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PGA of America Member Pete Lovenguth Leads Sandy Run C.C. Team to Victory in 2024 Philadelphia PGA Spring Pro-Lady Team Championship Presented by Parx Casino®

Allentown, Pa. (May 14, 2024) — PGA of America Member Pete Lovenguth of Sandy Run Country Club in Oreland, Pa., led his team of amateurs, Michele Gavaghan, Sue Harrigan, and Judy Morrisey, to a Net Division victory in the 2024 Philadelphia PGA Pro-Lady Team Championship Presented by Parx Casino® at Lehigh Country Club.

The team from Sandy Run finished with a 14-under-par 56, bettering Cedarbrook C.C.’s Ron Pine, Lori DiFerdinando, Terry Davis, and April Brashe; and Wild Quail G. & C.C.’s Tyler Spielberger, June Allen, Judy Larson, and Tammy Croce, by two strokes in the one Better Ball of Four format. Five teams tied for fourth place at 11-under-par: Overbrook G.C.’s Eric Kennedy, Danielle DeHoratius, Suzanne Carlin, and Tina Aberant; Springhaven Club’s Ben Debski, Joan Skivo, Irene Waitzman, and Jenna LaMaina; LedgeRock G.C.’s Bill Kindoll, June Maier, Carol Lehman, and Chiara Renninger; Penn Oaks G.C.’s Tom Koenig, Tina Landis, Donna Dalusio, and Dawn Capriotti; and Laurel Creek C.C.’s Bob Hennefer, Christine Blessing, Eileen Burke, and Linda Toogood.

Sandy Run’s team also finished atop the Gross Division leaderboard at 8-under-par, thanks in part to Lovenguth’s seven birdies. They were followed by the Wild Quail team at 7-under-par. Lehigh C.C. own’s Josh Tremblay, Laura Manchester, Patty Cox, and Michelle Cox, finished at 6-under-par, and tied Hanover C.C.’s Parks Price, Audrie Sasse, Steph Naymick, and Kelly Riggle. Debski’s Springhaven team finished in fifth place with at 5-under-par.

View the full 2024 Philadelphia PGA Pro-Lady Team Championship leaderboard by clicking here.

The 2024 Philadelphia PGA Pro-Lady Team Championship is presented by Parx Casino®, and is supported by Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, and Ohana Farm LLC. The Philadelphia PGA Section and its PGA of America Golf Professionals thank our partners and Lehigh 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