Monthly Archives: November 2011

Park Hills Country Club joins Association

The Association’s Executive Committee approved the application of Park Hills Country Club, Altoona, as  a WPGA Member Club. Other clubs in the area that are Association members include Iron Masters, Scotch Valley, and Sinking Valley near Altoona, Huntingdon and Standing … Continue reading

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Two with local ties advance to PGA Tour school final

Two of nine players with connections to Western Pennsylvania, Sam Saunders and Brendon Todd, advanced to the finals of PGA Tour Qualifying School, to be played November 30-December 5, at PGA West, Nicklaus & Stadium Courses, near Palm Springs. CA. … Continue reading

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Knapp falls short in Champions Tour final

After advancing in a Champions Tour Regional Qualifier, Sean Knapp, Oakmont, competed in the Finals at the TPC Stadium Course, Scottsdale, AZ, last week.  The WPGA’s Amateur Player of the Year on numerous occasions, including this year, shot 76-69-74-73–292. to … Continue reading

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PNC West Penn Open format change

The area’s oldest open championship, started in 1899, the PNC West Penn Open, will become a 54-hole competition in 2012, expanding from 36 holes. The change will be preceded by qualifying rounds and exemptions. The starting field at the Championship … Continue reading

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Wheatcroft gains PGA Tour card for 2012

Washington, PA, native Steve Wheatcroft, finished t-8 in the Nationwide Tour Championship October 27-30, the season’s final event, shooting 68-75-71-71–285 on the Ralston Creek Course at Daniel Island Club, Charleston, South Carolina. His winnings of $225,054 for the season were … Continue reading

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Local golfers in PGA Tour second stage

These players either advanced to or were exempt into the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying Schools to be played in mid-Nonvember. Redstone GC, Humble, TX–Rob McClellan, Butler Southern Hills Plantation GC, Brooksville, FL–Jon Mills, Indiana; Sam Saunders, Orlando, FL, … Continue reading

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Area golfers advance in PGA Qualifying schools

Nearly a dozen golfers with area connections competed in PGA Tour Qualifying Schools, with four advancing to the Second Stage in November. Nathan Sutherland, Wyomissing, PA, who plays at Oakmont, moved thru his pre-qualifying rounds at Moores Hill GC, Auburn, … Continue reading

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Knapp advances to finals of Champions Tour qualifying

In the Regional Qualifying Rounds at the Wood Forest GC at Fish Creek, Montgomery, TX, Sean Knapp, Oakmont, finished t-6 with 72-71-67-74–284, to reach the Finals in the Champions Tour Qualifying School. The finals are November 15-18. Knapp was the … Continue reading

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