Northern Texas PGA Captures 40th Texas Joe Black Cup Matches
Molly Rawlins • November 10, 2020
DALLAS, Texas –
The Northern Texas PGA captured the 40th Texas Joe Black Cup Matches by an overall points total of 13 to 11. They took a two-point lead heading into the Singles Matches, needing five and a half additional points to capture the Matches.
Team STPGA started strong, quickly securing the first two matches of the morning, but the next three matches ended in Team NTPGA wins, including a victory from NTPGA Section President, Courtney Connell, who won the 17th and 18th holes to secure a 1 UP victory. In the third match, Adam Headley, PGA head professional at Green Tree Country Club, notched an ace on the 115 yard, par 3, 8th hole, taking a 4 UP lead that ultimately ended in a 5&3 victory.
The remaining Matches were back and forth, and eight of the last ten matches today came down to hole #18. But, the final half point that Team NTPGA needed was secured in the 12th and final match when John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club, won hole #16. He went on to win his match over Jason Alexander, PGA head professional at The Club at Carlton Woods, 2&1.
Making his 20th appearance in the Matches, Cameron Doan, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, was responsible for 2.5 points over the course of two days. With those points won, he is now the all-time Northern Texas PGA points leader with 36 points, passing Lindy Miller at 33.5.
Heading into the 40th playing, the overall team records were 19-18-2 in favor of the Southern Texas PGA. Now, the overall record sits level at 19-19-2.
The teams from each Section were represented by their Section President, the top playing PGA Directors of Golf, PGA Head Professionals and PGA General Managers and a Captain’s Pick. Perry Arthur, PGA Life Member, was captain of the Northern Texas PGA team, and David Pilsner, PGA director of instruction at Timber Creek Golf Club, served as the Southern Texas PGA captain.
The Texas Joe Black Cup Matches is an annual competition between the Northern Texas PGA and the Southern Texas PGA Sections. The Ryder Cup-style format featured 12 golf professionals from each Section competing in Four-Ball and Foursome Matches the first day followed by Singles Matches the final day. The event started in 1981 to honor Joe Black, a Snyder, Texas, native who was completing his first year as President of The PGA of America.
One point is awarded to a winning match and a half point is awarded to any match that is tied after eighteen holes. The Matches were contested at Trinity Forest Golf Club, a 7,069-yards, par-72 layout in Dallas, Texas, and was presented by Club Car, STITCH and Sun Mountain.
Woodson and Schaefer (a) Capture Senior Division
Little Secures Senior Division
Six qualify for Senior PGA Professional Championship
Irving, Texas (August 25) – The Nelson Golf and Sports Club hosted two Northern Texas PGA Major Championships this week, the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship and the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship. Clayton Friend claimed the Senior title, and Kim Paez claimed the Women’s title. Kim Paez, PGA Member at Ping Inc., claimed the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship title, carding rounds of 70-72–142. Paez finished the Championship at 2-over-par, winning by four strokes. She began the final round one stroke back of Katie Flinn, director of instruction at Topgolf - Fort Worth, and her 2-over-par final round was enough to come from behind and secure the win. This is Paez’s first victory with the Northern Texas PGA since joining the section in 2025. “I stuck to my game plan this week, which was fairways and greens,” Paez said. “I think I missed only one or two fairways yesterday. I played pretty conservatively, but it paid off in the end.” Reflecting on her final round performance, Paez said, "It was a little bit windier today. It made me calculate a lot more on the tee shots.” It was an up-and-down round for Paez, but she hit her approach on hole 18 to two feet and tapped in for birdie. “The last three holes are pretty gettable, so I just had to remind myself that no matter how the round was going, I was going to have opportunities to close it out at the end.” Next week, September 3-5, Paez joins four other PGA female PGA Teaching, Coaching and Club Professionals from across the country to represent the United States in the fourth Women’s PGA Cup. They will take on Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden in a 54-hole stroke play format at Carden Park Golf Resort in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. “It is the biggest honor. When I first got my PGA Membership, and I found out about the PGA Cup, it became one of my biggest goals,” said Paez about making the team. “I was constantly checking the rankings, and coming into the KPMG [Women’s PGA Championship] and the LPGA Professionals Championship, I knew I had to lock in and give myself the best chance.” “I am so excited and so proud to represent the Northern Texas PGA as well, so hopefully I make everyone proud,” added Paez. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the fourth of five individual stroke play events that comprise the Woman Player of the Year points standings. The 22-player field competed for a purse of $7,500, and Kim Paez took home $1,050. The Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship was presented by A.PUTNAM and XXIO. The Nelson Golf and Sports Club Par: 35-35–70 Women’s Championship Yardage: 5,878 yards