PGA Professionals Championship Broadmoor CC, Indianapolis August 20-21, 2007

John DalCorobbo captures Indiana PGA Professional Championship; Earns Berth in 41st PGA Professional National Championship for 2008

Indiana Section PGA–John DalCorobbo of Indianapolis, winner of the Indiana Section PGA Professional Championship, August 20-21, 2007 at Broadmoor CC, will lead 8 Section PGA Professionals to compete in The 41st PGA Professional National Championship, June 19-22, 2008, at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga.

DalCorobbo turned in a winning total of 1-under-par 209 to capture the Indiana Section PGA Professional Championship title. Bill Schumaker of Columbia City was runner-up, finishing at 211.

They are joined by Alan Schulte of Fishers, Chad Ayres of Batesville, John Andrews of Indianapolis, Mike Merchant of Noblesville, Dave Pugh of Culver and Brett Melton of Vincennes.

DalCorobbo competed in his first Indiana section Professional Championship after having moved to this Section from Michigan. He was Michigan’s Professional champion twice previously, holding the Michigan title and the PGA Professional Championship titles simultaneously in 2005.

Missing several greens, and having to rely on his approach shots to get up and down to save par, DalCarobbo actually lost the lead to Schumaker after a bogey from the greenside bunker on hole 15. He earned back the lead on the par five seventeenth after dropping his third shot to within inches for birdie.

Schumaker finished the last two holes with bogey, allowing DalCarobbo an opportunity to par in for the win after landing his tee shot next to his own pitch mark. Not actually in the mark, DalCarobbo was forced to use an iron to the long par four eighteenth and missed the green to the left. Once more relying on his expertise around the green, he was able to get up and down one last time for par and the title.