Chad Proehl, a golf pro at the in Waukee, tied for 4th place in the 2012 Iowa PGA Professional Championship in Ames yesterday.
Proehl finished six under par for a total score of 207. He earned a $2,682.12 purse for the win.
The top 5 finishers in the tournament will advance to the 46th PGA Professional National Championship, June 23-26, 2013, at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. The champion also qualifies for the 2013 PGA Tour John Deere Classic.
Proehl, 44, has already qualified for the 46th PGA Professional National Championship. He finished in which automatically qualifies him for the 2013 event.
The qualifiers, and their scores, are as follows:
Sean McCarty, Brown Deer Golf Club, -14
Chris Black, Edgewater Golf Course, -9
Aaron Krueger, Wakonda Club, -8
Chad Proehl, Sugar Creek Municipal Golf Course, -6
John Panek, Davenport Country Club, -6
Matt Erger, Airport National Golf Course, -5
The tournament was held over two days at the Ames Golf & Country Club this week.
