Southern Texas PGA Championship

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The Southern Texas PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the Southern Texas section of the PGA of America. The Southern Texas section was formed in 1968, and the tournament has been played annually since that time. [1] Tommy Aycock, who played in 51 PGA tournaments between 1970 and 1991, holds the record with six victories in this championship. Babe Hiskey (three-time PGA tour winner), Don Massengale (two-time PGA tour winner), and Butch Baird (two-time PGA tour winner) also have victories in this tournament.

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  1. "Southern Texas PGA Professional Championship: Past Champions". Southern Texas section – PGA of America. Retrieved November 21, 2017.