The PGA University Championship, formerly the Jones Cup, is the National Championship for PGA Golf Management University programs. Named after Mississippi State University’s first PGA Golf Management Director, Dr. S. Roland Jones, the event has been played every year since 2002. The championship embodies everything Dr. Jones instilled in his students including professionalism, integrity, and camaraderie
Since its inception in 2005, the Sam Houston State University (SHSU) PGA Golf Management Program had been searching for its first win at the PGA University Championship. SHSU captured its first win by 15 shots at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Gray followed his opening-round 5-under par 67 with a flawless final-round performance. The SHSU junior registered six birdies en route to a bogey-free 66 to claim the individual title.