Sikes Leads Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship

Steven Clements • June 17, 2024

He Seeks Record Fifth Championship Victory

DALLAS, Texas (June 17) – John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club, leads the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship taking place at Lakewood Country Club. Sikes birdied the 17th and 18th holes to finish the first round at 2-under-par.


Sikes is one of three players to have won this Championship four times, a feat which he accomplished in 2022 in a playoff victory. The other two PGA Members to win this tournament four times are Doug Higgins, PGA (1978, 1981, 1982, 1984) and Cameron Doan, PGA director of Golf at Preston Trail Golf Club (2018, 2019, 2020, 2023). 


Fast greens, rolling around a 12 on the Stimpmeter, and a steady south wind proved to be a challenge for the field today
. Only three players finished at even-par or better. Sikes heads into the final round with a one-stroke lead over Brennan Little, PGA.


This Championship serves as a qualifier for players to earn a spot in the Senior PGA Professional Championship. At least five professionals will earn an exemption into the Championship taking place in Sunriver, Oregon, on September 26-29, 2024. Additionally, five alternate spots will be determined tomorrow. 


This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the second of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Rolex | XXIO Senior Points Challenge. The 55-player field is competing for a record purse of $16,500, and the champion will take home $2,000. The Final Round will begin at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow. The final group will start at 10:48 a.m.


The Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship is supported by Golf Channel.


Lakewood Country Club

Par: 36-35–71

Yardage: 6,647 Yards


View Round One Results
HERE

View Current Senior PGA Professional Championship Qualifying Standings HERE

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