The Middle Atlantic PGA will have two professionals playing in the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ this week.

Rick Schuller, of Stonehenge Country Club and Josh Speight, of Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club will be one of 20 PGA Professionals in the field Thursday. Schuller has previously played in the PGA Championship in 2001 and 2003, while this will be Speight’s first experience at the major.

Both Schuller and Speight qualified for the PGA Championship by placing top-20 at the PGA Professional Championship at Turning Stone Resort.

About the Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA of America

The Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA (MAPGA), located in Stafford, Virginia, is one of 41 Sections of The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA), headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. As a part of The PGA since 1925, the MAPGA consists of over 1,100 members and apprentices in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and small portions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Together, the MAPGA golf professionals, volunteers and staff support the mission of The PGA to promote enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to the game’s growth by providing services to PGA Professionals and the golf industry.

Contact:
Ethan Brady

ebrady@pgahq.com