Registration Open for 53rd M&P Group Texas State Open

Margaret Miller • April 18, 2023

The 53rd playing of the M&P Group Texas State Open is set to return to The Cascades Country Club in Tyler, TX.  The tournament will take place July 25-28, 2023.


The M&P Group Texas State Open is open to all professionals, competitive amateurs and junior golfers with advanced tournament experience. Qualifying for the Championship will be conducted during the months of June and July at 16 qualifying sites. The deadline to register is Thursday, June 1.


This year's Championship will be a 72-hole stroke play event and consist of 156 professionals and amateurs who will play 36-holes before a cut is made to the low 55 scores and ties.  The field will be made up of exempt players as well as qualifiers who will compete for a projected purse of  $200,000.


Exempt players, should they choose to participate, are determined from the following categories: (1) Past Champions, (2) Top 10 professionals and ties from the 2022 Texas State Open, (3) Top 2 amateurs and ties from the 2022 Texas State Open, (4) Low PGA Professional from the 2022 Texas State Open, (5) Top 15 and ties from the 2022 final Northern Texas PGA and Southern Texas PGA Player of the Year Point Standings, (9) Top 10 point earners on the 2023 Northern Texas PGA Players Tour, (10) Top money leader from the APT 2022 Fall Series Money List. Sponsors and host facility exemptions will also be reserved for certain players.


Congratulations to the players who received exemptions at the beginning of March upon the completion of the NTPGA Players Tour: Tyson Reeder - Edmond, OK, Cooper Dossey - McKinney, TX, Blaine Hale - Richardson, TX, Toni Hakula - Austin, TX, Sean Walsh - Keller, TX, Jake Hennessy - San Antonio, TX, Brandon Smith - Frisco, TX, Sean Wilcox - Frisco, TX , Matt Gilchrest - North Richland Hills, TX, and Jesse Bratz - Grapevine, TX, have all earned a place in this year’s Championship. 


This will be M&P Group’s first year as the title sponsor, after signing a multi-year agreement with the Northern Texas PGA. The Championship will be presented by Joyce Crane and Veritex Bank.


Proceeds from the Championship will benefit the Northern Texas PGA Foundation’s scholarship program with the awarding of the M&P Group Texas State Open scholarship. The scholarship is designated for an NTPGA Junior Tour Member from the Tyler area who will be attending college this fall. This year alone, the Northern Texas PGA Foundation is projected to award more than $650,000 in scholarships to approximately 75 high school seniors from North Texas. 

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