News >> PGA TOUR Q-School Update

58 Former Players Make Finals 

The NGA Hooters Professional Golf Tour continues to prove year after year to be the #1 developmental tour in the United States for aspiring professionals to begin their careers. The National Golf Association is the 3rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide Tours.

With the completion of the first Two Stages of Q-School, the Hooters Tour proves again to be the number one training ground. Take a look at these impressive numbers
  • 35% (58 of 163) of those players who made it to final stage started their careers on the Hooters Tour.
  • 17 of the 58 former players (30%) that earned their way to the Final Stage played during the 2008 season on the Hooters Tour including 2008 Player of The Year David Skinns. 
    Qualifying school is not the only way former NGA Hooters Tour players will gain exempt status on the PGA Tour for 2009. This past season, 11 former members locked up their 2008 Tour cards by finishing in the Top 25 on the Nationwide Tour’s money list.

    The following are the 11 former NGA Hooters Tour players who finished in the top 25 on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list: Casey Wittenberg, Kris Blanks, Jeff Klauk, Aron Price, Brendon Todd, Scott Piercy, Brendon DeJonge, Bill Lunde, David Mathis, Darron Stiles and Scott Gutschewski.

    Be sure to follow the action of all the Hooters Tour alumni as they try and secure a spot on the 2009 PGA Tour. Click Here For Link To Q-school

    The NGA Hooters Tour would like to congratulate all of our alumni as they try to fulfill their dreams. For more information about the NGA Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, www.ngahooterstour.com. If you have any other questions concerning sponsorship opportunities or interview requests before or during tournament week please contact the NGA Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687).