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Johnson “Dials” In First PGA Tour Win
Duluth, GA…Chalk another one up for the Hooters Tour. Zach Johnson, the 2001 NGA/Hooters Tour Player of The Year, captured his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at The BellSouth Classic in only his 13th Tour start of the year.
Johnson fired a final round 72 and was able to hold on to win by one stroke over Mark Hensby. Johnson collects $810,000 for his first Tour win.
“I’m just glad to have this first one and hope that there will be many more to come,” said the Orlando, FL native after his closing round even par.
Johnson spent last year dominating the Nationwide Tour to the effect of 2 wins and over $490,000 before making the jump this year to the PGA Tour.
The NGA/Hooters Tour is the 3rd largest men’s 72-hole professional golf tour in the country behind the PGA and Nationwide (Formerly Buy.com) Tours, and boasts alumni like 2003 PGA Champion Shaun Micheel, 2003 British Open winner Ben Curtis, two time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, as well as British Open winner Tom Lehman, 2003 US Open winner Jim Furyk, PGA Champion David Toms, 2003 Tour Championship Winner Chad Campbell, 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, 38% of the players that earned their 2004 PGA Tour card, and 33% of the players that earned full exempt status on the Nationwide Tour started their careers on the NGA/Hooters Tour.
For more information about the NGA/Hooters Tour, please visit our web site, www.NGAHOOTERSTOUR.com or call the NGA/Hooters Tour office at 843-281-TOUR (8687).
