Shout out for the PGA Cup

The Presidents Cup is this week, the Solheim Cup was a few weeks ago, so was the Walker Cup. The Seve Cup is next month, the Ryder Cup and the Curtis Cup are next year.

Ever heard of the PGA Cup? It's a similar format event, but it's played by teams of PGA Professionals (as opposed to touring pros, or top amateur golfers) representing the PGA of America and PGA Professionals from Great Britain and Ireland.

They've got a cup for everything! But I just wanted to give a shout out to the PGA Cup guys, because these are the guys who run golf courses or teach golf or coach golf, and they don't get much ink. But they are the backbone of the game.

The U.S. team won this year's PGA Cup by a score of 13 1/2 to 12 1/2. All the stories can be found on PGA.com at http://www.pga.com/pgacup/2007/index.html.

The captain of the U.S. side was Roger Warren, past PGA of America president. The captain of the GB&I side was Gary Alliss (who I believe is Peter Alliss' son).

The US team was Chip Sullivan, Troutville, Va.;
Mike Small, Champaign, Ill.; Ron Philo Jr., Amelia Island, Fla.; Ryan Benzel, Bothell, Wash.; Alan Schulte, Fishers, Ind.; Butch Sheehan, Rancho Mirage, Calif.; Tim Thelen, College Station, Texas; Lee Rinker, Jupiter, Fla.;
Don Yrene, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Chris Starkjohann, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.

The GB&I side was Andrew Barnett, North Wales Golf Range, Clwyd, Wales; John Bevan, Wessex Golf Centre, Weymouth, England; John Dwyer of County Meath, Ireland; Craig Goodfellow, Carlisle Driving Range, Cumbria, England; Duncan Muscroft, Montecchia Golf Club, Padova, Italy; Michael Nesbit, Westerhope Golf Club, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England; George Ryall, Players Club, Bristol, England; Danny Taylor, Swingers Golf Range, Lichfield, England; Paul Wesselingh of Derby, England; James Whatley, Morley Hayes Golf Club, Ilkeston, England