Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation Enhances Support NTPGA's Growth of the Game Initiatives
NTPGA • July 12, 2016
Dallas, Texas –
The Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation, in conjunction with the Northern Texas PGA (NTPGA) Junior Golf Foundation, are pleased to announce an enhanced partnership to help grow the game in North Texas.
The partnership is centered around each of the five pillars of programming and services that the Northern Texas PGA junior Golf Foundation offers to grow the game including:
- Introduction – Fairway to Success After School Program, Drive, Chip and Putt and Summer Golf Camps.
- Playing – Team / PGA Junior League Golf, Prep and Medalist Levels and the All-American Tour – 400+ tournaments per year.
- Education – College Scholarships – $1.73M distributed including a record $235,000 awarded in 2016.
- Employment – Internship, Camp Program and Full-Time.
- Philanthropy – Kids Play FORE Kids, Ewing Charity Classic, Birdies for Kids and the Royal Oaks’ Great 108
Introduction – Drive, Chip and Putt – Junior golfers that participate in a Drive, Chip and Putt qualifier this summer who have never been a member of the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation will become a Foundation member at no charge, compliments of the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation. In addition, each new member will receive one free tournament on the NTPGA’s Junior Tour compliments of the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Drive, Chip and Putt qualifiers started in June. To register for this free, nationwide junior skills competition, visit www.drivechipandputt.com.
Playing – Creation of the Preeminent High School Tournament in the State of Texas – The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation in conjunction with the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation have created an invitational high school tournament to be played this fall. The inaugural tournament will feature top finishing boys and girls teams from various divisions in this year’s TAPPS and UIL state championships.
Education – College Scholarships – The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation continues its charitable commitment to educational services by providing scholarships for very deserving students to attend college. This year, 29 students will receive a record of $235,000 in funding to attend college. In 2016, three Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation scholarships will be provided to very deserving students. The partnership also includes three additional scholarships that will be provided in 2017.
Employment – Diversity Internship Program – The Northern Texas PGA has a very successful internship program, annually hiring 35-40 paid interns to assist with our operation year-round. The internship program has placed over 100 former interns in the golf business around the country.
Through our Foundation we strive to create a culture of inclusion to grow the game and raise awareness that golf is in fact affordable, welcoming and fun for all individuals regardless of age, gender, ability, background or lifestyle. The Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation are supporting our diversity internship program.
Philanthropy – The Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation also supports the Ewing Charity Classic. Funds raised over the past 20 years from this event have benefited the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation’s broad-based community outreach programs.
“Our family is very excited to partner with the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation for a second consecutive year to help grow the game in North Texas,” said Doug Brooks. “Being involved with the Foundation from Drive, Chip and Putt all the way to scholarships and employment is fantastic.”
“We are truly honored to partner with the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation who are very supportive of junior golf and growing the game in our region,” said Mark Harrison, Executive Director / CEO. “You never know, the next Jordan Spieth or Brittany Lang, both of whom grew up playing in our Junior Tour events could be just getting started now thanks to the generosity of the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation.”
For more information on these growth of the game initiatives and partnership with the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation, please contact the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation at 214-420-7421.
To learn more and register for the Drive, Chip and Putt competition, visit www.drivechipandputt.com; to learn more about the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation’s other growth of the game initiatives, please visit www.ntpgajuniorgolf.com
On behalf of each NTPGA Chapter Awards Committee, East Texas, Metro Texas and West Texas, we are pleased to announce the 2026 Northern Texas PGA Chapter Award Winners below. 2026 East Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Tim Lawson, The Pinnacle Golf Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Justin Benson, Eagle's Bluff Country Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Cory Ryan, Crown Colony Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Kendall Earp Motes, Sulphur Springs Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public Doug Myer, Tyler Golf Professional Development Award John Sikes, Eagle's Bluff Country Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Doug Myer, Tyler Golf Player Development Award John Sikes, Eagle's Bluff Country Club Patriot Award Dick Goetz, PGA Life Member Youth Player Development Award Mike Williams, Alpine Target Golf Center 2026 Metro Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Abe Hernandez, Royal Oaks Country Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Shelly Davis, Dallas Athletic Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Gabe Reynolds, Topgolf - Dallas Merchandiser of the Year - Private Brian Schorsten, Colonial Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public Chad Williams, Tierra Verde Golf Club Professional Development Award Deborah Foley, PGA of America Bill Strausbaugh Award Trish Holt, Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco Player Development Award Michelle Edgar, The Clubs of Prestonwood - The Hills Patriot Award Bob Nied, The Courses at Watters Creek Youth Player Development Award Garrett Anderson, Golf Clubs at The Tribute 2026 West Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Jimmy Tidwell, Abilene Country Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Dru Hein, Midland Country Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Brandon Veld, Red Feather Golf & Social Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Matt Lawson, Lubbock Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public Casey Renner, Palo Duro Creek Golf Course Professional Development Award Brian Nagy, Abilene Country Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Jake McCullough, Odessa Country Club Player Development Award Thomas Martin, Green Tree Country Club Patriot Award George Priolo, Ross Rogers Golf Complex Youth Player Development Award Ryan Osgood, Odessa Country Club Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients.
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GREENVILLE, Texas (September 28) – For the second year in a row, Spencer Dillard, PGA director of golf at Golf Clubs at The Tribute, claimed the Jerry J. Ransom Northern Texas PGA Shootout at The Oaks, taking home $25,000 for the win. Just like last year, it took Dillard two playoff holes to best runner-up Nick Paez, instructor at The Ronny Golf Park. Both players found the 440-yard, par 4, 9th green in two, but a costly three-putt from Paez from 35 feet led to Dillard finishing off a nervy three-foot putt for the win. Dillard also won with a par in last year’s event and has now taken home the victory in two out of three years in the event’s short history. “It’s pretty special, just the opportunity to play in the event. I just can’t thank Dr. Ransom enough for putting this on and all he does for us,” said Dillard. “Just being able to play is a huge deal and then lasting through the shootout is so tough, so it feels great to be here.” The players in the shootout were battling in what seemed to be a competition of who could continue to make birdies. “Nathan was 9-under through a 12-hole stretch today and still went out. There is so much talent in our Section, so you got to go win it,” said Dillard. Longtime Northern Texas PGA Foundation supporter Jerry J. Ransom welcomed 98 Northern Texas PGA Members and Associates to The Oaks Country Club for the third annual Shootout. The event was created to recognize the PGA Professionals across the Section who dedicate their time and energy to growing the game through the NTPGA Foundation’s initiatives. The event was developed by Ransom as a way to thank PGA Professionals across the Northern Texas Section while also providing exposure to The Oaks Country Club. The Oaks is a top-five nine-hole course in Texas according to the Dallas Morning News golf course rankings. The format for the event featured a 9-hole qualifier, with the top three finishers and one randomly selected participant moving on to the evening shootout. Nathan Park, instructor at Stonebriar Country Club, qualified first after finishing with an impressive 6-under-par, 30. Dillard was the next to advance, carding a 4-under-par, 32, and finally Paez at 3-under-par, 33, who won a six-for-one spot playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole in the playoff. Zack Vinson, PGA head professional at Athens Country Club, was the random drawing winner. The nine-hole Shootout portion of the event was played in three stages of three holes each, with one professional eliminated after every stage. After the first three holes, Vinson was eliminated and landed a prize of $2,500. The scores were then reset to even par, and the second three holes saw Nathan Park bow out, despite being 9-under-par through 15 holes. He played his final three holes in the shootout at even par. Still, he earned $7,500 for his efforts. The scores again reset to even par for the final three-hole segment, where Dillard and Paez battled it out for three holes, followed by two extra holes in the playoff.