SUNRIVER, Ore. – PGA Professional National Champion Chip Sullivan of Troutville, Va., a PGA head professional at Ashley Plantation at Daleville, Va., will lead a group of 20 PGA Professionals earning berths in the 89th PGA Championship, Aug. 6-12, at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
Sullivan, 42, will be competing in his fourth PGA Championship. He captured his first national title Sunday with a final-round 2-under-par 70 for a 6-under-par 281 total in the 40th PGA Professional National Championship at Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver, Ore.
The following PGA Professionals will join Sullivan in the 89th PGA Championship: Mike Small of Champaign, Ill., the head men’s golf coach of the University of Illinois; Ryan Benzel, Bothell, Wash., representing Seattle (Wash.) Golf Club; Butch Sheehan of Rancho Mirage, Calif., representing Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage; Tim Thelen of College Station, Texas, representing Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas; Matt Seitz of Hutchinson, Kan., representing Carey Park Golf Course in Hutchinson; Don Yrene of Scottsdale, Ariz., representing the Golf Club of Scottsdale; John O’Leary of Reston, Va., representing Pleasant Valley Golf Club in Chantilly, Va.; Kelly Mitchum of Southern Pines, N.C., representing Pinehurst (N.C.) Country Club; Micah Rudosky of Cortez, Colo., representing the Conquistador Golf Course of Cortez; Phil Schmitt of Baton Rouge, La., representing the Bluffs Country Club and Resort in St. Francisville, La.; Erik Wolf of Palm Desert, Calif., representing College Golf Center in Palm Desert; Greg Bisconti of South Salem, N.Y., representing St. Andrew’s Golf Club in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y.; Scott Hebert of Traverse City, Mich., representing Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Acme, Mich.; Kevin Burton of Boise, Idaho, the head men’s golf coach at Boise State University; Matt Call of Castle Rock, Colo., representing King’s Deer Golf Club in Monument, Colo.; Robert Gaus of St. Louis, Mo., representing the Tower Tee Golf Center in Affton, Mo.; Bill Amundsen of Black River Falls, Wis., representing the Skyline Golf Club in Black River Falls; Robert McGrath of San Jose, Calif., representing the San Jose Municipal Golf Course; Brad Lardon of Bryan, Texas, representing the Miramont Country Club in Bryan.
The 40th PGA Professional National Championship is presented by Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra; Buick; and Club Car, and features a total purse of $550,000.
The PGA Professional National Championship and 41 Section PGA Professional Championships feature a total purse of more than $1.5 million. The PGA Tour is a Supporting Sponsor of PGA of America member championships and Golf Channel is the exclusive media partner of the PGA Professional National Championship.
How the Top 20 PGA Professionals fared in
the 40th PGA Professional National Championship
1 Chip Sullivan, Troutville, Va. 72-71-68-70–281
T-2 Mike Small, Champaign, Ill. 70-67-75-73–285
T-2 Ryan Benzel, Bothell, Wash. 71-66-73-75–285
T-4 Butch Sheehan, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 70-74-71-71–286
T-4 Tim Thelen, College Station, Texas 69-72-71-74–286
T-6 Matthew Seitz, Hutchinson, Kan. 76-69-70-72–287
T-6 Don Yrene, Scottsdale, Ariz. 70-70-73-74–287
T-6 John O’Leary, Reston, Va. 72-69-70-76–287
T-9 Kelly Mitchum, Southern Pines, N.C. 73-72-73-70–288
T-9 Micah Rudosky, Cortez, Colo. 76-69-72-71–288
T-9 Phil Schmitt, Baton Rouge, La. 70-74-70-74–288
T-9 Erik Wolf, Palm Desert, Calif. 75-67-71-75–288
T-13 Greg Bisconti, South Salem, N.Y. 74-71-73-71–289
T-13 Scott Hebert, Traverse City, Mich. 75-66-74-74–289
T-13 Kevin Burton, Boise, Idaho 68-75-72-74–289
T-16 Matt Call#, Castle Rock, Colo. 78-68-75-69–290
T-16 Robert Gaus#, St. Louis, Mo. 73-67-79-71–290
T-16 Bill Amundsen#, Black River Falls, Wis.67-74-75-74–290
T-16 Bob McGrath#, San Jose, Calif. 70-75-72-73–290
T-16 Brad Lardon#, Bryan, Texas 71-73-72-74–290
# – Won a playoff on first extra hole to earn a berth in the 89th PGA Championship
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