Meet the Nine Professionals Representing the NTPGA at the PGA Professional Championship

Steven Clements • April 23, 2025

Nine PGA of America Golf Professionals, representing the Northern Texas PGA, will compete in next week’s PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Championship field is comprised of 312 of the top-playing Professionals from across the country, all of whom are fighting for a spot to compete in the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. 


Learn more about the Championship HERE and follow along with live scoring HERE


Read more about the Professionals representing our Section and their journey to the Championship below.


Brandon Bingaman

“It’s the reason I got into the [golf] industry,” said Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Gleneagles Country Club, when asked about the PGA Professional Championship. As the 2023 NTPGA Player of the Year, Bingaman earned the Section’s pick to compete in the national championship. He enters the week knowing what it is like to accomplish the feat of finishing in the top 20. “I’m looking for another successful trip,” he says. In 2022 Bingaman, alongside Nic Ishee, qualified for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. It took some final round heroics, including a few birdies late in the round, but Bingaman was able then to accomplish his goal of playing in a major championship. Bingaman shares, “It’s a test because you have expectations and you’re trying to meet them, but it’s golf. You’ve just got to play day by day.”


Spencer Dillard

Third time's a charm? That’s the hope for Spencer Dillard, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club. Spencer is preparing to make his third appearance in the Championship and is arguably playing some of the best golf of his career. Preston Trail Golf Club has a reputation for having highly competitive golf professionals and Dillard hopes to further that by earning a spot on the Corebridge Financial PGA Team. He has the advantage of recently competing on the renovated Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club. In November Dillard competed in the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship. "I have gotten a lot of good experience at PGA Golf Club which is definitely a good thing," said Dillard, “The opportunity to play in the PGA Professional Championship is pretty special and I think my goal is to win.”


Greg Gregory

After several years away from the event, Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Southern Oaks Golf Club, is making his return to the Championship. “The PGA Professional Championship to me is the biggest event of the year,” he shared. Gregory has his sights set on his return to the PGA Championship as well, and the memories of Quail Hollow in 2017 still fuel that goal. “Quail Hollow was very fun, we had a great time! I was able to tie for low club professional, which meant a lot to me,” he recalls. “That would be a dream come true to go back there. I am looking forward to the challenge.” After undergoing spine surgery in 2021, Gregory’s journey back to the game hasn’t been easy, but it has made moments like these all more meaningful. Gregory draws his strength from the support of his family. “Thank you to my wife for always being there and supporting me. We are looking forward to a great and successful week.”


Nic Ishee

Competing in his fourth PGA Professional Championship is Nic Ishee, PGA director of golf at Old Waverly Golf Club. Ishee recently moved to the Gulf States Section, but will still be representing the NTPGA during the Championship. “I’m excited to get back and see everyone,” he says. “I miss the guys for sure.” In August he won the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship to punch his ticket to the national championship. He won by five strokes at Pinecrest Country Club and finished at 12-under-par, after carding back-to-back rounds of 64. At the time he said “Pinecrest rewards patience” and he is adapting that motto to be “the PGA club pro rewards patience.” Ishee goes into the Championship hoping to return again to the PGA Championship after earning his way there in 2022 at Southern Hills Country Club. “I put too much pressure on myself in 2023 and 2024,” he says. “I just want to go down there, have fun, and win.” 


J.J. Killeen

Competing in his fourth straight PGA Professional Championship is JJ Killeen, PGA general manager at SugarTree Golf and Country Club. The 2011 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year has qualified every year since earning his PGA Membership in 2021. In 2023 he qualified for the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club after a T17 finish in New Mexico. For Killeen, the PPC is more than just a tournament. “It’s always a great honor to play in the PPC,” he says. “It’s exciting to get to play in it again and play for our Section. I truly believe we are the best in the whole country.” With a large field and a long format, he knows what it takes to stay in the mix. “It’s a long week. If you play solid golf and are patient, usually you have a chance to win it in the end.” More than anything, Killeen remains excited to be a part of the tournament, see friends from the industry and play some good, competitive golf.


Jarred Jeter

Jarred Jeter, PGA assistant professional at Shady Oaks Golf Club is set to make his debut in the PGA Professional Championship. For Jeter, this event represents one of the highest honors in the club professional ranks. “It was an unbelievable feeling to qualify,” he says. “It’s one of those things you want to check off on the club professional level.” In preparation for the event, he’s been dedicating time in the gym as well as his mental side of the game, knowing that four rounds of competitive golf will require a lot of focus and stamina. “You have to take each challenge as it comes and play the best golf that you can,” he adds. While the pressure will be higher than usual, Jeter credits the Section and its players for putting on highly competitive tournaments. “The level of competition that we have at the NTPGA is great,” he shares. “We may be trying to beat each other on the course, but at the end of the day we are all part of the same team, cheering each other on as it goes.”


Sam Randolph

Sam Randolph, PGA director of instruction at Mira Vista Country Club is the oldest representative of the NTPGA that is heading to Florida, but probably the most experienced. The 1985 U.S. Amateur Champion has been a staple on leaderboards in the NTPGA’s Senior Division for the past few years. This week he will be on the hunt for his 12th major championship start and a second at the PGA Championship. He knows the course at PGA Golf Club, having played it multiple times in the past, including in the Senior PGA Professional Championship “It's always good for the confidence to shoot some under-par rounds and that has happened there in the past for me [PGA Golf Club], so the more of those the better.”


Gabe Reynolds

Gabe Reynolds,  PGA director of instruction at Topgolf Dallas, earned his way into the field via the alternate list. He began as the Section’s third alternate, but after Matt Ryba and John Sikes declined the invite to play, he was in. Reynolds found this out less than a week before the Championship is set to begin. “I’m excited,” he says. “The PPC is the biggest event on our calendar every year.” He will head to Florida seeking his second major championship start. In 2023 he joined Killeen at Oak Hill Country Club for the PGA Championship. “The PPC will provide an opportunity to get some competitive reps,” he says. When he returns to Texas, Reynolds will immediately tee it up in the PGA TOUR’s THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. A start which he earned by winning the NTPGA Section Championship in September. 


Katelyn Sepmoree

Katelyn Sepmoree, PGA assistant professional at Willow Brook Country Club is excited to qualify for this year’s PGA Professional Championship. Ahead of the tournament, Sepmoree is looking forward to getting back to the course that she played just a couple of months ago when winning the PGA Women’s Stroke Play Championship in February. “I recently just played there for the first time and it was a pretty successful trip,” she says. With that win she earned a spot in the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She will use this week’s Championship as an opportunity to prepare for that. “It’s a perfect time to prepare for KPMG. I will be around really good players,” she says. “I am excited to get the competitive juices going again. I am excited to play against really good players and see where I stand.” Sepmoree believes that the Section has prepared her to play in a tournament of this caliber. “I am very fortunate to play in a Section with strong players. Whether it's seven professionals or three-hundred professionals, you still have to shoot a score. Honestly, being able to play against these guys out here makes me better.” she says.


The PGA Professional Championship will take place from Sunday, April 27 to Wednesday, April 30 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. To follow along with the PGA Professional Championship, please go to www.go.pga.com/scoring. 


Golf Channel will also air coverage of each round, see below for more details.

Sunday, April 27 - 6-8 p.m. CT  (tape-delayed)

Monday, April 28 - 2-5 p.m. CT

Tuesday, April 29 - 2-5 p.m. CT

Wednesday, April 30 - 2-5 p.m. CT


Round One Tee Times:

  • Spencer Dillard - 8:15 a.m. - Ryder Course #1
  • Katelyn Sepmoree - 8:15 a.m. - Ryder Course #10
  • Nic Ishee - 8:37 a.m. - Ryder Course #10
  • Greg Gregory - 9:10 a.m. - Ryder Course #1
  • Jarred Jeter - 9:32 a.m. - Ryder Course #10
  • Gabe Reynolds - 12:36 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #1
  • Brandon Bingaman - 1:09 p.m. - Ryder Course #1
  • JJ Killeen - 1:31 p.m. - Ryder Course #10
  • Sam Randolph - 1:53 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #10


Round Two Tee Times:

  • Gabe Reynolds - 7:31 a.m. - Ryder Course #10
  • Brandon Bingaman - 8:04 a.m. - Wannamaker Course #10
  • JJ Killeen - 8:26 a.m. - Wannamaker Course #1
  • Sam Randolph - 8:48 a.m. - Ryder Course #1
  • Spencer Dillard - 1:20 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #1
  • Katelyn Sepmoree - 1:20 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #1
  • Nic Ishee - 1:42 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #1
  • Greg Gregory - 2:15 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #10
  • Jarred Jeter - 2:37 p.m. - Wannamaker Course #1


*note that all times are ET

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