The Northern Texas PGA Foundation Awards $406,800 in Scholarships

DALLAS, TX – The Northern Texas PGA Foundation is pleased to continue its charitable commitment to higher education by announcing its 2019 scholarship recipients. 50 recipients have, or will earn scholarships totaling $406,800, the largest amount ever awarded in a single year by the Foundation.

Forty-five high school seniors who will be attending college this fall were awarded $325,000 in scholarships. Each scholarship awarded varied between $5,000 and $20,000. In addition, one student was awarded a “last dollar” full scholarship to the Foundation’s partner school, the University of North Texas at Dallas, valued at approximately $66,800.

Additional scholarships totaling $15,000 will be awarded to four junior golfers via random drawings taking place at three events in June. The events include the Jerry J. Ransom Pro-Junior-Am, the Starburst Junior Golf Classic and the S.A. Smith West Texas Junior Invitational.

This year, of the scholarships already awarded, 71% were based on financial need, academic performance, extracurricular activities and community involvement, while 29% were awarded based on academic performance, extracurricular activities and community involvement.

Since 1983, the Northern Texas PGA Foundation has awarded $2.77M in college scholarships to more than 500 deserving students.

The Northern Texas PGA Foundation is pleased to announce its 2019 scholarship recipients:

·AT&T Byron Nelson Scholarship – Robert Caldwell – Dallas, TX

·Ben Hogan Foundation Scholarship – Courtney Battieste – Plano, TX

·Ben Hogan Foundation Scholarship – Ally Fowler – McKinney, TX

·Ben Hogan Foundation Scholarship – Hudson Hicks – Frisco, TX

·Birdies for Kids Scholarship – Madeline Condron – Highland Village, TX

·Briggs Berry Heart of a Lion Scholarship – Christian Keto – Granbury, TX

·Cameron McCormick Golf Scholarship – Sydni Leung – Plano, TX

·Cameron McCormick Golf Scholarship – Garrett Marshall – Frisco, TX

·Cameron McCormick Golf Scholarship – Holden Wisener – Dallas, TX

·Colonial Country Club Scholarship – Flynn McNabb – San Angelo, TX

·Colonial Country Club Scholarship – Vaneesha Patel – Amarillo, TX

·Deloitte / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Hector Diaz – Dallas, TX

·Deloitte / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Aracely Escobar – Dallas, TX

·Deloitte / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Naomi Jones – Dallas, TX

·Deloitte / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Yobesh Ogari Okero – Dallas, TX

·Deloitte / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Miriam Resendez-Ortiz – Dallas, TX

·Deloitte / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Gerrick Walker – Dallas, TX

· Don Bordelon Scholarship – Drake Davidson – Richardson, TX

·Ewing Automotive Scholarship – Thomas Coverstone – Longview, TX

·Ewing Automotive Scholarship – Chesley McDonald – Midland, TX

·Evelyn and Frank Borgsmiller Scholarship – Marla Perez – Dallas, TX

·Elizabeth Toon Charities Scholarship – Sebastian Sanchez – Whitehouse, TX

· Holly & Doug Brooks Family Foundation Scholarship – Mariano Barbosa – Dallas, TX

·Holly & Doug Brooks Family Foundation Scholarship – Sierra Jameson – Roaring Springs, TX

·Holly & Doug Brooks Family Foundation Scholarship – Chance Mulligan – Dallas, TX

·Holly & Doug Brooks Family Foundation Scholarship – Steffanie Roldan – Lubbock, TX

·I AM a Golfer Foundation Scholarship – Jamondra Glenn – Dallas, TX

·Jerry J. Ransom Scholarship – Laya Bhupatiraju – Frisco, TX

·Jerry J. Ransom Scholarship – Allie Bianchi – Allen, TX

·Jerry J. Ransom Scholarship – Colton Higgins – Odessa, TX

·Jerry J. Ransom Scholarship – Wade Langley – Winnsboro, TX

·Jerry J. Ransom Scholarship – Ashlyn White – Quinlan, TX

·Jim Henderson / Dallas District Golf Association Scholarship – Tanner Bevill – Southlake, TX

·Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Scholarship – Ebelin Aguilar – Dallas, TX

·Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Scholarship – Jordy Castro – Dallas, TX

·Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Scholarship – Daniel Cerda – Dallas, TX

·Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Scholarship – Mayre Mendez – Dallas, TX

·Mac Spikes PGA Member Scholarship – Charlsie Doan – Dallas, TX

·McMillan Golf Academy Scholarship – Braeden Sanders – Allen, TX

· NTPGA / Starburst Junior Golf Classic Scholarship – Colby Davis – Clifton, TX

· NTPGA / Starburst Junior Golf Classic Scholarship – Brooke Hinerman – Mansfield, TX

·S.A. Smith West Texas Junior Invitational / Frost Bank Scholarship – Ethan Dean – Kaufman, TX

·Rob Norland Scholarship – Blake Addison – Dallas, TX

·Randy Smith Scholarship – Emma Drago – Mansfield, TX

·Royal Oaks Country Club / Nicholas Stafford Scholarship – Eric Pask – Dallas, TX

·Sherrill Park / Two Dads & a Coach Scholarship – Sam Kiely – Garland, TX

·Tanos Exploration II / Patterson-UTI Drilling Texas State Open Scholarship – Lauren James – Judson, TX

·The Ratliff Group Scholarship – Regan Kennedy – Coppell, TX

·UNT Dallas / NTPGA Fairway to Success Scholarship – Salma Gonzalez – Dallas, TX

·West Texas Legends Scholarship honoring S.A. Smith, Hart Warren, Jay McClure and Sherwin Cox – Hailey Ross – Amarillo, TX

For more information about the Northern Texas PGA Foundation Scholarship Program or for additional information about our 2019 recipients, please contact Casey Rayburn at crayburn@ntpga.com or (214) 379-1291, or visit foundation.ntpga.com. You can also access the student bios HERE .