Gregory Leads After Round One of the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship

NTPGA • August 20, 2018

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, leads after Round One of the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship. Gregory posted an opening round of 6-under par 66, notching an eagle, five birdies and a bogey to sit atop the leaderboard heading into tomorrow’s final round. Gregory will be vying for his sixth career Northern Texas PGA individual major championship win.

Getting the victory tomorrow will be a battle as three professionals sit just one stroke back at 5-under par. 2015 Champion Chad Moscovic, PGA director of instruction at Brook Hollow Golf Club, 2012 & 2013 Champion Stuart Deane, PGA director of golf at The University of Texas at Arlington, and Corey Roberson, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, all fired opening rounds of 67 and will be looking to make a move during the final round.

The field is competing for eight qualifying spots for the 2019 PGA Professional Championship, presented by Club Car and OMEGA. The Championship will be contested April 28 – May 1, 2019 at Belfair in Bluffton, South Carolina.

The top 20 players from the 2019 PGA Professional Championship will compete in the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage State Park - Black Course in Farmingdale, New York, set for May 16-19, 2019. Brian Norman, PGA teaching professional at Gleneagles Country Club, is automatically exempt into the 2019 PGA Professional Championship with his top 20 finish at the 2018 PGA Professional Championship earlier this year.

During today’s round, Ryan Hitt, PGA teaching professional at Trophy Club Country Club, notched a hole-in-one on hole #16. He hit a 9-iron 143 yards for his ace.

This 36-hole NTPGA Section major championship is the third of the four individual stroke play championships that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf. It also serves as a qualifier to earn points to make the 2018 Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Match Play Championship, Texas Joe Black Cup team and Levy Cup team.

The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship is presented by Club Car and OMEGA and supported by Titleist & FootJoy, Nike and TaylorMade. The Championship is being conducted at The Lakes at Castle Hills a 7,010-yard, par 72 layout located in Lewisville, Texas.

The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship features 105 Section PGA Members who are competing for a $25,500 projected purse with the champion taking home $3,000. The final starting time tomorrow will be 1:03 p.m.

The Lakes at Castle Hills
Lewisville, Texas
Par: 36-36--72
Yardage: 7,010

Round One results

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