Sean Daugherty, head golf pro at Milburn Country Club, is among the field at the 93rd PGA Championship, which begins Thursday at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga.
The 32-year-old Overland Park, Kan., resident is one of 20 PGA professionals from 20 states and representing 17 PGA sections who qualified for the fourth and final major golf championship of 2011 by virtue of their play at this year’s PGA Professional National Championship.
Daugherty tied for eighth at the PGA Professional Championship in June in Hershey, Pa. His threesome is scheduled to tee off at 8:20 a.m CT Thursday and 1:30 p.m. in the second round on Friday.