Five Tied for the Lead at the O’Brien Architects | Talley Riggins Construction Group Pro-Pro Championship

LONGVIEW, TX – Five teams are tied for the lead after round one of the O’Brien Architects | Talley Riggins Construction Group Pro-Pro Championship. 

The Four-Ball Stroke Play Northern Texas PGA major championship, hosted at Pinecrest Country Club, features a field of 48 two-person teams comprised of PGA Members and Associates competing for an overall purse of $36,500.

The team of Brian Norman, PGA golf instructor at Lakewood Country Club and Clint Avara, PGA golf instructor at The Courses at Watters Creek is the first team atop the leaderboard tied at five-under-par, 65. They are joined by the following teams. Jacob Longoria, PGA assistant professional at Northwood Club and Thomas Fernandes, PGA assistant professional at Northwood Club. Corbin Renner, PGA assistant professional at Shady Oaks Country Club and Clay Montgomery, PGA assistant professional at Shady Oaks Country Club. JJ Killeen, PGA director of instruction at 4ORE! Golf and Brandon Veld, PGA head professional at Lubbock Country Club. The final team tied at 65 is Reid Parrish, PGA head professional at River Crest Country Club and Nick Krsnak, assistant professional at River Crest Country Club.

Eight other teams are within three shots of the lead. Final round play will begin tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and will be a shotgun start.

The Championship has a Senior Division, for professionals 50 and older, with 26 professionals and 13 teams. These teams are competing for a separate $10,000 purse and playing at modified yardages. With a little home field advantage Sean Hanson, PGA head professional at Pinecrest Country Club and James Williams Jr., PGA director of golf at Gleneagles Country Club, teamed up to shoot six-under-par 64 and lead by one shot. Three additional teams shot under-par and are within three shots of the lead.

The O’Brien Architects | Talley Riggins Construction Group Pro-Pro Championship is presented by Adventures In Golf, AT&T Byron Nelson, Callaway Golf, Columbia Golf, E-Z-GO, FLAGD Golf, Lorente Golf, Perry Weather, and SuperSpeed Golf. 

Pinecrest Country Club

Par: 35-35–70

Yardage: 6,513

View the round one results HERE