It is Thursday and about 2 p.m., and I am in the middle of our IGA-PGA Challenge Cup matches between the amateurs and PGA Professionals of Indiana at Brickyard Crossing.

My partner this morning was Ryan Ford from the Legends of Indiana golf course in Franklin. Our opponents were Brian Harris, from Kokomo, and Ross Cossart from Knightstown. Ross also goes to Ball State University, my alma mater.

The match was kind of uneventful in that both teams played OK. The match was halved after 18 holes, meaning that it was a tie and each team got a half a point for the tie.

This afternoon is singles, and I will play Brian Harris. Brian is a good player who has played in a lot of USGA events, plus he is a businessman who doesn’t play every day like the college kids. It should be a good match, and I will report back later.

It looks like the pros are getting beat again after the morning four-ball matches.

The PGA Championship is going on. I have not seen any scores, but I figure at the end of the day Singh, Michelson and the big boys from across the pond will be atop the leaderboard. I read where the grounds crew was using rakes to rake the rough so it would stand up. Now that has got to be brutal to hit out of.

That is it for part one of the blog this week. More to come.

Jeff Schroeder

PGA Head Professional

Brickyard Crossing