Two Northern Texas PGA Professionals Earn Appearance in the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills

Emily Meinzer • April 26, 2022

AUSTIN, TX – On April 20, two Northern Texas PGA professionals earned a spot to play in the

2022 PGA Championship next month at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club, and Nic Ishee, PGA

assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, will represent the NTPGA and play as members

of the PGA Team of 20 next month in Tulsa.


Bingaman and Ishee qualified at the 2022 PGA Professional Championship on April 17-20 at

Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, TX. Each year, this Championship provides the top

20 finishers a spot in the PGA Championship field. Both Bingaman and Ishee finished T-11 and

one-under-par, 282 for the Championship.


Bingaman and Ishee started strong Sunday on the Coore-Crenshaw course (par 70), shooting

rounds of 65 and 66, respectively. This earned them both a place in the field's top ten after 18

holes. The next three rounds, the pair played on the more difficult Fazio Foothills course (par

71) and battled strong winds. Both players would struggle to match their first round scores in

the second and third rounds. Heading into the final round, Ishee was sitting comfortably at

three-under-par and tied for eighth, but Bingaman was four-over-par and T-64.


During the final round, Bingaman climbed an impressive 51 spots up the leaderboard and

carded a five-under-par, 66, the best in the field, to finish the Championship T-11. This

phenomenal comeback earned him one of the final spots on the Team of 20. Ishee played

steady all day and finished his round with a two-over-par, 73, which was enough for a

comfortable top 20 finish.


Next month will mark both players’ first appearance in the PGA Championship. It is the first

time since 2015 that an NTPGA professional has qualified for the PGA Championship.

For more information about the PGA Professional Championship and to view final results view

visit https://www.pgaprochampionship.com/


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About the PGA Professional Championship

The PGA Professional Championship presented by Cadillac, Club Car and Rolex is the largest all-

professional national championship and features a 312-player field representing all 41 PGA

Sections. The Championship is broadcast live by Golf Channel. Originated in 1968, the PGA

Professional Championship has been a showcase for generations to many of the most

compelling PGA Member performances and personal stories.


About the Northern Texas PGA

The Northern Texas PGA is one of 41 Sections of the PGA of America and its geographic

territory includes the State of Texas north of the 31st latitude, or just north of Austin. The

Northern Texas PGA has approximately 850 PGA members and associates employed at more

than 300 facilities. The Northern Texas PGA has 17 full-time staff members and is currently

headquartered in Dallas.


The Northern Texas PGA will be joining the PGA of America national office relocation to Frisco

in the summer of 2022 with its own state-of-the-art headquarters on the PGA Frisco campus.


In addition to managing the day-to-day affairs of the Section, the Northern Texas PGA also

operates a non-profit and charitable foundation that focuses on five pillars: junior golf, college

scholarships, inclusion, internships and military & veterans.

Friend Wins Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 25, 2026
Six qualify for Senior PGA Professional Championship

Paez Prevails at Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 25, 2026
Irving, Texas (August 25) – The Nelson Golf and Sports Club hosted two Northern Texas PGA Major Championships this week, the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship and the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship. Clayton Friend claimed the Senior title, and Kim Paez claimed the Women’s title. Kim Paez, PGA Member at Ping Inc., claimed the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship title, carding rounds of 70-72–142. Paez finished the Championship at 2-over-par, winning by four strokes. She began the final round one stroke back of Katie Flinn, director of instruction at Topgolf - Fort Worth, and her 2-over-par final round was enough to come from behind and secure the win. This is Paez’s first victory with the Northern Texas PGA since joining the section in 2025. “I stuck to my game plan this week, which was fairways and greens,” Paez said. “I think I missed only one or two fairways yesterday. I played pretty conservatively, but it paid off in the end.” Reflecting on her final round performance, Paez said, "It was a little bit windier today. It made me calculate a lot more on the tee shots.” It was an up-and-down round for Paez, but she hit her approach on hole 18 to two feet and tapped in for birdie. “The last three holes are pretty gettable, so I just had to remind myself that no matter how the round was going, I was going to have opportunities to close it out at the end.” Next week, September 3-5, Paez joins four other PGA female PGA Teaching, Coaching and Club Professionals from across the country to represent the United States in the fourth Women’s PGA Cup. They will take on Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden in a 54-hole stroke play format at Carden Park Golf Resort in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. “It is the biggest honor. When I first got my PGA Membership, and I found out about the PGA Cup, it became one of my biggest goals,” said Paez about making the team. “I was constantly checking the rankings, and coming into the KPMG [Women’s PGA Championship] and the LPGA Professionals Championship, I knew I had to lock in and give myself the best chance.” “I am so excited and so proud to represent the Northern Texas PGA as well, so hopefully I make everyone proud,” added Paez. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the fourth of five individual stroke play events that comprise the Woman Player of the Year points standings. The 22-player field competed for a purse of $7,500, and Kim Paez took home $1,050. The Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship was presented by A.PUTNAM and XXIO. The Nelson Golf and Sports Club Par: 35-35–70 Women’s Championship Yardage: 5,878 yards

McDonough Claims Northern Texas Assistant PGA Professional Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 17, 2026
Four Qualify for 50th Assistant PGA Professional Championship

Team of Murphy, Faulk Jr. Win Playoff to Capture 1st & 10th Tee Golf Energy Bar Pro-Junior Championship

By Erik Anderson • August 10, 2026
PLANO, Texas (August 10) – Seth Murphy, Associate at John Sikes Golf Academy and Thomas Faulk Jr. (a) captured the 1st & 10th Tee Golf Energy Bar Pro-Junior Championship title. The pair carded a 33-31–64, 8-under-par and made birdie on the first playoff hole. The pair began their round on the 8th hole and opened with a par. Six birdies on their next eight holes set them up for success for the first round. Their final nine holes were steady, with 7 pars and two birdies, but the bogey-free round was enough to get them into a two-team playoff against Ryan Grider, Associate at The Lakes at Castle Hills, and Colten Karstendiek (a). After a safe drive on the first playoff hole from Faulk Jr., Murphy was able to attack and had just 135 yards into the par-4 18th hole. He hit a pitching wedge to 10 feet and buried the putt. Murphy said, “He [Thomas] made about a 20-footer on our second hole, and that just put us on the pace we needed to get some momentum going. We gave ourselves lots of opportunities, double opportunities, where we were both putting for birdie, which is always nice. Just overall, we teamed very well today.” Faulk Jr added, “I started off hot and helped him out, and then when I was winding down, he got things going. We just made putts and pars when we needed to. It was just the team working.” Ryan Grider, Associate at The Lakes at Castle Hills, and Colten Karstendiek (a) fired 32-32–64 to finish in second place. Matt Weinberger, PGA senior director of member and amateur championships at PGA of America and Owen Layton (a) shot 31-35–66 to claim third place. The Championship featured 64 teams consisting of one PGA professional and one junior golfer between the ages of 7-19. The teams competed in a Four-Ball Stroke Play format. There was also a second division within the Championship where PGA professionals and their children competed for a separate title. The nine-team division was claimed for the third consecutive year by Jon Antunes, PGA director of instruction at Heart of Texas Golf Academy and his daughter Hannah Antunes (a) with a score of 34-34–68. For the professionals in the field today, there was a skins game with a $4,500 payout. Only one skin was earned today. Hanna Dickens, Associate at The Ronny Golf Park, made a birdie on hole 14 to earn the skin. The 1st & 10th Tee Golf Energy Bar Pro-Junior Championship was presented by CMC Design, PGA TOUR, and THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.