Guatemala International Open Kicks Off Season
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N. Myrtle Beach, SC… For the second year in row, The National Golf Association’s Hooters Professional Golf Tour, presented by Hooters Restaurants and Naturally Fresh Dressings, Sauces and Dips is coming to Guatemala City, Guatemala and the beautiful 7129 yard, par 72 San Isidro Country Club February 26- March 4, 2007 for The Guatemala International Open presented by INGUAT and Hooters Restaurants. The field for the 2nd Annaual Guatemala International Open boasts returning champion Alex Rodger, Nationwide Tour members Zoran Zorkic, Keoke Cotner, and Travis Perkins, as well as ten-time Hooters tour winner Dave Schreyer and three-time winner Kris Blanks.
The purse for the 2nd Annual Guatemala International Open is $200,000 with $33, 565 going to the winner.
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, 50% of the players that earned their 2007 PGA Tour card, and 47% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.