Jerry J. Ransom Launches New Event for Northern Texas PGA Golf Professionals who Support the Northern Texas PGA Foundation

Margaret Miller • September 25, 2024

$25,000 for the champion in one-day shootout

FRISCO, Texas (September 25, 2024) – Jerry J. Ransom, the namesake of the Jerry J. Ransom Northern Texas PGA Golf House and long-time NTPGA Foundation supporter, with the assistance of the Northern Texas PGA Section staff, recently announced the creation of a new event – the  Jerry J. Ransom NTPGA Shootout at The Oaks. 


The event is for 80 Northern Texas PGA Members and Associates employed at a facility that supports the NTPGA Foundation's growth of the game initiatives. It is meant to be a fun and unique way to thank the men and women in this Section who work diligently to continue to grow the game alongside the NTPGA Foundation.


What makes this competition unique? For starters, those eligible to play are limited to NTPGA golf professionals who have hosted a Ewing Automotive NTPGA Junior Tour tournament, a PGA HOPE clinic, a PGA Jr. League team, a Birdies for Kids fundraiser, or another initiative that has supported the NTPGA Foundation in 2023 or 2024. The Section professionals at facilities that hosted a Section major championship in 2023 or 2024 will also be eligible to participate.


What also makes this event special is the format and the purse for which these professionals will compete. On the morning of Sunday, November 17, the 80-player field will compete in a 9-hole stroke play competition at The Oaks Country Club in Greenville, Texas.  In the morning the 9-holes will serve as a qualifier for the afternoon shootout format. The low three players plus one name randomly drawn from the unsuccessful qualifiers will play a 9-hole shootout. The shootout will start at approximately 2:45 p.m. Members of The Oaks Country Club and the public are invited to attend the shootout. 


The format for the shootout is as follows:  Holes 1-3 will be played by all four players. After three holes, one player will be eliminated based on score. In the event of a tie, there will be a playoff. The remaining three players will play holes 4-6. Before the start of the playing of these three holes, the scores will be reset to even par. After playing holes 4-6, another player will be eliminated based on score. In the event of a tie, there will be a playoff. The remaining two players will play holes 7-9. Before the start of the playing of these three holes, the scores will be reset to even par. The winner of the shootout will be determined after playing holes 7-9 based on score for the last three holes. In the event of a tie, there will be a playoff. 


Players will be competing for a first-place prize check of $25,000! The runner-up will receive $15,000, third place will take home $7,500 and fourth place will earn $2,500.


“I wanted to do something for the PGA Professionals in the Northern Texas Section while bringing entertainment and exposure to The Oaks Country Club,” said Ransom about this new event. “I wanted to say a different kind of thank you by hosting them for a fun day of golf and a sizable purse.  It is going to be a great event!” 


The Jerry J. Ransom NTPGA Shootout at The Oaks will take place at The Oaks Country Club located in Greenville, TX, where Ransom currently serves as mayor. The Oaks Country Club is a 9-hole, par 36, quintessential, small-town, East Texas country club located approximately 60 minutes from Dallas. The club was founded in 1960 and is one of the most challenging 9-hole golf courses in Texas. 


“Leave it to Dr. Ransom to come up with such a creative way to thank our PGA professionals!” said Mark Harrison, CEO of the Northern Texas PGA. “Jerry is such a great patron to the Northern Texas PGA, the Northern Texas PGA Foundation and the men and women who are PGA of America Golf Professionals in our Section. This event will be a lot of fun!” 


More details about the event will be announced before November 17 once the field is finalized.  Thank you to Dr. Ransom and his involvement with the NTPGA, the NTPGA Foundation and now our PGA professionals. 


Media Contact:

Mark Harrison, 214-420-7421, mharrison@ntpga.com

Hendley and Sudinsky Claim the 2025 KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship

By Steven Clements • March 4, 2025
THE COLONY, Texas (March 3) – The team of Stuart Hendley, PGA director of instruction and PGA Associate Zach Sudinsky from Dallas Athletic Club won the 2025 KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship by two strokes. The two carded a bogey free, 11-under-par, final score after shooting 64 on Old American Golf Club and a 32 on the back nine of Tribute Golf Links. They bested the team of Robby Bruns and Katrina Prendergast from Trinity Forest Golf Club and the team of Cameron Doan and Spencer Dillard from Preston Trail Golf Club, who finished at 9-under-par. The 27-hole, Four-Ball Stroke Play, championship was hosted at Golf Clubs at The Tribute for the fifth straight year. Teams played Old American Golf Club and the back nine of Tribute Golf Links. Dallas Athletic Club brought nine professionals to play in the championship this year so Hendley and Sudinsky were not paired together. “It was a blast! I was checking on his scores every other hole,” said Sudinsky. “It felt like playing your own ball and grinding out every hole.” Hendley said “It was fun, a nice way to start the year. It’s a tough format. A lot of holes early in the year.” This win was Sudinsky’s second in the last eight months. Last July he won the Golf Pro Payments Western Championship. “Winning is great, but you can’t take it for granted,” he said after today’s team victory. The pair earned $3,000 ($1,500 each) out of the record $30,000 total championship purse. The KBS TOUR Shafts Pro-Assistant Championship was presented by ahead, Club Car, Evolve Golf, Landmark Golf Course Products, Tagmarshal, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Winston Collection. View the final results HERE . Old American Golf Club Par: 35-36–71 Yardage: 6,784 Tribute Golf Links (Back nine) Par: 36 Yardage: 3,420​​

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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!
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