Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation Continues Support of NTPGA's Growth of the Game Initiatives

NTPGA • April 24, 2017

Dallas, Texas – The Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation, in conjunction with the Northern Texas PGA (NTPGA) Junior Golf Foundation, are pleased to announce the continued partnership to grow the game in North Texas.

The partnership is centered around each of the five pillars of programming and services that the Northern Texas PGA junior Golf Foundation offers to grow the game including:

Introduction – Fairway to Success After School Program, Drive, Chip and Putt and Summer Golf Camps.
Playing – Team / PGA Junior League Golf, Prep and Medalist Levels and the All-American Tour – 400+ tournaments per year.
Education – College Scholarships – $2,000,000+ distributed including a record $265,000 projected to be awarded in 2017.
Employment – Internship, Camp Program and Full-Time.
Philanthropy – Kids Play FORE Kids, Ewing Charity Classic, Birdies for Kids and the Royal Oaks’ Great 108
Each year close to 10,000 children and their families are impacted by the game that lasts a lifetime.

Introduction – Drive, Chip and Putt – Junior golfers that participate in a Drive, Chip and Putt qualifier this summer who have never been a member of the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation will become a Foundation member at no charge, compliments of the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation. In addition, each new member will receive one free tournament on the NTPGA’s Junior Tour compliments of the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Drive, Chip and Putt qualifiers start in June. To register for this free, nationwide junior skills competition, visit www.drivechipandputt.com.

Playing – Enhancing the Preeminent 18-Hole High School Tournament in the State of Texas – The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation in conjunction with the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation are enhancing an invitational high school tournament that was first played last year. The event is slated for November 14 at Stonebridge Ranch CC in McKinney this year. Jesuit College Prep will defend the boys title, while Prestonwood Christian Academy will be defending the girls title.

Education – College Scholarships – The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation continues its charitable commitment to educational services by providing scholarships for very deserving students to attend college. This year, 35 students will receive a record of $265,000 in funding to attend college. In 2017, three Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation scholarships will be provided to very deserving students. The partnership also includes four additional scholarships that will be awarded in 2018.

Employment – Diversity Internship Program – The Northern Texas PGA has a very successful internship program, annually hiring 50-60 paid interns to assist with our operation year-round. The internship program has placed over 100 former interns in the golf business around the country.

Through our Foundation we strive to create a culture of inclusion to grow the game and raise awareness that golf is in fact affordable, welcoming and fun for all individuals regardless of age, gender, ability, background or lifestyle. The Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation are supporting our diversity internship program.

Philanthropy – The Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation also supports the Ewing Charity Classic. Funds raised over the past 21 years from this event have benefited the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation’s broad-based community outreach programs.
“Our family is very excited to partner with the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation for a third consecutive year to grow the game in North Texas,” said Doug Brooks. “Being involved with all aspects of the Foundation from Drive, Chip and Putt all the way to scholarships and employment is fantastic.”

“We are truly honored to partner with the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation who are very supportive of junior golf and growing the game in our region,” said Mark Harrison, Executive Director / CEO. “You never know, the next Jordan Spieth or Brittany Lang, both of whom grew up playing in our Junior Tour events could be just getting started now thanks to the generosity of the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation.”

For more information on these growth of the game initiatives and partnership with the Holly and Doug Brooks Family Foundation, please contact the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation at 214-420-7421.

To learn more and register for the Drive, Chip and Putt competition, visit www.drivechipandputt.com; to learn more about the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation’s other growth of the game initiatives, please visit www.ntpgajuniorgolf.com.

Ewing Automotive NTPGA Junior Tour to PGA Professional: Spencer Dillard’s Journey to Success

By Sarah Jordan • February 11, 2025
Spencer Dillard’s rise from a young golfer to a devoted PGA of America Golf Professional is a story of passion and purpose. His love for the game began when he was gifted a Tiger Wood’s golf video game as a kid. Spencer, who is now an Assistant Golf Professional at Preston Trail Golf Club, reflects on a journey shaped by the Ewing Automotive NTPGA Junior Tour. Spencer’s golfing journey began at the age of seven when his parents enrolled him in a small golf camp in McKinney, Texas. A year later, he discovered the Ewing Automotive NTPGA Junior Tour and started competing in tournaments. These early experiences helped him develop both his skills and excitement for the game. Spencer’s first experience on the junior tour was memorable. “I think I shot 72 for my very first [Prep Tour] event,” Dillard shares. “By the end of that year, I shot a 46. I was so happy to go from shooting a 72 for nine holes to [shooting] in the 40s.” 

Northern Texas PGA Celebrates Award Winners, Conducts 57th Annual Meeting

By Molly Rawlins • February 3, 2025
FORT WORTH, TX – The Northern Texas PGA held their annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, February 2, at River Crest Country Club. The banquet celebrated the 2024 NTPGA award winners, which included Northern Texas PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the Section's highest award, won by Neil Lockie, PGA director of golf at Dallas National 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!

Northern Texas PGA Receives 2025 Herb Graffis Award

By Sarah Jordan • January 22, 2025
Today, our Section was selected as the 2025 Herb Graffis Award recipient! The award is given annually to one of the 41 PGA of America Sections for tireless dedication to growing the game of golf and furthering player-development programming in the community. Thank you to all of our PGA of America Golf Professionals who are involved in so many of our Foundation programs, helping us to impact lives in the communities we serve in North Texas!  Led by President Cameron Doan, PGA, and Executive Director Kelly Gilley, PGA, the Section is backed by a membership of more than 1,000 PGA of America Golf Professionals who are employed at more than 300 facilities. The Section’s mission is to promote the enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to its growth by providing services to golf professionals and the golf industry. The NTPGA’s success is fueled by the Northern Texas PGA Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to promoting and growing the game of golf among diverse groups of kids in North Texas, and instilling in them the positive, character-developing traits for which the game is known. Annually, approximately 10,000 children and their families are impacted through the Foundation’s full circle of programs and services. Today, based on the three key pillars of the PGA of America REACH Foundation—Youth, Military, Diverse populations—as well as pillars for college scholarships, internships and inclusion, the Foundation reaches a greater audience to promote and grow the game. The centerpiece of the Foundation’s golf programming is the Ronny Golf Park, a first-of-its-kind facility that features a two-acre, lighted golf park made entirely of fully synthetic turf. It can be enjoyed rain or shine, day or night. It is designed with junior golfers in mind, and led by the Section’s PGA-led staff, who offer a variety of programs for children ages 3-14. The Section will be formally recognized again later this year when the PGA of America hosts its Annual Meeting at PGA Frisco in November. Congratulations to all of the 2025 PGA of America award recipients! A full list can be found HERE .

PGA Jr. League #GameChanger Award Winners Honored at 2025 PGA Show

By Sarah Jordan • January 21, 2025
At this year's PGA Show, eight Northern Texas PGA Members and Associates were recognized as #GameChanger Award recipients! The #GameChanger Awards celebrate PGA Jr. League Coaches who go above and beyond to grow the game. The awards honor the 25 largest PGA Jr. League programs in the country as well as the largest programs in each of the 41 PGA of America Sections. The ceremony at the PGA SHOW highlighted the efforts of PGA and LPGA Professionals who are leading the way for youth to enjoy and learn the game of golf. 
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