McCoy Leads After Round One of the Prize Possessions Eastern Championship

Molly Rawlins • June 11, 2019

Anna, TX - Craig McCoy, assistant professional at Denton Country Club, leads after Round One of the Prize Possessions Eastern Championship carding an opening round of 4-under-par 68. McCoy started strong, notching four birdies in his first four holes, but then struggled to find another birdie making four bogeys through #11. On hole #12 he was able to turn it around making birdie on four of his last seven holes.

“I was kind of like a blind squirrel. I had zero expectations for the day. I either hit the green and made birdie or missed it and made bogey,” said McCoy about his round.

McCoy will take a one shot lead over Paul Norris, PGA teaching professional at Hawks Creek Golf Club, into tomorrow’s final round. Norris went bogey-free to card a 3-under 69.

Trish Holt, PGA assistant professional at Northwood Club, and Reid Parrish, PGA head professional at River Crest Country Club sit two shots back of McCoy at 2-under par, 70.

The Championship includes a Senior Division that is comprised of participants aged 50 or older who are competing for a separate $10,385 purse and playing at a modified yardage. Tom Strueber, PGA Life Member, leads the Senior Division at 2-under-par 70.

This 36-hole NTPGA major championship is the first of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon /Cleveland Golf / XXIO Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf, and serves as a qualifier for the 2019 Texas Joe Black Cup and Levy Cup teams. The Prize Possessions Eastern Championship features a field of 116 Northern Texas PGA Members and Associates competing at Hurricane Creek Country Club in Anna.

The Open Division field is competing for a share of the projected $26,115 purse with the champion taking home $3,200 for first place. Round Two will commence at 8:00 a.m. with tee times off of #1 and #10 tee. The leaders will tee off at approximately 2:00 p.m.


The Prize Possessions Eastern Championship is presented by AT&T Byron Nelson, E-Z-GO, PGA TOUR, Strike Visuals, Surf & Turf Golf and Thiel & Thiel.

Hurricane Creek Country Club
Par: 36-36--72
Yardage: 7,053


Round One Results

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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