2025 Assistant & APA Championship
Sapp & Ree Take The Titles!
WHITTIER, CA – (August 11th, 2025) Garrett Sapp of San Gabriel Country Club is the 2025 National Car Rental Southern California Assistant PGA Professional Champion after shooting a two-under-par, 138 in the 36-hole stroke play event at Friendly Hills Country Club.
31 Assistant Professionals congregated in Whittier, hoping to earn a spot in the top five to earn an exemption into the 49th PGA Assistant National Championship.
After claiming his first SCPGA Assistant Championship victory, Sapp said, “This is a really tough golf course and it tested every aspect of my game, from off the tee, iron play, short game, and putting. To finish with two birdies always goes a long way to boost my confidence.”
The following four players will be joining Sapp at the 49th PGA Assistant National Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, November 13-16, 2025.
ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS:
Garrett Sapp – San Gabriel Country Club
Scott Cherry – Mission Hills Country Club
Cavin McCall – The Santaluz Club
Chi Choi – Monarch Beach Golf Links
Raj Samra – Wilshire Country Club
ALTERNATES IN ORDER:
Anthony Estes – Rolling Hills Country Club
Ryan Wood – Marine Memorial Golf Course
Trevor Cassidy – Oakmont Country Club
In the APA Championship, Ryann Ree of Candlewood Country Club claimed the title in dominant fashion after opening the day with an impressive, -12 under-par, 58! Following up his remarkable opening round, Ree carded a second round of three under-par, 67 to finish the day at 15 under-par, 125. Ree, who is competing in his first APA Championship, said, “It was awesome, I didn’t expect to shoot a 58 at all. Obviously, the putter was hot for me today, the greens are pure, but everything in my bag was working for me in that round. It feels great to represent Candelwood Country Club.”
Ree’s extraordinary round of 58 stands as the lowest known score recorded in the 101-year history of the Southern California PGA Section. This historic achievement also sets a new course record at Friendly Hills Country Club and will be honored with a plaque dedication in the coming weeks.
Thank you to our partners, National Car Rental, XXIO, Pepsi, and PGA TOUR.
A Special thank you to James Prestella, PGA, Bryan Addis, PGA, Josh Bustos, PGA, along with their membership and staff for their hospitality at Friendly Hills Country Club.