Drago named Nelson tournament director

Jon Drago, a Fort Worth native and Nolan Catholic High School graduate, has been named as the new tournament director of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

Drago, 37, replaces Janie Henderson, who retired earlier this week.

Drago, son of retired State District Court judge Joe Drago, has spent the last five years working on the Nelson tournament staff, most recently as chief operting officer.

A University of Texas graduate, Drago has spent the past 15 years working in the golf industry, including stops as a tournament manager for the PGA of America and as an assistant golf professional at Ridglea Country Club (1993-94).

Drago learned the game as a junior golfer at Colonial Country Club and was a part of three Nolan teams that won TAPPS state golf titles during his high school years.

_ Jimmy Burch