Gregory / Kern Capture the EPEC Pro-Pro Championship
Shreveport, LA –
The team of Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, and Benjamin Kern, head professional at Oeste Ranch Golf Course, captured the EPEC Pro-Pro Championship with a two round total of 65-65—130, 14-under par. Gregory and Kern began the day three shots back of the lead along with five other teams. They came out strong making two birdies in their first three holes. During the course of the day, they managed five more birdies including one on their final hole, which secured the victory. They took home crystal trophies and $1,750 each for the victory.
Four teams finished tied for second place at 12-under par, 132, two shots back of Gregory and Kern.
New to the Championship was the Senior Division that was comprised of 11 teams with participants aged 50 or older paired together. They were competing for a separate $5,200 purse and played at modified yardages. The team of Paul Earnest, PGA director of golf at Four Seasons Resort and Club, and Carl Worley, PGA head professional at Hide-A-Way Lake Golf Course, captured the Senior Division with a two-day total of 69-67—136, 8-under par. Each took home crystal trophies as well as $800 each for their win.
The four-ball stroke play Northern Texas PGA major championship featured a field of 59 two-man teams comprised of PGA professionals and apprentices who competed at Southern Trace Country Club, a par 72, 7,025-yard facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Open Division competed for $22,800 of the $29,000 overall Championship purse.
The EPEC Pro-Pro Championship was presented by ACE Laminates of Texas, Inc., Adventures In Golf, AT&T Byron Nelson, Club Car, Columbia Golf, Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport, Golf ScoreCards, Inc., Lorente Golf and TCG Advisors.
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