Brown Captures TPx Communications Western Championship
EULESS, TX –
Chris Brown, caddie on the PGA TOUR, carded three birdies and one bogey on his way to claiming his first TPx Communications Western Championship. He fired a final round of 2-under 69 to finish the event 6-under par with rounds of 67-69--136. With this win, Chris has now won two Northern Texas PGA Individual Major Championships. His last win was back in 2009 at the Section Championship.
“[The win] feels great! I wanted to get back into the competitive mode again,” said Brown following play. “I miss these tournaments. It’s a lot of fun seeing all the guys and having a good time, so I was really not expecting this. I haven’t been playing any golf traveling with the TOUR, so there hasn’t been a lot of practice time or play time. My putter kept me in it, and I made a couple of putts early. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, but I was just kind of steady.”
Brown took home a $3,600 check for his victory.
2015 champion Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, fired the low round of the day and finished a stroke behind Brown for the tournament at 5-under par, 137. He had rounds of 71-66—137. Round one co-leader Ben Kern, PGA head professional at Oeste Ranch Golf Course, along with Danny Coughlan, PGA head professional at Abilene Country Club, tied for third at 3-under par 139 for the Championship.
The Championship included a Senior Division comprised of 31 professionals aged 50 or older who competed for a separate $8,525 purse and played at a modified yardage. Stuart Hendley, PGA director of instruction at Green Tree Country Club, captured the Senior Division carding a 1-under in today’s final round to finish at 2-under par for a tournament total of 140. Hendley took home a first place check for $1,425.
The TPx Communications Western Championship was conducted by the Northern Texas PGA Section and was presented by AT&T Byron Nelson, Barrington Gifts, Nexbelt, PGA TOUR, PlayKleen and TurfHound. The Championship was conducted at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, Texas, a 6,878-yard, par 71 layout from July 17 to 18.
The 121-player field was comprised of golf professionals from the Northern Texas Section of the PGA of America who competed for an overall purse of $35,250. Professionals in the Open division competed for a $24,725 purse.
This 36-hole NTPGA major championship was the second of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf, and served as a qualifier for the 2017 Texas Joe Black Cup team.
Final round results.
