News >> Past NGA Hooters Tour Players Take Four of Five Power Rankings on Nationwide Tour
Longs, SC—Fresh off his win last week, D.J. Brigman, who played on the NGA Hooters Tour in 2000, 2001 and 2002, is listed second in the Nationwide Tour’s Power Rankings for the Cox Classic this weekend.
Brigman, 34, fired a 7-under 64 in the final round to win the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational on the Scarlet Course at the Ohio State University by one stroke.
Tag Ridings, who played two seasons on the NGA Hooters Tour, is ranked third coming into the event. Ridings finished ninth last week, giving him six top-10 finishes this year. T9 finish was his sixth top 10 of the season. Former NGA player William McGirt is fourth in the rankings after picking up his fourth top-10 of the season last week.
Tommy Gainey, a former winner on the NGA Hooters Tour, holds down the final spot in the Power Rankings. Gainey has two wins this season on the Nationwide Tour. If he wins another, Gainey will receive a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour.
The Nationwide event in Omaha will also feature current members Roberto Castro, Ted Potter Jr, Robert Streb, James Vargas and Manuel Villegas.
Coming into The Greenbrier Classic, former NGA Hooters Tour player Brendon de Jonge holds down fourth in the Power Rankings. de Jonge, who played in 2005 and 2006 on the NGA Hooters Tour, is coming off a 13th-place finish in the RBC Canadian Open.
Jim Furyk, a 1992 NGA Hooters Tour member, is ranked eighth coming into the event, but he still holds down the No. 5 World Ranking and has two wins this season already.
Former NGA players and PGA Major Winners David Toms, John Daly and Lee Janzen are also in the field this week. In total, over 120 past NGA Hooters Tour players will be split between the Nationwide and PGA Tours this weekend.
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 an impressive list of alumni.
Stewart Cink, the 2009 British Open Champion; 2009 US Open champion Lucas Glover; Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters Champion; Shaun Micheel, the 2003 British Open Champion; Ben Curtis, winner of the 2003 British Open; Jim Furyk, winner of the 2003 US 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; and Craig Perks, winner of the TPC, tested their mettle on the NGA Hooters Tour before tasting success on golf’s grandest stage.
All told, the NGA Hooters Tour’s alumni have an incredible 12 “Majors” to their credit. The NGA Hooters Tour has helped hundreds of professionals acquire their PGA, Senior PGA, and Nationwide Tour cards. In fact, 48% of the players that earned their 2010 PGA Tour card, and 53% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA Hooters Tour.
For more information, visit: www.HootersTour.com.
Past NGA Hooters Tour Players in The Greenbrier Classic:
1. Blake Adams
2. Justin Bolli
3. Craig Bowden
4. Chad Collins
5. Erik Compton
6. Michael Connell
7. Ben Curtis
8. John Daly
9. Brendon de Jonge
10. Brent Delahoussaye
11. Joe Durant
12. Matt Every
13. Steve Flesch
14. Martin Flores
15. Jim Furyk
16. Robert Garrigus
17. Brian Gay
18. Tom Gillis
19. Jeff Gove
20. Alex Hamilton
21. Lee Janzen
22. Jerry Kelly
23. Cliff Kresge
24. Derek Lamely
25. Michael Letzig
26. Spencer Levin
27. Steve Lowery
28. Bill Lunde
29. Will MacKenzie
30. Scott McCarron
31. George McNeil
32. David Morland IV
33. Garth Mulroy
34. James Nitties
35. Rod Pampling
36. Scott Piercy
37. Aron Price
38. Ted Purdy
39. Brett Quigley
40. Chris Riley
41. John Rollins
42. Sam Saunders
43. John Senden
44. Bob Sowards
45. Kevin Streelman
46. Chris Stroud
47. Brian Stuard
48. Roger Tambellini
49. Josh Teater
50. Chris Tidland
51. David Toms
52. Jerod Turner
53. Vance Veazey
54. Drew Weaver
55. Boo Weekley
56. Jay Williamson
57. Garrett Willis
58. Chris Wilson
59. Mark Wilson
60. Gary Woodland
Past NGA Hooters Tour players in the Cox Classic:
1. Joe Affrunti
2. Mark Anderson
3. Ryan Armour
4. Brian Bateman
5. Camilo Benedetti
6. Matthew Borchert
7. Keegan Bradley
8. David Branshaw
9. D.J. Brigman
10. Josh Broadaway
11. Scott Brown
12. Ted Brown
13. Andrew Buckle
14. Roberto Castro
15. Michael Clark II
16. Paul Claxton
17. Matt Davidson
18. Bryan DeCorso
19. Bubba Dickerson
20. Ken Duke
21. Joel Edwards
22. Nick Flanagan
23. Tommy Gainey
24. Robert Gamez
25. Kelly Grunewald
26. Scott Gutschewski
27. Ty Harris
28. Jim Herman
29. Justin Hicks
30. Ryan Hietala
31. Jesse Hutchins
32. Brandt Jobe
33. Kent Jones
34. J.J. Killeen
35. John Kimbell
36. Chris Kirk
37. Kevin Kisner
38. Cliff Kresge
39. Bronson La’Cassie
40. Luke List
41. David Mathis
42. William McGirt
43. Adam Meyer
44. Rob Oppenheim
45. Justin Peters
46. Ewan Porter
47. Ted Potter Jr.
48. Rick Price
49. Kyle Reifters
50. Tag Ridings
51. John Riegger
52. Dave Schultz
53. Jason Schultz
54. Justin Smith
55. Sal Spallone
56. Scott Stallings
57. B.J. Staten
58. Scott Sterling
59. Darron Stiles
60. Andre Stolz
61. Robert Streb
62. Andrew Svoboda
63. Kyle Thompson
64. James Vargas
65. Manuel Villegas
66. Brian Vranesh
67. Ron Whittaker
68. Casey Wittenberg
