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National Golf Association
SwingThought, formerly the NGA Pro Golf Tour, is the oldest developmental golf tour based in the United States. The tour was acquired by Golf Interact in 2014 and rebranded as SwingThought. The tour consists of around 25 professional golf tournaments, making it the third largest series in the United States after the elite PGA Tour and its developmental series, the Korn Ferry Tour. The tour was founded by T. C. "Rick" Jordan in 1988 and later sold to Hooters restaurant chain owner Robert H. Brooks in 1994. Hooters was the title sponsor from 1988 through 2011, with the tour branded as the NGA Hooters tour. The tour was sold to Robin Waters of Loris, South Carolina in 2011. In 2015, Golf Interact purchased eGolf Professional Tour The eGolf Professional Tour, formerly the Tarheel Tour, was a third-level men's professional golf tour based in Charlotte, North Carolina with about twenty tournaments conducted annually in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and ... a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Curran
Jonathan Lynch Curran (born February 17, 1987) is an American professional golfer. Curran was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He played college golf at Vanderbilt University. Curran turned professional in 2009. He played on the NGA Pro Golf Tour in 2013, winning one event and topping the money list. Curran began playing on the Web.com Tour in 2014 and won his third event of the year, the Brasil Champions. He finished 12th on the 2014 Web.com Tour regular-season money list, earning a PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season. Curran's best PGA Tour finishes are playoff losses at the 2015 Puerto Rico Open and 2016 Memorial Tournament The Memorial Tournament is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large n .... Professional wins (3) Web.com Tour wins (1) NGA Pro Golf Tour wins (1) *2013 Brunswick-Heritage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Schreyer
Dave Schreyer (born September 15, 1966) is an American professional golfer. Schreyer was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Huntingdon College. Schreyer has toured with the PGA Tour (1992), Nationwide Tour (1998, 2002), and the NGA Hooters Tour. He entered his first PGA Tour event in 1988 at the Pensacola Open. Overall on the PGA Tour, he has competed in 26 events and made 4 cuts with earnings over $16,000. His best PGA Tour finish was a tie for 32nd place at the Federal Express St. Jude Classic on June 14, 1992, shooting a combined 274 (10 under par). Schreyer's best finish on the Nationwide Tour (formerly the Nike Tour) was a tie for 3rd place at the NIKE Fort Smith Classic on August 22, 1999 while shooting a combined 267. In 1997, Schreyer competed in the U.S. Open where he finished tied for 65th place. Schreyer has a total of 10 professional wins on the Hooters Tour and is currently second place all-time in Hooters Tour wins. He also won the Georgia Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Wittenberg
Casey Wittenberg (born November 30, 1984) is an American professional golfer who had a successful amateur career. Wittenberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University. He lost to Nick Flanagan in the finals of the 2003 U.S. Amateur. In 2004, he finished 13th at the Masters Tournament, the lowest amateur finish in 41 years. He was the only player in the field to improve his score each round. Additionally, he registered the lowest Sunday back 9 score (31) of any amateur in Masters history. At the 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, he shot a four round total of 296, which was the second best of any amateur in the tournament that year. Wittenberg turned professional in 2004 and played on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour (formerly Nationwide Tour), and mini-tours since. In 2012, Wittenberg won his first title on a major golf tour, the Nationwide Tour's Chitimacha Louisiana Open. He followed it up three months later with his second win of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Skinns
David Andrew Skinns (born 1 February 1982) is an English professional golfer. Skinns was born in Lincoln, England. He was the losing finalist in the 2000 Boys Amateur Championship. He attended the University of Tennessee and majored in psychology. Skinns competed on the NGA Hooters Tour and won seven times on the tour between 2008 and 2012. He played in a number of event on the Web.com Tour in 2012 and 2014 and on the PGA Tour Canada in 2013, 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Skinns started the season Web.com Tour season finale 115th on the money list. A T2 at the WinCo Foods Portland Open moved him to 58th. Skinns failed to earn a PGA Tour card, but was guaranteed full Web.com Tour status for the first time in his career. The next year, Skinns earned his first win on a major professional tour at the Pinnacle Bank Championship. He fell short again of qualifying for the PGA Tour, finishing 41st on the regular season money list and outside the top 25 in the Finals. Skinns won the same ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Potter Jr
Ted Potter Jr. (born November 9, 1983), official name Theodore Charles Potter Jr., is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a left-handed golfer, but is naturally right-handed. He is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, having also won twice on the Web.com Tour. He is often described as a career journeyman golfer and mini-tour legend, due to his dominance of numerous minor league golfing tours. Early life Potter was born in Ocala, Florida, and resided the majority of his childhood in nearby Silver Springs. He is the son of Ted Potter Sr. and Dale Potter. His father is a retired a golf course maintenance professional who worked at Silver Springs Shores Country Club and various other Ocala area courses. His mother currently still works for Walmart as a Department Manager. He began to play golf at a very early age. His father made him a custom set of clubs as soon as he could grip a golf club and was his chief instructor of the game. Potter would go on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Thompson (golfer)
} Michael Hayes Thompson (born April 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, with the most recent one coming at the 2020 3M Open. Amateur career Thompson attended University High School in Tucson, Arizona from 1999 to 2003. While there he won the Class 4A state team championship in 2003, and was named the Arizona High School State Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Thompson attended Tulane University two seasons until they disbanded their golf team after Hurricane Katrina. Thompson then transferred to the University of Alabama. While playing on Alabama's golf team, Thompson was the 2008 SEC Player of the Year. Thompson was a finalist in the 2007 U.S. Amateur, but was defeated by Colt Knost 2 & 1. This earned him invitations to the 2008 Masters Tournament and the 2008 U.S. Open. He missed the cut in the Masters but was the low amateur at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He scored a nine-over-par 292 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Corr
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Brandon Brown (golfer)
Brandon Brown may refer to: *Brandon Brown (basketball, born 1985), American basketball player *Brandon Brown (basketball, born 1989), American basketball player * Brandon Brown (basketball, born 1991), American basketball player *Brandon Brown (racing driver) Brandon L. Brown (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving for several teams including the No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro for Brandonbilt Motorsports. ... (born 1993), American racing driver * Brandon Brown (rugby union) (born 1994), South African rugby union player *Brandon Brown, member of R&B band Mista * Brandon Brown (football player) (1986–2012), American college football player killed after a game {{human name disambiguation, Brown, Brandon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Dollar
The United States dollar ( symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it into 100 cents, and authorized the minting of coins denominated in dollars and cents. U.S. banknotes are issued in the form of Federal Reserve Notes, popularly called greenbacks due to their predominantly green color. The monetary policy of the United States is conducted by the Federal Reserve System, which acts as the nation's central bank. The U.S. dollar was originally defined under a bimetallic standard of (0.7735 troy ounces) fine silver or, from 1837, fine gold, or $20.67 per troy ounce. The Gold Standard Act of 1900 linked the dollar solely to gold. From 1934, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Golf
For information about professional golf see: * Professional golfer, which describes the various branches of the profession. *Professional golf tours Professional golf tours are the means by which otherwise unconnected professional golf tournaments are organised into a regular schedule. There are separate tours for men and women; most are based in a specific geographical region, although some to ..., which covers elite professional competitive golf and links to more detailed articles about each tour. *Most of the subcategories of :Golf tournaments contain articles about professional golf tournaments. *Most of the articles in :golfers are about professionals. {{DEFAULTSORT:Professional Golf Golf terminology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EGolf Professional Tour
The eGolf Professional Tour, formerly the Tarheel Tour, was a third-level men's professional golf tour based in Charlotte, North Carolina with about twenty tournaments conducted annually in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. The Tarheel Tour was founded in 2002 by Paul Wortham and David Siegel. It was purchased by Five Oaks Capital in August 2008 and renamed the eGolf Professional Tour the following year. In August 2015, the eGolf Tour was bought by Golf Interact and was integrated into the Swing Thought Tour. As a development tour, the eGolf Professional Tour was designed to be a stepping stone for players trying to ascend to higher level tours. Many players on the tour have gone on to play on the second tier Web.com Tour, and a few have reached the top level on the PGA Tour: Jason Kokrak, Peter Malnati, Will MacKenzie, Steve Marino, Jason Bohn, Tommy Gainey, Matt Bettencourt, David Mathis, Seamus Power William McGirt, and Roberto Castro Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
