Four NTPGA Members Earn Prestigious Northern Texas PGA Awards

Taylor Coffelt • September 16, 2019

DALLAS, TX - The Northern Texas PGA is pleased to announce that Matt Lohmeyer , PGA teaching professional at GolfTEC - Montgomery Plaza, has captured the 2019 Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Player of the Year Award presented by Adventures In Golf and Green Garden Gold.

Lohmeyer accumulated a 367.50-point total to claim the 2019 Player of the Year title by a 41-point margin over Josh Havard , PGA head professional at Rolling Hills Country Club. Lohmeyer's year included a 7th place finish at the Prize Possessions Eastern Championship, T9 at the TPx Communications Western Championship, a victory at the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship and T4 at the Joyce Crane / Veritex Bank Section Championship.

The Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf & Green Garden Gold is a season-long competition that rewards the top finishers in the four major individual stroke play events. The four events are the Prize Possessions Eastern Championship, TPx Communications Western Championship, NTPGA Professional Championship and the Joyce Crane / Veritex Bank Section Championship. The top 32 finishers of the Player of the Year Points Challenge receive invitations into the Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Match Play Championship slated for October 14-16 at River Crest Country Club in Fort Worth.

For the first time, the NTPGA had a tie for the Ben Hogan / NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award. Lohmeyer and Cameron Doan , PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, shared an average of 70.25 strokes for eight rounds. The Ben Hogan / NTPGA Stroke Play Scoring Average Award is presented to the Section member compiling the lowest overall adjusted scoring average in the Open Division for the Eastern Championship, Western Championship, NTPGA Professional Championship and Section Championship (minimum of six rounds to be eligible for award). While this is Lohmeyer’s first time claiming the title, Doan is no stranger; he captured the title in 2008.

Also with the 2019 season wrapping up, Stuart Hendley , PGA director of instruction at Dallas Athletic Club, secured the 2019 OMEGA / XXIO Senior Points Challenge Award after his Senior Division victory at the Joyce Crane / Veritex Bank Section Championship. This marks Hendley's third time winning this honor after claiming the title the past two years. He amassed 297.50 points to become this season's winner.

In February of 2018, the PGA of America announced the creation of the Women’s PGA Cup, an international team competition consisting of five female PGA Members per team. One of the goals when creating this competition was to help increase women’s participation in Section events.

Beginning in 2019, the PGA of America will also present the Woman PGA Professional Player of the Year Award, along with the long established PGA Professional and Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year Awards. A key component of the points system for making the Women’s PGA Cup Team and earning a Woman PGA Professional Player of the Year Award is identifying each Section’s Woman Player of the Year.

In June, the NTPGA Board of Directors voted unanimously to create the Northern Texas PGA Woman Player of the Year Award that will be presented to the female Member accumulating the most points in these Section events: Section Championship, NTPGA Professional Championship, Eastern Championship and Western Championship.

The Northern Texas PGA is proud to announce that the first-ever NTPGA Woman Player of the year is Trish Holt , PGA assistant professional at Stonebriar Country Club. She finished T18 at the Prize Possessions Eastern Championship, T39 at the TPx Communications Western Championship, T61 at the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship and T19 in the Joyce Crane / Veritex Bank Section Championship. She managed to accumulate 111 points, a 25.5-point margin over Julie Wells , PGA director of instruction at Cedar Creek Country Club.

Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you for a great season!

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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.

Good Good Golf Announces Multi-Year Title Sponsor Partnership with the Northern Texas PGA

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