Northern Texas PGA Announces Section Award Winners

Molly Rawlins • November 27, 2019

Glanton Named Golf Professional of the Year

Each year the Northern Texas PGA Section recognizes its members and others in the golf community through the NTPGA Awards program. On behalf of the Northern Texas PGA Awards Committee and past Presidents of the Section, it is our pleasure to announce the 2019 Section Award Winners.

PGA Member Award Categories

• Golf Professional of the Year Award – Ronny Glanton, Sherrill Park Golf Course

• Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Award– Eric Hunt, Grapevine Golf Course

• Distinguished Service Award - Kim J. Brown (1953 - 2004)

• Teacher of the Year Award – Rick Woodson, Sherrill Park Golf Course

• Randy Smith Youth Player Development Award – Jack Daneshmand, Four Seasons Resort & Club

• PGA Player Development Award (Growth of the Game) – Leah Berst, The Golf Institute

• Patriot Award - Dick Goetz, PGA Life Member

• Bill Strausbaugh Award (Club Relations, Employment and Mentoring) – Abe Hernandez, Royal Oaks Country Club

• PGA Professional Development Award (Education / Building the Image of a PGA Professional) - Lee Rhind, Midland Country Club

• Merchandiser of the Year Award - Private Category – Bryan Nicholson, Northwood Club

• Merchandiser of the Year Award - Public / Resort Category – Tommy Darland, Andrews County Golf Course

• Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO Player of the Year – Matt Lohmeyer, GolfTEC - Montgomery Plaza, Fort Worth

• Ben Hogan / NTPGA Stroke Play Average Award – Matt Lohmeyer, GolfTEC - Montgomery Plaza & Cameron Doan, Preston Trail Golf Club

• OMEGA & XXIO Senior Points Challenge Winner – Stuart Hendley, Dallas Athletic Club

• NTPGA Woman Player of the Year - Trish Holt, Stonebriar Country Club


Non-PGA Member Award Categories

• Bob Galt Award (Media) – Joe Trahan, WFAA

• Byron Nelson Award (Amateur) – Jerry J. Ransom, Greenville, Texas

• Leon Faucett Award (Sales Representative) – Karl Altheide, PGA, AHEAD

• Golf Course Superintendent Award – Mike Plummer, Lakewood Country Club

The Awards Committee consists of Committee Chair, Courtney Connell and PGA Committee Members, James Bates, Eric Hunt, Casey Renner, Jason Aguirre, Craig Brown, Tim Cusick, Keith Harris, Scott McClinton, Mike McDonald, Ryan Miller, David Sotelo and Erik Wait.

The President’s Dinner is scheduled for Sunday, February 9, 2020.

This is Glanton’s third Golf Professional of the Year award, having previously won in 1999 and 2007. Glanton is the first three-time winner of the Section’s most prestigious award.

“It is only fitting that Ronny Glanton is the first PGA Member in our 50+ year history to have won our most prestigious award three times,” said Mark Harrison, Executive Director / CEO of the Northern Texas PGA. “During Ronny’s tenure as President we have been able to accomplish so many things, and at the top of that list was the announcement of the Northern Texas PGA’s Section office moving to PGA Frisco. There is no chance that ever happens without Ronny’s leadership, tenacity and overall vision for the Section. I am humbled and honored to call Ronny a very close friend, and the Section and really golf in North Texas will be forever indebted to Ronny for his leadership.”

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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