IPGA ASSISTANTS TO COMPETE AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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Welcome to PGA Village in Port St. Lucie Florida, home of the PGA Assistants Professional Golf Championship.

The PGA of America National Assistant Club Professional Championship, is on the tee tomorrow in Florida.

The PGA Village’s Wanamaker Golf Course will be the host course. The course is located in Port. St. Lucie.

The Illinois PGA Section is proud to have four assistant’s, that have qualifed for the championship.

They are Kevin Flack (Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club), Sean Gervais (Chicago Golf Club), Jeff Kellen (Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club), and Adam Steinhofer (Ridgemoor Country Club). The field will be 132 players. And the championship will be a four-day 72 hole stroke play championship. The top four finishers get births into the National (Club) Professional Championship in 2020.

“We are very proud of the Assistant PGA Professionals that have qualified for this event,” said Carrie Williams, Executive Director of the Illinois PGA Section. “We have a competitive group of Assistants and Associates in the Illinois Section. And the individuals representing our Section this week, makeup a strong group. We wish them the best of luck.”

Mistwood Golf Club, Director of Golf Andy Mickelson is a past champion in this championship. All four players have their first tee time in Round 1 tomorrow, in the 8 Am hour.

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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 WNDZ AM 750 Chicago, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played 589 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.