PGA Professional National Championship

PGA Professionals compete in this national championship, displaying their playing skills while they represent their respective facilities and golf communities.

In 2010, three-time PGA Professional National Champion Mike Small, the head men's golf coach at the University of Illinois in Champaign, rallied from a near-disastrous start in the final round to capture the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship at French Lick Resort (Ind.). Small knocked home three birdies over his final five holes for a 1-over-par 73 to seal a three-stroke victory at 8-under-par 278 over longtime friend Sonny Skinner of Sylvester, Ga.

Mark Sheftic of Blue Bell, Pa, who tied for second a year ago, finished third with a 283.

Small will lead a group of 20 PGA Professionals to the 92nd PGA Championship, Aug. 9-15, at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis.

The 44th PGA Professional National Championship will be contested June 26–29, 2011 at Hershey Country Club – East and West Courses in Hershey, Pa.

For a complete history and records of the PGA Professional National Championship, click here.

For a complete wrapup of the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship, click here. For information about the 20 PGA Professionals earning berths in the 92nd PGA Championship, click here.