PITTSBURGH – The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association (WPGA) enters its 127th season with an exciting competition schedule officially set.
The 2026 competition schedule features a range of individual and team competitions, championships and qualifying rounds, offering unique golfing experiences at challenging courses that are in interwoven in the fabric of Western Pennsylvania’s rich golf history.
The 29-event schedule will feature five major championships, each with a long track record of including some of the game’s all-time great figures.
The WPGA major championships on the calendar include:
• The 126th WPGA Amateur Championship, to be contested at The Kahkwa Club in Erie, Pa., on June 8-9.
The Kahkwa Club will host the West Penn Am for a fourth time and first since 2012. The club, in 2016, hosted its first USGA National Championship in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur.
The WPGA Amateur Championship is a three-round competition over two days. Qualifying rounds will be conducted at Latrobe Elks Golf Club (April 22), Willowbrook Country Club (May 7) and Lawrence Park Golf Club (May 14).
A year ago, David Fuhrer II drained a birdie putt on his final hole to dramatically claim the 125th West Penn Am at Sunnehanna Country Club.
• The 106th WPGA Junior Championship, set for Nemacolin County Club in Beallsville, Pa. on June 22.
A year ago, Michael Quallich triumphed in a weather-shortened Junior Championship with a single-round score of 65 at Lone Pine Country Club. The Junior Championship, which is open to both male and female junior players, is a two-round competition.
• The 123rd WPGA Open Championship — a three-day contest for amateur and professional golfers — will be held at Willowbrook Country Club in Apollo, Pa. from July 13-15.
A three-round championship, the West Penn Open was won last year by Connor Schmidt, who battled through multiple weather suspensions to claim his third WPGA major.
Winners of the Open Championship have gone on to claim 13 USGA National Championships and six Major Championships.
Qualifying rounds for the West Penn Open will be held at Montour Heights Country Club (May 18) and Diamond Run Golf Club (June 16.)
• The 19th WPGA Women’s, 2nd WPGA Women’s Mid-Amateur and 10th Senior Women’s Amateur Championships, which will held at a site and date to be determined.
A year ago, the WPGA introduced the Mid-Amateur division, won by former Women’s Am champion Katie Miller-Gee at Fox Chapel Golf Club. Emily Holzopfel won the Women’s Amateur Championship, her first WPGA victory. Jane Wymer and Hee Soo Kim won the Senior and Super-Senior titles, as well.
• The 95th WPGA Senior Amateur Championship, to be played at Nemacolin Country Club on September 28-29.
Last year, Artie Fink took the Senior Am, while Rod Piatt claimed the Super-Senior division.
In addition to the major championships, the WPGA will also host several other premier tournaments and championships.
The 72nd Brand and 31st Semple Foursomes Championships will be held on May 11 at Longue Vue Club. The 33rd Spring Stroke Play Championship is set for the Hannastown Golf Club on June 1.
The 85th WPGA Four-Ball Championship is set for Sunnehanna Country Club on July 6. The 66th West Penn Boys Championship will be contested at Lindenwood Golf Club on July 9. The 102nd Father & Son and 14th Parent & Child Tournaments will take place on July 20 at Indiana Country Club.
On July 31, Shannopin Country Club will host the 77th WPGA Brothers Tournaments. The 37th Jamison Cup Inter-Club Finals and 2nd WPGA Women’s Inter-Club Finals will be contested Chartiers Country Club on August 4.
Just announced, the Inaugural WPGA Mixed Championship will be played at Sunnehanna Country Club on August 10, adding a mixed team event to the West Penn schedule.
The 16th Senior Four-Ball Championship will take place at Green Oaks Country Club on August 17.
The WPGA and Tri-State PGA will again square off in the Palmer Cup on September 3 at Latrobe Country Club, as the WPGA will look to defend its three-straight titles in the historic team event that honors the legend, Arnold Palmer.
The 41st WPGA Mid-Amateur Championship will be held at Fox Chapel Golf Club on September 8. The WPGA will hold qualifying rounds for the Mid-Amateur at Green Oaks Country Club (July 23) and Totteridge Golf Course (August 20).
Grove City Country Club will once again host the 3rd Women’s Triple Play Tournament on September 14. The 10th WPGA Net Championships, with divisions for both men and women, will occur on September 21 at The Avalon Club at New Castle.
The 2026 competition schedule also features three Senior Series competitions. Hannastown Golf Club will host the first of the series on April 27. Latrobe Country Club will welcome senior golfers on July 29. And the final Senior Series competition is set for The Country Club at Meadville on August 27.
The 52nd C.R. Miller and 7th WPGA Girls Match Play Invitationals will be contested at a site and date to be determined.
Additionally, the WPGA will field a team of four top junior players for the Williamson Cup Matches, held at Knickerbocker Country Club in New Jersey from August 10-11.
A complete list of WPGA competitions can be seen here. Registration for all WPGA competitions, qualifying rounds and championships opens March 18 at 10:00 am.
For any media inquiries, please contact WPGA Director of Communications Josh Rowntree.
