BEALLSVILLE — The final Western Pennsylvania Golf Association major of 2026 is set for Monday and Tuesday at Nemacolin Country Club.
The 95th WPGA Senior Amateur Championship is the culmination of a fantastic season of West Penn major championships, and will be the largest test for senior amateurs in the region.
The first WPGA Senior Amateur Championship was played in 1929, as many senior organizations began to form throughout the country.
Oakmont Country Club was the host venue for the first 45 West Penn Senior Amateur Championships.
George T. Gregg, Joe Wells and Paul Schlachter each won five Senior Am titles, the most ever. Schlachter’s last victory came in 2014. David Brown has claimed four West Penn Senior Am titles, including two in the last four years.
A year ago, Artie Fink shot 7-under over two rounds at Williams Golf and Country Club to claim his first WPGA major title. In the Super-Senior Championship, Rod Piatt shot 8-over and got up-and-down from a greenside bunker to win.
Players will start from the first and 10th tees Monday at 8:30 a.m., with the final groups teeing off at 10:20 a.m. Fink will be in the first group off of the 10th tee Monday, playing alongside Paul Schuler and Rick Stimmel, who recently reached match play in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.
Initially an 18-hole competition, the Senior Amateur was changed to a two-day, 36-hole event starting in 2000. It features two divisions, the Senior Division (age 55+) and the Super-Senior Division (age 65+), which was added to the event in 2014.
Nemacolin Country Club will host the major championship for the second time. George Bilowick won the WPGA Senior Amateur in 2000 at the Beallsville club.
For media inquiries, please contact WPGA Director of Communications Josh Rowntree.
