July 18, 2017-Arrowhead Golf Club-Akron, NY

Tim Fries, Head PGA Professional at Transit Valley Country Club, won the WNYPGA Professional Championship for the seventh time with an eight under par 36 hole score of 69-67-136.

Jeff Urzetta, Director of Instruction at Oak Hill Country Club was Runner-up with a six under par 72-66-138. Jeff also tied the Arrowhead Golf Club course record with 66 just minutes after Dwayne Randall, Director of Golf at Peek’n Peak Resort shot 66 and finished tied for third with 73-66-139 . Rob Krajewski, Assistant Professional at Orchard Park Country Club tied for third with Randall with 71-68-139.

Fries, Urzetta and Randall will all advance to the 2018 PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car, Mercedes Benz USA and OMEGA. The championship will be contested June 17-20, 2018, at Bayonet Black Horse in Seaside, CA.

Kirk Stauffer, PGA Professional at Pine Acres C.C. finished fourth with 68-74-142 after tying the course record with 68 in the first round.

Lauren Tallman, PGA Professional at Ravenwood Golf Club, broke the women’s course record with a two under par 70 in the second round.

Special thanks to Bob Mellon, PGA DIrector of Golf, and the entire staff at Arrowhead Golf Club.

FINAL RESULTS