NTPGA Junior Golf Year-In-Review 2016 Magazine | Page 30

Ben hogan Ben Hogan Jr. Cup matches The Northern Texas PGA and Southern Texas PGA competed in the inaugural Ben Hogan Junior Cup Matches at Shady Oaks Country Club July 18-19, 2016. The event will be an annual competition between the Northern and Southern Texas PGA Junior Tours’ top six boys and top six girls aged 13-18. The Matches provide a unique, one-of-a-kind experience for each Tour’s best playing junior golfers. The Ryder Cup style format features 12 junior golfers from each Tour competing in 18-hole Four-Ball and Foursome Matches the first day followed by 18-hole Singles Matches the final day. Shady Oaks Country Club will host, and the Northern Texas PGA will conduct the Matches each year. Established in 1958, Shady Oaks Country Club has a rich history including being the longtime home for the tournament’s namesake, Ben Hogan.