Lohmeyer Secures Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship Title
Nine NTPGA Professionals advance to national championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
FRISCO, Texas (July 1) – Matt Lohmeyer, PGA director of instruction at SLICGOLF, claimed the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship after rounds of 69-68–137, 7-under-par at Fields Ranch West at PGA Frisco.
Five pars to start his final round saw Lohmeyer’s one-stroke lead disappear, but an eagle on the par-5 6th hole kickstarted some momentum. Three birdies in the last 10 holes were enough to capture a two-stroke victory.
“The par-fives play really well to my advantage for length. I putted it really well, but usually if my driver is good I feel pretty confident at a longer type golf course,” said Lohmeyer about his play at PGA Frisco.
“I am excited to get one of these again.It's cool to win in our Section. I didn't look at the leaderboard all day....I had no idea where I was at on the leaderboard. Iliterally checked it after I three-putted on 18 from 30-feet.”
Lohmeyer is now a two-time champion of this event, winning his first in 2019. He earned a $5,100 champion’s check for his victory today.
This Championship served as a qualifier into the PGA Professional Championship, set for April 26-29, 2026, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon.
“It's the biggest event for us PGA Professionals,” said Lohmeyer about the national championship. “I would put the guys and girls in our Section up against any Section in the country as far as quality of play goes. It's pretty cool to have nine of us go out there to Bandon. Like I said, our Section is really good, and it's awesome to go represent us out there.”
Two professionals were already exempt. Reigning NTPGA Player of the Year Spencer Dillard, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, earned the Section’s pick. Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Gleneagles Country Club, is exempt via qualifying for the 2025 PGA Championship.
Joining Dillard and Bingaman at Bandon Dunes will be the following qualifiers.
Qualifiers:
- Matt Lohmeyer, PGA director of instruction at SLICGOLF (-7)
- Chris Brown, PGA TOUR Caddie (-5)
- Brian Norman, PGA instructor at Lakewood Country Club (-4)
- Angella Then, PGA director of instruction at Indian Creek Golf Club (-3)
- Matt Ryba, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club (-2)
- Clint Avara, PGA instructor at TGA Premier Sports - Collin County (-2)
- Keith Harris, PGA director of golf at White Bluff Resort (-2)
Alternates:
- Kim Paez, PGA member at Ping, Inc. (-1)
- Kent Graham, PGA director of golf at Gleneagles Country Club (-1)
- Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Southern Oaks Golf Club (E)
- Jeff Emmerich, PGA general manager at PureSwing Golf (E)
Please note that PGA Life Members are not eligible to qualify for the PGA Professional Championship, therefore Todd McCorkle and Brad Elder were not in the qualifying field although they both finished inside the top five for the Championship.
The nine professionals representing the NTPGA will compete in April against a field of 312 PGA of America Golf Professionals. The goal being to earn one of 20 spots on the Corebridge Financial Team and tee it up in the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Two additional highlights of the day were two hole outs that occurred within 10 minutes of each other. Angella Then holed out on the par-5, 9th hole for an albatross and then Jarred Jeter recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3, 10th hole shortly after.
Then said, “I blacked out a little when I hit that shot because that green is just blinding and you can't see anything and I just hit a really good 9-iron and I thought it was like 20 yards over the green to be honest.” The rare albatross helped propel Then’s round and earn her a qualifying spot.
Speaking about his fourth career ace, Jeter said, “You know, I had just seen Todd hit one hole high and it went all the way to the back edge. I was like okay I need to hit one short of the hole, and sure enough it landed 10 feet short of the hole and tracked right in!”
This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship was the second 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 Championship purse of $46,000.
The Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship was presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial and Rolex. Supporting partners included Gallagher, Golf Channel and the PGA TOUR. The Championship was supported by Titleist/FootJoy, Callaway, Nike, Ship Sticks and TaylorMade and presenting sponsors included Elijah Craig Bourbon and THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
Fields Ranch West at PGA Frisco
Par: 37-35–72
Yardage: 7,132 yards
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View final qualifier results
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