Ronald Whittaker (born August 12, 1971) is an American
professional golfer.
Whittaker was born in
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southe ...
. He was a semi-finalist in the 1988
U.S. Junior Amateur. He played college golf at
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...
where he won once. He turned professional in 1995.
Whittaker played on the
Sunshine Tour in 1995, winning the FNB Players Championship and finishing 11th on the Order of Merit.
He played on the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
and
Nationwide Tour from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2012. On the PGA Tour (1996, 2006, 2008), his best finish was T-9 at the 2006
Frys.com Open. On the Nationwide Tour (1997–98, 2007, 2009–12), he won the 2007
Chattanooga Classic. He played on mini-tours, including the
Gateway Tour and Tight Lies Tour between his stints on the PGA/Nationwide Tours, winning several events.
Whittaker is the nephew of PGA Tour golfer
Lanny Wadkins
Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking's debut in 1986 to 1988.
Early years
Born in Richmond, Virgini ...
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Professional wins (2)
Sunshine Tour wins (1)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
See also
*1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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This is a list of the 43 players who earned 1996 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1995.
PGA Tour rookie in 1996
1996 Results
*PGA Tour rookie in 1996
T = Tied
The player retained his PGA Tour card for 199 ...
* 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* 2007 Nationwide Tour graduates
References
External links
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American male golfers
Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Raleigh, North Carolina
Golfers from Arkansas
Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas
1971 births
Living people
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