PITTSBURGH – The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association is pleased to announce changes and enhancements to our policies and procedures for competitions beginning in 2024. Below are the changes that will be implemented in the coming competition season: Scoring The WPGA...
PITTSBURGH – The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association (WPGA) enters its 125th Anniversary year with an exciting Competitions Schedule officially set. The 2024 WPGA Competitions Schedule is designed to showcase the diverse talents of the region’s golfers while...
Use your favorite adjective to describe the summer that Rick Stimmel had in 2023, but understand that adjective must start at a level no lower than ‘spectacular’ or ‘mind-numbing.’ It was that good. Period. “Even this far removed from it now, it’s still unbelievable,”...
It was going to happen, that’s been obvious for some time now. The young man had a lot of things going for him. He is 6-4, quite athletic, can hit the golf ball a mile and has one more thing. He’s the son of Mario Lemieux, one of the all-time athletes not...
Both teams come into the Palmer Cup every year with clear and totally equal goals in mind. The team of professionals from the Tri-State Section PGA wants to beat the West Penn Golf Association amateurs every time they tee it up. And the WPGA team would like nothing...
Neal Shipley is an unabashed free spirit. If you didn’t know him and were looking for clues to that, start with his hair. The long locks he wears are definitely those of a guy who marches to his own drummer. Another clue can be found in how he attacks the game of...
