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1997 Nike Tour Graduates
__NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1997. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1997 earned their PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion ... card for 1998. *PGA Tour rookie for 1998. T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1999 (won or finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished outside the top 150). Winners on the PGA Tour in 1998 Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1998 See also * 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates ReferencesMoney list {{Web.com Tour graduates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nike Tour
Nike often refers to: * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine given name *Nike, daughter of Shahrbaraz Arts, entertainment, and media * Nike Award, a Polish language literature prize * The ''Winged Victory of Samothrace'', also known as the ''Niké of Samothrace'', an ancient statue of the goddess Nike * Nike of Callimachus, an ancient statue of the goddess Nike * Nike of Paionios, a statue of Nike from Olympia, Greece * Nike of Paros, a sculpture from Paros * Nike of Megara, statue from Megara * Nike of Epidaurus, a temple akroterion * Nike (Hadrian's Library), found in Hadrian's Library * Nike of Marathon, a modern bronze statue of the goddess * Nike Fixing her Sandal, a marble relief from the Acropolis of Athens * Nike Assists the Wounded Warrior, modern sculpture in Germany * Nike Instructs th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Small (golfer)
Mike Small (born March 4, 1966) is an American professional golfer and college golf coach. Amateur career Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University of Illinois. At Illinois, he was a member of the 1988 Big Ten Championship team, where he finished second behind teammate and current PGA Tour member Steve Stricker. Small was named to the All-Big Ten squad and won two tournaments during his senior year, the Butler National Intercollegiate and the Michigan State Spartan Classic. Professional career Small turned professional in 1990 and played on various tours before joining the PGA Tour in 1995. In 1997, he won two Nike Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) events and finished in the top 15 on the Nike Tour money list, earning his PGA Tour card for the 1998 season. He played on the PGA Tour in 1998, where his best finish wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korn Ferry Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Those who are on the top 30 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season. Since the 2013 season, the Korn Ferry Tour has been the primary pathway for those seeking to earn their PGA Tour card. Q-School, which had previously been the primary route for qualification to the PGA Tour, has been converted as an entryway to the Korn Ferry Tour. History Announced in early 1989 by PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman, the "satellite tour" was formalized by the PGA Tour in 1990, originally named the Ben Hogan Tour, sponsored by the Ben Hogan Golf Company. The first season of 1990 had 30 events, and the typical event purse was $100,000. Late in 1992, Nike acquired the title sponsorship and it became the Nike To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the 38 players who earned 1998 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1997. PGA Tour rookie in 1998 1998 Results *PGA Tour rookie in 1998 T = Tied The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished inside the top 125) The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150) The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished outside the top 150) Winners on the PGA Tour in 1998 Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1998 See also *1997 Nike Tour graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1997. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1997 earned their PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional ... References {{PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates PGA Tour Qualifying School PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (golfer)
John Neuman Cook (born October 2, 1957) is an American professional golfer, who won eleven times on the PGA Tour and was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1993 Ryder Cup, 1993. He was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for 45 weeks in 1992 and 1993. Cook currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and is a studio analyst on Golf Channel. Early life Born in Toledo, Ohio, Cook is the son of PGA Tour official Jim Cook and grew up in southern California. He attended Miraleste Intermediate School, Miraleste High School in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Rancho Palos Verdes and graduated in 1976. In addition to golf, Cook was a promising but undersized quarterback in High school football, football through his sophomore year. He was advised by his high school golf coach (who also coached football) to concentrate on golf, which would give him his best opportunity for a collegiate scholarship. The coach, Wilbur Lucas, later said it was the only time he suggested an ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
The Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently hosted by TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, northeast of Dallas. Held in May, it is one of two PGA Tour stops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex – which until the 2020-21 PGA Tour, was the only metropolitan area to host two events on separate courses in the area (Las Vegas and Savannah have since hosted two events on two separate courses, both of which were pandemic-related changes). The tournament is the leading fundraiser for charity on the PGA Tour and has raised more than $143 million. For much of its history, it was the only PGA Tour stop named after a professional golfer, and remains one of only two such events, along with the Arnold Palmer Invitational. As host, Byron Nelson commonly made appearances during the tournament. It is hosted by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, a 600-member civic organization, and has benefited the club's nonprofit Momentous Institute since its inception. For its first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Westwood
Lee John Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. He is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has also won tournaments in four decades, the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. He was named European Tour Golfer of the Year for the 1998, 2000, 2009 and 2020 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 and 2020 Race to Dubai. He has frequently been mentioned as one of the best golfers without a Men's major golf championships, major championship victory, and he holds the record of playing in the most majors without winning one. Westwood has represented Europe in ten Ryder Cups. In October 2010, he became the List of world number one male golfers, world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ending the reign of Tiger Woods, and becoming the first British golfer since Nick Faldo in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport-McDermott Classic
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a professional golf tournament in Louisiana on the PGA Tour, currently held at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, a suburb southwest of New Orleans. Beginning in 1938 and held annually since 1958, it is commonly played in early to mid-spring. Zurich Insurance Group is the main sponsor, and it is organized by the Fore!Kids Foundation. First prize reached five figures in 1965, six figures in and passed the million-dollar mark in 2006. The winning team in 2022 split over $2.39 million. In 2017, the Zurich Classic became a team event, with eighty pairs. One member of each team is initially chosen via the Tour priority rankings, and his partner must either be a PGA Tour member or earn entry through a sponsor exemption. The stroke play format was alternate shot (foursome) in the first and third rounds and better ball (fourball) for the second and fourth rounds. The cut line is 33 teams, plus ties. The winners earn 400 FedEx Cup points and two-year exem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Verplank
Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. Early life Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Verplank was a leading member of the W.T. White High School golf team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. He graduated from high school in 1982. Amateur career Verplank attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. At OSU, he was a member of the 1983 NCAA Championship team, finishing T3 alongside teammates Tommy Moore, Willie Wood, Andy Dillard, and Philip Walton. He went on later to win the 1984 U.S. Amateur and 1986 NCAA individual title. Prior to his senior year at Oklahoma State, Verplank won the Western Open outside Chicago in August 1985; it was the first victory by an amateur on the PGA Tour in 29 years. He defeated Jim Thorpe on the second extra hole of a playoff for the win at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, Illinois. Professional career Verplank graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
The Wyndham Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in Greensboro and was originally the Greater Greensboro Open. History Founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, it was usually played in April or May, until a schedule change in 2003 moved it toward the end of the season. At the age of 52, Sam Snead set PGA Tour records in 1965 for his eighth win at an event and as the oldest winner of a tournament; both records still stand. He won his 8th title 27 years after his first win in 1938. Davis Love III, the 2015 champion at age 51, is the oldest to win in the senior tour era, which began in 1980. Charlie Sifford competed in 1961, and became the first African American permitted to play in a PGA-sponsored event in the South. He led after the first round, and tied for fourth. In 2007, the event was renamed the Wyndham Championship when Wyndham Hotels & Resorts took over from DaimlerChrysler as title spon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Wadkins
Robert Edwin Wadkins (born July 26, 1951) is an American professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Wadkins was born in Richmond, Virginia. His brother is Lanny Wadkins, a professional golfer. Between Bobby and Lanny, they held the Richmond, Virginia city junior title for six consecutive years – two by Bobby and four by Lanny. After attending the University of Houston for one year, Wadkins earned All-American honors in 1972–73 at East Tennessee State University. Professional career In 1973, Wadkins turned pro. He never won on the PGA Tour despite six runner-up finishes in 715 events, but he did win on the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. Since turning 50, he has played on the Champions Tour and won four times, including one senior major, the 2006 Senior Players Championship. Wadkins is tied with Mark Wiebe as the Champions Tour's youngest winner at the age of 50 years and 10 days when he captured the Lightpath Long Island Classic. Amateur wins *1972 Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison Frazar
Harrison Frazar (born July 29, 1971) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Amateur career Frazar was born in Dallas, Texas and was raised there and in Abilene, Texas. He attended Highland Park High School, where he won two state golf championships and was a three-time all-Texas selection. He then attended the University of Texas majoring in Psychology and Business Foundations. He played on the Longhorns golf team where he was a three time honorable mention All-American. In his junior year he shot a 65, and led Texas to a 2nd-place team finish at the NCAA Championship. Professional career Frazar worked as an analyst at a Dallas commercial real estate firm, managing and developing golf courses as part of his job. It was originally his intent to not play golf professionally, but Mark Brooks convinced him to give it a try. On December 6, 2008, Frazer became one of the few golfers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |