2026 Mixed Professional-Professional Championship
Aliso Viejo Country Club | February 2nd, 2026
ALISO VIEJO, CA (February 2, 2026) — The Southern California PGA kicked off its 2026 season with the Mixed Professional-Professional Championship at Aliso Viejo Country Club, as Scott Cherry, PGA, of Mission Hills Country Club and Kaitlyn Ellis, PGA, of Monterey Country Club, claimed the championship with a 10-under-par total of 61.
The Mixed Professional-Professional Championship is an annual team event consisting of one male PGA Professional and one female PGA Professional, competing in a Triple Play Format: six holes Pinehurst, six holes Scramble, and six holes FourBall.
It was a perfect California sunny day to start the year, as the field of 27 teams enjoyed spotless conditions in the heart of Orange County. The duo of Cherry and Ellis posted a blemish-free card that included eight birdies and an eagle on the 9th hole.
Congratulations to our skins winners, starting with Sheffer/Nguyen, after Bryana Nguyen carded an ace on the 12th hole! Sticking with the additional skins winners on hole #2 with Lungo/King posting eagle, hole #11 with Lazare/Riegle posting eagle, hole #16 Puterbaugh/Puterbaugh posting birdie, and hole #18 with Lohman/Matlin posting eagle.
Our closest to the hole contest winners will be taking home a pair of sunglasses, courtesy of our partner Maui Jim! Stull/Stull with a shot of 9’2” on hole #5, Cherry/Ellis with a shot of 3’4” on hole #7, Nguyen/Sheffer with the ace on hole #12, and Lutz/Matsuoka with a shot of 5’7” on hole #16 were the CTP winners today.
Thank you to all of our partners, including Maui Jim, the PGA TOUR, and Pepsi, as well as our host facility, Aliso Viejo Country Club, and Head Golf Professional Kyle Lewis, PGA.