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

Golf Clubs at The Tribute General Manager Mike McCabe Earns PGA Master Professional Designation

By Molly Rawlins • October 29, 2025
Mike McCabe, the General Manager of The Golf Clubs at The Tribute in The Colony, Texas, has earned PGA Master Professional Status, the highest educational designation a PGA of America Member can obtain. The program was established in 1969 to recognize PGA of America Members who make a significant effort to improve as golf professionals and maintain the highest degree of excellence for themselves and their operations. The curriculum is designed to ensure golf professionals are prepared to meet the growing demands of the marketplace within the Executive Management, Golf Operations and Teaching and Coaching Designations. McCabe is the 477th to earn the recognition, joining a special group among the more than 30,000 PGA of America Golf Professionals within the Association. He achieved his designation in Executive Management. “I’m passionate about being a PGA of America Golf Professional, and to achieve the highest honor in our educational program is something I don’t take lightly,” said McCabe, a PGA of America Golf Professional since 2007. “It’s a tremendous honor to be among an elite group of PGA Master Professionals. Going forward I look to continue mentoring the next generation to be good stewards of this beautiful game and growing future professionals.” The PGA Master Professional Program is available to those with at least 10 years of PGA of America Membership along with having achieved advanced certification through the PGA Specialized and Certified Professional Programs. The curriculum includes an extensive project based on the specific certification previously acquired by the PGA of America Golf Professional. PGA Master Professional status is earned upon successful completion of the project’s presentation. McCabe, a native of Emporia, Kansas, graduated from The Golf Academy of America in December of 1996 and was the director of golf at Tour 18 Golf Course in Dallas. From 2003-11 he was the director of golf for Bridlewood Golf Club in Flower Mound where he was awarded the 2010 Northern Texas PGA Section Merchandiser of the Year award. In 2011 he became the general manager of The Old American Golf Club. In 2020, McCabe spearheaded the combination of Old American and the Tribute Golf Links into a semi-private, 36-hole club, now known as The Golf Clubs at The Tribute. Under his direction as general manager, the facility has become an award winning, nationally ranked member resort. McCabe was instrumental in bringing the LPGA Tour’s Volunteers of America Classic to the North Texas facility in 2018, which at the time was the only LPGA Tour event in Texas.

Northern Texas PGA Announces 2025 Chapter Award Winners

By Steven Clements • October 27, 2025
On behalf of each NTPGA Chapter Awards Committee, East Texas, Metro Texas and West Texas, we are pleased to announce the 2025 Northern Texas PGA Chapter Award Winners below. 2025 East Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Doug Myer, Tyler Golf Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Emily Ming, Hide-A-Way Lake Golf Course Youth Player Development Award Tim Lawson, The Pinnacle Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Chris Hudson, Willow Brook Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public/Resort Bo Branyan, Van Zandt Country Club Professional Development Award Cory Ryan, Crown Colony Country Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Sean Hanson, Crossing Creeks Country Club Player Development Award Roy Pace, PGA Life Member Patriot Award Dick Goetz, PGA Life Member 2025 Metro Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Trish Holt, Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Jarred Jeter, Shady Oaks Country Club Youth Player Development Award David Hirschfeld, Grapevine Golf Course Teacher & Coach of the Year Brian Norman, Lakewood Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Sarah Kim, Las Colinas Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public/Resort Emily Loewer, Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club Professional Development Award Neil Lockie, Dallas National Golf Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Chad Moscovic, The Ronny Golf Park Player Development Award Christian Maddox, Prestonwood Country Club Patriot Award Tommy Moore, The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch 2025 West Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Lee Rhind, Midland Country Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year John Harney, Amarillo Country Club Youth Player Development Award Thomas Martin, Green Tree Country Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Lee Rhind, Midland Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Brandon Veld, Red Feather Golf and Social Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public/Resort Tommy Darland, Andrews Country Golf Course Professional Development Award Adam Headley, Green Tree Country Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Brian Nagy, Abilene Country Club Player Development Award John Bizik, Hogan Park Golf Course Patriot Award Alan Coe, Tascosa Golf Club Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients. All applicants are still in consideration for a 2025 Northern Texas PGA Section Award. Section Award winners will be announced on November 21.

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Bingaman and Antunes Secure Finalist Spots for Duel in the Desert Finale

By Steven Clements • October 7, 2025
WHITNEY, Texas (October 7) – Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Gleneagles Country Club, and Jon Antunes, PGA director of instruction at Heart of Texas Golf Academy, have advanced through the starting field of 32 professionals to secure finalist spots at the Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon and Nike Match Play Championship. The two will compete in the Duel in the Desert at Lajitas Golf Resort on December 8-9. They will play a 36-hole final match at Lajitas Golf Resort’s Black Jack’s Crossing, the number one-rated public golf course in Texas. No.2 Bingaman took his quarter-final match to 21 holes before besting Tristan Cottrell, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club. “Match play is always a grind, anything can happen,” said Bingaman. In the semi-finals he faced three time match play champion Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Southern Oaks Golf Club. He defeated Gregory 5&4. “It’s always good playing against Greg, he’s beat me in this Championship a few times.” Bingaman punched his ticket to the Duel in the Desert and it will be his first time in Lajitas. “I’ve heard it’s awesome,” he said. No.12 Antunes went to 21 holes in the quarter-final match before defeating Brian Norman, PGA instructor at Lakewood Country Club. He followed that up with another extra holes match in the semi-finals against No.1 Matt Lohmeyer, PGA director of instruction at SLICGOLF. The two faced off for 22 holes before Antunes closed out the victory with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole. “I played a lot of golf,” said Antunes about his marathon day. “I’m very excited about Lajitas. I‘m ready to go down there and compete against Brandon.” The atmosphere down there is surreal, it’s a great place to sit back and reflect.” Yesterday, the Senior Division finalists were determined after the quarter and semi-final rounds. Rob Shields, PGA member at The Winsford Group, and Billy Harris, PGA Life Member, are the finalists. They will also play their final match as part of the Duel in the Desert. 2025 is the first time that the professionals can earn points towards their respective player of the year points races. Following the conclusion of the Championship, the Yamaha Golf-Car | Srixon and Nike Player of the Year Player of the Year, Woman Player of the Year, and the Rolex | XXIO Senior Points Challenge winners will be named. In addition to the extra points, the field is competing for a Championship purse of $56,300, with the Open Division champion earning $10,000, while the Senior Division champion will take home $5,000. The Yamaha Golf-Car Company | Srixon and Nike Match Play Championship was presented by Adventures In Golf, Lajitas Golf Resort, PGA TOUR, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, TPx Communications and XXIO. White Bluff Resort (New Course) Par: 36-36–72 Open Division Yardage: 6,934 yards Senior Division Yardage: 6,505 yards View Current Results HERE