Nineteen South Florida PGA Professionals to Compete in PGA Professional Championship
The PGA Professional Championship is the national championship for PGA Professionals with the 312 competing professionals who qualify through the 41 Sections and their respective championships. This year, 19 South Florida PGA Professionals will compete at Omni Barton Creek in Austin, with a spot in the 2022 PGA Championship on the line.
The first two rounds will take place on Sunday, April 17 and Monday, April 18 before the 36-hole cut. The third and final rounds will take place on April 19 and 20. The top 20 finishing PGA Professionals will be extended invitations to the 2022 PGA Championship.
SOUTH FLORIDA PGA PROFESSIONALS:
Justin Ahasic (Synergy Golf - Naples),
Matt Cahill (Seminole Golf Club - Juno Beach),
Tyler Collet (John's Island Golf Club - Vero Beach),
Taylor Collins (Coral Ridge Country Club - Fort Lauderdale),
Austin Davenport (The Dye Preserve - Jupiter),
Andrew Filbert (West Bay Club - Estero),
Kenny Leech (Don Law Golf Academy - Boca Raton),
Jason Martin (The Old Collier Golf Club - Naples),
Justin McCarraher (Fiddlesticks Country Club - Fort Myers),
Brett Melton (Melton Golf Academy - Palm City),
Alan Morin (The Club at Ibis - West Palm Beach),
Troy Pare (Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club - Vero Beach),
Patrick Rada (McArthur Golf Club - Hobe Sound),
Justin Smith (Bonita Bay Club - Bonita Springs),
Mike Valicenti (PXG - Jupiter) and
Steve Vecellio (Frenchman's Reserve - Palm Beach Gardens).
The following PGA Professionals also qualified through a previous Section before becoming employed in the South Florida Section: Dal Daily (Don Law Golf Academy, Hammock Creek - Port Saint Lucie), Eric Dugas (aboutGolf Ltd. - Naples) and Ron Philo (Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club - Vero Beach).
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