The 2014 PGA Professional National Championship Players' Guide — 138KEVIN SHIELDSBirth Date: January 02, 1972Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa.Age: 42Home: Pittsburgh, Pa.College: Ohio State UniversityTurned Professional: 1998PGA Membership: 2009ELIGIBILITY CODE: 5PGA Classification: A-14PGA Section: Tri-StatePGA director of instruction at The Club at Nevillewood inNevillewood, Pennsylvania... Winner, 2012 Tri-State Tour Championship;2010 West Pennsylvania Open; 2005, ‘11 Tri-StateOpen... T20 2012 PNC National Championship... Two-time StateOpen runner-up... Competed in two PGA Tour events and 10Nationwide Tour events... Two-time Section Assistant Player ofthe Year... 2012 Tri-State PGA Teacher of the Year... 2012, ‘13Tri-State Player of the Year.Personal: Wife: Marcia; Children: Derrick, DavidSpecial Interests: Music; Pittsburgh sports; eating out; family Kevin ShieldsPGA Professional National Championship RecordYear Place Score 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2011 CUT 144 72 722012 T-20 291 74 70 71 76 $5,047.502013 CUT 146 73 73 Shields has participated in three PGA Professional National Championships, playing eightrounds of golf. He has a 72.63 scoring average and has total earnings of $5,047.50. Hehas finished in the Top-25 - once, making one cut. Rounds in 60s: none.BILLY SITTONBirth Date: January 16, 1959Birthplace: Ft. Worth, TexasAge: 55Home: Houston, TexasCollege: Hardin-Simmons UniversityTurned Professional: 1980PGA Membership: 1984ELIGIBILITY CODE: 23PGA Classification: A-9PGA Section: Southern TexasPGA Professional executive at International Pro-Ams Inc., inHouston, Texas... Owns Triumph Golf... Owns International Pro-Am... Lost a five-way playoff for one of three spots in the 2013Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid field... 2012,‘13 Southern Texas PGA Senior Player of the Year... 6th, in 2013Southern Texas PGA Section Championship.Special Interests: Running pro-ams worldwide; company ownsfive golf courses Billy SittonPGA Professional National Championship RecordYear Place Score 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2007 CUT 148 72 762009 CUT 154 80 74 Sitton has participated in two PGA Professional National Championships, playing fourrounds of golf. He has a 75.50 scoring average and has total earnings of $0.00. He hasnot made a cut. Rounds in 60s: none.
The 2014 PGA Professional National Championship Players' Guide —139WES SKAGGSBirth Date: January 08, 1968Birthplace: Austin, TexasAge: 46Home: Leander, TexasCollege: Southwest Texas State (now Texas State)Turned Professional: 1991PGA Membership: 2004ELIGIBILITY CODE: 5PGA Classification: A-1PGA Section: Southern TexasPGA head professional at Crystal Falls Golf Club in Leander,Texas... Tied for 40th in 2009 PGA Professional National Championship...Runner-Up 2013 PGA Southern Texas Section Championship...Winner, 2007 Callaway Championship... Runner-up,2008 Club Car Championship... Tied for fourth in 2007 SouthernTexas PGA Section Championship... Member of 2004, ‘07, ‘08,‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 Joe Black Cup Team... 2004 Recipient ofAcushnet Scholarship... Five-time member of the Hannon CupTeam... 2007 Western Chapter Southern Texas PGA Junior GolfLeader.Personal: SingleSpecial Interests: Fishing, teaching juniors and being withfriends Wes SkaggsPGA Professional National Championship RecordYear Place Score 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money2008 CUT 149 79 702009 T-40 287 71 70 72 74 $3,015.002010 T-23 291 71 72 72 76 $4,965.002011 CUT 155 78 772013 CUT 152 78 74 Skaggs has participated in five PGA Professional National Championships, playing 14rounds of golf. He has a 73.86 scoring average and has total earnings of $7,980.00. Hehas finished in the Top-25 - once, making two cuts. Rounds in 60s: none.SONNY SKINNERBirth Date: August 18, 1960Birthplace: Portsmouth, Va.Age: 53Home: Sylvester, Ga.College: Abraham Baldwin College/Shorter CollegeTurned Professional: 1982PGA Membership: 1992Web.Com Tour Victories:1993 Shreveport Open, 1994 HenricoOpen.ELIGIBILITY CODE: 2PGA Classification: PGA Life MemberPGA Section: GeorgiaPGA Life Member, who tied for 41st in the 2013 SouthworthSenior PGA Professional National Championship, which ensuredhim enough points to win a record fourth straight Senior PGAProfessional Player of the Year Award (2010-13)... Recoveredfrom a February automobile accident that left him with injuries tohis lower back and left knee..... Finished tied for ninth in the 2013PGA Professional National Championship... Tied for 35th in the2013 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid, earningLow PGA Club Professional at the 2011 Senior PGA Championshipat Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., where he tiedfor 45th....... The only player in PGA of America history to winboth a PGA Professional Player of the Year (2008) and a SeniorPGA Professional Player of the Year award... Tied for 3rd in the2012 Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship,and T-6 in the 2010 Championship... Runner up, 2008 and2010 PGA Professional National Championship... Undefeated (4-0-0) member of the 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team that defeated GreatBritain & Ireland in Loch Lomond, Scotland, and was 1-0-3 forthe winning 2011 U.S. PGA Cup Team at CordeValle in SanMartin, Calif.... Winner, 1993 Nike/Nationwide Shreveport Open,1994 Nike/Nationwide Richmond Open, 2010 PGA Match PlayChampionship, 2006 PGA Winter Tournament Series, 2006 GeorgiaPGA Match Play Championship, 2000 Griffin Classic Championship...Competed in 287 Nationwide Tour events from 1990through 2008, earning $591,480. Qualified four times throughPGA Tour Q-School (1990, ‘92, ‘97, ‘98)... 2006 Georgia PGAPlayer of the Year. Named to the Shorter College Sports Hall ofFame... Also played golf at Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton,Ga... Counts among his close friends, 1999 Senior PGA Championand two-time U.S. Senior Open champion, Allen Doyle. Caddiedfor Doyle at the 2007 U.S. Senior Open at Whistling Straitsin Kohler, Wis.... Presented 1990 Goodwill Ambassador Awardby the city of Sylvester, Ga. Chamber of Commerce for goingabove and beyond to promote the city.Personal: Wife, Algenia; Children: MarleeSpecial Interests: Family, traveling, the beach Sonny SkinnerYearly PGA Tour Statistics/RankYear Starts Cuts Made Top-10s Wins Scoring Avg./Rank Money/Rank1992 28 9 0 0 71.84 (138) $26,454.00 (201)1993 1 1 0 0 0.00 $1,557.00 (323)1997 25 9 0 0 71.92 (159) $46,328.00 (206)1998 31 14 0 0 72.14 (166) $109,418.00 (179)2006 1 1 0 0 0.00 $9,646.00 (345)2007 1 0 0 0 0.00 $0.002008 1 0 0 0 76.50 $0.002010 1 0 0 0 75.50 $0.002013 1 0 0 0 78.00 $0.00
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