PGA Professional National Championship

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The PGA Professional National Championship is a golf tournament that is run by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is for golf club professionals and teachers who are members of the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The tournament was known as the PGA Club Professional Championship up until 2006. Previously, the top 25 finishers in the tournament would be able to compete in the PGA Championship, but as of 2006 the number has been reduced to 20.

[edit] Winners

Year Champion Venue Location Score
2006 Ron Philo, Jr. Turning Stone Casino & Resort, Atunyote Course and Shenendoah Course Verona, New York 278
2005 Mike Small Kiawah Island Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina 289
2004 Bob Sowards Longaberger Golf Club Licking County, Ohio 276
2003 Tim Thelen Twin Warriors Golf Club Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico 282
2002 Barry Evans Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky 281
2001 Wayne DeFrancesco Sunriver Resort, Crosswater Course Sunriver, Oregon 278
2000 Tim Thelen Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, Oklahoma 214 *
1999 Jeff Freeman Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin 287
1998 Mike Burke, Jr. Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 281
1997 Bruce Zabriski Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 281
1996 Darrell Kestner PGA West La Quinta, California 271
1995 Steve Schneiter Multiple courses La Quinta, California and Rancho Mirage, California 278
1994 Sammy Rachels Multiple courses Osage Beach, Missouri and Lake Ozark, Missouri 284 PO
1993 Jeffrey Roth PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 275
1992 Ron McDougal Multiple courses La Quinta, California and Rancho Mirage, California 273
1991 Larry Gilbert Doral Golf Resort & Spa Doral, Florida 267
1990 Brett Upper Multiple courses La Quinta, California and Rancho Mirage, California 275
1989 Bruce Fleisher Multiple courses La Quinta, California and Rancho Mirage, California 277
1988 Robert Boyd Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 287 PO
1987 Jay Lumpkin Multiple courses La Quinta, California and Rancho Mirage, California 279
1986 Bob Lendzion Multiple courses La Quinta, California and Rancho Mirage, California 284
1985 Ed Dougherty Multiple courses La Quinta, California 277
1984 Bill Schumaker PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 284 PO
1983 Larry Webb Multiple courses La Quinta, California 283
1982 Larry Gilbert PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 284
1981 Larry Gilbert PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 285 PO
1980 John Traub PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 283
1979 Buddy Whitten Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia 278 PO
1978 John Gentile Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia 276 PO
1977 Laurie Hammer Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia 282
1976 Bob Galloway Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia 280
1975 Roger Watson Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia 279 PO
1974 Roger Watson Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 284 PO
1973 Rives McBee Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 282
1972 Don Massengale Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 280
1971 Sam Snead Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 275
1970 Rex Baxter Sunol Valley Golf Course, Palm Course Sunol, California 285
1969 Bob Rosburg Multiple courses Chandler, Arizona 275
1968 Howell Fraser Multiple courses Scottsdale, Arizona 272
  • PO - Won in playoff
  • * - Only 54 holes, not 72, were played due to inclement weather

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