Cuzen, Norman Share Lead After Round One of the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship

NTPGA • August 22, 2016

DALLAS, TEXAS – Ben Cuzen, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, and Brian Norman, PGA teaching professional at Gleneagles Country Club, share the lead after round one of the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship. They posted opening rounds of 2-under par 69 to secure their place in the last pairing heading into tomorrow’s final round. Cuzen carded five birdies along with three bogeys during his opening round, while Norman notched four birdies and two bogeys during his round. Cuzen will be vying for his first career individual major championship win, while a win tomorrow would be Norman’s second.

Bruce Smith, PGA director of instruction at Black belt Golf Academy, and Patrick Buhrmann, PGA director of instruction at Performance Golf, sit just one back of the leaders at 1-under par 70.

The Championship experienced a delay when a thunderstorm blew through the area at 3:23 p.m. suspending play. The suspension was lifted at 5:00 p.m., and play resumed.

The field is competing for seven available qualifying spots for the 2017 PGA Professional Championship, presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz USA and OMEGA. The Championship will be contested June 25 - June 28, 2017 at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon.

The top 20 players from the 2017 PGA Professional Championship will compete in the 99th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina set for August 7-13, 2017. Brad Ott, PGA director of instruction at TPC Craig Ranch, is automatically exempt into the 2017 PGA Professional Championship because of his top 20 finish at the 2016 PGA Professional Championship earlier this year.

This 36-hole NTPGA Section major championship is the third of the four individual stroke play championships that comprise the Yamaha Golf Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Player of the Year Points Challenge. It also serves as a qualifier to earn points to make the 2016 Yamaha Golf Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Match Play Championship and Texas Joe Black Cup team.

The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship is presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA and supported by Titleist/FootJoy, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Companies, Nike Golf and PGA TOUR. The Championship is being conducted at Royal Oaks Country Club a 7,022-yard, par 71 layout located in Dallas, Texas.

The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship features 112 Section PGA members who are competing for the $29,500 projected purse with the champion taking home $4,000.

Royal Oaks Country Club
Dallas, Texas
Par: 35-36--71
Yardage: 7,022

Round one results.

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