Bob Sowards earned the largest
paycheck of his career
by winning the CPC.
(Photo: Montana Pritchard, PGA.com)
paycheck of his career
by winning the CPC.
(Photo: Montana Pritchard, PGA.com)
Sowards wins the CPC and heads toward the Straits
Top 25 PGA Professionals to the 86th PGA Championship
June 27, 2004 — Ohio's Bob Sowards leads 25 PGA professionals to 86th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits
Smith, Zwemke, Bensel survive playoff to make PGA
June 27, 2004 — Frank Bensel made a 10-foot birdie putt on the first playoff Sunday, and Bruce Smith and Zane Zwemke each made pars to join 22 other PGA Professionals who qualified for the 86th PGA Championship at Whisting Straits in August.
CPC Notebook: Caddie error costs Coston
June 27, 2004 — Jeff Coston was already struggling mightily on the front nine Sunday before his caddie compounded his agony by breaking the rules and adding two more shots to his score.
Coston one round away from rewriting history
June 26, 2004 — Jeff Coston of Blaine, Wash., has struggled in every PGA Club Professional Championship he’s played in, until this week. After a steady 2-under 70 Saturday at Longaberger Golf Club, the teaching professional at the Semiahmoo Golf Resort carries a two-shot lead over Bob Sowards into the final round, where he can finish a complete rewrite of his personal history in the nation’s showcase event for PGA Professionals.
Top 25 finish on the minds of many
June 26, 2004 — With a trip to the 86th PGA Championship hanging in the balance, those players close to making the top 25 at the PGA Club Professional Championship enter Sunday's final round trying to keep their focus squarely in the present. But it's not always easy.
Longaberger architect Arthur Hills pays a CPC visit
June 26, 2004 — Arthur Hills, the renowned golf course architect who designed Longaberger Golf Club, was an interested member of the gallery Saturday at the CPC.
CPC Notebook: Griffing gets a leg up at Titleist's new TPI
June 25, 2004 — Plus, Robert Thompson has a caddie for life, Brett Upper is feeling fine on No. 9, Mike Small has an ulterior motive, and more.
From Father to Daughter
June 27, 2004 — Tami Longaberger carries on the Longaberger tradition of quality service started by her entrepreneur father and founder of Longaberger Golf Club.
Sowards shakes off U.S. Open qualifier collapse
June 25, 2004 — Bob Sowards was on the verge of making the field for the 104th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills before suffering a cruel fate. On Friday, the Ohio native healed some of his wounds with a solid 68 at Longaberger Golf Club to share the clubhouse lead with Robert Thompson at the PGA Club Professional Championship.
Round One: Mike Small makes a big move
June 24, 2004 — In near perfect conditions, and on a truly divine golf course, University of Illinois coach Mike Small used his rookie CPC appearance to tie the course record and grab the lead in the 37th PGA Club Professional Championship at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.
Southern Ohio PGA Section to lead Junior Golf Clinic
June 21, 2004The CPC Will Visit Ohio in 2004
June 16, 2003Two for Thelen
June 15, 2003
Longaberger Golf Club
Heavily wooded areas, several water features and rolling hills offering dramatic views of the central Ohio countryside characterize this Arthur Hills design ... more
The 37th PGA Club Professional Championship Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  | |
| 1 | Bob Sowards | -12 | F | -2 | |
| 2 | Mike Small | -11 | F | -3 | |
| 3 | Chip Sullivan | -8 | F | -2 | |
| 4 | Jeff Coston | -7 | F | +5 | |
| 4 | Tim Fleming | -7 | F | -2 | |
1981:
Larry Gilbert, 39, of Lexington, Ky., makes PGA Club Professional Championship history by becoming the first winner to lead from start to finish. On the second sudden-death playoff hole at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Gilbert captures the Championship over Don Padgett II of Akron, Ohio. Gilbert successfully defends his PGA CPC title in 1982, and wins for the third time in 1991.
Take a moment to see the sights in Nashport, Ohio at the 37th PGA Club Professional Championship.
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