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Breaking Barriers: The Inspiring Journey of Laura Gunia

Professionals of Impact in the Nebraska PGA Breaking Barriers: The Inspiring Journey of Laura Gunia, PGA Written by Brett Renner | Nebraska PGA – Digital Media Director For more than half a century, Nebraska’s PGA was an all-male

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Emil Beck, PGA – The Founder of PGA Business Schools

Professionals of Impact in the Nebraska PGA Emil Beck, PGA – The Founder of PGA Business Schools Written by Bob Denney | Historian Emeritus – PGA of America Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, July 31, 1907, Emil Beck would become one of the most

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Derek Jensen Named February’s Wilson Game Ball Recipient

Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Section PGA has announced Derek Jensen, PGA of Under Par Golf Studio as February’s Wilson Sporting Goods Game Ball recipient. The mission statement of Wilson Sporting Goods Co. is to ignite the true potential in

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Schnell & Company Sweep the 35th Nebraska PGA Vegas Classic

LAS VEGAS, NV – Presented by Callaway Golf, Harris Golf Cars – Yamaha and Vinnie Krikac’s State Farm Insurance Agency, Nebraska PGA Professionals and their teams of Amateurs competed in the desert for the 35th Annual Nebraska PGA Vegas Classic.

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Tom Weekes – The Pro Who Painted a Legacy

Professionals of Impact in the Nebraska PGA Tom Weekes – The Pro Who Painted a Legacy Written by Bob Denney | Historian Emeritus – PGA of America Tom Weekes can take pride in a string of feats in what is now nearly a 66-year PGA of America

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Slater of Two Rivers GC Named 2024 Nebraska Section PGA Golf Professional of the Year

LINCOLN, NE — Rodd Slater, PGA, General Manager & Head Professional at Two Rivers Golf Club, was selected for the Section’s highest honor bestowed on a PGA Member as the 2024 Nebraska PGA Golf Professional of the Year. Slater was elected

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Hadenfeldt & Thomason Named Co-Recipients of January’s Wilson Game Ball

Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Section PGA has announced Max Hadenfeldt, PGA and Robert Thomason, PGA as co-recipients of the Wilson Sporting Goods Game Ball for the month of January. The mission statement of Wilson Sporting Goods Co. is to ignite the

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Coming Full Circle: Amber Bogle’s Journey in Golf

It was May of 2023, Amber Bogle was sitting at her desk, back at work after graduating from PGA HOPE Nebraska’s veteran golf program. She was feeling rejuvenated, grateful for the six-week program. PGA HOPE brought her new friends, a new

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Nebraska Section’s Pioneers Introduced Golf from the Ground Up

Nebraska Section’s Pioneers Introduced Golf from the Ground Up Written by Stu Pospisil | Omaha World Herald Reporter & Lead Writer Charley Johnston was like the other “golf experts” who fostered the game in Nebraska. They were Scottish-

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Brad Goetsch of the UNL PGM Program Receives Wilson Monthly NEPGA Game Ball

Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska Section PGA has announced Brad Goetsch, PGA of UNL’s PGA Golf Management Program as the Wilson Sporting Goods Monthly Game Ball recipient for the month of December. The mission statement of Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

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