Northern Texas PGA Elects 29th President, New Board of Directors
Taylor Coffelt • February 10, 2020
The Northern Texas PGA held their 52nd annual President’s Dinner, Education Seminar and Business Meeting on Sunday, February 9 and Monday, February 10 at Royal Oaks Country Club and The Renaissance Dallas Richardson, respectively. On Sunday night, the Northern Texas PGA celebrated the 2019 NTPGA Award Winners, including Northern Texas PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the Section's highest award, won by Ronny Glanton, PGA head professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course, for a record third time.
Monday’s event featured an outstanding panel of speakers including Gil Hanse, Founder of Hanse Golf Course Design, and Sean O'Brien, CEO of O'Brien Architects.
During the Section’s 52nd Annual Business Meeting, the membership elected new section leadership, including the 29th Northern Texas PGA President Courtney Connell.
The 2020 Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors is as follows:
- President – Courtney Connell, PGA Head Professional at Mira Vista C.C.
- Vice President – Jake McCullough, PGA Head Professional at Odessa C.C.
- Secretary – Cameron Doan, PGA Head Professional at Preston Trail G.C.
- Honorary President - Ronny Glanton, PGA Head Professional at Sherrill Park G.C.
- East Texas Chapter President – John Sikes, PGA Director of Golf at Hollytree C.C.
- West Texas Chapter President – Brian McKinley, PGA Director of Golf at Green Tree C.C.
- Metro Texas Chapter President – Eric Hunt, PGA Assistant Professional at Grapevine G.C.
- At-Large Director – Stephen Aumock, PGA Director of Instruction at Gleneagles C.C.
- At-Large Director – Leah Berst, PGA Director of Instruction at The Golf Institute
- At-Large Director - Jeremy Langdale, PGA Director of Golf at Ranchland Hills G.C.
- District 12 Director – Tony Martinez, PGA Director of Golf at Keeton Park G.C.
- A final At-Large Director to fill Doan's recently vacated position will be approved by the Board in the coming weeks.
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