45th PGA Professional National Championship

You may be wondering what the title of this post is all about. Well once a year the PGA of America holds its championship for the club pros in the country. Yes that’s right your local PGA club pro maybe playing for the national championship. This years event is held in Seaside, California at Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Coures. At stake for the winner is $75,000, a chance to play in the 2012 PGA Championship in August and exemptions into six PGA Tour events. There is also another bonus for the top 20 players in the field. They too get a spot in this years PGA Championship. This great accomplishment is what we all dream about when they post the entry information for the local section championship.

Currently after three rounds our local New Jersey PGA Professionals Brian Gaffney and Frank Esposito both made the cut and have a great chance to punch their ticket to the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island SC in August. Gaffney is tied for 13th and Esposito is tied for 29th. Now only the top 20 players get in so their may be a playoff tomorrow for those final spots. All the best to Brian and Frank on their quest to play in the years last Major. Be sure to watch Golf Channel at 4:30 on Wednesday to see the final round.