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David Friess, PGA Awarded with 2025 President’s Award

For Immediate Release Middle Atlantic PGA Honors Frederick, Maryland PGA Professional David Freiss with President’s Award Musket Ridge Golf Club Manager Recognized for Steady Leadership, Section Support, and Commitment to Growing the Game David

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Middle Atlantic PGA Announces 2025 Special Award Winners

For Immediate Release   Middle Atlantic PGA Section Announces 2025 Special Award Winners, Headlined by MAPGA Golf Professional of the Year, Lynne Hunter, and MAPGA Teacher & Coach of the Year, John Scott Rattan Each year the MAPGA Recognizes

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Bernie Najar Named 2026 PGA of America Teacher & Coach of the Year

Brian Crowell, Bernie Najar, Sean Palmer Headline 2026 PGA of America National Awards Class Editors: For bios of all award recipients, click here. For photos, click here.   FRISCO, Texas, and ORLANDO (January 21, 2026) – The PGA of America

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MAPGA Announces 2025 Players of the Year

For Immediate Release Middle Atlantic PGA Section Announces 2025 Players of The Year PGA of America Golf Professionals’ Josh Speight (Locust Hill, Va.) OPEN Division; Paige Gross (Fairfax, Va.) WOMEN’S Division; Brendan McGrath (Centreville, Va.)

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Hutsell Claims the 2025 MAPGA Section Championship

DAVID HUTSELL LIFTS THE TOM UTTERBACK TROPHY FOR THE FOURTH TIME     In our Centennial year, we welcomed three-time Champion David Hutsell (Baltimore Country Club) back to the winner’s circle as he claimed his fourth MAPGA Section

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Rick Schuller Goes Back-to-Back at Senior Open of Virginia

For Immediate Release   Middle Atlantic PGA Golf Professional Rick Schuller Goes Back-to-Back in Capturing the Senior Open of Virginia for 2nd Straight Year Director of Instruction at Meadowbrook Country Club in Richmond Makes History as the

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PGA of America Announces 2025-26 PGA LEAD Class

PGA of America Announces 2025-26 PGA LEAD Class 15 PGA of America Golf Professionals selected for leadership development program    Editors: For photos of the PGA LEAD class of 2025-26, click here. FRISCO, Texas (August 26, 2025) – The

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Larkin Gross Captures State Open of Virginia with Record Setting Score

Middle Atlantic PGA Professional Larkin Gross Captures State Open of Virginia with Record Setting Score of 194 in Three-Day Event at Independence Golf Club First Class A MAPGA Golf Professional to Win the State Open of Virginia Since Jon Corliss

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Doug Hamilton Earns Master Professional Designation

FRISCO, Texas (June 2, 2025) – PGA of America Golf Professional Doug Hamilton, Teaching Professional for the Montgomery County Revenue Authority (MCRA) in Maryland, has earned PGA Master Professional status, the highest education designation

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MAPGA Commemorates 100th Anniversary in 2025

For Immediate Release Middle Atlantic PGA (MAPGA) Commemorates 100th Anniversary in 2025 with Year-Long Celebration of Golf and PGA of America Golf Professionals; MAPGA Recognized by Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin For Contributions to the Game

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