5th Annual PGA HOPE Cup Proudly Hosted by Northern Texas PGA Foundation

Annabella Eckert • November 5, 2025

Winning Team Advances to 2026 Secretary’s Cup at PGA Championship

On Wednesday, November 5th, The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch welcomed 14 teams for the 5th annual PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) Cup. Hanna Dickens led her team to victory alongside veterans Michael Powell, Foster Veronda, Mary Wine, and Jason Ogilvie, earning them a spot at the 2026 Secretary’s Cup, which will take place during the PGA Championship at Chester Valley Golf Club in Philadelphia, PA. The team shot a standout 7-under-par on the front 9 and finished 1-under overall to secure the win.

The PGA HOPE Cup brings PGA Professionals and veterans together for a team event that celebrates the PGA HOPE program, which offers golf instruction to Veterans as a pathway to improve physical, social, and emotional well-being. 


Highlights From the Day 

The day began with registration and tee gifts, followed by lunch for all participants at The Clubs of Stonebridge. During the meal, attendees heard remarks from Dr. Jesse R. Stewart, retired U.S. Army ranger, author, and university professor, and the national anthem was played before heading to the course. Competition began with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start, officially kicking off the afternoon of competition. 


Securing Their Spot: Secretary’s Cup Qualifier

The Northern Texas PGA Foundation’s PGA HOPE Cup served as a qualifier for the 2026 Secretary’s Cup, which will be held at Chester Valley Golf Club in Philadelphia, PA in conjunction with the 2026 PGA Championship. The winning team earned the chance to represent the NTPGA at this national showcase in May.


Thank You to Everyone Who Made This Possible 

Thank you to all of the PGA Professionals, veterans, and volunteers whose commitment brought this year’s PGA HOPE Cup to life. Your passion and service are what makes PGA HOPE so meaningful, and we’re incredibly grateful for the impact you make in the lives of veterans. We’d also like to recognize the Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation and the team at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club for their tremendous support. A special thank you as well to the PGA of America Golf Professionals across our Section who led PGA HOPE programs throughout 2025, helping the NTPGA Foundation serve more than 500 veterans this year. 


Congratulations to our champions, and thank you to every participant for your support. We cannot wait to welcome you back next year for another inspiring PGA HOPE Cup! 


Couldn’t Make It? You Can Still Support Our Veterans! 
If you weren’t able to join us at the PGA HOPE Cup, there’s still an opportunity to impact the HOPE 4 Heroes initiative. Consider making a donation by clicking HERE. Every donation helps make a life-changing difference in the lives of veterans through PGA HOPE programs.


Results can be found HERE.

Friend Wins Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 25, 2026
Six qualify for Senior PGA Professional Championship

Paez Prevails at Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 25, 2026
Irving, Texas (August 25) – The Nelson Golf and Sports Club hosted two Northern Texas PGA Major Championships this week, the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship and the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship. Clayton Friend claimed the Senior title, and Kim Paez claimed the Women’s title. Kim Paez, PGA Member at Ping Inc., claimed the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship title, carding rounds of 70-72–142. Paez finished the Championship at 2-over-par, winning by four strokes. She began the final round one stroke back of Katie Flinn, director of instruction at Topgolf - Fort Worth, and her 2-over-par final round was enough to come from behind and secure the win. This is Paez’s first victory with the Northern Texas PGA since joining the section in 2025. “I stuck to my game plan this week, which was fairways and greens,” Paez said. “I think I missed only one or two fairways yesterday. I played pretty conservatively, but it paid off in the end.” Reflecting on her final round performance, Paez said, "It was a little bit windier today. It made me calculate a lot more on the tee shots.” It was an up-and-down round for Paez, but she hit her approach on hole 18 to two feet and tapped in for birdie. “The last three holes are pretty gettable, so I just had to remind myself that no matter how the round was going, I was going to have opportunities to close it out at the end.” Next week, September 3-5, Paez joins four other PGA female PGA Teaching, Coaching and Club Professionals from across the country to represent the United States in the fourth Women’s PGA Cup. They will take on Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden in a 54-hole stroke play format at Carden Park Golf Resort in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. “It is the biggest honor. When I first got my PGA Membership, and I found out about the PGA Cup, it became one of my biggest goals,” said Paez about making the team. “I was constantly checking the rankings, and coming into the KPMG [Women’s PGA Championship] and the LPGA Professionals Championship, I knew I had to lock in and give myself the best chance.” “I am so excited and so proud to represent the Northern Texas PGA as well, so hopefully I make everyone proud,” added Paez. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the fourth of five individual stroke play events that comprise the Woman Player of the Year points standings. The 22-player field competed for a purse of $7,500, and Kim Paez took home $1,050. The Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship was presented by A.PUTNAM and XXIO. The Nelson Golf and Sports Club Par: 35-35–70 Women’s Championship Yardage: 5,878 yards

McDonough Claims Northern Texas Assistant PGA Professional Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 17, 2026
Four Qualify for 50th Assistant PGA Professional Championship

Team of Murphy, Faulk Jr. Win Playoff to Capture 1st & 10th Tee Golf Energy Bar Pro-Junior Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 10, 2026
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.