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THE 2009 McGLADREY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The McGladrey Team Championship, the first nationwide grassroots best-ball amateur championship conducted by The PGA of America, will mark its third year with a new title and an enhancement to its format and a third consecutive return for the National Championship at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort.
2009 National Championships Information Center
- Final Round Recap and Results ~ Wednesday, October 28
- Round 2 Results ~ Tuesday, October 27 Pinehurst No. 2
- Round 2 Recap ~ Tuesday, October 27
- Round 1 Results ~ Monday, October 26 Pinehurst No. 8
- Round 1 Recap ~ Monday, October 26
Iowa Dentist in The McGladrey Team Championship Goes the Distance to Make a Difference in China
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Dr. Joe Bates (Iowa PGA Section Team) during the final round of The McGladrey Team Championship at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Dr. Joe Bates, a dentist from Albia, Iowa, who carried a scratch handicap, didn’t come home Thursday from the third McGladrey Team Championship with a trophy. In fact, he and his teammates – captained by PGA Professional Darin Fisher and representing the Iowa PGA Section – really didn’t have a good chance at a top finish in the grassroots best-ball championship conducted by The PGA of America. The problem was that Bates and amateur teammates Kevin Pickerell, 33, and Jim Campbell, 59, came into Pinehurst Resort as having too many strong handicaps in an event where higher handicaps are a team’s salvation and ignition. >> Full Story |
Championship Format
Local Qualifying Events
- Hosted at various locations, January through September
- Facilities with 18 or more teams participating will advance two teams to
Section Championships
- Hosted by PGA of America’s network of 41 sections, April through September
- PGA Professional(s) from the host site will be partnered with advancing team(s)
- Purses will vary between $13,000 and $30,000 (based on 2008 section participation)
National Championships
- Hosted at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina October 26-28, 2009
- Teams will compete on three of Pinehurst’s premier layouts: No. 8, No. 2 and No. 4
- $200,000 purse with amateurs receiving gift certificates