JJ Killeen Vying for Third Straight Win at Midland Country Club

Mia Duffy • July 17, 2023

MIDLAND, TX –  JJ Killeen, PGA director of golf at Red Feather Golf and Social Club, leads by two after round one of the On The Rocks | Golf Pro Payments Western Championship. Killeen fired an opening round of 33-32–65, 7-under-par. 


The defending champion finished with a clean card today that included seven birdies. “I hit pretty good shots off the tee...made some good par saves and then hit a ton of greens. Probably hit 16 greens or so,” Killeen said about his round.


Killeen has won the previous two Northern Texas PGA individual majors hosted at Midland Country Club. The 2022 Western Championship and the 2021 Section Championship. He will have to hold off three other professionals who sit at 5-under-par.


The Championship also includes a Senior Division that is made up of 28 professionals ages 50 and over, playing for a separate title and purse. Dan Walden, PGA head professional at Texas Star Golf Course sits one shot ahead of the senior division field at 3-under-par. 


This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the second of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon / Cleveland Golf / Asics Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf.


The field is competing for a record overall purse of $48,000. The Open Division Champion will take home $4,200 and the Senior Division Champion will take home $1,600. The final round will begin at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow. The Senior Division will go off first, followed by the Open Division. 


The On The Rocks   Golf Pro Payments Western Championship is presented by AT&T Byron Nelson, Cobra Puma Golf, GT Golf Supplies, Midland Country Club, Oestmann Family Foundation, PGA TOUR, and TankLogix. 


Midland Country Club

Par: 36-36–72

Open Division Yardage: 7,281 yards

Senior Division Yardage: 6,591 yards


View round one results
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