Ed
Severson, PGA
Ed
Severson was born July 14th,
1958 in Waycross, GA to parents Duke &
Sharron Severson. Raised in Eau
Claire, Ed’s golf career started at Lowes Creek
Golf Course at age 13. Sharron
introduced Ed to the game of golf after the
family purchased Lowes Creek Golf
Course in 1972. Ed’s first instructors were Diz
Kronenberg, father
Duke (3 CVGA wins), PGA pro
Paul Lehman and Stu North. Ed grew up at Lowes
Creek Golf Course learning all
aspects of the golf business including teaching,
grounds keeping and customer
relations. In 1972 Ed participated in CVGA
junior tournaments and joined
Hillcrest Country Club to play alongside fellow
golfers from Memorial High
School. At Memorial, Ed and the
Old Abes finished 7th in the 1975
WIAA State Boys Tournament in Janesville and 2nd
in the 1976 WIAA
State Tournament at Lawsonia. In college, Ed
competed for 3 seasons with the
UWEC Blugolds including the first ever
appearance in the 1977
NCIA
National Championship. In 1982, after
graduating from UW-Stout with a B.S. in
Industrial Education – Ed, Duke &
Sharron purchased Hallie Golf Course. Ed was the
Director of Golf for Hallie
Golf Course from 1982-2002. At this time Ed was
the Electronics teacher at
North High School and the Husky Boys Golf Coach.
From 2000-2005 Ed, his brother
John, and sister Jill owned and operated Coudrey
Riverside Golf Course in
Radisson Wisconsin.
From
1984 – 2002 Ed was the
Vice President of the CVGA under strong
recommendation from mentor and fellow
Hall of Famer Art Tangen. Art also advised Ed to
gain Class A professional
status with the PGA of America. Ed and brother
John held this status from 1990-2002.
In 2016,
Swede
Swensen wanted to retire from his senior CVGA
chairman position. At this time
Ed accepted the position of Senior Chairman and
Executive Officer which he
still holds today.
Ed
competed in multiple CVGA
junior Tournaments, 5 WI State Open
Championships, 4 CVGA Wins including 1982
Chetek Open, 1987 Hallie Open, 1988 & 1995
CVGA Tournament of Champions.
Ed’s golf legacy in the Chippewa Valley include
son, DJ Severson playing in
several CVGA Junior and WSGA events, winning the
2009 Hallie Open, and thus
creating the only 3 generational winners in CVGA
history. DJ
went on to play for
the University of Dubuque Men’s Golf Team.
Daughter, Holli playing alongside her brother in
several CVGA Junior and WSGA events,
earned a 4-year scholarship to the North Dakota
State University and their Women’s
Golf Team. Ed mentored 2 PGA of America members;
Tom Eisenhuth and Adam Long.
Ed educated hundreds of students on the love for
the game of golf starting at
the age of 16 until current. Ed married Emily
(Beguhn) in 1979. They have 2
children, DJ and Holli, and 4 grandchildren.