The Northern Texas PGA Announces 2022 Levy Cup and Texas Joe Black Cup Matches Captains and Teams

Steven Clements • September 28, 2022

DALLAS, TX – The Northern Texas PGA is excited to announce the captains and teams for the 2022 Levy Cup and Texas Joe Black Cup Matches. Both Matches are an annual Ryder Cup-style competition between the Northern Texas PGA and the Southern Texas PGA Sections. 


The NTPGA Levy Cup team includes:


Captains: 

Captain - Mickey Piersall, PGA Life Member

Vice Captain - Billy Harris, PGA instructor at Dallas Country Club


Assistants:

Brandon Bingaman, PGA assistant professional at Bent Tree Country Club - 4th appearance

Nic Ishee, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club - 4th appearance

Spencer Dillard, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club - 3rd appearance

Matt Ryba, PGA assistant professional at Preston Trail Golf Club - 3rd appearance


Seniors: 

Todd McCorkle, PGA Life Member - 1st appearance

Rick Woodson, PGA instructor at Sherrill Park Golf Course - 2nd appearance

Dan Walden, PGA head professional at Texas Star Golf Course - 1st appearance

Bruce Smith, PGA director of instruction at Black Belt Golf Academy - 5th appearance


PGA Members:

Gabe Reynolds, PGA director of instruction at Topgolf Dallas - 1st appearance

Brian Norman, PGA instructor at Lakewood Country Club - 1st appearance

Jon Antunes, PGA director of instruction at Heart of Texas Golf Academy - 1st appearance

Matt Lohmeyer, PGA director of instruction at SLICGOLF - 1st appearance


The Levy Cup Matches were created in 2017 to celebrate Paul Levy, who was the President of The PGA of America from 2017-2018. The Levy Cup team consists of four NTPGA Assistant Members, four NTPGA Senior Members, and four NTPGA Members (excluding A-8s, Seniors and classifications not included in the Joe Black Cup Matches) competing against a Southern Texas PGA team composed of the same classifications. The overall NTPGA Levy Cup Matches record currently sits at 2-3-0 with the STPGA holding a slight edge. This year, the Matches will be conducted at Cimarron Hills Golf and Country Club on November 7-8, in Georgetown, Texas.


The 2022 Levy Cup Matches are presented by Club Car, Dunning, Levelwear, and Ping.


Please visit ntpga.com/levy-cup for more information.


The NTPGA Texas Joe Black Cup team includes:


Captains:

Captain - Courtney Connell, PGA head professional at Mira Vista Country Club 

Vice Captain - Greg Sikes, PGA head professional at Hogan Park Golf Course

Vice Captain - Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Southern Oaks Golf Club

Vice Captain - Mark Harrison, Executive Director / CEO of the Northern Texas PGA 


Players:

JJ Killeen, PGA director of golf at Red Feather Golf and Social Club - 1st appearance

Adam Headley, PGA head professional at Green Tree Country Club - 10th appearance

Brad Simons, PGA head professional at Northwood Club - 1st appearance

Brandon Veld, PGA head professional at Red Feather Golf and Social Club - 2nd appearance

Henry Cagigal, PGA head professional at Meadowbrook Golf Course - 1st appearance

John Sikes, PGA director of golf at Hollytree Country Club - 11th appearance 

Thomas Devanna, PGA head professional at Tangle Ridge Golf Club - 2nd appearance

Shane Pearce, PGA head professional at Hurricane Creek Country Club - 4th appearance

Cameron Doan, PGA director of golf at Preston Trail Golf Club - 22nd appearance

Tony Johnson, PGA head professional at San Angelo Country Club - 3rd appearance

Robby Bruns, PGA head professional at Trinity Forest Golf Club - 1st appearance, Captain’s Pick

Jake McCullough, PGA director of golf at Odessa Country Club, NTPGA President - 1st appearance


Courtney Connell, PGA will serve as captain of team NTPGA during the Matches slated for November 15-16, at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. This will be Connell's first time serving as captain of a Texas Joe Black Cup team. He has previously played in two Texas Joe Black Cup Matches as President of the Northern Texas PGA. 


The Texas Joe Black Cup Matches is an annual competition between the Northern Texas PGA and the Southern Texas PGA Sections. The event was started in 1981 to honor Joe Black, a Snyder, Texas native who was completing his first year as President of The PGA of America that year. This year marks the 42nd playing of the Matches. The overall NTPGA Joe Black Cup Matches record currently sits at 19-20-2. 


“We are excited for our two teams this year and think they both have a great chance at winning,” said NTPGA Executive Director and CEO Mark Harrison. “Both matches are exciting events for our PGA professionals and one of the highlights of each year.”


The 42nd Texas Joe Black Cup Matches are presented by Club Car, Mizzen+Main, and STITCH. Please visit ntpga.com/texas-joe-black-cup for more information.

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.

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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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