11 ILLINOIS PGA PRO’S OFF TO PGA CLUB PRO CHAMPIONSHIP

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MISTWOOD GOLF CLUB on Renwick Road in Romeoville is open for the summer golf season. Matt Carter (R) is part of Mistwood’s club fitting team. So if your ready for new golf equipment see Eric Russell or Matt Carter. Ready to golf, go visit Mistwoodgc.com

BY RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or connect on LinkedIn or Facebook.

PGA of AMERICA CLUB PROFESSIONALS are on the tee.

20 places in the 2022 PGA Championship are on the line starting Sunday. But the final round is played on Wednesday.

312 of the nations top club professionals will compete to be in the field at Southern Hills next month in Tulsa.

But 11 of the players will be from the Illinois PGA Section.

University of Illinois men’s golf coach Mike Small has won the championship three times. But is bidding to be the first four-time winner of the championship.

MISTWOOD’S Andy Mickelson (L) and University of Illinois Men’s golf coach Mike Small (R) head the field of 11 Illinois PGA Section professionals headed to Texas, to compete in the 2022 PGA Professional Championship (PPC).

This years PPC will be played at the Omni Hotel Barton Creek Resort and Spa. But take note the first round in on Sunday April 17th, and runs through Wednesday April 20th.

“We are excited to once again play witness to the PGA Professional Championship,” said Carrie Williams, Executive Director of the Illinois PGA Section. “We have a strong group of professionals representing the Illinois PGA Section this year, and we wish them the best of luck.”

So in addition to the Illinois PGA Section champion Andy Mickelson of the Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville. University of Illinois men’s golf coach Mike Small a three-time past champion will compete.

Illinois will also be represented by Reece Bartelt, of S.M.A.R.T. Golf & Fitness in Lombard. Brian Carroll from The Hawk Country Club in St. Charles. Garrett Chaussard from Skokie Country Club in Glencoe. Chris French of Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford. Frank Hohenadel from Mistwood Golf Club. David Paeglow from Kishwaukee Country Club in Dekalb. Kurt Rogers Champaign Country Club. Matt Slowinski of Hinsdale Country Club in Clarendon Hills. Tim Streng of the Wildcat Golf Academy in Lake Forest.

The championship was first held in 1968, and now has a purse of $1.5 million dollars. But to watch the championship on television. So tune in to The Golf Channel all four days from 2-5 PM local time. But for more coverage click into PGAProChampionship.com.

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Rory spent over 8 years growing up working at Rob Roy Golf Club in Prospect Hts.IL, then two years at Chevy Chase in Wheeling. He has covered golf in Chicago since 1986. Rory was one of the initial members of WSCR all-sports radio Chicago and covered golf there for 5 seasons, before moving on to work for ESPN/Sportsticker and ESPN Radio. In addition to hosting Golfers on Golf Radio on WCPT AM820 Chicago, he writes for both the Chicago District (CDGA) Magazine, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played over 525 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.