Northern Texas PGA Celebrates Award Winners, Elects 31st President, New Board of Directors
FRISCO, Texas (February 5, 2024) – The Northern Texas PGA held their annual President’s Dinner, Professional Development Seminar and 56th Annual Business Meeting on Sunday, February 4 and Monday, February 5 at Royal Oaks Country Club and Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco, respectively.
On Sunday night, the Northern Texas PGA celebrated the 2023 NTPGA award winners, which included Northern Texas PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the Section's highest award, won by Jake McCullough, PGA head professional at Odessa Country Club. The complete list of award winners can be found HERE.
Monday’s Professional Development Seminar featured keynote speaker, Commander Mark McGinnis, Founder and Managing Director of SEAL Legacy Foundation. Three breakout sessions followed the keynote address that were led by PGA of America Vice President Don Rea, PGA; PGA of America Career Consultants Steven Limpach, PGA and Keith Fisher, PGA; and Commander Mark McGinnis.
During the afternoon’s 56th Annual Meeting the Northern Texas PGA membership elected new leadership including the Section’s 31st President Cameron Doan, PGA director of golf at Preston Trail Golf Club.
In his opening remarks Doan said, “I look at our Section as our neighborhood. Our common interest and purpose is golf. The strength of a neighborhood is the people that live there – and I believe we’ve got the strongest group in the country in three very different Chapters.”
Doan also outlined opportunities to serve the PGA members and grow the game including the following opportunities.
- Meet new people and make new friends
- Learn and develop
- Serve, volunteer and give back
- Introduce kids to the game in an environment that they love it so much they beg to come back
- Let the wider world know what golf can do for people
The newly elected 2024 Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors, serving with Doan is as follows:
- President – Cameron Doan, PGA director of golf at Preston Trail Golf Club
- Vice President – Ira Molayo, PGA director of golf at Cedar Crest Golf Course
- Secretary – Jeremy Langdale, PGA director of golf at Ranchland Hills Golf Club
- Honorary President - Jake McCullough, PGA director of golf at Odessa Country Club
- East Texas Chapter President – Doug Myer, PGA instructor at John Sikes Golf Academy.
- West Texas Chapter President – Lee Rhind, PGA head professional at Midland Country Club
- Metro Chapter President – Eric Hunt, PGA head professional at Grapevine Golf Course
- At-Large Director – Jon Drago, PGA executive director of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
- At-Large Director – Neil Lockie, PGA director of golf at Dallas National Golf Club
- At-Large Director – Julie Roberts, PGA director of golf at Indian Creek Golf Course
- District 12 Director – Derek Gutierrez, PGA general manager at Santa Ana Golf Club (Sun Country Section)
- Two At-Large Directors will be appointed and approved by the Board in the coming weeks.
The current Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors can be found HERE.
