Studebaker Captures National Car Rental Northern Texas Assistant PGA Professional Championship
Taylor Coffelt • August 10, 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas
– David Studebaker, assistant professional at Cross Timbers Golf Course, captured the National Car Rental Northern Texas Assistant PGA Professional Championship by one stroke over Thomas Devanna, PGA assistant professional at Tangle Ridge Golf Course, and James Bolton, assistant professional at Dallas Country Club. Studebaker carded rounds of 73-67–140, 2-under-par to capture his second Northern Texas PGA Assistant Championship title and Northern Texas PGA individual major championship. He took home a $900 check for his victory.
“It’s been 20 years!” Studebaker exclaimed after his win. “I got out of the golf business and then came back in, so my game hasn’t been quite what I wanted it to be, but I really worked quite hard on it this year and put the extra practice in and trusted it today. I finally got it going and hit a lot of great tee shots and was hitting the driver well and that gave me the confidence to play this golf course.”
Studebaker will lead two other assistant professionals from the Northern Texas Section to compete November 12-15 in the 44th National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship. The two additional assistants joining him will be Devanna and Bolton. PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida will host the Championship.
Begun in 1977, the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship is modeled after the PGA Professional Championship, with a field of 132 PGA Professionals and Associates who advanced through 41 Section Championships conducted from May through October this year. If eligibility is met and maintained, the champion earns a berth in the 54th PGA Professional Championship being played in the spring of 2021 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL.
The National Car Rental Northern Texas Assistant PGA Professional Championship was conducted by the Northern Texas PGA Section and was supported by Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO / ASICS , John Deere and PGA TOUR. The Championship was conducted August 10 at Mira Vista Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, a 6,919-yard, par 71 layout. A field of 54 assistant golf professionals competed for a share of the $7,000 purse and were attempting to qualify for the National Championship.
Final Results: Championship
and Qualifying.
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.
Two Teams Tied for Senior Division
Jewell and Ott Claim Their Second Senior Division Title
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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