Scott Miller & Reina Kearns Are The 2026 Champions!
August 24-25, 2026 | PGA West
La Quinta, CA (August 24-25, 2026) — Congratulations to Scott Miller, PGA, and Reina Kearns, PGA, of North Ranch Country Club on posting a 16-under par, 128, to claim the 2026 Professional-Assistant Championship title!
Hosted at the beautiful PGA West on the Pete Dye Dunes and Mountain Courses, 240 players arrived in the Coachella Valley to compete in a two-day, 36-hole four-ball stroke play event, with the better gross score of the two-person team counting towards the team score.
Congratulations to the second-round low scores who will be receiving the bonus Lap Money ($400/team):
Mountain Course – Scott Miller, PGA & Reina Kearns, PGA (-11, 61)
Dunes Course – Scott Heyn, PGA & Carter Silva, PGA (-8, 64)
Garmany Golf awarded a Bucket List Trip to Portugal for Logan Scott, PGA, of Oakmont Country Club for the closest to the pin competition. A big thank you to Garmany Golf and Terras da Comporta Golf for this amazing opportunity. To learn more about Garmany Golf & Travel, visit garmanygolf.com.
Congratulations to our closest-to-the-pin winners, courtesy of our partners:
Round 1 (Mon, August 24th)
Mountain #5 (Wilson Golf): Tony Lanza, PGA
Mountain #13 (Rams Hill GC): Dave Magdziasz, PGA
Mountain #16 (Evolve Golf): Trevor Raffauf, PGA
Dunes #6 (Oakley): Kodi Kramer, PGA Associate
Dunes #13 (Signs by the Sea): Andy Gaither, PGA
Round 2 (Tue, August 25th)
Mountain #5 (Wilson Golf): Zak Cooper, PGA Associate
Mountain #13 (Rams Hill GC): Mark Geddes, PGA
Mountain #16 (Evolve Golf): Quay Sobotka, PGA
Dunes #6 (Oakley): Min Jun Kim, PGA Associate
Dunes #13 (Signs by the Sea): Mitch Stout, PGA
A big thank you to all of the following partners for making this a fantastic event and for their support of the Professional-Assistant Championship: Evolve Golf, Ahead, AM&E, Garmany Golf, Yamaha, GT Golf Supplies, PGA TOUR, SolRX, Dunas, Wilson, Signs By The Sea, Rams Hill Golf Club, Oakley, SCNS Sports Foods, Hole-In-One USA, Details+, Cleveland/Srixon, and Pepsi.
Thank you again to PGA West for hosting this event. We also extend our gratitude to Chris Caballero, Director of Golf at PGA West Resort Clubhouses; to Copeland Shelden, Golf Operations Manager for PGA West Pete Dye Clubhouse; to Morgan Jenkins, Tournament Coordinator for PGA West Pete Dye Clubhouse; to Nick Hoisington, Mountain & Dunes Golf Course Superintendent; and to its members.