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

Taylor Coffelt • May 28, 2019

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 .

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By Erik Anderson • March 3, 2026
THE COLONY, Texas (March 2) – The team of Robert Bruns, PGA Head Professional at Trinity Forest Golf Club, along with partner Chase Walts, PGM Student at Methodist University who currently works as an assistant at Trinity Forest Golf Club won the 2026 KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship after a two hole playoff. The two carded a bogey-free, 12-under-par, final score after shooting 64 on Old American Golf Club and a 31 on the back nine of Tribute Golf Links. They bested the team of Spencer Dillard and Alastair Jones from Preston Trail Golf Club. The 27-hole, Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship was hosted at Golf Clubs at The Tribute for the sixth straight year. Teams played Old American Golf Club and the back nine of Tribute Golf Links. Bruns and Walts both had looks inside 10 feet on the second playoff hole, though it was Bruns who poured in the winning putt. “I knew he had it in the bag, so I think that made it much easier for me to just be free and let it go,” said Bruns. Walts recently became an assistant professional at Trinity Forest, and said, “Robert is such a huge mentor to me and my career already. I hope to learn from everything he knows and that goes for golf as well.” “It makes it much easier when you’re in the mix coming down the fairway and you have a great relationship with each other. At the end of the day you’re just having fun,” Bruns said after their victory. This is the first win for both Bruns and Walts in Section Major Championships. The pair earned $3,200 ($1,600 each) out of the record $32,000 total championship purse. The KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship was presented by Callaway Golf, Club Car, Evolve Golf, Landmark Golf Course Products, Range Servant, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, and Winston Collection. View the final results HERE . Old American Golf Club Par: 35-36–71 Yardage: 6,770 Tribute Golf Links (Back nine) Par: 36 Yardage: 3,368

Northern Texas PGA Celebrates Award Winners, Conducts 58th Annual Meeting, Elects 32nd President of Section

By Molly Rawlins • February 23, 2026
Dallas, TX – (February 23, 2026) The Northern Texas PGA held their President’s Dinner on Sunday, February 22, at Royal Oaks Country Club. The dinner celebrated the 2025 NTPGA award winners, which included Northern Texas PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the Section's highest award, won by Cameron Doan, PGA director of golf at Preston Trail Golf Club. This is the highest honor given annually to a Northern Texas PGA Member, and is awarded for qualities of leadership, strong moral character and a substantial record of service to the NTPGA as well as the game of golf. The complete list of award winners can be found HERE . Congratulations to all. On Monday, February 23, the NTPGA staff then conducted a Professional Development Seminar and the 58th Annual Business Meeting at Dallas Country Club. During the Professional Development Seminar, the PGA of America golf professionals learned new communication skills from Tim Novak, increased their rules knowledge with Jon Drago, PGA, and David Price, PGA, and learned leadership lessons from a group of golf's top PGA golf professionals, including Cary Cozby, PGA, Bill Eschenbrenner, PGA, Bob Ford, PGA, and our very own Cameron Doan, PGA, and Ronny Glanton, PGA. After lunch, the 58th Annual Meeting consisted of the recognition of many professionals including the playing award winners honoring Matt Lohmeyer, Todd McCorkle, Rob Shields and Kim Paez. The 2026 Eva Williams A.C.E. Scholarship recipient, Sean Kim was also recognized. The meeting included comments from the Northern Texas PGA Past Presidents, current officers as well as from Executive Director, Kelly Gilley, PGA and CEO Mark Harrison. New Officers to the Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors were elected by acclamation. They include Ira Molayo as President, Jeremy Langdale as Vice President and Eric Hunt as Secretary. Two At-Large Directors were also elected by acclamation, Trish Holt and Neil Lockie. All were sworn in alongside East Texas Chapter President Tim Lawson and West Texas Chapter President Adam Headley. The current Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors can be found HERE . Before the meeting adjourned, the newly elected President, Ira Molayo, the PGA General Manager at Cedar Crest Golf Course in Dallas, addressed the membership. He stated that it is an honor to serve as the 32nd President of the Northern Texas PGA, using the word ‘serve’ intentionally because this position, like every role in our profession, is not about title. It is about stewardship. He then gave four notes about his commitment in these next two years – to represent all Members, across facilities, across classifications, across backgrounds, to listen carefully, to communicate clearly, and to support the staff and volunteers who carry this Section forward every day. He finished his comments by saying, “I do not intend to reinvent what is already strong. I intend to build on it.” Thank you to all of the PGA of America Golf Professionals in our Section who attended these special and important events over the past few days. Our Board and our staff look forward to a successful 2026.

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