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The Bahamas Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) is gearing up for the 50th BPGA National Professional Golf Championships for men, women and senior men.
The championships will be held at the Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis, Paradise Island, December 14-17.
Coming home to compete for the national professional championship for first time will be Bahamian US Touring professionals DeVaughn Robinson from New Providence and Cameron Riley from Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Heading the group of professional golf talent for the men is current champion Greg Maycock from Freeport, Grand Bahama. Returning to competitive golf after 25 years is Vernon Lockhart, one of the all-around dominant junior, amateur and professional players of the 70’s 80’s and 90’s in The Bahamas.
For the first time in history, the BPGA is introducing the Female Professional Golf Championship Division and heading up the women’s division is talented junior, amateur and professional golf sensation Raquel Riley from Freeport and Georgette Rolle-Harris from New Providence. Rolle-Harris is the Head Golf Professional at the Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar.
This 50th year championships is dedicated to the memory of the late, great 1973 BPGA National Golf Champion Donald ‘Nine’ Rolle.
The Leroy ‘Roy’ Bowe Floating Trophy is in lasting memory of the first Bahamian president of the Bahamas Professional Golfers Association in 1968. The floating trophy was donated by the Bowe family. The championships trophies are sponsored by Insurance Management.
Additionally, the BPGA will be hosting the Korn Ferry Golf Tour Qualifiers for Exuma and Abaco, with one exemption spot for each event.