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Hugh Royer III
Hugh Royer III (born February 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer and golf instructor. Early life Royer was born in Columbus, Georgia. He is the son of the professional golfer Hugh Royer Jr., who played on the PGA Tour for 14 years and won the 1970 Western Open. He spent the majority of his childhood traveling with his father on Tour. Amateur career Royer received a scholarship to Mississippi State University where he played for two years. In those two seasons, Royer had one tournament win and seven top-10 finishes, and held the low stroke average each year. He then transferred to Columbus State University for his junior and senior years, where his father served as head golf coach. He was NCAA Division II Player of the Year and First Team All-American in 1985 and 1986. He was named 1987 Amateur Player of the Year by the Carolinas Golf Reporter. In the summer following his senior year at CSU, he won the Georgia State Amateur Championship by one stroke over Allen Doyle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970; the original merger excluded Bibb City, Georgia, Bibb City, which joined in 2000 after dissolving its own city charter. Columbus is the List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), second most populous city in Georgia (after Atlanta), and fields the state's List of metropolitan areas in Georgia (U.S. state), fourth-largest metropolitan area. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Columbus had a population of 206,922, with 328,883 in the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, Columbus metropolitan statistical area. The metro area joins the nearby Alabama cities of Auburn, Alabama, Auburn and Opelika, Alabama, Opelika to form the Columbus–Auburn–Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nike South Carolina Classic
The South Carolina Classic was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour from 1991 to 2000. It was played at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, South Carolina Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropol .... The purse in 2000 was US$400,000, with $72,000 going to the winner. Winners References * Former Korn Ferry Tour events Golf tournaments in South Carolina Recurring sporting events established in 1991 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2000 1991 establishments in South Carolina 2000 disestablishments in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington PGA Championship
The South African PGA Championship is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It has most recently been played in September, with a prize fund of . It is currently held at St Francis Links in St Francis Bay. History The current South African PGA Championship was founded in 1965, largely thanks to Gary Player and Brian Henning. The inaugural event was held in February 1965 and was won by Harold Henning who beat Player by 3 strokes. New sponsors in 1972 gave the championship a home at The Wanderers Golf Club where it remained until 1995, when it became the first tournament in South Africa to be co-sanctioned by the European Tour. The following year Alfred Dunhill took over from Lexington as title sponsors, breaking a 23-year association with the PGA. Following the 1999 event, Dunhill decided to end their association with the South African PGA and create their own tournament, the Alfred Dunhill Championship, which also replaced the PGA Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Terblanche
Desmond Terblanche (born 27 October 1965) is a South African professional golfer who plays currently on the Sunshine Tour. He has won 12 times on the Sunshine Tour, along with three wins on the Asian Tour. Early life and amateur career Terblanche was born in Vryburg, South Africa. He won the Junior World Championship in 1983. Professional career In 1987, Terblanche turned professional. His 12 wins on the Sunshine Tour came between 1989 and 2007. Personal life In 1988, Terblanche married and now has two teenage children. Amateur wins *1980-83 Junior Springbok *1983 Junior World Championship *1985 SA under 23 Professional wins (17) Asian PGA Tour wins (3) Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Sunshine Tour wins (7) Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0) Other South African wins (7) *1989 Iscor Newcastle Classic *1991 Kalahari Classic, SA Winter Championships, Chipkin Catering Supply Sun City Pro-Am (tied with Justin Hobday) *1993 Highveld Classic, Mmabatho Sun Leop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Freeman (golfer)
Robin Freeman (born May 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour. Freeman was born in St. Charles, Missouri. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma and turned professional in 1983. He was inducted into the University of Central Oklahoma's Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. Freeman began playing on the PGA Tour in 1989 after being medalist at qualifying school in 1988. He has bounced back and forth between the PGA Tour and its developmental tour, the Nike Tour. He won twice on the Nike Tour, both in 1998. His best finish on the PGA Tour is a T-2 at the 1995 GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Freeman is the only two-time medalist at the PGA Tour Q-School (1998 and 1993). After turning 50 in 2009, Freeman also began playing on the Champions Tour. His best finishes are a pair of T-8s at the 2009 U.S. Senior Open and the 2010 Senior PGA Championship. Freeman is currently the Director of Golf Instruction at Tahquitz Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
The Investec Royal Swazi Open was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and was played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it was played using a Modified Stableford System. Winners See also *Open golf tournament An open golf tournament usually refers to a golf tournament in which all golfers may compete regardless of their professional or amateur status. Often there will be certain restrictions, commonly based on ability. Some amateur-only tournaments are ... Notes References External linksSunshine Tour's official site Former Sunshine Tour events Golf tournaments in Eswatini Recurring sporting events established in 1971 1971 establishments in Swaziland Long stubs with short prose {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–91 Southern Africa Tour
The 1990–91 Southern Africa Tour was the 20th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline The early half of the season was dominated by John Bland (golfer), John Bland and Fulton Allem who alternated between wins for the first six events. The first event of the season was a medal match play event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, with Bland victorious. Allem won the next event, the Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters with Bland finishing solo third. At the following event, the Bloemfontein Classic, Bland was victorious. Allem returned the favor the following week when he won the Goodyear Classic by two shots from Bland. Bland won the first event after the Christmas break, the Palabora Classic. Allem then won the next tournament, the ICL International. A variety of golfers played well in the second half of the season, especially South Africans Roger Wessels, Bland and Wayne Westner, as well as American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azalea Invitational
The Azalea Invitational is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played since 1946 at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. Several past champions have subsequently gained membership to the PGA Tour, including Men's major golf championships, major champion Webb Simpson. Winners *2024 Stewart Hagestad *2023 PJ Maybank III *2022 Luke Clanton *2021 Abel Gallegos *2020 Mateo Fernández de Oliveira *2019 ''No tournament – hosted U.S. Women's Open'' *2018 Cole Hammer *2017 Chris Petefish *2016 Andy Zhang *2015 Todd White (golfer), Todd White *2014 Will Murphy (golfer), Will Murphy *2013 Austin Langdale *2012 Matthew NeSmith *2011 Pan Cheng-tsung *2010 Tyson Alexander *2009 Tyson Alexander *2008 Zack Sucher *2007 Webb Simpson *2006 ''No tournament – course restoration'' *2005 Nathan J. Smith *2004 Webb Simpson *2003 Spencer Levin *2002 D. J. Trahan *2001 Casey Wittenberg *2000 David Eger *1999 David Eger *1998 Jeff Knox *1997 John Engler (golfer), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, played in late May, is an annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. From its inception through 2010, it was a 72-hole stroke play team competition, with an additional award for the lowest scoring individual competitor. The team format changed starting in 2011 to 54 holes of stroke play followed by an eight-team single elimination medal match play competition. The 54-hole individual leader is the individual champion. Many of the individual champions have gone on to successful professional careers. The most successful individual winner is Lee Janzen (1986) who won eight times on the PGA Tour including two major championships, the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. Results Stroke play (1963–2010) Match play (2011–present) P = Won in a playoff † = 54-hole tournament, scheduled ‡ = 54-hole tournament, due to weather Multiple winners Team The following schools have won more than one team championship: *13: Florida Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In-Kyung Kim
Kim In-Kyung, also called In-Kyung Kim and I. K. Kim (born 13 June 1988), is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Kim was a member of the Korean National Team in 2003 and 2004 and won three tournaments on the International Junior Golf tour. In 2005, playing on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), she won the 2005 Hargray Junior Classic. Also in 2005, she won the U.S. Girls' Junior and was the medalist in the stroke play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur. Professional career Kim earned co-medalist honors at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in Florida in December 2006 as an amateur to earn full exempt status for the 2007 season. She turned professional immediately following the tournament. In her rookie year of 2007 she had four top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour. In 2008, she had seven top-10 finishes and claimed her first win at the Longs Drugs Challenge. In June 2009, she claimed her second career title with a one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and southwest of Charleston. The year-round population was 37,661 at the 2020 census, although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000."Consolidated Municipal Budget Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017," ''Town of Hilton Head Island'', Accessed August 22, 2017. It is the principal city of the Hilton Head Island–B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nike Permian Basin Open
The WNB Golf Classic was a professional golf tournament in the United States on the Web.com Tour. It was played annually at the Midland Country Club in Midland, Texas, and the title sponsor was Western National Bank. It debuted in 1992 as the Ben Hogan Permian Basin Open at the Club at Mission Dorado in Odessa. The purse was $150,000 and the winner's share of $30,000 went to Taylor Smith on August 30. The course is now part of the Odessa Country Club. For its 23rd and final edition in 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ..., the purse had quadrupled to $600,000 and Andrew Putnam took the winner's share of $108,000. Winners Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. Notes References External links *Coverage on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
