Section Saturday News | Tri-State PGA | July 01, 2023

Birthdays & Celebrations

JULY 2023

Happy July Birthday wishes to our TSPGA Members, Associates.

RON MILANOVICH

JACOB FULLERTON

RONALD MUTINELLI

ARISTIDES PAPADOPOULOS

ANTHONY TRACI

C. ED ALLEN

KYLE BENNETT

RAY GRABOSKI

MATTHEW GROBE

LARRY LIPRANDO

JAMES HAGSTROM

JAMES WOODS

ROBERT CURRY

JOHN MCGINNIS

STEVEN HOPLEY

ANDREW SCHALLMO

ALEXANDER CHILDS

JIM CICHRA

MICHAEL LABELLA

MATTHEW LUTHER

MATTHEW HOFFMAN

ROBERT THEW

BRIAN DUNAWAY

SETH THOMPSON

JULY 4th - INDEPENDENCE DAY

TSPGA SCHEDULE TSPGA SCHEDULE

THURSDAY (6) - NATIONAL CAR RENTAL TSPGA ASSISTANT'S

CHAMPIONSHIP

Nemacolin Resort

THURSDAY (6) - ISALY'S JUNIOR GOLF TOUR

Lone Pine Country Club

FRIDAY (7) - DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT (Local Qualifier #4)

The Country Club of Meadville

MONDAY/TUESDAY (10/11) - FALLING ROCK CLASSIC

Nemacolin Resort

MONDAY (10) - PGA JR CHAMPIONSHIP

Valley Brook Country Club

TUESDAY (11) - ISALY'S JUNIOR GOLF TOUR

Half-Century Club

CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!

HALF-CENTURYCLUBMEMBER

TerryCrawford,PGA

CONGRATULATIONS TO TERRY CRAWFORD, A NEW MEMBER OF THE PGA HALF-CENTURY CLUB (JULY 1, 2023).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR 50 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE GAME OF GOLF, THE PGA OF AMERICA, AND THE TRI-STATE SECTION.

Quarter Century Club

QUARTERCENTURYCLUBMEMBER'S CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!

AlanJ.Caldwell,PGA

JamesM.Hagstrom,PGA

TimothyJ.Nypaver,PGA

GordonF.Vietmeier,PGA

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE QUARTER CENTURY CLUB (JULY 1, 2023).

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR YOUR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE GAME OF GOLF, THE PGA OF AMERICA, AND THE TRI-STATE SECTION.

FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENT FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENT

Monday, July 31, 2023

Wildwood Golf Club

Tri-State PGA Birdies Fore Charity will occur at Wildwood Golf Club on Monday, July 31st.

This event will generate proceeds for our Tri-State Reach Foundation and UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation.

* Registration will open in Early July via the Winning Ticket Website. The Section staff will provide more information very soon.

TRI-STATE PGA BIRDIES FORE CHARITY TRI-STATE PGA BIRDIES FORE CHARITY

Committed Committed

Brett Carman and Michael Papson of Valley Brook Country Club have committed to return as a team. The dynamic duo Bashed Birdies and Raised $19,015 at our inaugural Birdie Bash in 2022.

Will you join them in the funding fight for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh?

EDUCATION

Thank you to our Certified PGA HOPE Instructors Jim Cichra, PGA, and Ronald Lucas, PGA/HOPE Coordinator, for their continued dedication and commitment to our veterans and golf.

Welcome new PGA HOPE TRI-STATE golfer Invitees:

Ron Gionta/USAF Colonel/"Retired."

Ron Linn/Army

Ron Serrano/Navy

Joe Christie/Navy

Thank you for your service, gentlemen.

To learn more and participate, contact the Tri-State PGA Office via phone at 724-774-2224 or email Lexi Tofanelli at atofanelli@pgahq.com

The program introduces the game of golf through a developmental 6-8 week curriculum led by PGA Professionals trained in adaptive golf and military and cultural competency. All programs are funded by PGA REACH and supplemented by PGA Section Foundations, so the programming cost is accessible to all Veterans.

TOURNAMENTS

Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational

Presented by The Fuhrer Family

Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational

ERIC COLE ON PLAYING IN THE FBF JR. (SOUND UP)

WORDS FROM THE WINNER, ERIC COLE (Sound Up)

Thank You to This Year's Participants, From The Fuhrer Family.

J.F. Aber

Frank Blazewick

Piri Borja

Joe Boros

David Bradshaw

Brett Carman

Jim Cichra

Eric Cole

Justin Collins

Adam Corson

Amani D'Ambrossio

Sean Farren

Andrew Friend

Robert Friend

Devin Gee

Michael Gervais

Tanner Grzegorczyk

Steven Hopley

T.J. Howe

Sean Knapp

Michael McGowan

Christopher McKnight

Spencer Mellon

Gregor Meyer

Jimmy Meyers

Justin Moose

Dennis Munko

Thadd Obecny II

Dan Obremski

Aidan Oehrle

Ari Papadopoulos

Jack Ramsett

Easton Renwick

Daniel Rodgers

Ty Roush

Connor Schmidt

Christian Sheehan

Kevin Shields

Ryan Sikora

Mike Van Sickle

Roy Vucinich

Ned Weaver

ThankYou

Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. (R.I.P.)

Frank B. Fuhrer, III and The Fuhrer Family

PITTSBURGH FIELD CLUB

TOM ELLIOTT | General Manager

CHRISTIAN SHEEHAN | Host PGA Professional

JUSTIN

MCKAY | Grounds Superintendent

WES HARGENRADER | Men's Locker Room Manager

BANQUETS & EVENTS STAFF

GOLF SHOP STAFF

Butler Country Club, Butler PA

TSPGA LOCAL QUALIFIER #3

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Green Oaks Country Club, Verona PA

GREEN OAKS COUNTRY CLUB | JUNE 29, 2023

GREEN OAKS COUNTRY CLUB | JUNE 29, 2023

JR UNIO SLIPPERY ROCK GOLF CLUB | JUNE 23, 2023

JR UNIO SLIPPERY ROCK GOLF CLUB | JUNE 23, 2023

JR UNIO SLIPPERY ROCK GOLF CLUB | JUNE 23, 2023

THE COUNTRY CLUB OF MEADVILLE | JUNE 27, 2023

THE COUNTRY CLUB OF MEADVILLE | JUNE 27, 2023