Rod Lidenberg passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the age of 69. Rod was the 28th President of the Minnesota Section PGA in 1989-90 and won three Section Teacher of the Year awards, one Junior Golf Leader award, and was Golf Professional of the Year. A forty-three year member of the PGA, Rod dedicated…
The Minnesota PGA would like to congratulate and recognize the following PGA Professionals for their commitment, leadership and continuous effort to promoting golf at their respective facilities as well as in their communities. Here are the 2019 Minnesota PGA Award Recipients: Golf Professional of the Year – Doug Hoffmann, Minnesota Golf Association Teacher of the Year –…
The Minnesota Section PGA is proud to announce that the 103rd Minnesota State Open will be held at The Royal Club on Tuesday, July 7 through Thursday, July 9, 2020. The Minnesota State Open, which in recent years has been held the third weekend in July, has decided to change the date and days of…
There is one name that might stick out in Minnesota Section member’s and other golfers across the region’s minds when they think of one of the greatest golfers in the area: Don Berry. But one of the most prolific golfers in the Section doesn’t see himself in that light – yet. When asked what motivates…
Amateur Trent Peterson of Valleywood Golf Course went wire-to-wire to win the 2019 Minnesota Golf Champions with a final score of four-under par 212 at Edina Country Club. Peterson went into the final round with a two-stroke lead over amateur Michael Schmitz of The Bridges Golf Course. He also started the round with the same…
Thomas Campbell is the 2019 Minnesota PGA Assistants Championship winner. On Monday, September 16, Campbell went 70-66-136 (-8) to win by three strokes over Matt Rachey, who went 71-68-139 (-5) at Stillwater Country Club. Campbell’s second round included 9 birdies, 7 of which occurred on the back 9. Campbell and Rachey will be joined…
