Obremski, four others come up short at PGA qualifier
Dan Obremski won’t be playing in this week’s PGA Greenbrier Classic at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. The Irwin native and Penn-Trafford graduate and four other Pittsburgh golfers came up short at Monday’s qualifier at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, W.Va. There were 72 golfers competing for four spots....
John Mesing, John Mazza selected to Tri-State PGA Hall of Fame
John Mesing and John Mazza were elected to the 2019 Tri-State PGA Hall of Fame. The duo will be inducted at the annual fall meeting Oct. 28. Mesing, nicknamed Max, was a PGA life member who died in 2018. His connection with the sport started at age 7 when he...
Penn-Trafford grad Dan Obremski advances to Greenbrier Classic qualifier
The PGA LatinoAmerica Tour will resume later this month, so Irwin native and Penn-Trafford grad Dan Obremski has practiced and participated in events around the country. The PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic in this week in West Virginia, and Obremski will be playing in the Monday qualifier at the Glade Spring...
Knapp shoots a 71, Mediate 72 at U.S. Senior Open
Oakmont native Sean Knapp shot a 1-over par 71 on Thursday during the first round of the U.S. Senior Open at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. Knapp is nine strokes behind the co-leaders David Toms and Steve Stricker, who each shot an 8-under par 62. He is tied...
Duke’s Alex Smalley wins Sunnehanna Amateur
Duke golfer Alex Smalley became the fifth golfer and first since Rickie Fowler in 2007 and ‘08 to win consecutive Sunnehanna Amateur titles. Smalley shot his second-consecutive 4-under-par 66 to grab the 66th annual tournament Saturday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. He finished at 10-under 270. He was five...
Two tied for Sunnehanna Amateur lead after three rounds
The final round of the 66th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur could be suspenseful. Returning champion Alex Smalley of Duke and third-round leader Spencer Soosman of Texas are deadlocked going into Saturday after three rounds at 6-under-par 204. Smalley shot a 4-under 66, and Soosman a 1-under 69 during Friday’s third round....
Soosman soars into Sunnehanna Amateur lead
Despite rainy and windy condition, Spencer Soosman (University of Texas) soared into the lead of the 66th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. Soosman shot a 2-under par 68 and enters Friday’s third round with a 5-under par, 135, and a two shot lead over Hunter Wolcott...
U.S. Open Preview: Koepka looks for threepeat, Mickleson wants his first
Golf’s U.S. Open starts today. So that’s the topic of our Thursday “Breakfast With Benz” podcast. We turn to our expert on the links, Brian Taylor of “Real Golf Radio.” . He joins us to talk about all the major championships. Those events are often won by Brooks Koepka. He...
Australian leads Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown
Australian Lachlan Barker shot a 5-under par 65 to grab the first round lead at the 66th annual Sunnehanna Amateur at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. The Iowa State golfer, who placed third in the 2019 3rd Colleton River Collegiate event, holds a one shot lead of James Nicholas, who...
Jackson, Fajt qualify for Sunnehanna Amateur
A day after Palmer Jackson and Kevin Fajt won the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Better-Ball tournament, the duo were in Johnstown participating in the Sunnehanna Amateur qualifier. Jackson and Fajt each earned a spot in the prestigious tournament by earning one of the five qualifying spots. Jackson shot a 1-under-par...
The day Arnold Palmer was forced to qualify for the U.S. Open
The year 1969 was known for many epic events. • Man first walked on the moon. • A half-million people descended upon a dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., to celebrate music at Woodstock. • The Amazin’ Mets turned the baseball world upside down by beating the Baltimore Orioles in the...
PGA Championship a new major challenge for Tiger WoodsVideo
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods, the Masters champion, going for the second leg of the Grand Slam on a long, wet course at Bethpage Black. It all sounds so familiar. For Woods, it feels entirely different. The PGA Championship now occupies the second slot in the major championship schedule given...
The Masters drawing that helped free a man from prison
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Valentino Dixon’s introduction to golf came when the warden dropped by his 6-by-10 cell at Attica Correctional Facility in New York with a photo of the iconic 12th hole at Augusta National and a simple request. Could Dixon draw the hole with his colored pencils? The warden...
Rickie Fowler paying tribute to Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill
PGA Tour player Rickie Fowler once again will personally honor the late, great Arnold Palmer this week at The King’s signature event, the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla. Fowler will team with his sponsor, Puma, and the Arnold Palmer Foundation to pay homage...
