it ended up three feet below the hole, and made the putt.”
Bensel went on to thank The Haverford Trust Company and Haverford Founder and Director Mr. George Connell for giving him the opportunity to win a life-changing amount of money, and Sunnybrook Golf Club for hosting.
During the trophy ceremony, Bensel joked that he has been living with a friend, and that he will be able to afford his own place now.
Bensel is no stranger to the Section’s winner’s circle, having several individual titles to his name, including the 2022 Philadelphia Assistant PGA Professional Championship.
Four PGA Professionals tied for third place at 3-under-par: Zach Barbin, Chesapeake Bay Golf Club; Parks Price, Hanover Country Club; Alex Knoll, Glen Brook Golf Club; and Billy Stewart, Union League Liberty Hill.
To view the full 27th Annual Haverford Philadelphia PGA Classic leaderboard, click here.
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