Ewing Charity Classic Benefits NTPGA Foundation, PGA Professional Takes Home Car Thanks to Ewing Automotive Group

Taylor Coffelt • December 3, 2019

The 14th Annual Ewing Charity Classic, a fundraising golf tournament conducted by the Northern Texas PGA for the benefit of the Northern Texas PGA Foundation, was held today at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. This year’s event raised $250,000.

The Ewing Charity Classic, formerly the Westcott Pro-Am, is widely considered one of the most special and unique pro-am events in the country with $4.55 million raised during the past 24 years for the benefit of the Northern Texas PGA Foundation's broad-based community outreach programs. The money raised helps to further the Foundation’s mission to positively impact lives and communities through golf.

The Ewing Charity Classic featured 22 teams consisting of three amateurs, a PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour or LPGA Tour player and a PGA of America golf professional. Past and present tour players that participated in this year’s event include Paul Barjon, Rich Beem, Chad Campbell, Harrison Frazar, Hunter Haas, Blaine Hale Jr., Paul Haley II, J.J. Henry, Harry Higgs, Charlie Holland, Cheyenne Knight, Edward Loar III, Stephen Osborne, Ryan Palmer, Gerina Piller, Martin Piller, Scottie Scheffler, Conrad Shindler, Austin Smotherman, Robert Streb and Lanny Wadkins.

Professionals Blaine Hale Jr. and Troy Denton, who teamed with amateurs Mark Godvin, Gregg Hammer and Chris Halaska, carded a 13-under par, 131, to capture this year’s Ewing Charity Classic by one stroke.

Robert McMillan, PGA director of instruction at McMillan Golf Academy, took home a black 2020 Mercedes Benz C300 after hitting an 54” sand wedge, 80 yards, reaching 6 ½ inches from the hole. Britt Patton, PGA director of golf at Vaquero Club, finished in second place hitting his ball 1 foot, 7 inches to take home $2,500.

“I hit a shot and it went to six inches,” said McMillan. “I got very fortunate and lucky. I’m blessed to have a chance to do it. Huge thanks to Fin Ewing and all the guys at the NTPGA. I love you guys. I’m still in a little bit of shock, but this is awesome!”

The contest was Mr. Ewing’s idea as a way to not only help raise funds for the Northern Texas PGA Foundation, but also to say a special thank you to the PGA professionals who participate in the event. In 2012 it was so well received that Mr. Ewing decided to keep the shootout going and has given away a car each year since.

Ewing Automotive Group, a dealership group consisting of Mercedes-Benz of Plano, Ewing Buick GMC and Ewing Subaru of Plano, located north of the George Bush Turnpike and South of Highway 121, in one of the fastest developing business corridors in the country. A special thank you goes out to Mr. Ewing and all he has done for the Northern Texas PGA, our local PGA Professionals, junior golfers in North Texas and the game of golf. Earlier this year, Mr. Ewing was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame for all he has done for the game of golf.

Also during the shootout, PGA TOUR rookie Scottie Scheffler, an NTPGA Junior Tour Member from 2002-2010 made the announcement that $50,000 of the $300,000 he won through RSM Birdies Fore Love program he is donating to the NTPGA Foundation to be directed toward the Foundation’s Junior Golf pillar.

Final results follow. The scoring format was the low net-ball of the three amateurs added to the professional team (listed in bold) score playing a modified alternate stroke.

1 Blaine Hale Jr. & Troy Denton

Mark Godvin

Gregg Hammer

Chris Halaska 131 (-13)


T2 Ryan Palmer & Dow Finsterwald Jr.

James Edmondson

Jeff Bookout Mike Biggs 132 (-12)


T2 Conrad Shindler & Britt Patton

Lou Paletta

Ralph Searfoss

Bobby Beck 132 (-12)


T4 Paul Haley II & Todd Balkin

John Carver

Marc Goldman

Grant Callison 133 (-11)


T4 Harry Higgs & Bryan Nicholson

Harold Carter

David Martineau

Jay Dyer 133 (-11)


T4 Edward Loar III & Robert McMillan

Bill Nardiello

Mike Backlund

Scott Munro 133 (-11)


T7 Paul Barjon & Brett Beaty

David Kelton

Hayden Godat

John Baldridge 134 (-10)


T7 Chad Campbell & Chad English

Mark Griege

Shawn Spieth

Doug Hickok 134 (-10)


T7 Martin Piller & Philip Bleakney

Kyle Brooks

Chris Pezoulas

Taylor Brooks 134 (-10)


T10 Rich Beem & Cameron Doan

Peter McKenzie

Clark Ansel

Tommy Echols 135 (-9)


T10 Scottie Scheffler & Todd Harbour

Mike McKinley

Jon Drago

Patrick McKinley 135 (-9)


12 J.J. Henry & Courtney Connell

Ryan Galligan

Joe East

Lucas Boyd 136 (-8)


13 Hunter Haas & Carl Worley Jr.

Jerry Ransom

Keith Bonham

Scott Wagoner 137 (-7)


T14 Cheyenne Knight & Ronny Glanton

Eric Oliver

Kline Oliver

Holt Lunsford 138 (-6)


T14 Austin Smotherman & Simon Buckle

Finley Ewing IV

Harrison Holmes

Andrew Lawson 138 (-6)


16 Gerina Piller & Dean Larsson

Bill Blair

Katie Manor

Neal Feibel 139 (-5)


T17 Harrison Frazar & Richie Hare

Jonathan Price

Daniel Traylor

Maxime Blandin 141 (-3)


T17 Lanny Wadkins & Jeff Barton

Ernest Horany

Frank Borgsmiller

Scott Bedunah 141 (-3)


19 Stephen Osborne & Jake McCullough

Homer Daniels

Brian Madison

Heath Bailey 142 (-2)


T20 Tony Romo (a) & Tim Cusick

Howard Moore

John Adams

Lew Friedland 143 (-1)


T20 Robert Streb & Clif Nelson

Dean Woodward

Keith Moyes

Joe Bob Joyce 143 (-1)


22 Charlie Holland & Gilbert Freeman

JJ Gomez

Steve Pezanosky

Jeff Kesler 144 (E)

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Bruns And Walts Win 2026 KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship After Two Hole Playoff

By Erik Anderson • March 3, 2026
THE COLONY, Texas (March 2) – The team of Robert Bruns, PGA Head Professional at Trinity Forest Golf Club, along with partner Chase Walts, PGM Student at Methodist University who currently works as an assistant at Trinity Forest Golf Club won the 2026 KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship after a two hole playoff. The two carded a bogey-free, 12-under-par, final score after shooting 64 on Old American Golf Club and a 31 on the back nine of Tribute Golf Links. They bested the team of Spencer Dillard and Alastair Jones from Preston Trail Golf Club. The 27-hole, Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship was hosted at Golf Clubs at The Tribute for the sixth straight year. Teams played Old American Golf Club and the back nine of Tribute Golf Links. Bruns and Walts both had looks inside 10 feet on the second playoff hole, though it was Bruns who poured in the winning putt. “I knew he had it in the bag, so I think that made it much easier for me to just be free and let it go,” said Bruns. Walts recently became an assistant professional at Trinity Forest, and said, “Robert is such a huge mentor to me and my career already. I hope to learn from everything he knows and that goes for golf as well.” “It makes it much easier when you’re in the mix coming down the fairway and you have a great relationship with each other. At the end of the day you’re just having fun,” Bruns said after their victory. This is the first win for both Bruns and Walts in Section Major Championships. The pair earned $3,200 ($1,600 each) out of the record $32,000 total championship purse. The KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship was presented by Callaway Golf, Club Car, Evolve Golf, Landmark Golf Course Products, Range Servant, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, and Winston Collection. View the final results HERE . Old American Golf Club Par: 35-36–71 Yardage: 6,770 Tribute Golf Links (Back nine) Par: 36 Yardage: 3,368

Northern Texas PGA Celebrates Award Winners, Conducts 58th Annual Meeting, Elects 32nd President of Section

By Molly Rawlins • February 23, 2026
Dallas, TX – (February 23, 2026) The Northern Texas PGA held their President’s Dinner on Sunday, February 22, at Royal Oaks Country Club. The dinner celebrated the 2025 NTPGA award winners, which included Northern Texas PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the Section's highest award, won by Cameron Doan, PGA director of golf at Preston Trail Golf Club. This is the highest honor given annually to a Northern Texas PGA Member, and is awarded for qualities of leadership, strong moral character and a substantial record of service to the NTPGA as well as the game of golf. The complete list of award winners can be found HERE . Congratulations to all. On Monday, February 23, the NTPGA staff then conducted a Professional Development Seminar and the 58th Annual Business Meeting at Dallas Country Club. During the Professional Development Seminar, the PGA of America golf professionals learned new communication skills from Tim Novak, increased their rules knowledge with Jon Drago, PGA, and David Price, PGA, and learned leadership lessons from a group of golf's top PGA golf professionals, including Cary Cozby, PGA, Bill Eschenbrenner, PGA, Bob Ford, PGA, and our very own Cameron Doan, PGA, and Ronny Glanton, PGA. After lunch, the 58th Annual Meeting consisted of the recognition of many professionals including the playing award winners honoring Matt Lohmeyer, Todd McCorkle, Rob Shields and Kim Paez. The 2026 Eva Williams A.C.E. Scholarship recipient, Sean Kim was also recognized. The meeting included comments from the Northern Texas PGA Past Presidents, current officers as well as from Executive Director, Kelly Gilley, PGA and CEO Mark Harrison. New Officers to the Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors were elected by acclamation. They include Ira Molayo as President, Jeremy Langdale as Vice President and Eric Hunt as Secretary. Two At-Large Directors were also elected by acclamation, Trish Holt and Neil Lockie. All were sworn in alongside East Texas Chapter President Tim Lawson and West Texas Chapter President Adam Headley. The current Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors can be found HERE . Before the meeting adjourned, the newly elected President, Ira Molayo, the PGA General Manager at Cedar Crest Golf Course in Dallas, addressed the membership. He stated that it is an honor to serve as the 32nd President of the Northern Texas PGA, using the word ‘serve’ intentionally because this position, like every role in our profession, is not about title. It is about stewardship. He then gave four notes about his commitment in these next two years – to represent all Members, across facilities, across classifications, across backgrounds, to listen carefully, to communicate clearly, and to support the staff and volunteers who carry this Section forward every day. He finished his comments by saying, “I do not intend to reinvent what is already strong. I intend to build on it.” Thank you to all of the PGA of America Golf Professionals in our Section who attended these special and important events over the past few days. Our Board and our staff look forward to a successful 2026.

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By Erik Anderson • February 17, 2026
The brand will sponsor competitive junior events, serve as the official apparel provider to staff, and provide exclusive merchandise, prizes, and more at events as part of their effort to encourage and develop the next generation of golfers