Piatt takes Super-Senior, joins son as recent West Penn Major Champ
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications • September 16, 2025
WEIRTON, W.V. — Rod Piatt stepped to the 18th tee fully aware of what he needed to do in order to claim his first WPGA major championship.
Piatt, an Oakmont Country Club member, got up-and-down from a green side bunker on the 18th hole, slipping in a downhill, 12-foot par putt to claim the WPGA Super-Senior Championship Tuesday afternoon at Williams Golf & Country Club.
“I knew exactly where I was,” said Piatt, who shot 8-over for the two-round championship and edged out three players by a stroke for the victory. “I bogeyed 17, and Alan (English) made par. I knew I was one up on Alan, but I didn't look at any other scores all day. I didn't know that the other guys were at 9-over, also. So, it was a pretty impactful putt.”
The father of West Penn amateur player Nathan Piatt, the elder has been able to watch his son emerge as a top competitor in the region, having claimed the 2024 WPGA Amateur Championship en route to being named the Association’s Player of the Year that same season.
“I don’t know if I get bragging rights or now,” said Piatt, with a laugh. “I don’t think I’ve beaten him since he was 15 years old. He’s on his way to Georgia right now for the first stage of Q-School, so my heart’s with him.
“I get a chance to live my youth through him now and he continues to get better. He's working really hard on his game. He had a great showing at the U.S. Amateur, and so he's just trying to get to the next level, as all these young kids are. It's great for golf.”
In his winning rounds, Piatt overcame a bit of a rollercoaster through the two days of the tournament. He shot a 2-over mark of 74 Monday, carding a pair of birdies. But Tuesday he lacked some of the scoring that helped him build the lead coming into the final day.
“I had a lot of trouble putting the greens yesterday,” said Piatt of his first round. “I just couldn't get any consistency and didn't feel great, but I ended up with a really good score. And today I really thought I could play better, but I struggled.
“I drove the ball pretty poorly, and it really got me out of position for hitting approach shots to the green. But my short game was really good. I got it up-and-down probably five or six times today, and my putting was much better.”
English, Mike Trombetta and Casey Courneen finished with runner-up honors in the division of the Senior Amateur Championship for players ages 65 and older.
But it was Piatt, whose only other West Penn victory came alongside his son the 2021 WPGA Father & Son Tournament, who was able to lift a trophy on his own Tuesday.
“It's a great honor to win one,” said Piatt. “Any championship from the West Penn Golf Association is a true honor.”
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Founded in 1899, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association is the steward of amateur golf in the region. Started by five Member Clubs, the association now has nearly 200 Member Clubs and nearly 37,000 members. The WPGA conducts 14 individual competitions and 10 team events, and administers the WPGA Scholarship Fund and Western Pennsylvania Golf Hall of Fame.