Staff Spotlight featuring Prestige Tour Coordinator, Kevin Reilly

October 6, 2025 • Southern Texas PGA

The STPGA is excited to introduce our new Prestige Tour Coordinator, Kevin Reilly. We are thrilled to have him on board the team and are eager to see him grow the game for our junior golfers!  Here's a little more about him:

Name: Kevin Reilly
Hometown: Oviego, Florida
Began Full Time: September 22, 2025
College: Rice University
Major: Sports Management

Favorite Teams: Tottenham Hotspur, Houston Rockets, and Houston Astros
Favorite Food: Italian, Chicken Parmesan
Who is your favorite artist?  Drake
What is your favorite song?  Off the Grid by Kanye West

Favorite Course You’ve Been To: Ballybunion Golf Club in Ireland is #1, but The Country Club in Brookline, MA is a close 2nd.

What’s your favorite golf accomplishment? Getting into Rice and playing golf there has opened up a lot of doors for me and given me incredible experiences.
What’s one thing people don’t know about you?  I’ve played in 4 USGA Championships, including the last ever US AM Public Links in 2014.
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?: Get a coffee and a pastry at a local coffee shop, maybe hit some range balls, and watch some TV or sports at home.
What would you sing at karaoke night? Mr. Brightside by The Killers
What was your first job? Rice Marketing Intern
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas? Sydney, Australia

What’s your favorite golf accomplishment? Getting into Rice and playing golf there has opened up a lot of doors for me and given me incredible experiences.
What’s one thing people don’t know about you?  I’ve played in 4 USGA Championships, including the last ever US AM Public Links in 2014.
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?: Get a coffee and a pastry at a local coffee shop, maybe hit some range balls, and watch some TV or sports at home.
What would you sing at karaoke night? Mr. Brightside by The Killers
What was your first job? Rice Marketing Intern
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas? Sydney, Australia
What are some of your favorite hobbies, and how did you get into them? Watching TV shows, collecting sports cards, and exploring the Houston food scene with my fiancé. I got into collecting sports cards through my dad. Over COVID, it gave us time to look through his collection that he had kept away for years, and it rejuvenated my interest.

What’s your favorite golf memory? Winning the 2014 Conference USA championship as a team. It was the first Rice golf conference title in 75 years, and we beat #18 UAB by 1 shot.
What did you want to be when you were little? Either a pro golfer or a sports anchor.
Who is your favorite PGA TOUR Pro? Why? Ever: Tiger Woods. Nobody has the aura that he had in his prime. He made golf cool and fun to watch. Current: Rory McIlroy. He has a near-perfect swing, I love the way he carries himself, and he’s such a great competitor

What is your favorite sport outside of golf? Soccer or Basketball

What is your favorite quote or a motto you live by? I don’t live by any specific one, but I do like Tottenham Hotspur’s motto, ‘To Dare is to Do’, which encourages you to be bold, ambitious, and give everything you have with everything you do.

Staff Spotlight featuring Digital Content Coordinator, Hannah D'Olimpio

By Jeff Giedd • November 20, 2025
The STPGA is excited to introduce our new Digital Content Coordinator, Hannah D'Olimpio. 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:

Staff Spotlight featuring Digital Content Coordinator, Grace Hand

By Southern Texas PGA • November 20, 2025
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:

PT Recap: Visit Lake Charles Fall Classic

By Southern Texas PGA • November 10, 2025
Lake Charles, LA (November 8-9, 2025) – The STPGA Srixon Prestige Tour returned to Mallard Golf Club for the Visit Lake Charles Fall Classic. This modern links-style course is known for wide fairways, bold bunkers, and winds that challenge every shot. Players and families enjoyed a welcoming atmosphere and great facilities throughout the weekend. Firm fairways and fast greens created plenty of excitement and scoring opportunities. Mallard once again delivered a memorable stage for two days of competition, sportsmanship, and standout moments on the course.

Srixon Prestige Tour Remarks - November 2025

By Southern Texas PGA • November 3, 2025
Good Afternoon Players, Parents, & Family Friends, They say cooler weather means it’s time to bundle up but on the Srixon Prestige Tour, the competition is just heating up. Srixon Prestige Tour Champions - October The Srixon Prestige Tour teed off it's October schedule at Bay Forest Golf Course for the Bay Forest Junior Championship, where Ryan Joseph Lopez of Houston, TX claimed his first Srixon Prestige Tour victory with back to back under par rounds. In the girls division, Krysta Loftin of Pearland, TX managed to cap off her tournament weekend with the only under-par round within the girls division to claim her 2nd Srixon Prestige Tour victory of 2025. Next, the Prestige Tour traveled south to Victoria for the VCVB South Texas Showcase at Victoria Country Club. Kai Tamez of Edinburg, TX, captured his first career Prestige Tour title after finishing even par with a Round 2 score of 71 ( -1 ), while Sohia Liu of Sugar Land, TX, started her tournament weekend strong with a Round 1 score of 68 ( -4 ) giving her a 4 stroke lead heading into Sunday’s Round 2 where she would be crowned with her first Srixon Prestige Tour victory. The month wrapped up in one of Texas’ best Tourist towns at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course for the Antigua Fredericksburg Open, where Caleb Thomas of Spring Branch, TX, secured his first career Prestige Tour win with a 134 ( -8 ). Quinn Timmerman of Boerne, TX, also broke through for her first career title, with a 69-68-137 ( -5 ) . 2025 Bayou Cup - Team STPGA! In just over a month, 12 junior golfers from the Srixon Prestige Tour will tee it up against 12 junior golfers from the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour in the highly anticipated Bayou Cup Matches at Big Easy Ranch in Columbus, TX on December 5-7! Below is a list of players that have earned the opportunity to represent YOUR Section in the 2025 Bayou cup Matches. Boys 13-18 Hugo Dittrich - Spring, TX Ryan Lee - College Station, TX Ryan Joseph Lopez - Houston, TX Daniel Rice - Magnolia, TX Boys 13-14 Cody Borden - The Woodlands, TX Levi Hullinger - Missouri City, TX Jordan Thomas - Spring Branch, TX Bennett Underwood - Austin, TX Girls 13-18 Katelyn Allen - Montgomery, TX Muci Guo - Bellaire, TX Lora Kim - Katy, TX Payson Pistono - The Woodlands, TX New Registration Process for the Srixon Prestige Tour & 2026 Important Dates A few changes are coming to the Srixon Prestige Tour regarding registration processes for our Championships starting in 2026. Below is a list of dates we wanted to share with you to ensure a smooth transition into the new year. December 2nd - Srixon Prestige Tour (January - May) Schedule will be Viewable December 16th - January & February Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration January 6th - March Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration February 3rd - April Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration March 3rd - May Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration April 7th - June Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration May 5th - July Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration June 2nd - August Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration July 7th - September Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration August 4th - October Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration September 1st - November Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration October 6th - December Prestige Tour tournaments Open for Registration As you can see, we’ll be following a new consistent schedule Prestige Tour tournament registrations will open on the first Tuesday of each month, for events taking place two months later. Thank You to our Sponsors! For the seventh consecutive year, Srixon is returning as the sole Prestige Tour Title Partner for the 2025 year. Keep in mind, if you are looking for golf balls to golf clubs, Srixon is one of the premiere brands in the industry and will always keep you at the top of your game. Another thank you to the City of Victoria and the VCVB team for their continued support of STPGA Junior Golf and for welcoming many families to town for the VCVB South Texas Showcase! Huge thanks to Antigua Apparel for sponsoring the Antigua Fredericksburg Open and for providing each junior golfer with a new vest to rep on the golf course as the temperatures start to drop!
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