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Thirteen Philadelphia PGA of America Golf Professionals to Compete in PGA Professional Championship

Thirteen Philadelphia PGA of America Golf Professionals will be competing in the 2024 PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial and Rolex. The championship will be played Sunday, April 28 to Wednesday, May 1, on the Fields Ranch East and West courses at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas.

The PGA Professional Championship, the national championship for PGA of America Golf Professionals from across the country, features a 312-player field representing all 41 PGA of America Sections. The top 20 finishers will earn a spot on the Corebridge Financial Team to compete two weeks later in the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, from May 13-19.

Defending Champion Braden Shattuck is set to make his second appearance in the PGA Professional Championship after becoming the 11th individual in the championship’s history to win in his first appearance. The PGA Director of Instruction at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, shot 9-under-par 279 to win by one shot last May at Twin Warriors and Santa Ana Golf Clubs in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

The PGA of America Members representing the Philadelphia PGA Section include:

  • Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green G.C., Springfield, Pa.
  • Trevor Bensel, Sandy Run C.C., Oreland, Pa.
  • Brian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware, Pa.
  • Robert Fenton, Sunnybrook G.C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
  • Alex Knoll, Glen Brook G.C., Stroudsburg, Pa.
  • Chris Krueger, Kings Creek C.C., Rehoboth Beach, Del.
  • Danny Lewis, Philadelphia (Pa.) Cricket Club
  • Michael Little, Clubhouse 54, North Wales, Pa.
  • Michael Meisenzahl, Little Mill C.C., Marlton, N.J.
  • Zac Oakley, Bidermann G.C., Wilmington, Del.
  • Dave Pagett, Whitemarsh Valley C.C., Lafayette Hill, Pa.
  • Rich Steinmetz, Spring Ford C.C., Royersford, Pa.
  • Billy Stewart, Union League Liberty Hill, Lafayette Hill, Pa.
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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 590 golf facilities in our region.

Contact: Matt Frey, PGA, Communications Director, mfrey@pgahq.com