United States Wins Ryder Cup
Five Former Members Help US Team
N. Myrtle Beach, SC… Chad Campbell, the NGA Hooters Tour all time leading money winner with over $776,000 in earnings, as well as 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis were among five former Hooters Tour players on The United States team that helped bring the Ryder Cup back to American soil on Sunday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
Joining this outstanding group of alumni were seven-time Ryder Cup member Jim Furyk, four-time member Stewart Cink and first-time member Boo Weekley.
Hooters alumni helped contribute 9 ½ of the 16 ½ points the Americans earned with veteran Jim Furyk and rookie Boo Weekley leading the way with 2 ½ points each. Hooters alums went an impressive 4-1 in the crucial singles matches on Sunday to keep the European team from winning for the fourth straight year.
The other seven members of the United States Team without Hooters Tour ties were Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Anthony Kim, J.B. Holmes, Steve Stricker, Kenny Perry and Hunter Mahan. The 38th Ryder Cup in 2010 will take place at Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales.
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, 42% of the players that earned their 2008 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.
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