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Next year's West Penn Open,
sponsored by
PNC Bank, will be played June 22-23 at Westmoreland
Country Club in Export. Used regularly for the
Association's major competitions, past Open winners include
amateurs John Birmingham, 1972, and John Jones, 1994.
Professionals with Open titles there are John Baker, 1991,
and Steve Wheatcroft, 2004.
Sean Knapp won the West Penn
Amateur at the club in 2003, the last of his six straight
Amateur victories. USGA qualifying rounds held recently at
Westmoreland include the 2002 Open Sectional and the 2007
Amateur Sectional.
"We're pleased to return to
Westmoreland for the Open, as the course is both playable
and challenging," commented WPGA Executive Director Jeff
Rivard. The Open's history includes four champions who have
also won US Opens--Sam Parks (1935)--1940 at Shannopin, Lew
Worsham (1947)--1956 at Baldoc Hills, Ed Furgol (1954)--1965
at Alcoma, and Arnold Palmer (1960)--1957 at Fox Chapel.
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