Doan Defends Title at Club Car Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship
Cameron Doan, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, captured the Club Car Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship for the second year in a row. Doan claimed the victory with rounds of 71-69—140, 2-under-par and took home a $1,300 check.
“[The win] feels good. It feels really good. Lakewood is a really good test,” Doan stated after the final round. “You cannot fire at too many flags because if you miss short you can’t make a par, so you have to kind of play defense until you make a 20-footer, and I made a couple late.”
Jim Henderson, PGA director of golf at Stevens Park Golf Course, attempted to apply pressure to Doan during the final round as the two were in one of the final groupings together, but his even par round for the day was not enough to overcome Doan's great play. Henderson finished in second with rounds of 71-71–142.
Qualifying for the 31st Senior PGA Professional National Championship was held in conjunction with the Club Car Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship. Thirty-four professionals of the 46-man field attempted to qualify this week.
Doan will lead five others to represent the Northern Texas PGA Section at the Senior PGA Professional National Championship to be held October 3 – 6 at Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas. They include Britt Patton, PGA director of golf at Vaquero Club, John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club, Stuart Hendley, PGA director of instruction at Dallas Athletic Club, Henry Cagigal, PGA assistant professional at Rockwood Park Golf Course and Sam Randolph, PGA director of instruction at Mira Vista Country Club. Henderson was not attempting to qualify for the National Championship, and Patton, who is currently 49, was only eligible to qualify for the Senior PGA Professional National Championship. He was not eligible to win the Club Car Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship because of the age requirement.
The Senior PGA Professional Championship brings together a field of 264 contestants representing the PGA of America’s 41 nationwide Sections, and features a total purse of $300,000. The first two rounds will be conducted on the Foothills and Coore Crenshaw Courses. The first cut will be made after 36 holes of play to the low 90 scorers and ties. The second cut will be made after 54 holes of play to the low 70 scorers and ties. The final two rounds will be played on the Foothills Course. The top 35 finishers in the national Championship earn a berth in the 81st KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, which will be conducted in May 18-24, at Harbor Shores inBenton Harbor, Michigan.
Doan also commented on qualifying for the Senior PGA Professional Championship, saying, “I’m looking forward to being able to drive down instead of fly down. They have a few really good golf courses and it’s going to be fun. It’s almost a home game.”
The 2019 Club Car Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship, presented by Cadillac and supported by the Golf Channel and John Deere, was a 36-hole stroke play event contested on at Lakewood Country Club, a 6,742-yard, par 71 layout located in Dallas. The field competed for a total purse of $8,500.
Qualifying and Championship results here .
