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The championship will be played at Butler Country Club, June 30-July 1.

Michael Smith, Sunnehanna, resigned from the WPGA Executive Committee, the organization’s governing body, due to increasing personal and business concerns, just prior to the Spring Meeting.  Smith, who is now President of Sunnehanna, was elected to the Executive Committee last Fall during the WPGA Annual Meeting.  He will not be replaced until the next Annual Meeting on September 29.  The WPGA By-Laws state the Executive Committee shall consist of no fewer than 16 or more than 22 members.  Smith’s resignation leaves the roster at eighteen members, four officers and fourteen committee members. 

The WPGA’s 2007 financial statements showed another solid year.  Years 2005-07 are the three strongest in consecutive order in the last 25-30.  Authorized representatives of Member Clubs can receive the 2007 Financial Statements and Related Information via written request. 

The Association’s “care package” of opening season materials has recently arrived at the WPGA’s 124 Member Clubs:  Member Information booklet (Directory), course rating posters, and championship schedules.  This is yet another sign of spring!

Four more were recently repaired--mostly bumping out dents, strengthening their bases and other structural weaknesses, straightening and polishing, by area silversmith Thomas Sandretto, Turtle Creek, PA.  His work description mentions chemical removal (oxide and sulfide), removing solder from previous repairs, refining surfaces, and application of wax.

These four trophies recently finished are historic.

            William C. Fownes Trophy (Amateur)
            Harry C. Milholland Vase (Open)
            Percy H. Preston Memorial Trophy (Junior)
            Thomas J. Jamison Vase (Senior)

Although the Open and Amateur began in 1899, it appears to Sandretto that the Amateur, Open, and Junior trophies were all purchased in the 1920’s, which makes sense because the Junior started in 1921, with the Preston Memorial set in a World War I theme.  The Senior began in 1929. 

The total of 88 is just under half of the 182 who tried last year when the Open was held at Oakmont.  Jon Mills, Indiana, advanced through the Indiana CC Local and a Sectional in Chicago to Oakmont.  He missed the cut by one stroke.  This year’s field is down somewhat as the two Locals the WPGA conducts for the USGA typically draw 100-110 contestants. 

Robert Rohanna, Waynesboro, has won two tournaments was named to the Big Ten’s Second Team All Conference.  He won Penn State’s Rutherford Invitational. 

Colin Clemente, Akron, who played junior golf in this area, was named first team all conference in the MAC (Mid-American). 

Adam Hofmann, Oakmont, the 2007 Pennsylvania State Amateur Champion, is at Vanderbilt

William Miller, St. Clair, the 2006 West Penn Amateur winner, is at Georgia Tech. 

Three area golfers play for Ohio University—Jim Ellis, McMurray, Chuck Nettles, McMurray, Chad Warmbein, McMurray.

Playing at Penn State are Harvin Groft, State College; Jimmy Markovitz, Bridgeville; and Brendan Borst, Pittsburgh.  Groft has been in the starting line-up his senior year, as was Markovitz, until a winter injury ended his college season.  

Tom Young, Wildwood, a Club Rep since the program restarted in the 1990’s, was honored with the Bill Mac Award at Club Rep Day at Green Oaks on April 17.  Wildwood’s General Manager Steve Gonzalez accepted the award that day at Young was unable to attend, ironically the first Club Rep Day he had ever missed.  Wildwood then presented Young with the award upon his return. 

Steve Gonzalez, General Manager, Wildwood, and Tom Young