News >> Hooters Tour Well Represented At Chitimacha Open

Chitimacha Louisiana Open
Broussard, Louisiana
March 25-28, 2010
 
The 2010 Nationwide Tour will host its first tournament on US soil this week with the 19th annual Chitimacha Louisiana Open at Le Triomphe Country club in Broussard, Louisiana. The field for this event will look more like the field of a Hooters Tour event with 62 of the 144 player field having started their careers on the Hooters Tour.
 
The field for the Chitimacha Louisiana Open is highlighted by defending champion and Hooters alum Bubba Dickerson as well as current Hooters Tour members Philip Pettitt Jr, Tyler Leon, B.C. Thibeaux and Manuel Villegas. Also joining these players are a list of alumni and current Nationwide Tour members that are looking to make their way into the Top 25.
 
Brad Adamonis
Kelly Grunewald
Shaun Micheel
Joe Affrunti
Scott Gutschewski
Rob Oppenheim
Mark Anderson
Ty Harris
Justin Peters
Ryan Armour
Jim Herman
Aron Price
Craig Barlow
Justin Hicks
Fran Quinn
Matthew Borchert
J.J. Killeen
Tag Ridings
Craig Bowden
John Kimbell
Dave Schultz
Keegan Bradley
Chris Kirk
Nathan Smith
D.J. Brigman
Kevin Kisner
Sal Spallone
Josh Broadaway
Cliff Kresge
Scott Stallings
Scott Brown
Bronson La’Cassie
Scott Sterling
Ted Brown
J.L Lewis
Darron Stiles
Paul Claxton
Luke List
Andrew Svoboda
Casey Clendenon
Bobby MacWhinnie
Brendon Todd
Kris Cox
Major Manning
Vance Veazey
Glen Day
David Mathis
Casey Wittenberg
Brent DelaHoussaye
Bob May
Gary Woodland
Ken Duke
William McGirt
 
Tommy Gainey
Adam Meyer
 
 
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 2009 British Open Champion Stewart Cink, 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson, 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis, 2003 US Open winner Jim Furyk, two time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, as well as British Open winner Tom Lehman, PGA Champion David Toms, 2003 Tour Championship Winner Chad Campbell, 2004 & 2005 Reno Tahoe Open winner Vaughn Taylor and TPC winner Craig Perks to name just a few. All told, the NGA/Hooters Tour’s alumni have an incredible 11 “Majors” to their credit. The NGA/Hooters Tour has helped more than 100 professionals acquire their PGA, Senior PGA, and Nationwide Tour cards. In fact, 48% of the players that earned their 2010 PGA Tour card, and 53% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.
 
For more information about the NGA/Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, www.NGAHOOTERSTOUR.com.