Anderson Captures Victory at PNC Persimmon Woods GC  JC Anderson of Old Hickory GC played an outstanding 36 holes to capture the 2010 Gateway PGA Professional National Championship at Persimmon Woods GC finishing with a 7-under par 135. JC's score earned him a one stroke victory over Mark Faulkner. The two willed be joined at the PGA's Professional National Championship in Hershey, PA, in June of 2011 by third place finishers Mike Tucker and Bob Gaus. The three alternates will be Gideon Smith, Brian Fogt, and Ryan Roy. Special thanks to Titleist, FootJoy, Club Car, & the PGA Tour for their support of the event.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS 2010 GPGA Sr. PNC Championship to Fogt The Missouri Bluffs GC  Brian Fogt of Bellerive CC captured his first Gateway Sr. PNC Championship at The Missouri Bluffs GC. Fogt put rounds of 66 and 72 together to finish at 4-under par and edge Columbia, MO, pro Scott Bess, by one stroke in the championship. Fogt and Bess with head to the PGA National Sr. in Florida in November to attempt to qualify for the 2011 Sr. PGA Championship. Other qualifiers include Larry Emery, Dave Levine, Jeff Whitfield, & Mark Faulkner. The three alternates are John Hayes, Dale Boggs, & Michael Fromuth.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS Five Players Pass PAT August 12th Dogwood Hills Golf Resort  Congratulations to the five players who braved the heat to pass the Playing Ability Test at Dogwood Hills on August 12th. Adam Betz (141), Anthony Wilkerson (147), Matt Zabbo (147), Rodney Barnett (148), and Jason Van Houten (152), all successfully completed the test. St. Albans, Winghaven, & Eagle Knoll Share Ash City Pro-Ladies Titles CC of St. Albans  Enduring scorching temperatures of 100 plus degrees, three teams topped their flights at the Ash City Pro-Ladies at the Country Club of St. Albans. The Eagle Knoll GC team of Ron Kosmatka, Jenna Kosmatka, Kim Whitworth, & Roxanne Whitworth won the morning flight over Old Hickory's TJ Valvo, Karen Works, Beth Ettelbrick, & Valerie Meilziner, and third place team from GolfTec, Dennis Biedenstein, Caroline Inchiostro, Louise Matthews, & Catherine Dolan.
In the afternoon shotgun, the home club team of Rob Sedorcek, Heidi Kraeling, Diane Chancellor, & Sue Springmeyer, topped the field over runners-up from Quincy CC, George Schrage, Carrie Lambkin, Stacie Spradlin, & Katee Dorsey, and third place from the Gateway PGA, Steve Finn, Charla Finn, Allie Andrews, & Liz Lestmann.
The second flight in the afternoon was won by Winghaven CC's Travis Kennedy, Becky Serri, Shirley Mason, & Judy Chaleff, over Forest Hills CC's Randy Rachell, Susie Holthaus, Daisy Schrader, & Judy Belew, and third place from St. Albans was Chad Cooper, Cheryl Dumas, Kathy Glennon, & Karen Umbright.
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Birdies & Tees Wins GPGA Pro-Am Dalhousie GC  The drive was worth the trip as the team from Birdies & Tees in Osage Beach, MO, made the trip to Dalhousie GC in Cape Girardeau, to capture the Gateway PGA Pro-Am. The team of Jason Woods, Rob Wright, Tim Hall, & Jeff Carroll, fired a 21-under par round of 123 to take a one shot victory in the 2 Best Ball format. Finishing a stroke back at 124 were the team of Old Hickory GC (TJ Valvo, Dennis Vogt, Peter Menke, & JT Beckmann) and Bellerive CC (JD Auping, Dennis Auping, Chris Monroe, & Greg Faron).
CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS Smith & Escott Capture Sterling Cut Glass Team Championship Quincy CC July 26th 
Gideon Smith of Quincy CC and Jeff Escott of Persimmon Woods GC won their first Team Championship Title at Quincy CC on July 26th. The pair fired a 12-under par 128 to earn a spot in a playoff against Nash Haxel of Glen Echo CC and David Levine of Berry Hill GC. After halving the first hole with birdies, Smith made a par while Levine's four foot par putt rolled over the left edge handing the title to Smith & Escott. Rounding out the top five were Chad Cooper & Brian Norman (129), Steve Hausmann & Kevin Triefenbach (131), and Mike Tucker & Rob Sedorcek (133).
CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS Blankenship & Lansdowne Take Robinson Pro-Pro Win Quail Creek Golf Resort  Shane Blankenship of Franklin County CC and his former boss, Bill Lansdowne of The Legends CC, bested a tough field and finished with a 10-under par 62 to take a one stroke victory at Quail Creek Golf Resort in Robinson, IL. The Four-Ball format suited the pair just fine as they edged Host Professional Terry Schwab & Glen Echo CC's Nash Haxel who came in with a 63. Haxel made a hole in one on the 185 yard, par 3 5th hole, with a 7-iron to get their team rolling early. Teams from the Gateway, Illinois, & Indiana, Sections of the PGA of America participated in the Annual Event.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS Playing Ability Test Clinton Hill GC July 14th  Five players successfully completed the PAT at Clinton Hill GC on July 14th. Brandon Smith (Old Warson CC), Kevin Madsen (The Landings), David Archibald (Glen Echo CC), Jordan Cox (Lincoln Greens GC), and Joe Steck (Waterloo, IL), all finished below the target score of 152 in the brutal heat. David Archibald recorded a Hole in One at hole #2 in his first round.
Congratulations and welcome to all. Norman & Emery Take Belk Park Victories Norman wins 5 man Playoff  Brian Norman of Crab Orchard birdied the 2nd playoff hole by making a 25 foot putt from just off the green to capture his 2nd victory of 2010 in a playoff over four other players at Belk Park GC in Wood River, IL. JC Anderson, Bill Lansdowne, Mike Suhre, & Kevin Triefenbach, all shot 5-under par 67's to reach the playoff with Norman on the 6800 east side layout. After all of the group parred the first playoff hole, Norman blasted a drive within 100 yards of the green off the tee and hit his wedge right by the hole but it spun back to 25 feet just off the green. After Anderson, Triefenbach, & Suhre, narrowly missed thier putts, Norman rammed his into the back of the hole. All that was left was Lansdowne's 20 footer, which rolled over the left edge of the hole, giving Norman the title.
Larry Emery birdied 4 holes in a row on the front nine on holes 2 through 5, bogeyed 6, and birdied 9, enroute to a front nine 32 on the way to his 5-under par 67. Emery's score was just enough to edge John Hayes, Dave Levine, & Steve Lotz, who all shot 4-under par 68's, for the Belk Park Senior Title.
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Patricia Knott  Patricia Knott wife of the late Gateway PGA Member Jim Knott passed away July 5th, 2010. The Gateway PGA's thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the Knott's.
Visitation: Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Moll Funeral Home, Mascoutah, Ill.
Funeral: A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Moll Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Blevins officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2010, in Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Ill.
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