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John Somers

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PGA Head Golf Professional at Southern Hills Plantation Club. Playing in his third career and consecutive PGA Championship after finishing T-9 in the 2025 PGA Professional Championship.
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John Somers
John Somers

Corebridge Financial Team

PGA Membership
2018
PGA Section
Home Club
Southern Hills Plantation Club, Brooksville, FL
PGA Classification
A-1, PGA Head Professional

Scorecard

Biography

PGA Championship Appearances
1
Age
34
Turned Pro
2014
Hometown
Elon, N.C.
College
Elon University
Height
6 ft 0 in
Weight
190 lbs

PGA Head Golf Professional at Southern Hills Plantation Club. Playing in his third career and consecutive PGA Championship after finishing T-9 in the 2025 PGA Professional Championship. Secured the winning point for the victorious 2024 U.S. PGA Cup team. Will celebrate his 34th birthday during the first round of this year's PGA Championship.

His wife gave birth to their daughter two days before he left for the 2023 PGA Professional Championship in New Mexico.
Winner, 2023, '22 North Florida PGA Professional Championship. Played golf for Elon University, earning Team Most Valuable Player honors in 2013. Grew up on a farm in Elon.

Earliest golf memory was playing in a parent-child golf tournament with his grandmother, Helen Hartman. She was the first woman to play in the Greater Greensboro Open, now the Wyndham Championship.

Previous Performances

Year
Location
R1
R2
R3
R4
TOT
TO PAR
Finish
2025
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
75
76
151
+9
CUT
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
R1
75
R2
76
TOT
151
2024
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
76
72
148
+6
CUT
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
R1
76
R2
72
TOT
148
2023
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
76
80
156
+16
CUT
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
R1
76
R2
80
TOT
156