The NGA Pro Golf Tour was a developmental golf tour based in the United States. The tour consisted of around 25 professional golf tournaments,[1][2] making it the third largest series in the United States after the elite PGA Tour and its developmental series, the Korn Ferry Tour.[3]
NGA Pro Golf Tour
Formerly
U.S. Golf Tour T. C. Jordan Tour Hooters Tour NGA Hooters Tour NGA Pro Golf Tour SwingThought Tour
The Pro Golf Tour (PGT) was founded in 1987 by Aytch Johnson, and financed by T. C. "Rick" Jordan. Midway through its first full season in 1988, Jordan withdrew his money citing financial irregularities, and the tour folded.
In late 1988, Jordan founded the U.S. Golf Tour (USGT), which launched its first season in 1989. During the 1991 season, it became known as the T. C. Jordan Tour. In 1994, the involvement of Hooters restaurant chain owner Robert H. Brooks, who later become majority owner of the tour, saw Hooters become the title sponsor, with the tour branded as the Hooters Jordan Tour. The following year, a 20-year sponsorship deal was agreed.[4] With the sanctioning of the National Golf Association, the tour was titled as the NGA Hooters Tour. On Brooks death in 2006, tour president Robin Waters acquired his majority stake in the tour. Hooters ended their sponsorship following the 2011 season and the tour became known as the NGA Pro Golf Tour.[5]
Following the PGA Tour's acquisition of the Canadian Tour and the Tour de las Américas in 2012, the NGA Pro Golf Tour began to suffer due to those tours then offering direct promotion to the PGA Tour's second tier Web.com Tour. As membership and tournament entries decreased, guaranteed prize money was reduced, and then withdrawn in 2014. In August 2014, the tour was acquired by Golf Interact, who rebranded it as the SwingThought Tour.[6] The following year, Golf Interact purchased the eGolf Professional Tour and integrated it into the SwingThought Tour.[7]
Leading money winnersedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources NGA Pro Golf Tour news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The NGA Pro Golf Tour was a developmental golf tour based in the United States The tour consisted of around 25 professional golf tournaments 1 2 making it the third largest series in the United States after the elite PGA Tour and its developmental series the Korn Ferry Tour 3 NGA Pro Golf TourFormerlyU S Golf TourT C Jordan TourHooters TourNGA Hooters TourNGA Pro Golf TourSwingThought TourSportGolfFounded1988FounderT C Rick JordanFirst season1989CountryBased in the United StatesMost titlesMoney list titles Chad Campbell 2 Ted Potter Jr 2 Tournament wins Chad Campbell 13 RelatedcompetitionseGolf Professional TourGateway TourWeb com TourHistory editThe Pro Golf Tour PGT was founded in 1987 by Aytch Johnson and financed by T C Rick Jordan Midway through its first full season in 1988 Jordan withdrew his money citing financial irregularities and the tour folded In late 1988 Jordan founded the U S Golf Tour USGT which launched its first season in 1989 During the 1991 season it became known as the T C Jordan Tour In 1994 the involvement of Hooters restaurant chain owner Robert H Brooks who later become majority owner of the tour saw Hooters become the title sponsor with the tour branded as the Hooters Jordan Tour The following year a 20 year sponsorship deal was agreed 4 With the sanctioning of the National Golf Association the tour was titled as the NGA Hooters Tour On Brooks death in 2006 tour president Robin Waters acquired his majority stake in the tour Hooters ended their sponsorship following the 2011 season and the tour became known as the NGA Pro Golf Tour 5 Following the PGA Tour s acquisition of the Canadian Tour and the Tour de las Americas in 2012 the NGA Pro Golf Tour began to suffer due to those tours then offering direct promotion to the PGA Tour s second tier Web com Tour As membership and tournament entries decreased guaranteed prize money was reduced and then withdrawn in 2014 In August 2014 the tour was acquired by Golf Interact who rebranded it as the SwingThought Tour 6 The following year Golf Interact purchased the eGolf Professional Tour and integrated it into the SwingThought Tour 7 Leading money winners editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2023 Year Winner Prize money US Ref 2014 nbsp Dominic Bozzelli 72 658 8 2013 nbsp Jon Curran 102 965 2012 nbsp Brandon Brown 115 904 9 2011 nbsp Jeff Corr 159 199 10 2010 nbsp Michael Thompson 111 817 11 2009 nbsp Ted Potter Jr 2 202 517 2008 nbsp David Skinns 134 809 2007 nbsp Casey Wittenberg 122 881 2006 nbsp Ted Potter Jr 102 609 2005 nbsp Dave Schreyer 86 682 2004 nbsp Elliot Gealy 137 704 2003 nbsp Jake Reeves 129 921 2002 nbsp Michael Connell 76 304 2001 nbsp Zach Johnson 126 408 12 2000 nbsp Chad Campbell 2 188 280 13 1999 nbsp 1998 nbsp Chad Campbell 185 431 14 1997 nbsp Steve Ford 184 314 15 References edit Elizabeth Olson August 19 2003 Hostesses in Shorts This Is No Ordinary Flight The New York Times An Alternate Route For Reaching the PGA The New York Times July 14 2003 Jolley Frank February 19 2011 Hutchins goes low to win Tourney The Daily Commercial Leesburg Florida Archived from the original on July 8 2011 Retrieved February 23 2011 Get To Know Tomorrow s Golf Stars Today Florida Today September 27 2005 p 2 Retrieved November 23 2023 via Newspapers com Hooters ends tour sponsorship News Sentinel August 24 2011 p 7C Retrieved November 23 2023 via Newspapers com NGA Tour formerly the NGA Hooters Tour acquired by Golf Interact The Golf Wire September 17 2014 Retrieved February 24 2020 Blondin Alan August 6 2015 Grand Strand based Swing Thought Tour acquires eGolf Tour The State Retrieved February 24 2020 Money List Standings SwingThought com Archived from the original on March 10 2015 Retrieved December 1 2023 Money and Points standings NGA Hooters Tour Archived from the original on November 2 2012 Retrieved November 23 2023 Money and Points standings NGA Hooters Tour Archived from the original on June 9 2012 Retrieved November 23 2023 Money and Points standings NGA Hooters Tour Archived from the original on June 9 2012 Retrieved November 23 2023 2001 Tour Final Statistics NGA Hooters Tour Archived from the original on January 26 2002 Retrieved November 23 2023 2000 Tour Statistics NGA Hooters Tour Archived from the original on January 25 2001 Retrieved November 23 2023 NGA Hooters Tour Final Money Leaders The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee October 3 1998 p D9 Retrieved November 26 2023 via Newspapers com Professional golf The Sun News Myrtle Beach South Carolina September 29 1997 p 5B Retrieved November 27 2023 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NGA Pro Golf 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