The Assistant PGA Professional Championship is a
golf tournament
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
for golf club assistant professionals. It was called the PGA Assistant Championship until 2016 and has been held by the
PGA of America
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 men and women members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish ...
since 1977. Rules for 2007 have the field made up of the assistant champions from each PGA section, section qualifiers, the defending champion and a representative from the
PGA of Australia,
The Professional Golfers' Association
The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) is the professional body which represents the interests of teaching and club golf professionals in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was established in 1901 and is based at The Belfry ...
and the
Canadian PGA. The 2015 Champion was
Andy Mickelson.
Notable players who won this event before competing on the PGA Tour include
Loren Roberts
Loren Lloyd Roberts (born June 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life
Roberts was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He competed for San Luis Obispo Senior High Scho ...
(eight PGA Tour wins),
Fred Funk
Frederick Funk (born June 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Early life
Fred Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He tried several sports, and even boxed for eight years for a junior ...
(eight PGA Tour wins, most notably the
2005 Players Championship
The 2005 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 32nd Players Championship.
Fred Funk became the oldest champion at age 48, one stro ...
), and
Wes Short Jr.
Wesley Earl Short Jr. (born December 4, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.
Short was born, raised and has lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. He attended the Uni ...
(one PGA Tour win)
Winners
*
PO - Won in playoff
References
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External links
Official siteMedia Guide
Golf tournaments in the United States