14 Philadelphia PGA Members Head to Bandon Dunes in Pga Professional Championship 2026
Fourteen Philadelphia PGA Members are competing in pga professional championship 2026 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, and the field carries a direct path to Aronimink Golf Club. The top 20 finishers will qualify for the Corebridge Financial Team and earn spots in the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink from May 11-17.
Romanov and Breslin at Atlantic City
Nikita Romanov and Tom Breslin arrived in that broader section story with a win of their own on April 27, taking the 2026 Philadelphia PGA Spring Pro-Pro Championship at Atlantic City Country Club. They posted an 8-under-par 62 and beat Michael Caldwell and Matt Finger by one stroke.
Mark Sheftic and Michael Little finished third, two strokes behind the champions, while four teams tied for fourth at 5-under-par. Romanov and Breslin’s margin was tight, but the score left them on top when the round ended.
Bandon Dunes Philadelphia Group
The Philadelphia PGA contingent at Bandon Dunes includes Sam Ambrose, Zach Barbin, Frank Bensel, Trevor Bensel, Brian Bergstol, Joanna Coe, Chris Krueger, Zac Oakley, Tony Perla, Dave Quinn, Will Scarborough, Braden Shattuck, Brett Walker and Riley Wheeldon. Fourteen members from the section are in the championship at once, giving the region a sizeable presence in the event.
That group is chasing the same finish line: a top-20 place that reaches the Corebridge Financial Team and a berth in the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. For Philadelphia PGA Members, the tournament is not just about one trophy at Bandon Dunes; it is a direct route into one of the year’s biggest week-long championships on home turf.
Aronimink Places at Stake
Aronimink gives the race a clear edge for this section. The 2026 PGA Championship runs May 11-17, and the field at Bandon Dunes is trying to join it through a top-20 finish.
Romanov already owns one winner’s result this spring, and the rest of the Philadelphia group now has a specific target in front of it: finish inside the top 20, reach the Corebridge Financial Team, and move on to Newtown Square.
