Ishee Wins by Five at the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship

Steven Clements • August 14, 2024

LONGVIEW, Texas (August 13) – Nic Ishee, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club won the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship at Pinecrest Country Club. Ishee carded two consecutive rounds of 64 to finish the Championship at 12-under-par and win by five strokes.


Ishee started the day with a one stroke lead and doubled it after a quick birdie on the first hole. He then parred the second and birdied the third hole before running into trouble on the fourth, where he made a double bogey and his lead disappeared. Through four holes of the final round, Ishee was tied with Brad Elder, PGA Life Member and Jarred Jeter, PGA assistant professional at Midland Country Club. All three players in the final grouping were tied at 6-under-par. 


Three straight birdies on #9, #10 and #11, including a chip-in on the 10th hole, propelled Ishee back in front with a two stroke lead. “Pinecrest rewards patience! I stayed patient all day.

I stuck to my game plan, I didn’t check the leaderboard until after I got off nine green and I kind of relaxed and was able to birdie #10 and #11 and that really helped. I was able to focus on winning the golf tournament,” said Ishee.


“I’ve been waiting a long time to win one of these. I really can’t put into words what it means. There’s so many good players that we play against every tournament and it’s hard to get one of these.”


This Championship served as a qualifier into the PGA Professional Championship, set to be held April 27-30, 2025 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Gleneagles Country Club was already exempt into the Championship as the reigning NTPGA Player of the Year. Joining Bingman in Florida will be the following qualifiers.


Qualifiers:

  1. Nic Ishee, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club
  2. Jarred Jeter, PGA assistant professional at Midland Country Club
  3. Katelyn Sepmoree, PGA assistant professional at Willow Brook Country Club 
  4. JJ Killeen, PGA general manager at SugarTree Golf and Country Club
  5. Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Southern Oaks Golf Club
  6. Spencer Dillard, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club
  7. Sam Randolph, PGA instructor at Mira Vista Country Club


Alternates:

  1. Matt Ryba, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club
  2. John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club
  3. Gabe Reynolds, PGA director of instruction at Topgolf - Dallas
  4. Brennan Little, PGA TOUR
  5. Henry Cagigal, PGA head professional at Meadowbrook Golf Course


The eight professionals representing the NTPGA will compete in April against a field of 312 PGA of America golf professionals for 20 spots on the Corebridge Financial team, which would earn them a spot in the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. For the first time in NTPGA history, the group of qualifiers includes a woman PGA Professional, Katelyn Sepmoree.


This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship was the third of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon and Nike Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf. The field competed for a record tying purse of $50,000 and the $6,000 champion’s check that Ishee headed back to Dallas with.


The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship was presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial and Rolex. Supporting sponsors included Gallagher, Golf Channel and the PGA TOUR. The Championship was supported by Titleist, FootJoy, Callaway Golf, Nike and Taylormade and presenting sponsors included Elijah Craig Bourbon, Therabody and THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. 


Pinecrest Country Club 

Par: 35-35–70 

Open Division Yardage: 6,533 


View Final Results HERE

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