Staff Spotlight featuring Digital Content Coordinator, Grace Hand

May 14, 2026 • Southern Texas PGA

The STPGA is excited to introduce our new Digital Content Coordinator, Grace Hand. We are thrilled to have her on board the team and are eager to see her grow the game for our junior golfers!  Here's a little more about her:

Name: Grace Hand
Hometown: Darien, Connecticut
Began Full Time: November 10, 2025
College(s): Arizona State University & Sacred Heart University
Major: MA Sports Journalism, BA Sports Media & Communications

Favorite Teams: New York Rangers, New York Knicks, and New England Patriots
Favorite Food: Any kind of pizza or pasta
Who is your favorite artist?  Noah Kahan
What is your favorite song?  A Couple Minutes by Olivia Dean (right now)

Favorite Course You’ve Been To: Grass Clippings Rolling Hills in Tempe, Arizona

What’s your favorite golf accomplishment? Getting a hole-in-one on a chip and putt course when I was five!
What’s one thing people don’t know about you? I was a Division I fencer and went to the Junior Olympics.
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?: Exploring new restaurants and coffee shops and spending time with my friends.
What would you sing at karaoke night? Piano Man by Billy Joel
What was your first job? Sacred Heart Athletics intern
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas? Maine or Vermont!

What are some of your favorite hobbies, and how did you get into them? I love being active (I've played sports in some way since I was four or five years old) which these days includes going to the gym or walking in nature. I also love going to concerts or sports games, especially with my friends. More recently, I've gotten into cooking and baking!

How were you first introduced to golf? My family has always been a huge golf family. We always have two family tournaments a year and everyone grows up playing in them!
What did you want to be when you were little? A lawyer!
Who is your favorite PGA TOUR Pro? Why? Jordan Spieth. My family loved him when he made the tour, and his Masters win in 2015 is the first time I remember watching the tournament. 

What is your favorite sport outside of golf? Hockey!

What is your favorite quote or a motto you live by? Life is full of possibilities, you just need to know where to look.

Introducing the 2026 Summer Interns

By Southern Texas PGA • May 19, 2026
The Southern Texas PGA is happy to announce our new interns joining the staff for the Summer 2026 season! Please welcome these individuals into our great Section and we look to continue our incredible service and grow the game! Operations Interns

PT Recap: Wildflower Classic

By Southern Texas PGA • May 19, 2026
Fredericksburg, TX (May 16-17, 2026) – The Srixon Prestige Tour traveled to Fredericksburg this past weekend for the 2026 Wildflower Classic, hosted at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course! Even with tough weather conditions setting the stage, our junior golfers rose to the occasion against a competitive field and displayed their standout skills. Thank you to our host facility, our players and parents, our Title Partner Srixon, and all of our staff who made the tournament such a success. Read more about our winning junior golfers below!

Greenwood Cup Exemption Announcement

By Southern Texas PGA • May 14, 2026
Houston, TX (May 14, 2026) - The Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf program is excited to announce a new exemption for 2026. The winner of the Boys and Girls Division at the Insperity Tour Championship for the Srixon Prestige Tour will earn an exemption to play at The Greenwood Cup Junior Invitational hosted at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, TX. Over the past decade, The Greenwood Cup has welcomed many of the game's rising stars, including Blades Brown, Farah O'Keefe, Pierceson Coody and Rachel Heck, among many others. The tournament features a Boys and Girls Division, with a four-ball team format. Invited players have the opportunity to pick a partner of their choice. The Insperity Tour Championship winners will receive an invitation to this year's tournament on October 23-25, 2026. "We would like to thank the Tournament Committee at River Oaks, including Tournament Chairman, Stuart Wallace and Director of Golf, Matt Swarts, for offering this exemption," said Thomas Hutton, Executive Director of the STPGA. "This not only adds to the reasons why juniors should try to qualify for the PT Tour Championship on July 20-21 at Boot Ranch, but also highlights River Oaks' commitment to growing the game. This first-class tournament is an event the players will remember for many years." Both our Boys and Girls winners at the Insperity Tour Championship can pick a partner of their choice, pending approval from the Greenwood Cup Committee, and enjoy the first class experience at River Oaks CC in Houston, TX. This is an unbelievable opportunity for STPGA Junior Golfers to earn another exemption for playing Srixon Prestige Tour events! Click here to find out more information about The Greenwood Cup. Click here to see how you can qualify for The Insperity Tour Championship.

STPGA SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP WRAPS UP FIRST SEASON OF 2026 AT FOREST CREEK GOLF CLUB

By Southern Texas PGA • May 4, 2026
ROUND ROCK, TX (MAY 4, 2026) - The Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf Program wrapped up the 2026 spring season over the weekend as champions were crowned across fifteen divisions at the STPGA Spring Championship. Hosted at the beautiful Forest Creek Golf Club, the event showcased the wide range of talent in the Little Linksters, Junior Links, and Junior Tour tours over two days of competitive golf. The STPGA Spring Championship continues to be a strong gateway to the rest of the junior golf season, offering top performers unique opportunities as the year ramps up. This year saw a new opportunity for one junior golfer. Through our partnership with the Good Good Championship, Bat Masterson Thibodeaux won four tickets to the final day of competition at the inaugural PGA TOUR event. It will be hosted at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa Fazio Canyons Golf Course in Austin from November 9-15.
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