Phillips to begin play in 2026 Senior PGA Championship Thursday

BRADENTON, Florida (April 15, 2026) — Tracy Phillips of Tulsa is one of the 35 PGA of America Golf Professionals who comprise the Corebridge Financial Team which will compete in the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club, Thursday through Sunday in Bradenton, Fla.

The PGA of America Members earned their way into the 86th edition of the Championship based on their finishes in the 2025 Senior PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., won by Justin Hicks, PGA, Teaching Professional at Stonebridge Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla.

Another member of the Corebridge Financial team has strong Tulsa ties as Brad Elder grew up playing at Mohawk Park where his father Ross Elder was the head professional. Other players with Oklahoma ties in the Senior PGA Championship field include Tulsan Bo Van Pelt and former Tulsans Tag Ridings and Matt Gogel.

Corebridge Financial sponsors the teams of PGA of America Members in the Association’s three Major Championships: Senior PGA Championship, PGA Championship (May 11-17, 2026, Aronimink Golf Club) and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (June 25-28, 2026, Hazeltine National).

“We are excited for our PGA of America Golf Professionals to compete this week at the Senior PGA Championship,” said PGA of America Vice President Nathan Charnes, PGA. “Not only do they maintain the highest level of competitive play within the Association, they also make arrangements with their facilities and daily responsibilities to ensure everything runs smoothly while they take this opportunity to compete in a senior Major Championship. We wish them the best of luck and thank them for representing the PGA of America well.”

Phillips and Bob Sowards have the most Senior PGA Championship experience among the Corebridge Financial Team, both set to make their 7th appearance. The pair will also compete in the PGA Professional Championship next week at Bandon Dunes. Sowards will make his 23rd PGA Professional Championship appearance and Phillips will make his 9th.

Phillips, long-time instructor at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow and elsewhere in Tulsa, was inducted into the South Central Section Hall of Fame in February.

Following play at The Concession, 18 will travel cross country to compete in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in hopes of finishing in the top 20 and making the Corebridge Financial team at the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club: Allwood, Bensel, Hicks, Holmes, Hocknull, Justice, Martin, Morin, Perry, Phillips, Pineo, Schalk, Schmid, Small, Smith, Smock, Sowards and Stone.

2026 Corebridge Financial Team

Rohan Allwood (Prosperity, S.C., Chester Golf Club, Carolinas Section)

Frank Bensel (Jupiter, Fla., Galloway National Golf Club, Philadelphia Section)

Greg Bisconti (South Salem, N.Y., The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club, Metropolitan Section)

Mark Brown (Hobe Sound, Fla., The Yacht & Country Club, South Florida Section)

Tim Cantwell (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., PGA National Golf Club, South Florida Section)

Jim Deiters (Midland, Mich., Midland Country Club, Michigan Section)

Kyle Dobbs (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Ardsley Country Club, Metropolitan Section)

Brad Elder (Dallas, Texas, PGA Life Member, Northern Texas Section)

Frank Esposito (Florham Park, N.J., Mountain Ridge Country Club, New Jersey Section)

Jeff Gove (Sandpoint, Idaho, PGA Life Member, Pacific Northwest Section)

Justin Hicks (Wellington, Fla., Stonebridge Country Club, South Florida Section)

Craig Hocknull (Queen Creek, Ariz., Westchester Country Club, Metropolitan Section)

Steve Holmes (Ventura County, Calif., Rustic Canyon Golf Course, Southern California Section)

Grover Justice (Lexington, K.Y., Bluegrass Golf Academy, Kentucky Section)

Brennan Little (Plano, Texas, PGA TOUR, Northern Texas Section)

Ryan Malby (Kalispell, Mont., PGA Life Member, Pacific Northwest Section)

Jeff Martin (Attleboro, Mass., Wollaston Golf Club, New England Section)

Alan Morin (Royal Palm Beach, Fla., The Club at Ibis, South Florida Section)

Warren Pineo (Reno, Nev., Montreux Golf & Country Club, Northern California Section)

Tracy Phillips (Tulsa, Okla., Cedar Ridge Country Club, South Central Section)

John Pillar (Hawley, Pa., CC at Woodloch Springs, Philadelphia Section)

Rod Perry (Port Orange, Fla., Crane Lakes Golf & Country Club, North Florida Section)

David Roesch (Menomonee Falls, Wis., Storm’s Golf Range, Wisconsin Section)

Todd Sapere (Cobbtown, Ga., Ohoopee Match Club, Georgia Section)

Paul Scaletta (Jupiter, Fla., The Bear’s Club, South Florida Section)

Matt Schalk (Erie, Colo., Colorado National Golf Club, Colorado Section)

Jeff Schmid (Iowa City, Iowa, Brown Deer Golf Club, Iowa Section)

Mike Small (Champaign, Ill., University of Illinois, Illinois Section)

Mick Smith (Summit, Wis., Mick Smith Golf, Wisconsin Section)

Brian Smock (Coronado, Calif., Coronado Golf Course, Southern California Section)

Bob Sowards (Dublin, Ohio, Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club, Southern Ohio Section)

Mike Stone (Toledo, Ohio, Belmont Country Club, Northern Ohio Section)

Neil Thompson (Hoover, Ala., Pine Tree Country Club, Alabama-NW Florida Section)

Brian Thornton (Sumner, Wash., Meridian Valley Country Club, Pacific Northwest Section)

Omar Uresti (Austin, Texas, PGA Life Member, Southern Texas Section)