PGA TOUR's Martin Flores Makes Donation to Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation
Dallas, Texas –
PGA TOUR professional and Fort Worth native, Martin Flores, continues his support of the NTPGA Junior Golf Foundation in 2017 by providing 60 NTPGA Junior Tour memberships to First Tee programs in North Texas and supporting the All American Tour as the namesake of the Martin Flores DAC Open that was conducted at Dallas Athletic Club on June 12-13. This is the third consecutive year that Flores has supported the NTPGA Junior Golf Foundation.
The Martin Flores DAC Junior Open was a 36-hole, nationally-ranked competition that hosted some of the most talented junior golfers in the state. The event was played on the Gold Course at Dallas Athletic Club.
“I was very fortunate as a kid to have a place like the NTPGA to play and I think that helped my development as player and helped me to be where I am right now,” said Flores. “I know what it’s like to want to play in college or professionally, and I always think it’s important to help out our next generation. Also, I love to see the development of kids; how they practice, how they play, continue to get better and strive for their goals. I love to be a part of that.”
“Martin is one of the many former NTPGA Junior Tour members who have gone on to have great success, and we are so proud of him,” said Mark Harrison, Executive Director / CEO of the Northern Texas PGA. “It is an honor to have him support our Junior Tour and provide access to the game for so many aspiring junior golfers.”
For more information on the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation and Junior Tour, please visit www.ntpgajuiorgolf.comor contact the Northern Texas PGA office at (214) 420-7421.
About the NTPGA Junior Golf Foundation
Founded in 1983, the nationally acclaimed Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, is committed to introducing, promoting and growing the game of golf to a diverse group of kids in North Texas and instilling in them the positive, character developing traits for which the game is so well known. Each year close to 10,000 children and their families are impacted by the game that lasts a lifetime through a full circle of programs and services including:
Introduction – Golf in Schools, Fairway to Success After School Program, Drive, Chip and Putt and Summer Golf Camps
Playing – Team and PGA Junior League Golf, Prep Level, Medalist Level and All-American Tour – 400+ tournaments per year
Education – College Scholarships – $2.06M distributed including $265,000 awarded in 2017
Employment – Internship and Summer Golf Camps
Philanthropy – Ewing Charity Classic, Birdies for Kids, Jerry J. Ransom Pro-Junior-Am and the Royal Oaks’ Great 108
About Martin Flores
Born: Fort Worth, Texas
NTPGA Junior Tour Member: 1993 – 1996
University of Oklahoma (Marketing, 2004)
PGA Tour Member since 2010
Web.com Tour Champion – 2016 Lincoln Land Charity Championship
