Warren Pineo (Reno, Nev.) birdied the third hole of a sudden death playoff against defending champion Justin Hicks to win the 2026 Senior PGA Professional Championship held at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club.
Pineo is a teaching professional at prestigious Montreux Golf & Country Club in Reno.
“It’s kind of surreal,” said Pineo. “It’s such a special event for us to play in as PGA Professionals, but to actually win it with such a tough field and a really, really good golf course, two golf courses, feels really amazing. It was an outstanding competition.”
With the victory, Pineo will headline the Corebridge Financial Team of 35 PGA of America Golf Professionals who will compete in the 2027 Senior PGA Championship April 15-18 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida.
In addition to Pineo, another PGA professional from the Reno area qualified for the event. Stuart Smith from Somersett Golf & Country Club finished 13th. Pineo and Smith are members of the Northern California PGA of America chapter.
Jason Schmuhl (T3rd) and David Solomon (26th), also NCPGA members, played in the event. All four golfers from the NCPGA earned spots on the Corebridge Financial Team for the Senior PGA Championship.
