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McLachlin Wins First PGA Title
Reno, Nevada (August 3, 2008)…With a seven stroke victory Sunday, former Hooters Tour member Parker McLachlin made it five straight victories for Hooters alumni at The Legends Reno Tahoe Open, when he captured his first PGA TOUR victory. (Picture Courtesy of Morse/Getty Images)McLachlin, a UCLA graduate, joins back-to back winner Vaughn Taylor (04-05), Will MacKenzie (06) and Steve Flesch (07) to make it five straight. The 29 year old fired rounds of 68-62-66-74 for a four day total of eighteen-under par 270 and a seven stroke victory over Brian Davis and John Rollins.
"It was a hard fought day. I was fortunate to have that big cushion because I needed it," McLachlin said. "It feels like it has been a lifetime coming. It has been a dream of mine since I was about 12."
"Brian (Davis) was putting the heat on and I was feeling it. It was not my best ballstriking day but it really brought out my short game and just my heart. I just had to gut it out and sometimes that's what you have to do to get the job done."
With the victory, McLachlin collects a first place check worth $540,000 and moves to 47th in the FedEx Cup points race. He also earns a spot in The PGA Tour Championship, his first major since qualifying for the 2004 US Open.
The NGA/Hooters Tour is the 3rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide Tours, and boasts alumni like 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson, 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk, 2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis, British and PGA Champion John Daly, Two-time US Open Champion Lee Janzen, British Open Champion Tom Lehman as well as PGA Champion David Toms, Tour Championship winner Chad Campbell and back to back Reno Tahoe Winner Vaughn Taylor to name just a few. In all told, the NGA Hooters Tour alumni have an incredible TEN MAJOR championships to their credit. The NGA Hooters Tour has helped more than 100 golf professionals acquire their PGA, Nationwide and Champion’s Tour cards. In fact, 42% of the players that earned their 2008 PGA Tour cards and 47% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the Hooters Tour.
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