PPNC 2007 Fact.Pub

FACT SHEET THE 40th PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Presenting sponsors: Titleist, FootJoy & Cobra; Buick; Club Car Dates: June 21-24, 2007 Site: Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Ore. — Crosswater Golf Club and Meadows Golf Course Exclusive Media Partner: The Golf Channel Contributing Partner: The PGA TOUR Defending Champion: Ron Philo Jr., Amelia Island, Fla. Prize Money and Awards. The 2007 PGA Professional National Championship features a $550,000 purse. The 2007 Champion’s name will be inscribed on the Walter Hagen Cup, which is enshrined at The PGA of America national headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The 2007 PGA Professional National Champion receives exemptions for the following: •••2007 PGA Championship 2007 PGA Cup Six PGA Tour events over a 12-month period The Walter Hagen Cup. Presented to the PGA Club Professional Champion, the Walter Hagen Cup is named after the legendary golfer, five-time PGA Champion and one of the 35 original founders of The PGA of America. Hagen elevated the role of the PGA Professional throughout his career. The Haig’s inspirational career is reflected in today’s PGA Professionals competing in the national championship – displaying playing skills under a national spotlight while also serving their respective clubs and golf communities as managers, merchandisers and respected teachers of the game. The PGA Club Professional Champion receives a replica of the crystal Walter Hagen Cup, which is 14½ inches high, 12 inches wide and weighs 17½ pounds. Method of Play. Stroke play, four rounds, 18 holes daily on two courses. The entire field of 312 will compete on each course at least once in the first two rounds. Following the first 36 holes of play, the field will be reduced to the low 70 scorers and those tied for 70th place. Those players will compete in the final two rounds at Crosswater Golf Club. In the event of a tie for first place upon completion of play, there will be a sudden-death playoff. Eligibility. The field of 312 will be limited to those PGA members who are eligibly employed as golf professionals and in certain pre-established membership classifications as of May 2007. The PGA of America reserves the right to determine whether or not any applicant is so employed and to reject any applicant who does not meet the requirements. No player will be eligible if he or she has played in more than 12 combined PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Nationwide Tour , LPGA, PGA European Tour, Canadian Tour, Australia/New Zealand Tour, JPGA Tour, The Sunshine Tour (South Africa), The Asian Tour, The Safari Tour, The PGA Challenge Tour, National Senior Tour, European Seniors Tour, JPGA Senior Tour, WPGT, JLPGA, Golden Bear Tour, Hooter’s Tour, and SBC Futures Tour events between April 2006 and April 2007. (The U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, PGA Championship and Senior PGA Championship are not included in the 12-tournament count). The TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Assistant Professional Champion will be exempt into the Championship, provided that he or she is eligibly employed or in an eligible PGA classification at the time of entry into the PGA Professional National Championship. Rules and Regulations. The Rules of Golf, which govern play, are determined by the United States Golf Association and applied by The PGA of America Board of Directors. The Championship is subject to the overall supervision of the Board and the PGA Rules Committee. For information contact: Bob Denney, 561-624-8582 or the Communications Department, 561-624-8407 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.PGA.com" target="_blank">www.PGA.com </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Page 1 of 4 </li><li style="flex:1">4/27/07 </li></ul>FACT SHEET THE 40th PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP History The PGA Professional’s Showcase. The PGA Professional National Championship began in 1968 to provide additional playing opportunities for PGA Professionals. In more than three decades, it has become a showcase event for PGA Professionals, featuring some of the finest players in the Association. Formerly a 360-player field, the format of The PGA Professional National Championship was conducted over three courses and after the golf season had ended across much of the country. In 1997, the Championship evolved to a live Golf Channel-covered event that featured 156 players at the peak of their games. 2003 Northern PGA Club Professional Championship That same year, The PGA Professional National Championship created Section PGA Professional National Championships, Wilderness Ridge Golf Club, Lincoln, Neb. – Sept. 25-28 four Regional PGA Professional National Championships, and moved its National Championship date to late June, or a month prior to the PGA Championship. In 2006, The PGA Professional National Championship again changed, removing the Re- 2003 Western PGA Club Professional Championship gional Championships and concentrating on 41 Section Championships to form the bulk of a 312-player field that competes on two courses in the National Championship. There is an overall purse of more than $1.5 million that is awarded in Section Indian Summer Golf & Country Club, Olympia, Wash. – Oct. 15-18 and National Championships. 2003 Southern PGA Club Professional Championship The PGA Professional National Championship has been conducted in 13 states in the previous 39 years: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Persimmon Woods Golf Club, Weldon Spring, Mo.— Oct. 16-19 The list of Champions over the past 39 years includes Sam Snead, Bob Rosburg, Ed Dougherty, Bruce Fleisher and the late Larry Gilbert – the only three-time Champion. Former Tour professionals Rex Baxter Jr., Don Massengale, Laurie Hammer, History Larry Webb, Bob Boyd and Brett Upper also have won The National Championship. In 1997, The 30th PGA Professional National Championship was the first to be televised live by The Golf Channel to millions The PGA Professional’s Showcase. The PGA Club Professional Championship began in 1968 to provide addiof viewers in this country, Japan and the Philippines. tional playing opportunities for PGA Professionals. In more than three decades, it has become a showcase event for PGA Professionals, featuring some of the finest players in the Association. Formerly a 360-player field, the format The PGA Professional National Championship has a potential audience of more than 85 million via The Golf Channel in Canof The PGA Club Professional Championship was changed in 1997 to a larger nationwide event that today features ada and the United States. the finest 156 players at the peak of their games. In 1997, The PGA Club Professional Championship created local Sectional Club Professional Championships, four new Regional Club Professional Championships, and moved its dates to one month prior to the PGA Championship. The PGA Club Professional Championship now features a total purse of more than $1.5 million that is awarded in Section, regional and national championships. Regional Club Professional Championships feature fields ranging from 130 to nearly 160 players. Prior to 1997, the PGA Club Professional Championship was held after the golf season had ended across much of the U.S. The Championship has been conducted in 10 states in the previous 35 years: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Wisconsin. The list of Champions over the past 35 years includes Sam Snead, Bob Rosburg, Ed Dougherty, Bruce Fleisher and the late Larry Gilbert – the only three-time Champion. Former Tour professionals Rex Baxter Jr., Don Massengale, Laurie Hammer, Larry Webb, Bob Boyd and Brett Upper also have won The CPC. In 1997, The 30th PGA Club Professional Championship was the first to be televised live by The Golf Channel to millions of viewers in this country, Japan and the Philippines. The 37th PGA Club Professional Championship features 156 players from the four Regional Championships conducted in the fall of 2003 along with past Champions. The PGA Club Professional Championship will reach an audience of more than 40 million via The Golf Channel. The 36th PGA CLUB PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Presenting sponsors: Buick, Club Car Inc., Titleist/FootJoy Worldwide & Cobra Golf Champion: Tim Thelen, Richmond, Texas Site: Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Date: June 19-22, 2003 Course: Twin Warriors Golf Club Par: 72—7,624 yards Purse: $400,000 Field: 156 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Cut at </li><li style="flex:1">150 </li><li style="flex:1">77 players advanced </li></ul>2003 Summary Page 2 of 4 FACT SHEET THE 40th PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Champions through the Years <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Year Champion </li><li style="flex:1">Score Runners-up </li><li style="flex:1">Site </li></ul>1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Howell Fraser Bob Rosburg Rex Baxter 272 275 285 275 280 282 Chuck Malchaski, Bob Rosburg Jimmy Wright Ernie George, Bob Duden Jerry Steelsmith, Ron Letellier Bob Bruno Century & Roadrunner, Scottsdale, Ariz. Roadrunner & San Marcos, Chandler, Ariz. Sunol Valley CC, Sunol, Calif. Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga. Callaway Gardens Resort Sam Snead Don Massengale Rives McBee Roger Watson Roger Watson Bob Galloway Stan Brian 284* Sam Snead 279* David Jimenez <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">280 </li><li style="flex:1">George Lanning, </li></ul>Larry Gilbert, Jim Ferriell Steve Benson 276* Jim Ferree 278* Jack Lewis Jim Albus 285* Don Padgett II Pine Mountain, Ga. 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Laurie Hammer John Gentile Buddy Whitten John Traub Larry Gilbert Larry Gilbert Larry Webb Bill Schumaker Ed Dougherty Bob Lendzion <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">282 </li><li style="flex:1">Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga. </li></ul>Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga. Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga. PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. La Quinta/Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. La Quinta/Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. PGA West, La Quinta 283 284 283 284* 277 284 Steve Benson Bob Ford Gary Ostrega Jim White Bob Betley Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. PGA West, La Quinta/Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1987 </li><li style="flex:1">Jay Lumpkin </li><li style="flex:1">279 </li><li style="flex:1">Jeff Roth, Bob Menne, Gibby Gilbert </li></ul>1988 1989 Bob Boyd Bruce Fleisher <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">287* Rick Morton </li><li style="flex:1">Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC </li></ul>PGA West, LaQuinta/Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">277 </li><li style="flex:1">Jeff Thomsen </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1990 </li><li style="flex:1">Brett Upper </li><li style="flex:1">275 </li><li style="flex:1">Gibby Gilbert, Larry Gilbert </li><li style="flex:1">PGA West, La Quinta/Mission Hills, </li></ul>La Quinta, Calif. 1991 1992 Larry Gilbert Ron McDougal 267 273 Gene Fieger, Ron McDougal Sammy Rachels Doral Resort & CC, Miami, Fla. PGA West, La Quinta/Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. 1993 1994 Jeff Roth Sammy Rachels <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">275 </li><li style="flex:1">John Lee </li><li style="flex:1">PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. </li></ul>Marriott’s Tan-Tar-A Resort, Oaks Course, Osage Beach, Mo., North Port National GC, Lake Ozark, Mo., The Lodge of the Four Seasons, Jones Course, Osage Beach, Mo. PGA West, La Quinta/Mission Hills, La Quinta, Calif. 284* Darrell Kestner, Ron McDougal 1995 1996 Steve Schneiter Darrell Kestner 278 271 John DeForest, Bob Ford <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Dan Bateman </li><li style="flex:1">PGA West, La Quinta/Mission </li></ul>Hills, Nicklaus Private, Palmer Private, Weiskopf Private, La Quinta, Calif. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Pinehurst No. 8 (N.C.) </li><li style="flex:1">1997 </li><li style="flex:1">Bruce Zabriski </li><li style="flex:1">281 </li><li style="flex:1">Steve Schneiter, Jay Overton, </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Mike Burke Jr. </li><li style="flex:1">Resort & CC </li></ul>1998 1999 Mike Burke Jr. Jeff Freeman 281 287 Bob Gaus Milan Swilor, Christopher Toulson, Brett Upper Pinehurst No. 8 (N.C.) Resort & CC Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis. 2000 2001 Tim Thelen Wayne DeFrancesco <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">214*# Mark Brown </li><li style="flex:1">Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Okla. </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Crosswater Club, Sunriver (Ore.) Resort </li><li style="flex:1">278 </li><li style="flex:1">John Aber, Don Berry, Mark Brown, </li></ul>Tim Thelen 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Barry Evans Tim Thelen Bob Sowards Mike Small Ron Philo Jr. 281 282 276 289 Mike Gilmore Steve Schneiter Mike Small Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Ky. Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport, Ohio The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C. Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, N.Y. Travis Long 278* Alan Schulte <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">* Won via playoff </li><li style="flex:1"># Championship shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather </li></ul>Page 3 of 4 FACT SHEET THE 40th PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2006 PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Summary Poker-faced Tim Thelen of Richmond, Texas, whose sense of humor is as dry as the high desert of north th Ron Philo Jr. of Westchester, N.Y., executed golf’s dream shot just when he needed it most, then hung on through a central New Mexico, admitted he didn’t have a pat hand before the 36 PGA Club Professional Champi- three-hole sudden death playoff to defeat Alan Schulte of Fishers, Ind., with a bogey and win the 39th PGA Professional Na- onship in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. tional Championship Sunday at Turning Stone Resort & Casino’s Atunyote Golf Club. Faced with competing on the slick, double-tiered greens of Twin Warriors Golf Club, the 42-year-old Philo recorded the third hole-in-one of his career, holing out a 4-iron on the 199-yard third hole, then just missed a Thelen knew hitting a golf ball 10 percent further in the thin air at 5,400 feet elevation meant nothing winning birdie putt on the 18th green to finish regulation play with a 4-under-par 68. Schulte, who ended with a 71 and a when it came to putting. matching 10-under-par 278, hit his tee shot on the 11th hole into a water hazard, and after a penalty drop could not get up and Thelen, who won the 2000 CPC and the 2001 PGA Club Professional Player of the Year Award, ac- down for bogey to extend the drama. cepted a putting lesson on Wednesday on the practice green from Jerry Foltz (former Tour professional The victory made Philo the fifth Metropolitan PGA Section member to win the major championship for PGA Pro- turned reporter for The Golf Channel) and Greg Cesario, product promotion manager of Titleist. Soon fessionals. He earned $75,000 from a record $550,000 purse. after, the putts began to fall. The scenario brought back vivid memories at Atunyote Golf Club for Philo, who lost a playoff in the 2004 Eastern Thelen may be getting a lesson fee in the mail after finishing with a final-round 3-under-par 69 and 6- PGA Club Professional Championship. “I was in a playoff here two years ago in our (former) Regional Championship and I was not successful, so I was under-par 282 total to pocket $53,000 for his second PGA Club Professional Championship. Thelen de- pretty thrilled to just get off the 18th hole the first time because I didn't get beat on the first hole,” said the 40-year-old PGA feated 1995 Champion Steve Schneiter of Sandy, Utah, by one stroke on the longest course (7,624 head professional at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y. “I'm excited and I'm worn out and ready to sit down and yards) in PGA of America history. have something to drink.” An assistant professional at Bushwood Golf Center in Houston, Texas, Thelen made a 20-foot eagle putt It was Philo’s moment, having registered three previous top-5 finishes in the National Championship, including a tie on the first hole to grab a lead he wouldn’t relinquish. Schneiter, who slipped to six strokes behind for third in 2003. He accomplished his mission with his sister, LPGA star Laura Diaz, in the gallery along with his mother Thelen after six holes, made a stunning recovery with six birdies in a stretch run from the seventh other members of his family and friends. through 13th holes. Schulte’s best showing in seven trips was a seventh place in 2004 and last year tied for 69th. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">th </li><li style="flex:1">th </li></ul>Thelen needed one more stroke to cement his win, capped by a spectacular recovery for a bogey-5 from Both players opened the 10 playoff in National Championship history with pars on the par-5 18 and the par-4 th <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">th </li><li style="flex:1">th </li></ul>a greenside bunker on the 18 hole. 10 . Schulte nearly holed out a wedge approach on the 10 from 107 yards, but the ball bounced 20 feet past the flagstick. th Schneiter, an assistant professional at Schneiter’s PebbleBrook Golf Links in Sandy, Utah, just missed a The devilish 11 hole, which yielded only one birdie all day, was set up with a hole location on the right edge. “In regulation, I hit a 6-iron and it came up in the bunker,” said Schulte. “It's almost the right length. It didn't really 60-foot uphill birdie putt to finish with a 71 and 283. feel like the wind was helping that much. I tried to cut a little 5-iron and I really just didn't hit it hard enough. If I had gone Thelen joined Roger Watson (1974-75) and the late Larry Gilbert (1981, ’82, ’91) as the only multiple ahead and trusted it and hit it and made the swing for a cut, it probably would have turned out just fine. All you're trying to winners of the nation’s showcase event for PGA Professionals. do is get it front left right there. That's a brutal hole location and it just didn’t work out.” Ron Philo Jr. of Amelia Island, Fla., who had the day’s low round of 68, led a foursome tied for third at Schulte’s shoulders slumped after he hit his tee shot. 287. He was joined by Bob Sowards of Columbus, Ohio, who posted a 69, Dino Lucchesi of Round “All in all, I'm pretty happy with the week. It's never easy to take what I guess you consider a loss. Heck, coming Lake Beach, Ill., with a 70, and Kevin Burton of Boise, Idaho, with a 74. into the week all I really wanted to do was play well enough to make Medinah (a berth in the 88th PGA Championship), and Schneiter began the day with a one-stroke lead over Thelen and Burton, but went on a near collapsing it was kind of a bonus to have a chance to win.” run of double bogey-bogey-bogey from the second through fourth holes and was six strokes behind Lee Rinker of Jupiter, Fla., finished third at 280 after a 70, while defending champion Mike Small of Champaign, Thelen after six holes. Burton never could find momentum, falling five strokes behind Thelen after nine. Ill., the head golf coach at the University of Illinois, finished fourth place at 281 after a 74, but had held the lead through six But Schneiter gradually battled back to within two strokes after a birdie run from the seventh through holes before a double bogey-bogey collapse on the seventh and eighth holes. 10th hoClehsrisanSdtaarkdjdoihnagnnboirfdCieasrdoinfftbhyet1he2tSh eaan,dC1al3ift.,hfoinleissh.ed in fifth at 282 after a 72. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">th </li><li style="flex:1">th </li></ul>Schulte, the 2000 national PGA Assistant Professional Champion, either led or was tied for the lead after the first Thelen responded with birdies on the 12 and 13 holes to hold his two-stroke advantage until the final three rounds, had the lead to himself with two holes to play, but bogeyed the 467-yard, par-4 17th. Earlier, Philo had the lead hole. to himself on the 16th tee, but went bogey-bogey-par to forge the playoff. Thelen’s 88-yard sand wedge approach into the wind landed in the front greenside bunker. He then Philo’s timely ace on the third hole came after a birdie on the second hole and temporarily gave him the lead at 9- stepped in, and blasted to within inches of the hole. Schneiter responded by lagging a 60-foot uphill under. It was the fourth hole-in-one of the Championship. birdie putt just past the hole. “The hole-in-one was pretty neat,” said Philo. “That was my third in competition and it was the longest one I've had. The Twin Warriors Golf Club, longer than any major championship layout in history, yielded a 75.1 It's great – it’s where I was aiming. I was feeling pretty good about the fact that it went in. It's a very, very tough hole to get

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