WPGA announces addition of Inaugural Mixed Championship
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications • February 19, 2026
Entering its 127th season of administering golf competitions throughout the region, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association has added a new competition to its schedule in 2026.
The WPGA will welcome male and female golfers for the Inaugural WPGA Mixed Championship on August 10 at Sunnehanna Country Club.
“With the growth of the game throughout the region and nationwide, it is vital that we continue to offer competitive opportunities for players in Western Pennsylvania,” said Terry Teasdale, WPGA executive director. “By adding the Inaugural WPGA Mixed Championship, we are also providing a unique opportunity for male and female golfers to compete together, as a team.”
The Inaugural WPGA Mixed Championship will be a four-ball competition, with teams represented by one male and one female player.
Four-ball, one of the game’s most common forms of team play, allows golfers to play their own ball through the entirety of each hole, with the better score being selected towards the team’s overall mark.
Teams will compete in a single round, 18-hole championship to determine an overall winner. The competition will also feature a net division that accounts for a participating player’s Handicap Index®, allowing for multiple winning teams.
2026 marks the third straight year that the WPGA has added at least one new competition, with each allowing female golfers a new avenue to compete.
In 2024, the WPGA added the Women’s Triple Play, which enters its third season in 2026 and has quickly become an immensely popular competition with full fields over the last two years.
Last year, the WPGA added a new tier to its Women’s Amateur Championships, a Mid-Amateur Championship, for female players ages 25 and older. The Association also expanded its Inter-Club Finals in 2025 to include the Inaugural WPGA Women’s Inter-Club Finals, to run concurrently with the Jamison Cup Inter-Club Finals for male players.
Registration for all WPGA competitions and championships begins on March 18 at wpga.org.
For any media inquiries, please contact WPGA Director of Communications Josh Rowntree.
About the WPGA
Founded in 1899, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association is the steward of amateur golf in the region. Started by five Member Clubs, the association now has nearly 200 Member Clubs and nearly 37,000 members. The WPGA conducts 14 individual competitions and 10 team events, and administers the WPGA Scholarship Fund and Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame.