Jarred Jeter Fends off the Competition to Win the Joyce Crane| Veritex Bank Section Championship

Steven Clements • September 12, 2023

ODESSA, TX - Jarred Jeter, PGA assistant professional at Midland Country Club remained consistent to win his first Northern Texas PGA section major championship. He carded rounds of 65-67–132, 12-under-par, at Odessa Country Club’s Links Course.


With nearly a 30-degree drop in the temperature and a rare west Texas rain storm, the final round proved to be a tougher test than the first round. Jeter started his round with a bogey and made another on the 5th hole, but he would gain momentum on the back-nine, where he shot 5-under-par.


“One of the things I have been missing all year was the putter and I finally got it rolling today…. a couple putts fell my way and the rest is history,” said Jeter. “This was a win for the family, the whole group of Midland Country Club guys”.


For the third straight year the Northern Texas PGA Members in the field are competing for an overall purse of $100,000. Jeter was awarded $9,000 and an exemption into  THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in 2024.


Speaking about earning THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson exemption, Jeter said,  “It’s going to be an unbelievable experience. That’s one of the reasons I was looking forward to this event. Being able to play well and finally reach that dream of playing in a PGA TOUR event.”


The championship also featured a Senior Division made up of 27 professionals ages 50 and over, playing for a separate title and purse. Rick Woodson, PGA instructor at Sherrill Park Golf Course held steady after an opening round, 33-33–66, 6-under-par. He fired an even-par final round and maintained his three stroke lead to win the division and his second individual major championship of the year.


“I putted really well yesterday, no bogeys. I kept the ball in front of me and made some putts,” said Woodson. “Very very tough today. Total opposite wind direction. I thought it was a really good test.” Woodson earned $4,500, the highest Senior Division champion’s check of the year, for his victory.


The Joyce Crane | Veritex Community Bank Section Championship was presented by THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, BlueGolf, Ewing Automotive Group, GT Golf Supplies, LIV-PUR, the PGA TOUR, the Oestmann Family Foundation, StrackaLine, Strike Visuals and TankLogix. The championship also served as the final chance for professionals to earn points for the 2023 Joe Black Cup and Levy Cup Matches teams. Points earned were 1.5 the normal value.


Odessa Country Club - Links Course

Par: 36-36–72 

Open Division Yardage: 7,129 yards

Senior Division yardage: 6,665 yards


View the final results HERE

Norman and Massa (a) Win Again at the Srixon and Nike Pro-Scratch Championship

By Steven Clements • April 2, 2025
DALLAS, Texas (April 1) – Brian Norman, PGA instructor at Lakewood Country Club, and Bobby Massa (a) fought through a 3-hole playoff to win the 2025 Srixon and Nike Pro-Scratch title. It marks their third victory in four attempts. Starting the final round one-stroke behind the lead, they carded the second lowest round of the day at 8-under-par, 32-32–64. Their five birdies on the back-nine was enough to get them into a playoff. Joining them in the playoff was Peyton Coursey, Associate at Dallas Athletic Club, and David Schultz (a). The pair turned in the lowest round of the day and the Championship at 9-under-par, 31-32–63. Both teams played in the favorable morning conditions, which featured tame winds, compared to the gusty afternoon conditions. This also left them both with lengthy waits to see if their scores would hold up through the afternoon wave. They did. The playoff for the Open Division title began on the par-4, 18th hole. Both teams made par and they proceeded to the par-5, 3rd hole. Two birdies on the par-5, 3rd hole led both teams back to the 18th tee. All four players hit the fairway. Norman was the first to hit his approach and he hit the green. Then the pair from Dallas Athletic Club both missed the green. Finally, Massa (a) hit his approach to 15-feet, just off the green, long left of the hole. Massa (a) was the last to attempt his birdie opportunity and stepped up to the downhill left-to-right putt with a chance to win the Championship. Tracking the whole way, it dropped and the pair had won their third Pro-Scratch title. “We got off to a kind of slow start, but got on the back and got hot and made some birdies,” said Norman about their round this morning. “We were just ham and egging it,” added Massa (a). “We think very similarly about golf so it’s easy to bounce ideas back and forth,” said Massa (a) about the three-time winning duo. The team earned $2,000 ($1,000 each) for the victory today.

Flores and Holland (a) Lead the Srixon and Nike Pro-Scratch Championship

By Steven Clements • April 1, 2025
Two Teams Tied for Senior Division

Bingaman and Barbee Capture the Boxto Pro-Pro Championship

By Steven Clements • March 25, 2025
Jewell and Ott Claim Their Second Senior Division Title

Two Teams Tied for the Lead at the Boxto Pro-Pro Championship

By Steven Clements • March 24, 2025
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (March 24) – Two teams in both the Open and Senior Divisions are tied for the lead after 18 holes of play at the Boxto Pro-Pro Championship taking place at Southern Trace Country Club. The lead is at 5-under-par 67 in both divisions. After receiving 1.5 inches of rain overnight, Southern Trace Country Club proved to be a lengthy test during round one for the 62 teams competing in the Four-Ball, 36-hole Stroke Play Championship. The field is vying for a piece of the $34,500 overall Championship purse. The Open Division is led by the team of Eric Dye, PGA assistant professional at Dallas Athletic Club, and Peyton Coursey, Associate at Dallas Athletic Club, and the team of John Sikes, PGA director of instruction at Hollytree Country Club, and Jake Smelser, Associate at John Sikes Golf Academy. “The golf course was great, [the] weather was great. I think we were both just so happy the wind wasn’t blowing like it has been,” said Sikes about the first round. Looking to the final round tomorrow he said that he and Smelser are going to, “Just have fun and enjoy it. That’s how you play good golf.” Five teams sit only one stroke behind the two leading teams and will be aiming to take the title tomorrow. The two teams that lead the Senior Division are Ronny Glanton, PGA head professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course, and Britt Patton, PGA Life Member, as well as Brad Ott, PGA director of instruction at TPC Craig Ranch, and Vince Jewell, PGA instructor at Woodbridge Golf Club. Both teams carded rounds of 67, with six birdies and one bogey. They hold a two-stroke lead over the third-place team of Robert Singletary, PGA director of golf at Grapevine Golf Course, and Stuart Hendley, PGA director of instruction at Dallas Athletic Club. The final round will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The Boxto Pro-Pro Championship is presented by Adventures In Golf, CMC Design, Columbia Golf, E-Z-GO, Golf ScoreCards, Inc., Lorente Golf and THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. Southern Trace Country Club Par: 36-36–72 Open Division Yarage: 7,038 yards Senior Division Yardage 6,572 yards View current results HERE .
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