Rolling registration for 2026 WPGA Play Days begins Wednesday

March 3, 2026
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications

The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association is pleased to announce the return of WPGA Play Days for the 2026 golf season.

WPGA Play Days offer Association members the opportunity to explore WPGA member clubs and courses in a relaxed, enjoyable, and non-competitive environment while paying an affordable rate.

Unlike a competition, players can pick their group and tee time and select the tee markers they would like to play from. This is a great opportunity to meet new players or get your regular group together to play a quality golf course at a great price.

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McKenzie brothers maintain family legacy with grandfather watching on

March 3, 2026
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications

It should come as little surprise that, as a toddler, Connor McKenzie’s first words had to do with golf.

McKenzie, an Upper St. Clair graduate who has thrived on the local junior and amateur scene and is now competing at Robert Morris University, has truly been immersed in the sport since, essentially, his birth.

“My first word was ‘tractor,’” said McKenzie, sitting at a table alongside his brother, Colin, in Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center golf dome outside of Pittsburgh on a frigid mid-February afternoon. “All I saw back then were the lawnmowers around St. Clair Country Club. I guess you could say golf has had a pretty big influence on me.”

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Western Pennsylvania Golf Association unveils 2026 Competition Schedule

February 23, 2026
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications

PITTSBURGH – The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association (WPGA) enters its 127th season with an exciting competition schedule officially set.

The 2026 competition schedule features a range of individual and team competitions, championships and qualifying rounds, offering unique golfing experiences at challenging courses that are in interwoven in the fabric of Western Pennsylvania’s rich golf history.

The 29-event schedule will feature five major championships, each with a long track record of including some of the game’s all-time great figures.

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Competitions

The WPGA competition season has ended. We thank our Member Clubs and players for their continued support. See you all next season. Please click here for results.

Qualifying Rounds

Qualifying for USGA Championships has ended. We thank our Member Clubs and players for their continued support. See you all next season. Please click here for results.

Announcements

USNDP: Team Pennsylvania - Points List
Team Pennsylvania - Press Release • (3/1/25)
State Junior Team Program - Team Pennsylvania
USGA announces expansion of State Junior Team Program • Read More • (10/16/24)

Member Benefits

WPGA launches WPGA Clubhouse • Check out the WPGA Collection - Here.

Rules of Golf

Rules of Golf Hub (Getting Started)
Rules and Interpretations
Clarifications of the 2019 Rules of Golf
Monthly Article - Accidental Deflections, A How-To Guide



World Handicap System Hub (Getting Started)
Rules of Handicapping (PDF)
"World Handicap System: Three Key Changes" Article
Change Summaries for the 2024 Revision to the WHS

Partners

Thank you to the supporters of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association.

The Fuhrer Family


Hall of Fame

Western Pennsylvania has a lengthy, rich and storied history.

The Western Pennsylvania Golf Association celebrated its centennial in 1998. Part of this celebration was to recognize area golfers and contributors who had an impact on our history. The Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame was established in 2013 to celebrate this history. The inaugural class consisted of William C. Fownes, Jr., Jock Hutchison, Arnold Palmer, Carol Semple Thompson, and Lew Worsham.

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Scholarship Fund

Founded in 1941, nearly 700 students have received a scholarship.

The WPGA Scholarship Fund was founded in 1941 and awarded two scholarships to the University of Pittsburgh and another to Duquesne University. The first Caddie Welfare Committee surfaced in 1927 and addressed issues to benefit of caddies at the various Member Clubs of the Association. Fourteen years later the movement secured enough money to sponsor its first scholars.


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