Gregory Victorious at the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship

NTPGA • August 21, 2018

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, captured the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship with rounds of 66-69—135, 9-under par. A 4-foot par putt on #18 was enough to seal the deal for him to capture his first Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship title and sixth overall NTPGA individual major championship.

Gregory had a one shot lead heading into today’s final round, and with pressure all day from other competitors, he tried to stay focused on his game. After making birdie on the first hole, he managed four other birdies during the round, and mitigated mistakes, only making two bogeys on the day. For his victory, Gregory took home a check for $3,000.

“I am excited to be this year's champion. Third time's the charm, I guess. After becoming an eligible Class A Member three years ago, to win my third PPC feels good,” said Gregory. “Today it was all about trying to stay in the moment, try to block everything out about going to South Carolina, take it one shot at a time and not look at the leaderboard. I didn't know that until I got on 18 green if I made par I would win.”

Gregory will lead seven other PGA professionals who qualified today from the Northern Texas Section to 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. Joining him will be Stuart Deane, PGA director of golf at The University of Texas at Arlington, Chad Moscovic, PGA director of instruction at Brook Hollow Golf Club, Matt Lohmeyer, PGA teaching professional at GolfTEC Montgomery Plaza, Thomas Devanna, PGA assistant professional at Tangle Ridge Golf Club, Josh Havard, PGA director of instruction at Rolling Hills Country Club, Britt Patton, PGA director of golf at The Vaquero Club, and Corey Roberson, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club.

“To me this is the biggest event of the year. I circle it on my calendar. I have had a taste of [the PGA Professional Championship] and you just want to get back to it. In South Carolina we are going to have nine great guys going and hopefully we can get a few more people in the PGA Championship next year,” Gregory also stated.

In addition, Brian Norman, PGA teaching professional at Gleneagles Country Club, is exempt into the 2019 PGA Professional Championship based on his tied for 20th finish at the 2018 PGA Professional Championship earlier this year.

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.

This 36-hole NTPGA Section major championship was 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 served 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 was presented by Club Car and OMEGA and supported by Titleist & FootJoy, Nike and TaylorMade. The Championship was conducted at The Lakes at Castle Hills, a 7,010-yard, par 72 layout located in Lewisville, Texas.

The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship featured 105 Section PGA Members who competed for a $25,500 overall purse.

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

Qualifyingand Championshipresults.

Sanders and Couture (a) Defend Home Turf at the TPC Danzante Bay Pro-Scratch Championship

By Erik Anderson • September 23, 2026
Woodson and Schaefer (a) Capture Senior Division

Walts Crowned Champion at Joyce Crane | Huntington Bank Section Championship

By Erik Anderson • September 16, 2026
Little Secures Senior Division

Friend Wins Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 25, 2026
Six qualify for Senior PGA Professional Championship

Paez Prevails at Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 25, 2026
Irving, Texas (August 25) – The Nelson Golf and Sports Club hosted two Northern Texas PGA Major Championships this week, the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship and the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship. Clayton Friend claimed the Senior title, and Kim Paez claimed the Women’s title. Kim Paez, PGA Member at Ping Inc., claimed the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship title, carding rounds of 70-72–142. Paez finished the Championship at 2-over-par, winning by four strokes. She began the final round one stroke back of Katie Flinn, director of instruction at Topgolf - Fort Worth, and her 2-over-par final round was enough to come from behind and secure the win. This is Paez’s first victory with the Northern Texas PGA since joining the section in 2025. “I stuck to my game plan this week, which was fairways and greens,” Paez said. “I think I missed only one or two fairways yesterday. I played pretty conservatively, but it paid off in the end.” Reflecting on her final round performance, Paez said, "It was a little bit windier today. It made me calculate a lot more on the tee shots.” It was an up-and-down round for Paez, but she hit her approach on hole 18 to two feet and tapped in for birdie. “The last three holes are pretty gettable, so I just had to remind myself that no matter how the round was going, I was going to have opportunities to close it out at the end.” Next week, September 3-5, Paez joins four other PGA female PGA Teaching, Coaching and Club Professionals from across the country to represent the United States in the fourth Women’s PGA Cup. They will take on Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden in a 54-hole stroke play format at Carden Park Golf Resort in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. “It is the biggest honor. When I first got my PGA Membership, and I found out about the PGA Cup, it became one of my biggest goals,” said Paez about making the team. “I was constantly checking the rankings, and coming into the KPMG [Women’s PGA Championship] and the LPGA Professionals Championship, I knew I had to lock in and give myself the best chance.” “I am so excited and so proud to represent the Northern Texas PGA as well, so hopefully I make everyone proud,” added Paez. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the fourth of five individual stroke play events that comprise the Woman Player of the Year points standings. The 22-player field competed for a purse of $7,500, and Kim Paez took home $1,050. The Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship was presented by A.PUTNAM and XXIO. The Nelson Golf and Sports Club Par: 35-35–70 Women’s Championship Yardage: 5,878 yards