“We’re excited to be involved with an organization with the history and integrity of The Hooters Tour,” said David Siegel, Co-owner of the Tarheel Tour. “There’s a reason the Hooters Tour has put more players on the PGA and Nationwide Tours than anyone else. Our players should definitely benefit from this opportunity.”

“The players are the real winners here,” said Tarheel Tour Co-Owner Paul Wortham. “Playing under the umbrella of the Hooters Tour will not only help our players move on to the next level but will also provide a financially rewarding place to play while they’re trying to get there.”

Under the terms of the agreement Hooters Tour players may enter either Tour’s events during non-conflicting tournament weeks on a space available basis and vice versa. In addition, the top 10 players on the NGA/Hooters Tarheel Tour money list at the end of the 2007 season will earn full exempt status on The Hooters Tour in 2008.

The NGA/Hooters Tour will hold 18 events in 2007 with a combined purse of $3.6 million ($200,000 per event) guaranteed regardless of field size.

The NGA/Hooters Tour is the 3^rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide Tours, and boasts alumni like 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis, 2003 US Open winner Jim Furyk, two time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, as well as British Open winner Tom Lehman, PGA Champion David Toms, 2003 Tour Championship Winner Chad Campbell, 2004 BellSouth Classic winner Zach Johnson , 2004 & 2005 Reno Tahoe Open winner Vaughn Taylor and TPC winner Craig Perks to name just a few. All told, the NGA/Hooters Tour’s alumni have an incredible 9 “Majors” to their credit. The NGA/Hooters Tour has helped more than 100 professionals acquire their PGA, Senior PGA, and Nationwide Tour cards. In fact, 42% of the players that earned their 2006 PGA Tour card, and 43% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.

About the Tar Heel Tour

The Tarheel Tour has been conducting three and four day events in North and South Carolina since 2002.  Currently there are over 500 members and non-members on its 2006 roster. At the end of the 2006 season the Tarheel Tour paid out over $1.8 million in total prize money for the season. Players from 39 states and 12 countries have played in events. Most recently the Tour has graduated Kyle Reifers who not only won his first pro event (Tarheel Tour’s Charlotte National Open) but the following week won the Chattanooga Classic, his debut Nationwide event. Other notable players are, Jason Bohn, Tim Simpson, Tommy Tolles, Ken Green, Nick Flanagan and John Maginnes.  The Tour has had players in the last three Opens and has graduated over 79 players past first stage of PGA Tour School and 30 players into final stage. Centrally located in Charlotte, NC the Tour boasts the finest group of golf courses in the industry. The lack of travel and the amount of practice facilities is a major ingredient in the Tours success.

Major sponsors include: Titleist, TaylorMade, Nike Golf and Sundog Eyewear.  
     

For more information about the NGA/Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, www.NGAHOOTERSTOUR.com . If you have any questions about sponsorship opportunities or interview requests before or during tournament week please contact The NGA/Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687).

For more information about The NGA/Hooters Tarheel Tour please visit www.tarheeltour.com or call 704-545-3055.