SOUTH FLORIDA PGA

West Palm Beach, FL - Derron Peyton, PGA, and Owen Hicks captured the 2026 SFPGA Pro-Junior title after a two-hole sudden-death playoff at The Park in West Palm Beach on August 30. The event featured 50 two-person teams comprised of one PGA Member/Associate and one junior aged 10–18. Teams competed in a 9-9 format, playing holes 1–9 in better ball and holes 10–18 in a scramble format. An early weather delay did not slow down the top teams, as Peyton and Hicks, Taylor Morgan, PGA, and Reese McMillan, and Dan McLellan, PGA, and Ajax LaNasa all carded impressive rounds to finish tied at 11-under par and force a playoff. The three teams, all featuring South Florida PGA Junior Tour alumni, headed to a sudden-death playoff. After the first playoff hole, the teams remained tied. On the second playoff hole, Peyton and Hicks came out on top, sinking a birdie on the 11th hole to claim the title. Rounding out the top five were Mark Brown, PGA, and Grady Albertson at 10-under par, followed by Dakun Chang, PGA, and Sam Friday at 9-under par. Leaderboard | Photos

Jupiter, FL - Justin Hicks fires off a 13-under performance in two days to win the South Florida PGA Senior PGA Professional Championship, held August 18-19, 2026 at The Loxahatchee Club. Out of the gate in round one, Justin Hicks, PGA Teaching Professional at Stonebridge Country Club, started steady by making only pars on the first five holes and finishing the nine at 2-under. Making the turn, Hicks turned it up a notch, making four birdies and an eagle, finishing the round at 8-under. At the conclusion of the first round, Hicks led by six shots over John Nieporte, PGA Director of Golf at Trump National Golf Club (Jupiter), and Daniel Escalera, PGA Teaching Professional at La Gorce Country Club. 2012 Champion, John Lee, PGA General Manager at Imperial Golf Club, trailed the leader by eight shots at even-par in fourth place. “I've tried a few championship qualifiers this year, and they slapped me around pretty good out there. So, I'm trying to kind of treat each round almost like, a qualifier” Hicks explained. Hicks carried that mindset into round two putting together a strong and steady performance, recording five birdies while consistently making par throughout his round finishing the day at 5-under. “Oh, this is kind of fun. Maybe I'll run this up and see how much, how many under I can get it, "Hicks said. Over 36 holes Hicks finished the championship with a bogey-free 13-under performance. Runner Up Daniel Escalera, PGA Teaching Professional at La Gorce Country Club trailed Hicks finishing the tournament 2-under with 8 total birdies. Escalera had a steady second round, shooting even par and securing a spot in the National Senior PGA Professional Championship set to take place this October 22-25 at Superstition Mountain in Golden Canyon, Arizona. Joining Hicks and Escalera at the National Senior PGA Professional Championship in third place is John Nieporte, PGA Director of Golf at Trump International Golf Club (-1), tied for fourth is Tim Cantwell, PGA Teaching Instructor at PGA National Golf Club (E) and Roger Kennedy Jr, PGA Assistant Professional at The Club at Quail Ridge (E), and in fifth place is Michael Kostelnik, PGA Head Golf Professional at Lost Tree Club (+1). “I do think we have one of the strongest sections, if not the strongest section in the U.S. ” Hicks said. Leaderboard | Event Photos