2006 Ryder Cup Has Strong Hooters Tour Ties
Six Former Members Make 2006 Squad
N. Myrtle Beach, SC… Chad Campbell, the NGA Hooters Tour all time leading money winner with over $776,000 in earnings, as well as four-time Hooters Tour winners Zach Johnson and Vaughn Taylor will be among six former Hooters Tour players to compete for the United States team in this year’s Ryder Cup held at the K Club in Dublin, Ireland September 22-24, 2006.
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 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 BellSouth Classic winner Zach Johnson, 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 9 “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, 42% of the players that earned their 2006 PGA Tour card, and 43% 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 or call the NGA/Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687).
Joining this outstanding group of alumni will be alumni and six-time Ryder Cup member Jim Furyk, three-time member David Toms, and three-time member Stewart Cink. The United States Team will also be captained by former Hooters Tour member Tom Lehman.
The other six member of the United States Team without Hooters Tour ties are Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Scott Verplank, JJ Henry and Chris DiMarco.
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 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 BellSouth Classic winner Zach Johnson, 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 9 “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, 42% of the players that earned their 2006 PGA Tour card, and 43% 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 or call the NGA/Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687).