Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania  (April 17, 2026) – PGA of America Golf Professional John Pillar of the Country Club at Woodloch Springs in Hawley, Pennsylvania, will play the weekend in the 86th Senior PGA Championship at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, after successfully making the cut. Ten Corebridge Financial Team Members, including Pillar (T-63, +2), advance to the final two rounds of the men’s senior major championship.

Pillar is one of 36 PGA of America Golf Professionals playing under the Corebridge Financial Team moniker this week. Corebridge Financial has partnered with the PGA of America to sponsor the PGA of Member teams in the Association’s three Major Championships: PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. To read more about the Corebridge Financial Team and its PGA of America Members, click here.

Galloway (New Jersey) National Golf Club’s PGA Director of Instruction Frank Bensel also competed in this week’s Senior PGA Championship.

The PGA Director of Golf at Country Club at Woodloch Springs, Section past president, Hall of Fame Member and Playing Legend, Pillar is competing in his second Senior PGA Championship (2021). Pillar finished T-32 in 2025 Senior PGA Professional Championship to earn a spot in the 2026 Senior PGA Championship.

Pillar has twice earned the Section’s title of Rolex / The Haverford Trust Company Robert “Skee” Riegel Senior Player of the Year (2024, 2025) and has won the Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship four times (2019, 2020, 2024, 2025).

Pillar will tee it up in round three at 8:06 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.

Australian Scott Hend and American Brian Gay share the lead at 10-under at the mid-way point of the Championship. Stewart Cink, Ben Crane and Retief Goosen are T3 at 8-under par.

The 86th Senior PGA Championship, golf’s most historic senior Major Championship, will continue April 18-19 at The Concession Club and broadcast on Golf Channel. Follow the action at srpgachampionship.com and @seniorpgachamp on Facebook, Instagram and X.

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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 300 golf facilities in our region.

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