Bingaman Completes Career Grand Slam at Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship

Steven Clements • August 16, 2023

FRISCO, TX – Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club captured the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship after a one hole playoff. He has now won all four individual stroke play section major championships and completed the NTPGA career grand slam.


Needing a par on the final hole in regulation to force a playoff, Bingaman was able to get up and down from 86 yards on the par-5 18th. Moving on to face Spencer Dillard, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, Bingaman stuck a wedge shot to a foot from 128 yards to secure birdie and the win. He finished even-par for the championship after rounds of 69-75–144 and ended a two year winless drought.


“It’s really good to win this one, it’s the one I haven’t won yet,” said Bingaman. It [Fields Ranch East] was a very good test, open to the wind with great green complexes that make you think. It’s a great challenge.”


The field was competing for eight qualifying spots into the 57th PGA Professional Championship set to take place April 28 - May 1, 2024 back at Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco. The eight qualifiers are listed below along with four alternates.


Qualifiers:

  1. Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club
  2. Spencer Dillard, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club
  3. Robby Bruns, PGA head professional at Trinity Forest Golf Club
  4. Rob Shields, PGA member at The Winsford Group
  5. Brian Norman, PGA instructor at Lakewood Country Club
  6. Nic Ishee, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club
  7. Kent Graham, PGA director of golf at Gleneagles Country Club
  8. Matt Ryba, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club

Alternates:

  1. Michael Tangredi, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club
  2. Jared Jeter, PGA assistant professional at Midland Country Club
  3. Tristan Cottrell, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club
  4. John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club


Those eight will be joined by two other NTPGA professionals who were previously exempt. JJ Killeen, PGA director of golf at Red Feather Golf and Social Club and Gabe Reynolds, PGA director of Instruction at Topgolf Dallas. Both were already exempt since they competed in the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. In total, the NTPGA will have 10 professionals represent the Section at Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco in April. 


In addition to the qualifying spots the field was also competing for a Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship record purse of $50,000. Bingaman earned $4,850 for his victory today.


The Championship was presented by Corebridge Financial, Club Car, and Rolex, and supported by Titleist / FootJoy, Callaway, Nike, and TaylorMade. Supporting partners included Gallagher, Golf Channel and the PGA TOUR. Presenting sponsors included United Commercial Energy Partners, Therabody, Toptracer and the AT&T Byron Nelson.


This Championship was the third of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf that serve as a chance to earn points for the 2023 Texas Joe Black Cup and Levy Cup teams. Professionals will have one final chance to earn points in September at the Section Championship at Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas.



Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco

Par: 36-36–72

Yardage: 7,085 yards


View the final results HERE

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