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The 9th hole and clubhouse at Oakmont Country Club

2024

Shipley's 'whirlwind' Masters built on West Penn foundation
By Josh Rowntree • April 16, 2024
WPGA Founding Club Series: Edgewood Country Club
By Josh Rowntree • April 16, 2024
Standout West Penn duo passing torch at Notre Dame
By Josh Rowntree • April 5, 2024
U.S. Amateur Qualifying changes
By Mike Dudurich • March 13, 2024
New Duquesne Women’s Golf Program to be ‘catalyst’ in Western PA
By Josh Rowntree • March 7, 2024
Ham-Am Tournament Supported Caddies, Brought out Celebrities
By Josh Rowntree • February 23, 2024
WPGA announces updates to Competition Policies
By WPGA • February 7, 2024
Carnegie Mellon Golf set on defending National Title, growing game locally
By Josh Rowntree • February 7, 2024
11 victories highlight Stimmel’s ‘unbelievable’ 2023 season
By Mike Dudurich • January 30, 2024
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association unveils Competitions Schedule for 125th Anniversary Year
By Josh Rowntree • January 29, 2024

2023

Jim Boughner, 2014 WPGA President, 1959-2023
By WPGA • November 27, 2023
Flisek elected 104th WPGA president
By WPGA • November 13, 2023
Steve Wheatcroft, Class of 2023
By Mike Dudurich • November 2, 2023
Phyllis Semple, Class of 2023
By Mike Dudurich • November 2, 2023
Harton "Bud" Semple, Class of 2023
By Mike Dudurich • November 2, 2023
Jerry McGee, Class of 2023
By Mike Dudurich • November 2, 2023
Jane Fassinger, Class of 2023
By Mike Dudurich • November 2, 2023
Fred Brand, Sr., Class of 2023
By Mike Dudurich • November 2, 2023
Lemieux wins 38th Mid-Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • September 27, 2023
Brown and MacWhinnie crowned Senior Amateur Champions
By Mike Dudurich • September 21, 2023
Stimmel leads going into final round of Senior Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • September 19, 2023
Team WPGA recaptures Palmer Cup
By Mike Dudurich • September 18, 2023
Neal Shipley's amazing summer
By Mike Dudurich • August 21, 2023
Todd claims 49th C.R. Miller Memorial Match Play Invitational
By Mike Dudurich • July 18, 2023
Four advance to the semi-finals of the C.R. Miller Memorial Match Play Invitational
By Mike Dudurich • July 17, 2023
Knapp wins record ninth West Penn Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • July 11, 2023
Kowalski enters final round with 1-shot lead
By Mike Dudurich • July 10, 2023
Edgewood Country Club celebrates its 125th Anniversary
By WPGA • June 28, 2023
Titsworth claims second West Penn Open title
By Mike Dudurich • June 21, 2023
Two past champions at the top of the West Penn Open Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 20, 2023
Three atop the leaderboard at West Penn Open Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 19, 2023
Shipley finishes second in the Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 17, 2023
Shipley five back in round 3 of Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 16, 2023
Shipley, four back, and Ellis, two back, at Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 15, 2023
Shipley, Jackson near top of leaderboard
By Mike Dudurich • June 14, 2023
Hansberry is the 103rd WPGA Junior Champion
By Mike Dudurich • June 13, 2023
Two Pennsylvania Golf Associations Collaborate to Conduct Women's Amateur Championships
By Pennsylvania Golf Association • June 2, 2023
28 advance to 120th Open Championship from Diamond Run
By WPGA • May 26, 2023
Four advance to U.S. Open Sectionals
By Mike Dudurich • May 16, 2023
Tanner Johnson wins 30th Spring Stroke Play
By Mike Dudurich • May 13, 2023
Jim Ferree (1931-2023)
By WPGA • March 15, 2023
2023 Competition Season Preview
By WPGA • March 15, 2023
2023 Golf season is quickly approaching
By WPGA • March 1, 2023

2022

Janet Anderson, Class of 2022 of Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame
By Mike Dudurich • October 31, 2022
Dennis Darak, Sr., Class of 2022 of Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame
By Mike Dudurich • October 31, 2022
S. Davidson Herron, Class of 2022 of Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame
By Mike Dudurich • October 31, 2022
Paul Schlachter, Class of 2022 of Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame
By Mike Dudurich • October 31, 2022
Brown and Erickson crowned Senior Champions
By Mike Dudurich • October 11, 2022
Brown leads after one round at Senior Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • October 10, 2022
Two sides advance to U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
By Mike Dudurich • October 4, 2022
Connoquenessing claims Jamison Cup
By Mike Dudurich • September 29, 2022
Tri-State Section retains Palmer Cup
By Mike Dudurich • September 20, 2022
Bangor wins second Mid-Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • September 7, 2022
Malosh wins first WPGA title
By Mike Dudurich • August 9, 2022
Warden repeats as C.R. Miller Match Play Champion
By Mike Dudurich • August 5, 2022
Four advance to semi-finals in C.R. Miller Match Play Invitational
By Mike Dudurich • August 3, 2022
Sarah White wins Women's Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • July 20, 2022
White leads after Round One, Graham and Urban crowned champions
By Mike Dudurich • July 20, 2022
Pevarnik wins 122nd West Penn Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • July 19, 2022
Kowalski & Pevarnik tied after round 2 of West Penn Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • July 18, 2022
Salvitti wins his second WPGA Junior Championship
By WPGA • July 7, 2022
Shipley crowned 119th WPGA Open Champion
By Mike Dudurich • June 22, 2022
McClellan takes a two-shot lead into final round
By Mike Dudurich • June 21, 2022
Gee leads West Penn Open Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 20, 2022
Bryce Lewis holds on to win Sunnehanna Amateur
By WPGA • June 18, 2022
Goetz, Jackson, near lead at Sunnehanna
By Mike Dudurich • June 17, 2022
Sekne leads Sunnehanna Amateur after two rounds
By Mike Dudurich • June 16, 2022
Sunnehanna Amateur underway as part of Elite Amateur Series
By Mike Dudurich • June 15, 2022
Joon, Hartman, win WPGA Boys Championships
By Mike Dudurich • June 7, 2022
D’Ambrosio wins 29th Spring Stroke Play Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 1, 2022
29th Spring Stroke Play Championship to be held at Hannastown
By Mike Dudurich • May 30, 2022
Frank B. Fuhrer, 1925-2022
By Mike Dudurich • May 23, 2022
Roy and Molino grind for the U.S. Senior Open
By WPGA • May 19, 2022
Five advance to sectional qualifying in the U.S. Open
By WPGA • May 16, 2022
Pitcairn and Piatt win Brand, Devita and Wickett win Semple
By WPGA • May 16, 2022
Palmer Jackson makes U.S. Palmer Cup Team
By Mike Dudurich • April 29, 2022
Rachel Rohanna teams with Shaq
By Mike Dudurich • April 28, 2022
2022 WPGA Championship Schedule Preview
By WPGA • March 31, 2022
2022 WPGA Play Day Registration Opens April 6
By WPGA • March 31, 2022
Nathan Smith named to Captain 2025 Walker Cup Team
By Mike Dudurich • March 18, 2022
Mark Goetz wins in Vegas
By Mike Dudurich • March 9, 2022
Palmer Jackson wins the Jones Cup Invitational
By Mike Dudurich • February 8, 2022
Elite Amateur Series to make its debut
By Mike Dudurich • February 8, 2022
Rachel Rohanna plays her way back on the LPGA Tour
By Mike Dudurich • January 4, 2022

2021

Ellis, Knapp, Warden, and Ranaweera crowned WPGA Players of the Year
By Mike Dudurich • December 3, 2021
Sunnehanna Amateur makes upward move
By Mike Dudurich • November 29, 2021
Five to be inducted into Hall of Fame
By Mike Dudurich • October 29, 2021
Cutrell & Paris hold on for victory in Senior Amateur Championships
By Mike Dudurich • October 13, 2021
Cutrell lead Senior, Paris leads Super-Senior after round one
By Mike Dudurich • October 12, 2021
Mark Goetz wins Fuhrer College Player of the Year
By Mike Dudurich • October 8, 2021
Jeff Rivard named 2021 Distinguished Service Award Recipient from IAGA
By Mike Dudurich • October 1, 2021
Team WPGA ties Tri-State Section in Palmer Cup Matches
By Mike Dudurich • September 17, 2021
Adam Scuilli captures 36th Mid-Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • September 8, 2021
Jamison Cup goes back to Bedford Springs
By WPGA • September 1, 2021
Klinchock, Meyers and Minnotte capture Women's Amateur Championships
By Mike Dudurich • August 30, 2021
Smith & Will win 80th Four-Ball Championship
By Mike Dudurich • August 17, 2021
James Piot wins 121st U.S. Amateur Championship at Oakmont Country Club
By Mike Dudurich • August 16, 2021
Goetz loses in U.S. Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • August 12, 2021
Stroke Play qualifying at U.S. Amateur - One advances
By Mike Dudurich • August 11, 2021
Oakmont and Merion Selected for Multiple Future Championships
By Janeen Driscoll, USGA • August 11, 2021
Ten local players competing in U.S. Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • August 8, 2021
Warden and Ranaweera claim junior Match Play Invitationals
By Mike Dudurich • July 27, 2021
Eight advance in Match Play Invitationals
By Mike Dudurich • July 26, 2021
Meyer crowned 2021 West Penn Open Champion
By Mike Dudurich • July 22, 2021
Jackson surges into lead after round two of West Penn Open
By Mike Dudurich • July 21, 2021
Aber takes three-shot lead into round two of West Penn Open
By Mike Dudurich • July 20, 2021
Tanner Johnson wins 121st West Penn Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • July 14, 2021
Olsakovsky leads after round two of West Penn Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • July 13, 2021
Indiana Country Club set to host the 121st WPGA Amateur
By WPGA • July 12, 2021
Five advance to U.S. Amateur Championship at Oakmont
By Mike Dudurich • July 8, 2021
Bertrand leads qualifying for U.S. Amateur after round one at Sunnehanna
By Mike Dudurich • July 7, 2021
Warden wins rain-delayed WPGA Junior Championship
By Mike Dudurich & WPGA • June 24, 2021
Jackson finishes fourth in Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 20, 2021
Jackson's 64 vaults him into contention at Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 19, 2021
Familiar names near the top of the Sunnhenna Amateur leaderboard
By Mike Dudurich • June 18, 2021
Two lead Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 17, 2021
Seven local players competing in Sunnehanna Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • June 16, 2021
Turowski wins WPGA Boys Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 15, 2021
Jason Li finishes outstanding career at CMU
By Mike Dudurich • June 7, 2021
Shipley wins Spring Stoke Play Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 3, 2021
Four advance in qualifying for the U.S. Open Championship
By Mike Dudurich • May 9, 2021
Allie White, Jensen Castle advance to U.S. Women's Open
By Mike Dudurich • May 5, 2021
Mark Goetz wins WVU Invitational
By Mike Dudurich • April 19, 2021
Past WPGA President, Richard Thompson, Dies April 5th
By WPGA • April 14, 2021
2021 WPGA Play Day Registration Begins Tomorrow
By WPGA • March 31, 2021
Registration for WPGA Competitions is Now Open
By WPGA • March 2, 2021
Foxburg Country Club, the oldest course in continuous use in the United States
By Mike Dudurich • February 11, 2021
WPGA Hall of Famer, John Birmingham, Passes Away
By WPGA • January 29, 2021

2020

Johnston elected 101st WPGA president
By WPGA • December 17, 2020
Brett Young Wins WPGA Player of the Year, Salvitti Junior POY, Knapp Senior POY
By WPGA • December 14, 2020
Knapp and Courneen capture Senior Amateur Championships
By Mike Dudurich • October 7, 2020
Knapp takes five-shot lead into final round of Senior Amateur
By Mike Dudurich • October 6, 2020
Two sides advance to U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay
By Mike Dudurich • September 28, 2020
Team WPGA falls to Tri-State Section in 2020 Palmer Cup Matches
By Mike Dudurich • September 19, 2020
Young claims Mid-Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • September 9, 2020
Schmidt repeats as Amateur Champion
By Mike Dudurich • August 26, 2020
Connor Schmidt takes one-stroke lead into final round
By Mike Dudurich • August 24, 2020
Goetz wins Open Championship with birdie on final hole
By Mike Dudurich • August 5, 2020
Obremski cards 10 birdies in Round 1 of Open Championship
By Mike Dudurich • August 4, 2020
James repeats in Isaly's WPGA Women's Amateur Championship
By Mike Dudurich • July 31, 2020
Salvitti wins 100th WPGA Junior Championship
By Mike Dudurich • July 28, 2020
Two great college golf seasons
By Mike Dudurich • June 30, 2020
Stimmel wins third Spring Stroke Play Championship
By Mike Dudurich • June 29, 2020
Schmidt’s senior college golf campaign cut short
By WPGA • June 16, 2020
Jackson wins Frank Fuhrer, III Award
By Mike Dudurich • June 8, 2020
Tony Locascio - 232 rounds in 227 days
By Mike Dudurich • April 20, 2020
Registration for 2020 WPGA Play Days opens April 1
By WPGA • March 31, 2020
Registration for 2020 WPGA Competitions now open
By WPGA • March 2, 2020
World Handicap System and New GHIN Platform Launch in United States
By WPGA • January 6, 2020