September 24, 2009 – Craig Thomas, head professional at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y., played a key role in the United States team’s resounding 17½ to 8½ victory over Great Britain & Ireland in the 2009 PGA Cup in Loch Lomund, Scotland.

Thomas helped the U.S. team by going 3-1-0 in his matches, including a 1-up victory over six-time PGA Cup veteran Paul Wesselingh of Derby, England. Thomas, who also competed in this year’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine and had a top-five finish in the PGA Professional National Championship, was playing in his first PGA Cup. Afterward, he said: “It was truly something special. The fact that we could come over to Scotland made it that much more special. It was an experience of a lifetime."

The U.S. now holds a 16-5-3 overall record in the event. The U.S. team was represented by 10 different PGA sections from across the country. The team returns home with the Llandudno International Golf Trophy and this is the first year the U.S. has won the PGA Cup on Scottish soil.

The PGA Cup originated in 1973 as an outgrowth of the PGA Professional National Championship. Structured after the Ryder Cup, the competition features team competition between the top PGA club professionals from both sides of the Atlantic.