On behalf of the WPGA and Tri-State PGA, let us introduce you to the panel for Junior Golf Night:
Video Guest - Neal Shipley - Former WPGA Champion & Current PGA Tour Member
Katie Miller Gee - Decorated Amateur Player & Women's Golf Association of Western Pennsylvania Board Member
Katie is one of the region’s most decorated amateur golfers. A two-time All-ACC performer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she started every tournament for the Tar Heels during her four-year collegiate career.
She competed professionally on the LPGA Futures Tour for two seasons before reclaiming her amateur status in 2014. Since then, she has captured numerous WGAWP titles and five Pennsylvania Golf Association Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships.
A member of the WPIAL Hall of Fame, Katie now coaches the Hempfield Area High School Girls Varsity Golf Team, where she once starred as a player.
Mya Morgan - Elite Junior Golfer & Division 1 Commit
The reigning back-to-back WPGA Junior Girl's Player of the Year and 2025 State Champion, Mya, is one of the top-ranked junior golfers in the region and a member of the inaugural Team Pennsylvania as part of the U.S. National Development Program.
Mya is committed to the Central Michigan University Women’s Golf Team beginning in the fall of 2026.
Erik Barzeski - Golf Instructor, Parent & WPGA Board of Directors Member
Erik currently serves on the Board of the WPGA. A longtime golf instructor, he has helped more than 100 junior golfers advance to play at all levels of college golf.
Erik coached the Penn State Behrend golf team for nine years, leading the program to four national championship appearances.
His daughter, Natalie, was a four-year starter for the Methodist University Women's Golf Team and has recently begun her career as a PGA professional.
Craig McRoberts - Parent & WPGA Board of Directors Member
Craig currently serves on the Board of the WPGA. A graduate of Bethel Park High School, Craig played on both a WPIAL and PIAA state championship baseball team. His baseball career took him to Penn State, where he was a scholarship recipient on the varsity team. When his baseball days ended, Craig developed a passion for golf, and today he plays out of Valley Brook Country Club.
Craig is employed in the wealth management and financial planning industry. The first 29 years of his career were with Hefren Tillotson, and the last 2 years have been with Robert W. Baird after the two firms merged in 2022.
Craig’s daughter Ella, played at Peters Twp High School, where she earned two individual WPIAL top 5 finishes as well as a pair of individual PIAA State Championship top 10 finishes. Her high school team won the WPIAL team title her senior year and finished second in the state. She also competed and won local tournaments, including events in the Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Tour and Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Ella is currently a co-captain of the Women’s golf team at Denison University in Ohio and is in her junior year.
Adam Brueggman - Regional Director, American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
Adam grew up in Whitehall, Pa, where he attended and graduated from Baldwin High School in 2017. He began caddying at 14-years of age at South Hills Country Club, where he continued to work in both the golf shop and bag room throughout his time in college. Adam was a recipient of both the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Scholarship and the Western Golf Association Evans Scholarships, which aided him in graduating from Penn State University in 2021 with a degree in Economics. After graduating from Penn State, Adam completed a traveling operations internship with the American Junior Golf Association, conducting 21 events over six months. Starting full-time with the AJGA in 2023 as a Tournament Coordinator, Adam now oversees the AJGA’s northeast schedule as Regional Manager, Northeast.
Important Note:
The program will be focused on providing attendees with information on how to best prepare themselves to be better players and what opportunities may be ahead of them in the game of golf. The evening will be interactive, and attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance via email to jburrell@wpga.org. The panel will share their experiences and knowledge of golf. The panel will focus on answering questions about championship preparations, scheduling, routines, opportunities the game may provide, and balancing golf with life.
The dress for the evening will be golf casual. Blue jeans are not permitted.