Deane Captures TelePacific Communications Western Championship

NTPGA • July 19, 2016

FORT WORTH, TX – Stuart Deane, PGA golf coach at The University of Texas at Arlington, carded five birdies and three bogeys on his way to claiming his third TelePacific Communications Western Championship. He fired a final round of 2-under 69 to finish the event 3-under-par with rounds of 70-69--139. Deane also won this Championship in 2012 and 2013. With this win, Stuart now has won 11 Northern Texas PGA Individual Major Championships.

"I think last week helped [with this win today]. I played last week with Casey Devoll down in the Texas Team Championship, and I played really nice there, so that gave me some confidence heading into this event," said Deane. "I felt like I was putting well, it was just a matter of if I could hit it well. The win feels really good though. Mira Vista has always been really good to me, so it was nice to be here."

Deane took home a $3,700 check for his victory.

Four players finished tied for second, one stroke behind Deane at 2-under-par 140, including Deane’s partner from last week’s event Casey Devoll who is also a golf coach at The University of Texas at Arlington. Round one co-leader Brian Norman, PGA teaching professional at Gleneagles Country Club, tied for second along with 2015 champion Greg Gregory, PGA assistant professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, and David Studebaker, assistant professional at Cross Timbers Golf Course. Norman notched a hole-in-one on hole #3 hitting a 7-iron 179 yards for the ace, but even that was not enough to overcome Deane.

The Championship included a Senior Division comprised of 32 professionals aged 50 or older who competed for a separate $8,850 purse and played at a modified yardage. Ronny Glanton, PGA head professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course, captured the Senior Division carding a 1-over-par round in today’s final round to finish at 2-under par for a tournament total of 140. Glanton took home a first place check for $1,550.

The TelePacific Communications Western Championship was conducted by the Northern Texas PGA Section and was presented by Adventures In Golf, AT&T Byron Nelson, Junior.Golf, Nexbelt, PGA TOUR, PlayKleen, TINO’S GOLF, and TurfHound.

The Championship was conducted at Mira Vista Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, a 6,890-yard, par 71 layout from July 18 to 19.
The 128-player field was comprised of golf professionals from the Northern Texas Section of the PGA of America who competed for an overall purse of $37,360. Professionals in the Open division competed for a $26,850 purse.

This 36-hole NTPGA major championship was the second of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company / Lajitas Golf Resort Player of the Year Points Challenge, and served as a qualifier for the 2016 Texas Joe Black Cup team.

Final round results

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