N. Myrtle Beach, SC…The National Golf Association’s Hooters Professional Golf Tour, presented by Hooters of America and Naturally Fresh Foods, returns to Inverrary Country Club’s East Course for the first time since 2001 to begin the United States swing of the 2008 season March 24-30, 2008.
Inverrary Country Club is the former host of the PGA TOUR’s Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, The Tournament Players Championship, The Honda Classic as well the LPGA’s Phar-Mor Classic. All told, Inverrary Country Club has hosted fifteen PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour events with winners such as Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite and Beth Daniel.
"We are excited to bring the Hooters Tour to a course that has hosted the history and pageantry that Inverrary has," said NGA/Hooters Tour President Robin L. Waters. "This golf course will test all the aspects of our players’ games and I am looking forward to great start to our 2008 season."
Inverrary Country Club hosted the Hooters Tour during the 2001 season. During that tournament, former Hooters Tour member Jean-Paul Hebert broke Jack Nicklaus’ course record with a ten-under par 62, 2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis finished runner-up to Kevin Blanton and 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson finished T-27.
The total purse for this event will be $200,000, with $33,566 going to the winner. During tournament week, there will be a Qualifier on Monday for ten spots into the event, a junior clinic hosted by pros of the Hooters Tour on Tuesday afternoon of, as well as a Pro-Am on Wednesday that gives amateurs a chance to play with the future stars of the PGA TOUR.
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 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 10 "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.
For more information about the NGA/Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, http://www.hooterstour.com/. If you have any questions about sponsorship opportunities or interview requests before or during tournament week please contact Regional Tournament Director Ryan Waters at 843-348-3045 or the NGA/Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687) or by email at ryanwaters@hooterstour.com.
Inverrary Country Club is the former host of the PGA TOUR’s Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, The Tournament Players Championship, The Honda Classic as well the LPGA’s Phar-Mor Classic. All told, Inverrary Country Club has hosted fifteen PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour events with winners such as Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite and Beth Daniel.
"We are excited to bring the Hooters Tour to a course that has hosted the history and pageantry that Inverrary has," said NGA/Hooters Tour President Robin L. Waters. "This golf course will test all the aspects of our players’ games and I am looking forward to great start to our 2008 season."
Inverrary Country Club hosted the Hooters Tour during the 2001 season. During that tournament, former Hooters Tour member Jean-Paul Hebert broke Jack Nicklaus’ course record with a ten-under par 62, 2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis finished runner-up to Kevin Blanton and 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson finished T-27.
The total purse for this event will be $200,000, with $33,566 going to the winner. During tournament week, there will be a Qualifier on Monday for ten spots into the event, a junior clinic hosted by pros of the Hooters Tour on Tuesday afternoon of, as well as a Pro-Am on Wednesday that gives amateurs a chance to play with the future stars of the PGA TOUR.
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 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 10 "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.
For more information about the NGA/Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, http://www.hooterstour.com/. If you have any questions about sponsorship opportunities or interview requests before or during tournament week please contact Regional Tournament Director Ryan Waters at 843-348-3045 or the NGA/Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687) or by email at ryanwaters@hooterstour.com.
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