Shogie Cup

MAGA, Gateway PGA create Shogren Cup match-play event

The Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association and Gateway PGA Section are proud to jointly announce an annual competition where the top amateurs and professionals will compete in a Ryder Cup style format. The championship will be named the Robert A. Shogren Cup honoring Bob Shogren who passed away in March, 2020. After a successful career with as a creative director at Maritz, “Shogie,” as he was affectionately known, became an ambassador for both the amateurs and professionals in our region. He spent 30 years as a rules official, serving both the MAGA and the PGA, capping his career by serving on the rules committee for the 2018 PGA Championship at his home club, Bellerive Country Club. Celebrating that association, the inaugural Shogren Cup will be conducted on May 23-24 at historic Bellerive. “A match-play championship between area amateurs and pros has been played off and on over the years,” said MAGA executive director Curt Rohe. ”The golf associations agreed to revive the collabarative competition and give it a proper name in honor of Shogie. The Shogren Cup continues to fortify a strong relationship between the region’s two leading golforganizations,”. Shogren Cup teams will be comprised of the top amateurs from Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association and professionals from the Gateway PGA Section. The rosters will be selected from the associations’ Player of the Year standings and captains’ picks. Executive Director of the Gateway PGA Section Ali Wells added, “Always a favorite event for our area PGA Professionals, we are excited for the return of these matches showcasing the best of competitive golf and collaborative partnerships”. MAGA has purchased a beautiful Victorian Sterling Silver cup (pictured at right) from Nicholas Winton in London. The cup, which dates back to 1895, is being engraved “The Robert A. Shogren Cup” with the association logos in London to have in time to be on display at Bellerive for the inaugural match.

Robert A. Shogren Cup