Two of the PGA Tour's second-stage qualifiers - the last stage before Q-School finals - take place in Texas. One is scheduled Nov. 16-19 at Redstone Golf Club in Humble; the other Nov. 17-20 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney.Attendance is typically free at these qualifiers (but call the course in advance to be safe), and there are always some recognizable names in the second stage...

From the Northern Texas PGA:IRVING, Texas – The Northern Texas PGA captured the 30th Texas Joe Black Cup Matches by an overall point total of 13 to 11. The teams were tied at six points each heading into the Singles Matches on day two. The singles matches were close from the beginning and were tied at one point a piece when a weather delay suspended play for three hours and forty-five minutes.

From the Northern Texas PGA:FORT WORTH, Texas – The Championship Match of the Cleveland Golf / Srixon / Club Car NTPGA Match Play Championship featured Dean Larsson, PGA assistant golf professional at Bent Tree Country Club (#2 seed) and Cameron Doan, PGA head golf professional at Preston Trail Golf Club (#4 seed). They both are past NTPGA Match Play Champions with Cameron Doan capturing the

The 2010 Adams Tour Pro Golf Series wrapped in Mississippi with the First Tee of Meridian Tour Championship, played Oct. 6-9 at Northwood Country Club in Meridian. And former Texas A&M star Bronson Burgoon was the winner.Bronson Burgoon, from The Woodlands, edged Kyle Ellis, from Senatobia, Miss., by one stroke to earn the $13,500 prize. The two were tied entering the final round...

From the Southern Texas PGA:The Texas Joe Black Cup Matches, an annual Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring teams of golf professionals from the Southern Texas and Northern Texas Sections of the PGA of America, began in 1981.The Southern Texas PGA team won the first tournament, held at Houston’s Westwood Country Club, by a 15-9 margin. The STPGA won the most recent renewal of the competition,

From the Texas Golf Association:Georgetown, TX – Three for three on the weather front at Cimarron Hills as not a single cloud reared its ugly head all week at the TGA State Senior 4-Ball. At the start of the morning, five teams sat within seven strokes of lead, which may seem like a lot to overcome, but the Nicklaus designed track was not yielding many red numbers all week which meant no lead

From the Southern Texas PGA:Bryan, TX: Brad Lardon started the final round of the 2010 Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship with a one shot lead over two time defending champion Tim Thelen, and that is exactly where they ended up when the final putt fell. Lardon, Director of Golf at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, site of this year's STPGA Professional championship, claimed his second

From the Southern Texas PGA:Kingwood -- Greg Bruckner of Phoenix, Ariz., caught fire in the final round of the 2010 Texas Senior Open, firing a 9-under par 63 to claim a one shot victory over second round leader Robert Thompson of Huntsville, TX. Bruckner made nine birdies and no bogeys in his final round for a 54 hole total of 13 under par. Thompson, who started the day with a five shot lead,

The Texas Golf Hall of Fame is settling into its new home at Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio. And in October, the TGHOF has an exhibit planned that features the trophies of the four majors - Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship - plus the Ryder Cup trophy all in one place for the first time in Texas. Here is the news release:San Antonio, TX -- Texas golf fans will have

From the Northern Texas PGA:DALLAS, TX – The Northern Texas PGA is pleased to announce that Perry Arthur, PGA teaching professional at Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson, has captured the 2010 Cleveland Golf / Srixon & Club Car NTPGA Player of the Year Award. This marks Arthur’s sixth NTPGA Player of the Year Award. His five previous awards came in 1996, 1999, 2004...

From the Northern Texas PGA:DALLAS, TX – Richard Woodson, PGA director of instruction at Woodbridge Golf Club, posted a two-round total score of four-under par, 140 to win the Northern Texas PGA Section Championship. Woodson took a two stroke lead into the eighteenth hole and was forced to punch out into the fairway after an errant tee shot into the right rough. His smart play paid off and he

Free stuff is always nice, especially when it's golf stuff. And in 2010, the Champions Tour stop in San Antonio, the AT&T Championship, is free to the public. That's right, no buying of tickets required - not even on tournament days.Here's the press release with details:September 1, 2010 – The AT&T Championship has announced a new, creative incentive for spectators...

From the Northern Texas PGA:MCKINNEY, TEXAS – Jamie Elliott, PGA teaching professional at Prestonwood Country Club (Creek Course), posted a two-round total score of six-under par, 138 to win the Northern Texas PGA Professional Championship. Elliott’s bogey-free second round included one birdie on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine, one of which was on the par-5, 18th hole. This

From the Southern Texas PGA:Austin, TX: Robert Thompson of Whispering Pines Golf Club in Huntsville broke open a close final round in the 2010 Southern Texas PGA Senior Professional Championship thanks to three consecutive birdies on holes #9-11, and then had a hole-out for eagle from the fairway on the 15th hole. That six hole stetch at The Hills Country Club - Signature Course led to a final

From the Texas Legends Junior Tour:Dallas, Texas (August 17, 2010) - Sportsmanship is characterized by virtues such as fairness, discipline, courage, persistence, and respect for others. The good sportsman does the right thing even when no one is looking. He wins graciously and loses with dignity. He treats his opponents with respect at all times, in all circumstances. He stays true to the spirit

What is the Texas Golf Association's "Triple Crown?" It's the three individual majors staged by the TGA: the Texas Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior Amateur. Prior to the weekend, no golfer had ever won all three of those tournament during his career. But now Fort Worth's John Grace has.From the TGA:Odessa, TX - The 2010 Texas Senior Amateur Championship has...

Dickinson's Ryan Nelson was already the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series money leader heading into the Northeast Oklahoma Championship. And with his victory in that event, Nelson now holds what might be an insurmountable lead with only four tournaments remaining on the schedule.The Northeast Oklahoma Championship concluded on Aug. 14 at Emerald Falls Golf Club in Broken Arrow, Okla...

From the Northern Texas PGA:FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Stuart Hendley, assistant golf professional at Green Tree Country Club in Midland, Texas, captured the Northern Texas Section (NTPGA) Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship title and earned a spot in the field at the 2010 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship with a 76-66 – 142 (even par) total. After a disappointing first round score of

From the Texas Golf Association:Magnolia, TX – Some cloud cover and a light breeze gave the players some relief from the heat, but High Meadow Ranch Golf Club still posed a formidable challenge for players in the final round of the South Amateur Championship. The day started looking good for the leader after two rounds, Juan Salcedo of The Woodlands, as he took a four stroke lead going into the

From the Texas Golf Association:Carrollton, TX – Surviving the heat was the theme of the week at the North Amateur Championship presented by Cool Clubs. The Honors Golf Club of Dallas hosted the championship and presented players with a great opportunity to shoot low scores. Besides the triple digit temperatures, players faced near perfect scoring conditions throughout the week. In the end,

Wil Collins fired a final round 65 to win the Southwest Kansas Pro-Am on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series. The tournament concluded on Aug. 7 at The Golf Club at Southwind (Buffalo Dunes Golf Course) in Garden City, Kansas.Collins, from New Mexico, finished three strokes ahead of home-state favorite Chris D. Thompson. Collins' 265 total was 21-under par and he earned $15,000 for the victory.Top

Beginning in 1984, Golf Digest has annually presented its Junior Development Awards to individuals or organizations that lead the way in bringing children into golf and promoting junior golf.Its 2010 honorees include Mary Carriker of San Antonio. In announcing the award, the magazine states:Mary Carriker has progressed from junior golf mom to junior golf director. She is currently director of the

From the Southern Texas PGA:San Antonio, TX: Lonnie Alexander of the Onion Creek Club in Austin birdied the 16th and 17th holes at the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio to break out of a log jam and post earn a two shot win over Jesse Horner of Horseshoe Bay Resort in the Southern Texas PGA Club Car Memorial Championship. Alexander was the only player to finish the 36 hole...

From the Texas Golf Association:Kerrville, TX – A cool morning with little wind gave the players a great chance to shoot good scores in the final round of the Stableford Handicap. Many teams took advantage with good final round scores, but Riverhill Country Club didn’t yield any overall positive point totals. Riverhill has been a gracious host of this tournament for years, but this year the

It's course rating season again at the golf magazines. And Golf magazine has its 2010 list of the Best Courses You Can Play now online. Only two Texas courses make their Top 100 - Barton Creek's Fazio Canyons (No. 71) and Barton Creek's Fazio Foothills (No. 77).Here is Golf Magazine's opinion of the top public courses in Texas:1. Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons), Austin2...