Sunday Updates: 3 Current Members finish Top 20 in Mexico-
PGA Tour: Michael Thompson, the 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour Player of the Year, carded the round of the tournament on Sunday, shooting an 8-under 62 in the final round of the Travelers Championship and moving from T16 to fourth.
Last season on the NGA/Hooters Tour, the former University of Alabama golfer finished the season with six top-10 finishes, four top-5 showings and his first win on the NGA Hooters Tour. He also racked up $92,853 in winnings and accumulated tour-leading 3865 points en route to POY honors. Thompson then went on to earn his PGA Tour card through Q-School.
Thompson started the day with a bogey on his opening hole, but he reeled off nine birdies, including six on the back side, to pick up his best finish on the PGA Tour. Thompson, who finished 18-under par and two shots off the lead, earned $288,000 for his first top-5 on the PGA Tour.
John Rollins, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 1998, finished in a tie for second at 19-under par.
Alum James Driscoll finished fifth at 16-under par, while former NGA/Hooters Tour winner Kevin Streelman finished tied for sixth at 15-under par.
Blake Adams, a former NGA/Hooters Tour winner, joined alums Tom Gillis and John Merrick in a tie for ninth.
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Nationwide Tour: Former NGA/Hooters Tour winner Erik Compton shot a 7-under 65 in the final round of the Mexico Open en route to a come-from-behind victory on the No. 2 tour.
Compton, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 2003 and 2004, started the day T6, but he inched up the leaderboard with a front-side 33 and moved out front with a 32 on the inward nine. The win was Compton’s first on the Nationwide Tour pushed the former UGA golfer to second on the money list. Compton finished at 17-under par, two shots ahead of runner-up Richard Lee.
Current NGA/Hooters Tour member Will Wilcox also made a nice run up the leaderboard on Sunday afternoon. Wilcox, who won at Rock Barn earlier this season, shot a 68 in the final round to move from T6 to solo third. The third-place finish matched Wilcox’s best showing of the season on the Nationwide Tour. 
After Monday qualifying for the Stadion Classic at UGA earlier this season, Wilcox finished T3 to earn status on the Nationwide Tour. And after his second top-5 effort of the season, Wilcox moved to ninth on the Nationwide Tour money list.
Roberto Castro, a 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour member, finished tied for fourth with former NGA/Hooters Tour winner James Nitties and alums Kyle Thompson and Chris Baker.
Current NGA/Hooters Tour member Casey Wittenberg earned himself another start on the Nationwide Tour by finishing T9 in the Mexico Open. Wittenberg, a three-time NGA/Hooters Tour winner, finished 12-under par and tied for ninth with alum Justin Bolli.
Will Claxton, a current member on the NGA/Hooters Tour, finished in a tie for 17th with former players Luke List and Edward Loar.
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Saturday Updates: Wittenberg leads after 2 rounds; Thompson close in PGA action-
Nationwide Tour: Current NGA/Hooters Tour player Casey Wittenberg shot a 9-under 63 in the second round of the Mexico Open on Saturday to take the outright lead. However, Wittenberg, the 2007 POY, struggled on his first nine holes in the third round and dropped to T7 and two shots behind leader Matthew Giles with 27 holes left to play.
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ellow NGA/Hooters Tour member Will Wilcox is also T7. Wilcox was 4-under par through 13 holes in his third round when play was suspended on Saturday evening. Wilcox is currently 24th in the money standings on the Nationwide Tour.
Former players Kyle Thompson and Erik Compton joined Wilcox and Wittenberg at 9-under par and T7.
Alums James Nitties and Michael Sims are T12, while 2010 members Travis Bertoni and Roberto Castro are tied for 18th with former players Justin Bolli, Brian Vranesh and Marco Dawson.
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PGA Tour: NGA/Hooters Tour alum James Driscoll will start the final round of the Travelers Championship 13-under par and three shots behind leader Fredrik Jacobson.
Driscoll, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 2002 and 2003, shot his second 64 in as many days to move from T18 to solo third. Driscoll is searching for his first PGA Tour victory.
John Rollins, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 1998, is 12-under par after three rounds and tied for fourth with multi-time NGA/Hooters Tour winner Blake Adams. Alums Kevin Streelman and John Merrick are T10 at 11-under par going into Sunday’s final round.
Michael Thompson, the 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour Player of the Year, shot a 2-under 68 in the third round and is T16 at 10-under par. Thompson’s best finish of the season is a T14 in the Puerto Rico Open.
Former NGA/Hooters Tour winners Vaughn Taylor and Tommy Gainey are also T16 with 18 holes left to play.
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Friday Updates: Bertoni T3 in Mexico; Thompson T7 in Travelers-
Nationwide Tour: Travis Bertoni, a 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour member, shot a 3-under 69 in the second round of the Mexico Open and was three shots off the lead when play was suspended on Friday night.
Bertoni, who won the Georgia Sports Orthopedic Specialist Classic last season before playing his way on the Nationwide Tour, is 7-under par after two rounds and T3.
Alums Erik Compton and Michael Sims completed their rounds before play was suspended and sit T9 at 6-under par. Current NGA/Hooters Tour player Casey Wittenberg was 2-under through three holes and T9 at 6 under for the tournament when play was called for the day. Alums Scott Sterling and Matthew Giles were also T9 at the conclusion of play.
Current member Will Wilcox is T16 and 5-under after two rounds. Wilcox, a 2011 NGA/Hooters Tour winner, fired a 2-under 70 on Friday. Nearly half the field will return to the course Saturday morning to complete the second round. As of now, the projected cut is 1-under par.
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PGA Tour: Four-time NGA/Hooters Tour winner Vaughn Taylor shot a 4-under 66 in the second round of the Travelers Championship to move into a tie for third on Friday. Taylor is 9-under par after two rounds and only trails amateur Patrick Cantlay (13 under) and Andres Romero (10 under). Alum Alexandre Rocha is also T3 at 9 under.
Michael Thompson, the 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour Player of the Year, shot a 5-under 65 to move from T33 to T7 on Friday. After two rounds, Thompson is 8-under par. Alums Blake Adams and David Mathis are also T7.
Past players Tag Ridings, Heath Slocum, James Driscoll, Chris Couch and Michael Bradley were 7-under par and T14 when play was suspended with 77 players on the course.
Jim Renner, a 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour member, finished the first round with a 7-under 63 and the outright lead. However, the two-time NGA/Hooters Tour winner struggled in the second round, shooting a 4-over 74 and slipping to T67. Renner is 3-under par for the tournament and currently inside the cut line.
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First Round Updates: Former winner Sterling out front in Mexico; Past Player Bradley leads Travelers-
PGA Tour: Former NGA/Hooters Tour player Michael Bradley held the lead at the Travelers Championship when play was suspended on Thursday afternoon.
Bradley, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 1989 and 1990, made the turn in 3-under 32 and rattled off three birdies on his first four holes on the backside to get to 6-under par for the round. Bradley was one shot in front of alum John Rollins and six other players when play was suspended due to inclement weather.
Alum Tom Gillis shot a was 4-under through 15 holes and held a share of ninth with former NGA/Hooters Tour Player of the Year Zach Johnson.
Alums John Merrick, Sean O’Hair and Lee Janzen were 3-under when play was suspended, while alums Kris Blanks, Steve Flesch, Bill Lunde, Jim Furyk and Jim Herman ended the day at 2-under par. Ben Martin, a 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour member, was 1-under par through 11 and T32 when play was suspended.
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Nationwide Tour: Former NGA/Hooters Tour winner Scott Sterling fired a 7-under 65 in the opening round of the Mexico Open and held a one-shot lead when play was suspended.
Sterling, who played six years on the NGA/Hooters Tour, shot 33 on the front nine and reeled off five birdies on the backside before picking up his first-- and only --bogey of the day at No. 18.
Former NGA/Hooters Tour winner James Nitties was T5 at 5-under par, while alums Marco Dawson, Matt Davidson, Justin Peters and current member Casey Wittenberg were T9 at 4-under par when play was halted.
Current members Will Wilcox and Russell Knox were T14 and T38, respectively, when play was suspended.
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Alums Looking of 11th PGA win of 2011-
Myrtle Beach, S.C. - June 22, 2011 - Nearly 200 golfers turned out for the NGA/Hooters Tour’s Texas Honing Open this week in Pearland, Texas. While that number is impressive alone, nearly the same amount of NGA/Hooters Tour alumni are split between the PGA and Nationwide Tours this week as over 150 current and former NGA/Hooters Tour players take part in the Mexico Open and the Travelers Championship.
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Last year, Bubba Watson, a former NGA/Hooters Tour winner, picked up his first PGA Tour win in the Travelers Championship. Watson, who played on the NGA Hooters Tour in 2003 and 2004, started the day six shots behind third-round leader Justin Rose. However, by the 18th hole, Watson closed to within one shot of the lead. A birdie on the 72nd hole put Watson in a playoff with Scott Verplank and Cory Pavin. Watson finished Pavin off with birdie on the first playoff hole and sank a three-foot putt on the second hole to edge Verplank.
After his breakout win, Watson has added two more wins this season and sits second in the FedExCup standings and eighth in this week’s Power Rankings, according to PGATour.com.
Former NGA/Hooters Tour Player of the Year Zach Johnson is fourth in the Power Rankings, while former NGA/Hooters Tour winner Brandt Jobe is ranked seventh. Alums have won two of the last three Travelers Championships and combined for 10 PGA Tour victories in 2011. All told, 68 NGA/Hooters Tour alums are in the field.
The Nationwide Tour is also chock full of past and present NGA/Hooters Tour players as 83 have made the trip south of the border for the playing of the Mexico Open.
After losing in a playoff last year in the Mexico Open, alum B.J. Staten enters this year’s event No. 1 in the Power Rankings. Staten, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 2001, 2002 and 2003, is currently 53rd on the money list.
Alum Kyle Thompson returns to action after finishing second last week in the PHS Wichita Open. In his last three events, Thompson has a win and two runner-up finishes. Based on his recent upswing, Thompson, who played on the NGA/Hooters Tour in 2002, is ranked second in the Power Rankings..jpg)
Recent NGA/Hooters Tour graduates Rob Oppenheim and Scott Brown are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, this week. Oppenheim, a 2010 NGA/Hooters Tour member is coming off a 10th-place finish and has made his last 15 cuts on the Nationwide Tour, while Brown, a 2008 NGA/Hooters Tour member, has a T3 and a T2 in his last two starts on the Nationwide Tour.
Current NGA/Hooters Tour members and multi-time winners, Will Wilcox and Russell Knox, will look to continue their quest to stay inside the top 25 on the money list this week. Wilcox is 24th, while Knox is 26th. The top 25 at season’s end will receive PGA Tour cards. Current player Matt Hendrix is 28th on the money list.
The NGA/Hooters Tour is the No. 1 recommended developmental tour by more PGA and Nationwide Tour Professionals than any other tour in the country.
The NGA/Hooters Tour is the Third Largest Men's 72 Hole Professional Golf Tour in the United States behind the Nationwide and PGA Tours and has helped hundreds of professionals acquire their PGA, Nationwide, and Champions Tour cards. In fact, NGA/Hooters Tour Alumni have won an incredible Twelve (12) “Major” Championships.
Alumni include: 2011 PGA Tour winners Keegan Bradley, Mark Wilson, Bubba Watson and Gary Woodland; Jim Furyk, the 2010 FedExCup winner and PGA Tour Player of the Year; Stewart Cink, the 2009 British Open Champion; Lucas Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open Champion; Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters Champion; Shaun Micheel, the 2003 PGA Champion; Ben Curtis, winner of the 2003 British Open; Lee Janzen, a two-time US Open winner; John Daly, a British Open and PGA Champion; Tom Lehman, winner of the British Open; David Toms, a past PGA Champion; Chad Campbell, the 2003 Tour Championship winner; Vaughn Taylor, a two-time Reno Tahoe Open winner; Craig Perks, winner of the TPC, and many, many more. At this year’s PGA Tour Qualifying School, 46% of the players that earned full exempt status on the PGA Tour (including 2010 Hooters Tour Player of the Year Michael Thompson) and 52% of the players that earned status on the Nationwide Tour have spent time on the NGA/Hooters Professional Golf Tour. In 2011, 23 former NGA/Hooters Tour players will be advancing to the PGA Tour.
For more information on the NGA/Hooters Pro Golf Tour, please visit www.NGAHootersTour.com or contact the Tour Office at (800) 992-8748.
Current and former NGA/Hooters Tour players in Mexico Open:
Brad Adamonis
Ryan Armour
Todd Bailey
Chris Baker
Andy Bare
Doug Barron
Brian Bateman
Travis Bertoni
Tommy Biershenk
Adam Bland
Justin Bolli
Jimmy Brandt
Josh Broadaway
Scott Brown
Ted Brown
Andrew Buckle
Roberto Castro
Paul Claxton
Will Claxton
Erik Compton
Casey Crain
Matt Davidson
Marco Dawson
Bryan DeCorso
Brent Delahoussaye
Ken Duke
Matt Every
Todd Fischer
Martin Flores
Stephen Gangluff
Dustin Garza
Matthew Giles
Jeff Gove
Travis Hampshire
Bob Heintz
Matt Hendrix
Ryan Hietala
Shawn Jasper
J.J. Killeen
Russell Knox
Jason Kokrak
Luke List
Edward Loar
David Lutterus
Brock Mackenzie
James Nitties
Rob Oppenheim
Blake Parks
Justin Peters
Rick Price
Ted Purdy
Clayton Rask
Kyle Reifers
David Robinson
James Sacheck
Michael Sims
Brian Smock
B.J. Staten
Scott Sterling
Brian Stuard
Zach Sucher
Andrew Svoboda
Roger Tambellini
Kyle Thompson
Brendon Todd
Jose Trauwitz
Blake Trimble
Ty Tryon
Martin Ureta
David Vanegas
Vance Veazey
Brian Vranesh
Danny wax
Will Wilcox
Casey Wittenberg
Dan Woltman
Alts:
Eric Onesi
Patrick Nagle
Pablo Acuna
Jason Hill
Parker McLachlin
Eric Axley
Len Mattiace
NGA/Hooters Tour Alumni in the Travelers Championship:
Blake Adams
Chris Baryla
Shane Bertsch
Kris blanks
Jason Bohn
Craig Bowden
Keegan Bradley
Michael Bradley
D.J. Brigman
Chad Campbell
Michael Connell
Chris Couch
Ben Curtis
John Daly
Brendon de Jonge
James Driscoll
Joe Durant
Steve Flesch
Jim Furyk
Tommy Gainey
Tom Gillis
Lucas Glover
Scott Gutschewski
Jim Herman
Justin Hicks
Brandt Jobe
Zach Johnson
Kent Jones
Jerry Kelly
Chris Kirk
Kevin Kisner
Spencer Levin
Bill Lunde
Ben Martin
David Mathis
William McGirt
Matt McQuillan
Kevin Na
Sean O’Hair
Carl Paulson
Aron Price
Fran Qinn
Jim Renner
Tag Ridings
Chris Riley
Alexandre Rocha
John Rollins
Heath Slocum
Nate Smith
Scott Stallings
Kevin Streelman
Will Strickler
Chris Stroud
Vaughn Taylor
Josh Teater
Michael Thompson
David Toms
Jerod Turner
Bubba Watson
Boo Weekley
Jay Wilson
Garrett Willis
Alts:
John Mallinger
Scott Piercy
George McNeill
Tom Pernice Jr.
John Merrick
Scott McCarron
