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Brothers Championship

First contested in 1950 in honor of  two brothers who had been killed in the World War II, the event has been held every year since inception at Shannopin Country Club and is traditionally held the first Friday in August. The championship is an 18-hole event, Chapman format, with at least one brother being a member of a WPGA Member Club.
 

The team of Bud and Dick Semple, whom the the Association's Century Foursomes Championship is named, won the inaugural event. The tandem of Chick and Rob Wagner have been dominate in this championship, having won the title a record ten times. In 2005, the Wagner team passed the team of Jack and George Benson (7 wins) for most titles. This year also saw the steak of consecutive entries end. Dick and Frank Fuhrer, Jr. had played in the event every year since the first, a record of 55 events. The Fuhrer team won the event in 1960.


2009 Champions Chick and Rob Wagner, Oakmont Country Club

Results Archive
2011 Championship @ Shannopin Country Club
2010 Championship @ Green Oaks Country Club
2009 Championship @ Shannopin Country Club
2008 Championship @ Shannopin Country Club
2007 Championship @ Shannopin Country Club

2006 Championship @ Shannopin Country Club

2005 Championship @ Shannopin Country Club
 

Past Champions

2011 David DeNunzio
Ronald DeNunzio
2010 Dave Graciano
Perry Graciano
2009 Rob Wagner
Chick Wagner
2008 Homer Capotis
Michael Capotis
2007 John Dzuban
David Dzuban
2006 Brian Tutich
Ricky Tutich
2005 Chick Wagner
Rob Wagner
2004 Jack Cline
Thomas Cline
2003 Arne Thomas
Steve Thomas
2002 Vance Smith
Bennett Smith
2001 Jim Bryan
Pat Bryan
2000 Homer Capotis
Michael Capotis
1999 Rob Wagner
Chick Wagner
1998 Rob Wagner
Chick Wagner
1997 Rob Wagner
Chick Wagner
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