1921 E-PUB Volume 7, No. 3 CONTENTS 3 Bergstol Clutch at DuPont Brian Bergstol captured our 2022 Section Championship. 4 Place Your Bids! PGA REACH Philadelphia launches its 2022 online auction. 6 Coe Goes Low Joanna Coe made nine birdies en route to victory at Whitford. 7 Sláinte! Win a trip to Ireland, courtesy of Celtic Golf 8 Steinmetz Wins First Senior Start Rich Steinmetz secured a major win at Medford Village. 10 In Gee Chun Supports LCC The three-time major champion continues to visit Lancaster. 12 Bensel Fends Off Competitors, Storms Trevor Bensel tops Assistants at Heidelberg. 14 Very FUNdamental Learn about Phialdelphia PGA Junior Tour’s new beginners tour. 15 VIDEO: Learning Throughout Life Gerry Davis, PGA, discusses his PGA education. 16 Howdy, Partner The Section thanks its partners at French Creek. 17 PGA HOPE Veterans in Oklahoma Section vets competed in the 2022 Secretary’s Cup. 18 Running Marathons Section staffers to play 100 holes in one day. Pictured: The William B. Packer Trophy photographed at DuPont C.C. during the 101st Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship.
ClutchBergstolin ChampionshipPGAPhiladelphia101stProfessional B rian Bergstol, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, winner of the Professional Championship at DuPont C.C. and Concord PGAProfessionals to compete in the 2023 PGAProfessional Championship Bergstol finished with rounds of 66-69-69 204, topping the for a two-stroke victory over Braden Shattuck, Rolling Green G.C. Bergstol (1), and Shattuck (2) will be joined at the 2023 PGA Professional by Zac Oakley, Bidermann G.C. (3);Trevor Bensel, Sandy Run Makefield Putters (T6); Terry Hatch, Royal Oaks G.C. (T6); National G.C. (T6); Matthew Zehner, Wilmington C.C. (T9); Billy Liberty Hill (T9); Rich Steinmetz, Spring Ford C.C. (T11); John Springs (T11); and Terry Hertzog, who advanced in a playoff Additionally, Dave McNabb, Applebrook G.C. (T4); and Joanna will also compete in New Mexico, having already secured their events. •
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Place Your Bids! P GA REACH Philadelphia’s 2022 online auction is officially open! Support our foundation’s mission to positively impact lives through the game of golf by bidding on and winning items including Dormie Network membership, foursomes at exclusive golf courses like TPC Sawgrass, Philadelphia Cricket Club, Liberty National, luxury getaways, sports memorabilia, and more. Click on the “Bid Now” button below to get started. • BID NOW
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hiladelphia PGA Member Joanna Coe of Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pa., endured high temperatures and humidity the 2022 Women’s Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship at Whitford Country Club by seven strokes over Britt Weddell Stonewall Links in Elverson, Pa., and Patty Post of the University Delaware in Newark, Del. Coe, the inaugural (2020)Women’s PGAProfessional Player Year, birdied half of her holes, nine in all, finishing with a 5-under-par 67 setting the womens course record for Whitford. Coe also nine birdies in her previous 2022 win, the Conestoga Classic.
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Sláinte! P GAREACHPhiladelphiaispartneringwithCelticGolf for a generous raffle to support its mission to positively impact lives through the game of golf. The prize includes four nights at the five-star Killarney Park Hotel and three rounds of golf at renowned Waterville Golf Links, Ballybunion’s Old Course, and Tralee Golf Club, for two people.The winner will be drawn following our annual PGA REACH Philadelphia Pro-Am on October 11. Please consider entering the raffle, by clicking the below button and registering via Golf Genius. PGA REACH Philadelphia thanks our friends at Celtic Golf. • ENTER RAFFLE
Steinmetz Wins in First Senior Start
R ich Steinmetz, PGA, of Spring Ford Country Club in Royersford, Pa., captured the 2022 Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship Presented by Cadillac at Medford Village Country Club. Steinmetz will lead five other Philadelphia PGA Members to compete in the 34th Senior PGA Professional Championship presented by Cadillac, October 13-16, at Twin Warriors and Santa Ana Golf Clubs in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Click below to watch as “Inside Golf” recaps his win! PGA Members joining Steinmetz in New Mexico include Brian Kelly, TerryHertzog,GregFarrow,DaveMcNabb,andBrendon Post.
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fter her U.S. Women’s Open win in 2015 at Lancaster Country Club, In Gee Chun donated $10,000 to help launch a foundation to give back to the local community, ultimately, becoming known as the In Gee Chun LCC Educational Foundation. It was built with the specific intent of benefiting Lancaster Country Club caddies, employees, and their dependents, as they seek to further their educational pursuits. Since 2015, In Gee has made an annual trip to LCC, even during the COVID-19 pandemic when she came not only to play with members, but to practice too. In Gee recently won the 2022 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. As it was a short drive, In Gee made the trip to Lancaster to visit the club that she calls her second home. The foundation has grown to providing around 20 scholarships this year. To learn more about In Gee’s commitment to the community around LCC, click here.
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Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour’s (PJT) new FUNdamental Tour is towards boys and girls, ages 7-18 who are just beginning their Tour,intotournamentgolf.SetupasaprecursortoourmainPhiladelphiatheFUNdamentalTouraimstoprovidetournamentstoplayersinthegrowthstages.Girls, 7-18 who are able to score at least 60 and under from 1,500nine holes are eligible to play. Each FUNdamental Tour event is developmental members and full PJT members.
difference in the FUNdamental Tour and the PJT is the setup each event. Since the FUNdamental Tour is geared towards a player, each event features reduced yardages, a maximum score of the ability to use a parent caddie. The events are also meant to competitive than our standard Junior Tour events, so the emphasis is on improvement! To learn more, click here. •
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he Philadelphia PGA Section recently hosted its partners at French Creek Golf Club in Elverson, Pa., for its annual Partner Day. The Section’s staff, board of directors, officers, and PGA Professionals came out to play golf with our valued partners to thank them again for all their support. Having dedicated partners year in and year out helps our Section function and improve our programming and events for our PGA Professionals and patrons. We cannot thank our partners enough! Don’t forget t0 thank our partners every chance you get...it means the world to them! •
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GA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America, invited compete in the 2022 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup at the Club at Indian Secretary’s Cup is a spirited nine-hole golf competition that kicks off PGA in the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) program hosted by their PGA Member Jeff Breiner of the Country Club of Harrisburg in Harrisburg, Pa., Gerry Ortiz, U.S. Army; Scottie Cuff, U.S. Army; Roann Leatz, U.S. Air Force; 1-under-par 35, placing them in eighth place, six strokes behind the winning team Hrynko, and David Ryden. Breiner has been hosting the PGA HOPE Philadelphia
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invited 12 teams consisting of four military veterans and one PGA Professional to Springs in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, during PGA Championship Week. The PGA Championship week and features military veterans who have participated their local PGA Section.
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Pa., and his team, which included the Section’s 2022 PGA HOPE Ambassador and George Vasiloff, U.S. Air Force; finished the event with a team score of team from New Jersey: Pete Stefanchik, PGA, Jim Csogi, Jared Forest, Garret Philadelphia program at the C.C. of Harrisburg for the past three years. •
To register for your own marathon, click here. To support the staff’s marathon, click here.
All proceeds from the 2022 Golf Marathon will remain local and support PGA REACH Philadelphia and its programs, such as PGA Jr. League, PGA HOPE Philadelphia, Golf in Schools, and the Philadelphia PGA JuniorTour Diversity Scholarships and Mentor Program.
Running Marathons
GAREACH Philadelphia is happy to announce the return of its annual Golf Marathon to raise money for its Youth, Military, and Diversity initiatives. This year, in an effort to provide more flexibility to our PGA Members and Associates, PGA Professionals will have the ability to play in their own marathons during any month of the year.
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PGAProfessionals and all other willing supporters are asked to register to play 100 holes of golf in one day on a date of their choosing at their facilities. Participating thedonationsPGAProfessionalsandgolfersarekindlyaskedtorequestfromtheirmembers,customers,students,andlike,tosupporttheirmarathonfundraisingefforts.