Countdown to Whistling Straits: Meet the Top 20 PGA Professionals - Part 3

The 92nd PGA Championship field features 20 PGA Professionals who earned a berth through the 43rd PGA Professional National Championship, June 27-30, at French Lick (Ind.) Resort. PGA NEWS follows the path of the 20 to Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis., and today continues a four-part series that profiles members of the elite delegation to the Season’s Final Major. KEITH OHR PGA Championship Experience: Debut Residence: Louisville, Ky. Age: 35 Ht.: 5’ 8” Wt.: 160 Birth Date: Oct. 8, 1974 Birthplace: Irvine, Ky. College: University of Louisville Home Club: Wildwood Country Club, Louisville, Ky. PGA Classification: A-1 Turned Professional: 1997 PGA Membership: 2004 PGA Section: Kentucky Personal: Wife, Andrea; Children: Andrew, Amelia Hobbies/Special Interests: Fishing, billiards and ping pong Keith Ohr is the PGA head professional at Wildwood Country Club in Louisville, Ky. He tied for ninth in the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship. One of the leading performers in the Kentucky State PGA, Ohr won the 2001 Kentucky Open and 2005 Kentucky Section Match Play Championship. He tied for second in the 2005 Kentucky PGA Club Professional Championship and was the 2008 Kentucky PGA Player of the Year. Prior to turning professional, Ohr was runner-up in the 1996 Kentucky State Amateur and finished third in 1995 ... Has recorded 3 holes-in-one. TROY PARE PGA Championship Experience: Debut Residence: Wauregan, Conn. Age: 34 Ht.: 6’ 1” Wt.: 208 Birth Date: Sept. 27, 1975 Birthplace: Warwick, R.I. College: Central Connecticut State University Home Club/Affiliation: Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, R.I. PGA Classification: A-1 Turned Professional: 1998 PGA Membership: 2003 PGA Section: New England Personal: Wife, Kimberley; Children: Hunter, Logan Hobbies/Special Interests: Skiing, watching Law and Order and playing golf with his kids Troy Pare (pronounced “Perry”) is the PGA head professional at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, R.I. He finished fifth in the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship. Pare won the 2005 New England PGA Section Championship and Section Assistant Championship. He was runner-up in the 2010 and 2004 New England PGA Section Championship and 2010 New England Open ... He has recorded 3 holes-in-one. MITCH LOWE PGA Championship Experience: Debut Residence: Windsor, Calif. Age: 38 Ht.: 5’ 11” Wt.: 185 Birth Date: April 19, 1972 Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz. College: Sonoma State University Home Club/Affiliation: Windsor Golf Club, Windsor, Calif. PGA Classification: A-1 Turned Professional: 1996 PGA Membership: 2002 PGA Section: Northern California Personal: Wife, Tracy; Children: Averie, Riley, Kristina Hobbies/Special Interests: Playing with the kids Jason Schmuhl is the PGA head professional at Windsor (Calif.) Golf Club. He tied for 15th in the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship. Schmuhl won the 2008 Northern California PGA Section Championship and was ruunner-up in the 2007 Match Play Championship. Schmuhlt guided teams from his club to finish runner-up in the 2007 McGladrey Team Championship in Pinehurst, N.C., and returned in 2008 to lead a fourth-place team. MARK SHEFTIC PGA Championship Experience: 2009 Residence: Blue Bell, Pa. Age: 35 Ht.: 5’ 8” Wt.: 175 Birth Date: Aug. 22, 1974 Birthplace: Hanover, Pa. College: Coker College Home Club/Affiliation: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. PGA Classification: A-6 Turned Professional: 1998 PGA Membership: 2008 PGA Section: Philadelphia Personal: Wife, Nicole; Children: Ty Edward Hobbies/Special Interests: Spending time with the family, movies and music Mark Sheftic is a PGA teaching professional at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. He was runner-up to Mike Small in the 2009 PGA Professional National Championship and finished third in 2010. A member of the victorious 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team, Sheftic scored the decisive point at The Carrick on Loch Lomond in Scotland. He is competing in his second consecutive PGA Championship. Sheftic was the winner of the 2008 Tournament Players’ Division Championship and 2006 AB Thorn Tournament. He finished runner-up in the 2004, ’07 Philadelphia Open ... He also owns three top-10 finishes in the Pennsylvania State Open ... Runner-up, 2006 Philadelphia PGA Assistant Professional Championship. SONNY SKINNER PGA Championship Experience: 2008 Residence: Sylvester, Ga. Age: 49 Ht.: 5’ 9” Wt.: 170 Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1960 Birthplace: Portsmouth, Va. College: Abraham Baldwin College/Shorter College Home Club/Affiliation: River Pointe Golf Club, Albany, Ga. PGA Classification: A-6 Turned Professional: 1982 PGA Membership: 1992 PGA Section: Georgia Personal: Wife, Genia; Children: Marlee Hobbies/Special Interests: The beach, traveling and anything with the family Sonny Skinner is a PGA teaching professional at River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Ga. He was runner-up in the 2008 and 2010 PGA Professional National Championships ... Skinner, the 2008 PGA Professional Player of the Year, went unbeaten (4-0-0) for the U.S. PGA Cup Team that returned the Llandudno Trophy back to America in 2009 ... He also was winner of the 1993 Nike (now Nationwide Tour) Shreveport Open and the 1994 Nike/Nationwide Richmond Open ... He was the 2010 PGA Match Play Champion, and winner on the 2006 PGA Winter Tournament Series. One of the top performers in recent years in Georgia PGA Section events, Skinner was the 2006 Georgia PGA Match Play Champion and captured the 2000 Griffin Classic Championship. Skinner qualified four times through PGA Tour Q-School (1990, ’92, ’97, ’98). He was the 2006 Georgia PGA Section Player of the Year. Tickets are available for purchase through the 2010 PGA Championship website, pga2010.com, or by phone at (800) PGA-GOLF.