Two Rounds Complete at the Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Match Play Championship
Taylor Coffelt • October 6, 2020
Round One and Round Two Matches of the Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf Match Play Championship resulted in five of the top ten seeds moving on to the Quarter Final Matches. Tuesday morning’s Quarter Final Matches will feature: #8 seed John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club and #16 seed Matt Lohmeyer, PGA teaching professional at GOLFTEC - Montgomery Plaza, #4 seed Nic Ishee, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club and #5 seed Adam Headley, PGA head professional at Green Tree Country Club, #2 seed Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club and #23 Michael Martin, PGA teaching professional at Leonard Golf Links, and #3 seed Cameron Doan, PGA head professional at Preston Trail Golf Club and #22 seed Thomas Devanna, PGA assistant professional at Tangle Ridge Golf Club.
Martin is the lowest remaining seed in the field. He was able to best the #10 seed Vince Jewell, PGA teaching professional at Woodbridge Golf Club, 1up in Round One and #7 seed Gabe Reynolds, PGA teaching professional at Topgolf - Dallas, 3&2 in Round Two. #22 seed Thomas Devanna also advanced after defeating two higher-ranked opponents, including the #11 seed Jeff Barton, PGA director of instruction at Preston Trail Golf Club, 1 UP after nineteen holes in Round One, and #6 seed Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, 2&1 in Round Two.
The top 32 professionals on the final 2020 Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO /ASICS Player of the Year Points Challenge were invited to compete in the season-ending major championship. Quarter Final Matches will be played on Tuesday morning with the Semi-Final Matches following in the afternoon. The Championship Match will be played on Wednesday morning, with the winner taking home $7,500 of the $42,500 Open Division purse.
The Championship also includes a Senior Division. The division features eight of the top professionals from the 2020 OMEGA & XXIO Senior Points Challenge list competing for their own $10,500 purse. Today, the Senior Division played the Quarter Final and Semi-Final Matches with Bruce Smith (#2 seed), PGA director of instruction at Black Belt Golf Academy, and Stuart Hendley (#4 seed), PGA director of instruction at Dallas Athletic Club, advancing to the Championship Match tomorrow morning.. The Senior Division champion will take home a trophy and a check for $3,500.
The Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf Match Play Championship is being contested October 5-7 at Ridgewood Country Club in Waco, Texas, a 6,612-yard, par 70 layout. The Championship is presented by Adventures In Golf, AT&T Byron Nelson, and PGA TOUR.
Tomorrow morning’s matches are listed below:
QUARTER FINAL MATCHES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020
Ben Hogan Bracket
8:00 a.m.
#8. John Sikes, Hollytree Country Club vs. #16. Matt Lohmeyer, GOLFTEC - Montgomery Plaza
Don January Bracket
8:10 a.m.
#4. Nic Ishee, Preston Trail Golf Club vs. #5. Adam Headley, Green Tree Country Club
Lee Trevino Bracket
8:20 a.m.
#3. Cameron Doan, Preston Trail Golf Club vs. #22. Thomas Devanna, Tangle Ridge Golf Club
Byron Nelson Bracket
8:30 a.m.
#2. Brandon Bingaman, Bent Tree Country Club vs. #23. Michael Martin, Leonard Golf Links
SENIOR FINAL MATCH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020
8:50 a.m.
#2. Bruce Smith, Black Belt Golf Academy vs. #4. Stuart Hendley, Dallas Athletic Club
Round One and Two Open Division match results as well as Senior Division Quarter Final and Semi-Final match results here.
DALLAS, Texas (November 3) — After two hard-fought days, the 10th Levy Cup Matches have concluded, and Team NTPGA has secured the victory in dominant fashion with a final score of 16 to 8 over Team STPGA. The Levy Cup is a Ryder Cup-style format tournament featuring teams represented by four Assistant PGA Professionals, four Senior PGA Professionals (any PGA classification, aged 50 and older) and four PGA Members (excluding A-8s and classifications not included in the Texas Joe Black Cup Matches) who qualified by earning points through their respective Section’s Major Championships. The Matches were created in 2017 to celebrate Paul Levy, PGA, who was completing his first year of a two-year term as President of The PGA of America. The 2026 Levy Cup Matches returned to where they first began, Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas. In the first edition of the Matches, Team STPGA was victorious 14-10, but Team NTPGA would not be denied this time. They took a commanding 5-1 lead after Monday morning’s opening Four-Ball Matches and looked to keep rolling heading into the afternoon Foursomes Matches. Team STPGA steadied themselves as the Foursomes Matches finished 3-3, giving Team NTPGA an 8 to 4 lead after day one. With a STPGA win in the 9th Levy Cup Matches, Team NTPGA needed 4.5 points in Singles Matches to win the cup. They came out firing, winning the first three matches and never looked back. Team NTPGA dominated the Singles Matches 8 to 4, leading to the largest margin of victory in the history of the Levy Cup Matches – 16 to 8. “It was awesome watching these guys display great golf from both sides, and you know, Team NTPGA just showed out and played just some amazing golf,” said NTPGA Captain Miguel Aguilar. The record-setting victory in the Levy Cup continues an impressive run for the Northern Texas PGA, following back-to-back record victories in the Texas Joe Black Cup Matches. The streak began in 2024 with a commanding 20–4 victory on home soil, followed by a record-setting 15.5–8.5 victory on the road last year. The 10th Levy Cup Matches were supported by Club Car, Harlestons, Mizzen and Main, and Ping.
On behalf of each NTPGA Chapter Awards Committee, East Texas, Metro Texas and West Texas, we are pleased to announce the 2026 Northern Texas PGA Chapter Award Winners below. 2026 East Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Tim Lawson, The Pinnacle Golf Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Justin Benson, Eagle's Bluff Country Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Cory Ryan, Crown Colony Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Kendall Earp Motes, Sulphur Springs Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public Doug Myer, Tyler Golf Professional Development Award John Sikes, Eagle's Bluff Country Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Doug Myer, Tyler Golf Player Development Award John Sikes, Eagle's Bluff Country Club Patriot Award Dick Goetz, PGA Life Member Youth Player Development Award Mike Williams, Alpine Target Golf Center 2026 Metro Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Abe Hernandez, Royal Oaks Country Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Shelly Davis, Dallas Athletic Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Gabe Reynolds, Topgolf - Dallas Merchandiser of the Year - Private Brian Schorsten, Colonial Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public Chad Williams, Tierra Verde Golf Club Professional Development Award Deborah Foley, PGA of America Bill Strausbaugh Award Trish Holt, Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco Player Development Award Michelle Edgar, The Clubs of Prestonwood - The Hills Patriot Award Bob Nied, The Courses at Watters Creek Youth Player Development Award Garrett Anderson, Golf Clubs at The Tribute 2026 West Chapter Award Winners Golf Professional of the Year Jimmy Tidwell, Abilene Country Club Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Dru Hein, Midland Country Club Teacher & Coach of the Year Brandon Veld, Red Feather Golf & Social Club Merchandiser of the Year - Private Matt Lawson, Lubbock Country Club Merchandiser of the Year - Public Casey Renner, Palo Duro Creek Golf Course Professional Development Award Brian Nagy, Abilene Country Club Bill Strausbaugh Award Jake McCullough, Odessa Country Club Player Development Award Thomas Martin, Green Tree Country Club Patriot Award George Priolo, Ross Rogers Golf Complex Youth Player Development Award Ryan Osgood, Odessa Country Club Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients.
Friend and McCorkle Headed to Lajitas Golf Resort for Duel in the Desert