The WPGA is saddened to learn of the passing of former Association President David Kuhar on March 6, 2025. Kuhar served as President of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Board of Directors in 2012, as well as several committees during his ten-year service on...
PITTSBURGH — The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association has unveiled a commemorative logo to celebrate the 125th WPGA Amateur Championship this summer. The logo, crafted after the USGA’s standard logos for national championships, features the historic W.C. Fownes Jr....
Team Pennsylvania Home Page • USNDP Home Page • USNDP FAQsBoys’ Point Chart • Girls’ Point Chart In alignment with the U.S. National Development Program (USNDP) initiative created by the United States Golf Association (USGA), the state of Pennsylvania is...
David Kuhn grew up wanting to play baseball. His father, after all, was a successful player in the 1950’s, reaching the minor leagues. But, when baseball didn’t work out as a viable, long-term option for Kuhn, it was another sport that guided a young man looking for...
2024 was a banner year for golf in Western Pennsylvania. On the local courses, the region saw immense growth in participation in both sanctioned competitions and in rounds played by golfers of all skill levels. Golf in Western Pennsylvania also burst into the national...
While Western Pennsylvania experiences a mid-December deep freeze, Neal Shipley sits in his new apartment in sunny West Palm Beach, Florida, going through the mundane yet tumultuous task of building Ikea furniture. Shipley, the Pittsburgh native who burst onto the...
