What a Year It Has Been: A Letter from Your Director of Junior Golf

May 14, 2026 • Southern Texas PGA

SPRING, TX (November 19, 2024) -  Hello STPGA Junior Golfers, Families, and Friends,


I want to start by personally thanking everyone that has welcomed me throughout the year in this role as your Director of Junior Golf. I am really enjoying Texas and cannot wait for 2025. With that said, I wanted to provide a few exciting updates.


STPGA Junior Golf is finishing 2024 with another record season and that is all due to your support! Our program does not exist without you, and we want to thank you for your support and participation in tournaments. No matter if you have just joined or have been a member for years, we hope you continue to enjoy the events, learn and develop skills, build relationships with your competitors, and love the game of golf.


Thank you to everyone that filled out our year-end survey. We received a lot of great feedback and will be using that to shape the future of this wonderful program. 


Our first big announcement for 2025 is that Junior Links will have 3 season ending Championships just like Little Linksters and Junior Tour. The Year End Championship has been happening since 2019 for Junior Links but we are excited to showcase this tour each season moving forward!

With that said, I am also excited to announce our three season ending Championships and their host facilities. All three programs will be at the same location.


STPGA Spring Championship: Texas A&M Golf Course – April 26-27th, 2025
First time to host this Championship!


STPGA Junior Championship: The Woodlands CC – August 4-6th, 2025
11th time to host this Championship


STPGA Fall Championship: Horseshoe Bay – December 13-14th, 2025
First time to host this Championship since 2021


For our Srixon Billiard Factory Prestige Tour, earlier this fall we announced Champions Golf Club as the host site of the 2nd Annual Insperity Invitational Tour Championship. Click Here for that release.


In addition, a friendly reminder that 2025 membership registration will open on December 3rd, and all Spring schedules will be viewable on that day as well. Tournament registration opens on December 10th, so make sure to mark your calendars! To view all of our 2025 Important Dates, please visit this link.


As it relates to updates to our Rules and Regulations, these will be announced on January 7th, right before the Spring Season starts. I am hosting all of our Area Directors the first week of January to review all of our policies to ensure consistency across our different metro areas and ensure we are putting out the best product possible for everyone.


Thank you for an unforgettable 2024 season, and I look forward to finishing strong at the Fall Championship and then having an even better 2025!

Lexi Sobieski

Director of Junior Golf

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PT Recap: Wildflower Classic

By Southern Texas PGA • May 19, 2026
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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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