2016 Northern Texas PGA Section Award Winners Announced
NTPGA • November 18, 2016
Lindy Miller Named Golf Professional of the Year
PGA Member Awards
- Golf Professional of the Year – Lindy Miller, Shady Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth
- Assistant Golf Professional of the Year – Clif Nelson, Royal Oaks Country Club, Dalla s
- Randy Smith Youth Player Development Award – Chad Moscovic, Stonebridge Ranch Country Club, McKinne y
- Teacher of the Year – Troy Denton, Maridoe Golf Club, Dallas
- Merchandiser of the Year Private Category – Ben Burns, Crown Colony Country Club, Lufkin
- Merchandiser of the Year Public Category – George Priolo, Comanche Trail Golf Course, Amarillo
- Distinguished Service Award – Bob Elliott, PGA Life Member
- Horton Smith Award – Stephen Aumock, Gleneagles Country Club, Plano
- Bill Strausbaugh Award – Sherwin Cox, Ross Rogers Golf Course, Amarillo
- Player Development Award – Jake McCullough, Odessa Country Club, Odessa
- Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Player of the Year – Stuart Deane, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington
- Ben Hogan / NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award – Greg Gregory, Hidden Creek Golf Course, Burleson
- OMEGA Senior Points Challenge Winner – Paul Norris, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth
Non-PGA Member Awards
- Bob Galt Award (Media) – Lance Lahnert, Amarillo Globe-News
- Byron Nelson Award (Amateur) – Joe Bob Joyce, Joyce Crane
- Leon Faucett Award (Sales Representative) – Mike Summerville, Titleist
- Golf Course Superintendent Award – Kevin Nettles, Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas
The Awards Committee consists of NTPGA Section President, Tony Martinez; Committee Chair, Courtney Connell and PGA Committee Members, Jason Daly, Sean Hanson, Keith Harris, Scott McClinton, Jake McCullough, Ira McGraw Jr., Robert McMillan, Chad Pearson, Brent Thaxton and Erik Wait.
The Section Awards Banquet is scheduled for Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Four Qualify for 50th Assistant PGA Professional Championship
PLANO, Texas (August 10) – Seth Murphy, Associate at John Sikes Golf Academy and Thomas Faulk Jr. (a) captured the 1st & 10th Tee Golf Energy Bar Pro-Junior Championship title. The pair carded a 33-31–64, 8-under-par and made birdie on the first playoff hole. The pair began their round on the 8th hole and opened with a par. Six birdies on their next eight holes set them up for success for the first round. Their final nine holes were steady, with 7 pars and two birdies, but the bogey-free round was enough to get them into a two-team playoff against Ryan Grider, Associate at The Lakes at Castle Hills, and Colten Karstendiek (a). After a safe drive on the first playoff hole from Faulk Jr., Murphy was able to attack and had just 135 yards into the par-4 18th hole. He hit a pitching wedge to 10 feet and buried the putt. Murphy said, “He [Thomas] made about a 20-footer on our second hole, and that just put us on the pace we needed to get some momentum going. We gave ourselves lots of opportunities, double opportunities, where we were both putting for birdie, which is always nice. Just overall, we teamed very well today.” Faulk Jr added, “I started off hot and helped him out, and then when I was winding down, he got things going. We just made putts and pars when we needed to. It was just the team working.” Ryan Grider, Associate at The Lakes at Castle Hills, and Colten Karstendiek (a) fired 32-32–64 to finish in second place. Matt Weinberger, PGA senior director of member and amateur championships at PGA of America and Owen Layton (a) shot 31-35–66 to claim third place. The Championship featured 64 teams consisting of one PGA professional and one junior golfer between the ages of 7-19. The teams competed in a Four-Ball Stroke Play format. There was also a second division within the Championship where PGA professionals and their children competed for a separate title. The nine-team division was claimed for the third consecutive year by Jon Antunes, PGA director of instruction at Heart of Texas Golf Academy and his daughter Hannah Antunes (a) with a score of 34-34–68. For the professionals in the field today, there was a skins game with a $4,500 payout. Only one skin was earned today. Hanna Dickens, Associate at The Ronny Golf Park, made a birdie on hole 14 to earn the skin. The 1st & 10th Tee Golf Energy Bar Pro-Junior Championship was presented by CMC Design, PGA TOUR, and THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
$268,000 Donated to Foundation
Doggett (a) and McIlwain (a) Share Low Amateur Honors Walts Finishes as Top PGA Professional