NewsBig Break Tryouts Return to Tarheel Tour for a Second Time in 2008 Robinson’s steady play earns second title of season Robinson, Mincer share lead after second round at Northstone Catalioto Off to Hot Start at Northstone Tarheel Tour Players, Past and Present, Making Their Mark S&K Menswear Signs On As Title Sponsor For Fall Finale Series Fiese Rides Hot Putter To Cabarrus Classic Title Three share lead heading into final round of Cabarrus Classic Kisner Torches Cabarrus With Course Record Tying 63 Full Field of 156 Ready to Tackle Cabarrus Bare Defeats Jones On First Playoff Hole to Grab Sapona Title Moore Takes One-Shot Lead Into Final Round Amid Crowded Leaderboard McGirt Fires Sizzling 64 To Lead Sapona Open Todd, Edstrom among a large group still battling on Tarheel Tour Tarheel Tour returns to home state for first time in 2008 Z Golf Custom Fitting- Becomes the OfficialCustom Club Fitter of the Tarheel Tour McLuen Wins Manor Classic Farmville, V.A. – It’s not very often that a player tees off of No. 10 in the final round of a golf tournament and goes on to win. In fact, the last time it happened on the PGA Tour was in 1987 at the Colonial Invitational. The last time it happened on the Tarheel Tour was today, when Jay McLuen erased an eight-shot deficit in the final round with an astonishing course-record-shattering 63 to capture the inaugural Manor Classic.
SECOND STRAIGHT 67 GIVES HENDRY THE LEAD Three Players Tied For The Lead After One Round At The Manor Tarheel Tour Makes Maiden Voyage to The Manor GIRLFRIEND'S BOSS PUSHES BUTLER TO THE TITLE TPGG Classic Second-Round TPGG Classic round 1 TPGG Classic ROBINSON COLLECTS ANOTHER TOP-10, AND THE TITLE! Burkhart and Weatherly Share Lead at Treacherous Rivertowne 2008 Tarheel Tour Season opens with Rivertowne Open Season Opening Patriots Point Classic Cancelled Moore, Ureta, List headline 2008 Tarheel Tour Rookie Class Qualification for Competition in the 2008 TPGG Classic 2008 Tarheel Tour Tentative Schedule TOUR PLAYERS GOLF GROUP GUARANTEES $250,000 PURSE FOR 2008 TPGG CLASSIC Tour Players Golf Group CEO Al Couch and President Ronald E. Charron announced today their organization's sponsorship of the Tarheel Tour's third event of the year, which will now be called "The TPGG Classic.� Charron stated: "We are guaranteeing the purse increase from the 2007 purse of $86,600 to a total of $250,000 to illustrate the type of commitment our company is making to the Tarheel Tour going forward. An Agreement in Principle to Merge/Acquire Tarheel Tour Roswell, Georgia based TOUR PLAYERS GOLF GROUP President Ronald E. Charron announced today an agreement in principle for his organization to exercise a merger/acquisition with the Tarheel Tour for the 2008 season.�� He stated: �We have reached a long-term�agreement in principle with Tarheel Tour Owner David Siegel to acquire his organization. 2008 Tarheel Tour Tentative Schedule The Charlotte-based Tarheel Tour has released a tentative schedule for the 2008 season. Now in its seventh year, the Tour will begin the 2008 season in Charleston, SC at Patriots Point Links and RiverTowne Country Club, site of the LPGA Tour�s Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA. This marks the third consecutive year in which the Tarheel Tour will kickoff its season in the South Carolina lowcountry. Tarheel Tour Veteran Tommy Gainey Earns PGA TOUR Card Tarheel Tour regular Tommy Gainey of Bishopville, SC has long been considered one of the best players in developmental tour golf, and now he has the chance to show the world that he is one of the best players on the PGA TOUR. Gainey earns 2008 PGA Tour card Despite a final round 77, Tommy Gainey earned his 2008 PGA Tour card with a 15-under par total which left him tied for 19th place. The top-26 players in the field earned exempt status on the PGA Tour for the 2008 season. Final Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying Day 3 They have reached the halfway point at the final stage of PGA Tour qualifying in Orlando, FL and Tommy Gainey is alone in third place after firing a third round 65. Gainey heads into the weekend at 16-under par and trails 54 hole leader Frank Lickliter by eight shots. Final Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying Day 2 Four-time Tarheel Tour winner Tommy Gainey made five-birdies en-route to a second round 68 on the Crooked Cat course to sit tied for seventh after two rounds at the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School. The top-25 players will earn their 2008 PGA Tour cards. Final Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying Begins Tommy Gainey fired a 67 and sits tied for seventh after the first round at the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School in Orlando, FL. Second Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying day 4 Reid Edstrom fired a final round 62 at The Woodlands in Kingwood, TX to finish the week tied for 19th. Edstrom's ten-under par score included a double eagle two on the par five 13th and an eagle at the 15th to go with five-birdies. The Auburn, AL native posted a four-day total of two-under par to squeeze into final stage, as the top-20 and ties advanced. Second Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying day 3 Brent Delahoussaye of Greenville, SC fired his second straight 69 and sits tied for second at 12-under par heading into the final round in Maricopa, AZ. The Clemson alumnus has made 18-birdies through 54-holes this week. Second Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying day 2 Brent Delahoussaye fired a second round 69 and is tied for the lead at 10-under par after 36-holes at Royal Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, AZ. Second Stage of PGA Tour Qualifying Begins Ben Duncan fired a first round 64 and is tied for the lead heading into round two at Royal Dunes Golf Club. For full field scores from all six second stage sites click here. End of year Match Play Championship day 3 Scott Brown won the 2007 Year End Match Play Championship with a 2 + 1 victory over Jason Martin Friday. The win was worth $10,000 and was Brown's second of the 2007 season. Brown and Martin each needed extra holes to win their semifinal matches Friday morning over Matt Cannon and Dane Burkhart respectively. For full field results click here. End of year Match Play Championship day 2 Jason Martin made a clutch up and down from the greenside bunker on 18 to beat Jay McLuen in the round of 16. Martin kept the momentum going in the afternoon using two chip-in birdies to upset William McGirt 3+1 and advance to the semifinals. Martin is joined in the semifinals by Matt Cannon, Scott Brown, and Dane Burkhart. For full match play results click here. End of year Match Play Championship 19th seeded Chris Taylor pulled off the biggest upset in round one of the Tarheel Tour's year end Match Play Championship. Taylor defeated fourth seeded Andy Bare in 19-holes to advance to the round of 16. Kok Wins Medallist Honors At Stonebridge Ranch Johan Kok finished up his dominance of Stonebridge Ranch Country Club with a final round 70 to post a four-day total of 17-under par. This weeks PGA Tour Qualifying School update Johan Kok carded eight birdies and an eagle during his second round 63 in McKinney, Texas. The long hitting South African sits at 10-under par and leads by three shots heading into the third round. 33 Tarheel Tour players advance Several Tarheel Tour players have now advanced to second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School including 21 of the 32 successful qualifiers at Florence Country Club. PGA Tour Qualifying School Update Several Tarheel Tour players find themselves in good position to advance at the halfway point of the first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School. PGA Tour Qualifying School Follow your favorite Tarheel Tour Players as they compete at the first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School. SCOTT CLAIMS THE LAST TARHEEL TOUR TITLE OF 2007 Goldsboro, NC. � Three-time Canadian Amateur champion Richard Scott carded a final-round 69 in the Tarheel Tour�s Championship at Walnut Creek and in turn claimed a one-shot victory over Jeff Curl and the first-place prize of $16,000. Scott Leads By One After Two Rounds At Tour Championship Goldsboro, NC- Richard Scott shot a second round 70 and holds a tenuous one-shot lead over Bruce McDonald heading into the final round of the Tarheel Tour Championship at Walnut Creek Country Club Thursday. Scott Sets Course Record At Walnut Creek Goldsboro, NC- Richard Scott shot a blistering opening round score of 63 to establish the course record at Walnut Creek Country Club and takes a 3-shot lead into the second round of the Tarheel Tour Championship. BLAUM�S PUTTER AND HEAVY HEART GUIDE HIM TO THE WIN Salisbury, NC. � Ryan Blaum entered the final round of the Tarheel Tour�s second-annual Salisbury Classic trailing overnight leader Matthew Borchert by two shots. By day�s end, Blaum would have a round of 66, a four-shot victory, and a check for $16,000; not a bad day at the office. Borchert Leads By Three After Two Rounds In Salisbury Salisbury, NC. � Matthew Borchert battled cold conditions and a swirling wind to shoot a second-round 66 in the Tarheel Tour�s second-annual Salisbury Classic on Thursday and takes a two-shot lead into Friday�s final round at the Country Club of Salisbury. FIESE AND BRISSON TIED AFTER ONE ROUND IN SALISBURY Salisbury, NC. � D.J. Fiese and Cortney Brisson each carded opening rounds of 65 in the Tarheel Tour�s second-annual Salisbury Classic on Wednesday and share a one-shot lead over four players heading into Thursday�s second round. STROEVER WINS THIRD ANNUAL COLUMBIA OPEN Columbia, S.C. � Lee Stroever of Jupiter, FL survived Mother Nature and difficult final-round hole locations to capture the third annual Columbia Open at Columbia Country Club on Thursday "FORMER NEW MEXICO STAR BRINGS THE HEAT TO COLUMBIA" Columbia SC. � Joel Hendry of Hilton Head Island, SC fired a second-round 65 in the Tarheel Tour�s third annual Columbia Open on Wednesday and will now take a one-shot lead heading into Thursday�s final round. Ladd Leads At Columbia Blythewood, SC- David Ladd fired a 5-under par 67 to grab the first round lead
at the Tarheel Tour�s Columbia Open at Columbia Country Club Tuesday. Quackenbush Outlasts Cannon To Take MonaVie Title Indian Trail, NC- Brian Quackenbush made par on the fourth playoff hole to outlast Tarheel Tour leading money winner Matt Cannon and win the Tarheel Tour�s MonaVie Open at Charlotte National Golf Club on Friday. Cannon Heats Up At Just The Right Time Indian Trail, NC. � In every sport, there is a time of the year in which to peak. In college basketball, you want your team firing on all cylinders come March. In the NFL, the colder it gets outside, the better you want to play and the more vital each Sunday seems to feel. In developmental tour golf, the entire year means nothing if you don�t play well in the fall. Given that theory, Matt Cannon might be hitting his stride at just the right time. Quackenbush and Gainey Share The Lead Indian Trail, NC. � 2006 Southern Open champion Brian Quackenbush and Tommy �Two Gloves� Gainey each fired opening-round 65s in the Tarheel Tour�s MonaVie Open on Wednesday and will share a one-shot lead over two players heading into Thursday�s second round. Fricke Prevails At Stonebridge Monroe, NC- Jonathan Fricke shot a final round 5-under par 67 to erase a one shot deficit and win the Tarheel Tour�s Stonebridge Open by three shots over three players.
Fricke began the day at 14-under par, one shot behind overnight leader Tommy �Two Gloves� Gainey. The Covington, GA native started the day slowly and was only able to muster a one over par 37 on the front nine. Luckily for Fricke, Gainey also struggled on the outward half and Fricke�s deficit remained only one shot heading into the back nine. Gainey Faces A Familiar Foe At Stonebridge Monroe, NC- Tommy �Two Gloves� Gainey followed up his opening round 63 with a second round 66 to lead the Tarheel Tour�s Stonebridge Classic by a shot over Jonathan Fricke heading into Friday�s final round at Stonebridge Golf Club. Gainey Lights Up Stonebridge Monroe, NC- Former Big Break champion Tommy Gainey fired a 9-under par 63 to grab the first round lead at the Tarheel Tour�s Stonebridge Classic Wednesday.
The Bishopville, SC native stormed out of the gate with 10-birdies in his first 17-holes before a bogey at the reachable par-5 18th put a bit of a damper on an otherwise remarkable round. Cannon Wins At Northstone Huntersville, NC- Tarheel Tour all time leading money winner Matt Cannon fired a final round 65 to edge David Sanchez by a shot to win the Northstone Open and the $16,000 first place check Friday. Cannon�s three-day total of 20-under par matches the Tarheel Tour�s all time scoring record set earlier in the season by Shaun Norris at the Southern Open. No Members Bounces Needed For Cannon Huntersville, NC � In the world of developmental-tour golf, there is always a player with a certain advantage to watch out for. There is the player who bombs his tee shots; the player who gets up and down from literally everywhere and any lie; the player whose iron shots land like a wet bag of clay on even the firmest of greens. Then, there is the advantage that no one likes to compete against: The player who is a member at the tournament course. That fearsome advantage falls to none other than all-time Tarheel Tour money leader Matt Cannon at this week�s NorthStone Open at the NorthStone Club in Huntersville. Membership must have its privileges as Cannon shares the lead heading into Friday�s final round. Red Numbers Dominate Northstone Huntersville, NC � A few years ago, when the Tarheel Tour held its second annual Match Play Championship at the NorthStone Club in Huntersville, NC, a round of even par likely earned a 4 and 3 victory and a trip to the next round. Firm greens, cold air, and treacherous pins made the P.B. Dye-designed layout play more like Pine Valley than the member-friendly course players had grown to love. In this week�s NorthStone Open, a stroke play event, even par will earn a �thank you� from the tournament committee and a quick trip to the driving range. At the end of day one, a threesome highlighted by former Wofford star William McGirt led with opening rounds of 65. Bare Records Top-20 Finish in PGA Tour's Wyndhan Championship Tarheel Tour member Andy Bare finished a memorable week in Greensboro with his first top-20 finish on the PGA Tour. Bare recovered from a shaky start Sunday, birdying five of his final six holes to shoot a 2-under par 70, finishing the Wyndham Championship at 14-under par. The round left him tied for 20th and earned the UNC-Greensboro alumnus just over $52,000. It was Bare�s first made cut on the PGA Tour in only his second start. He also participated in the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. Former Tarheel Tour Player Earns Battlefield Promotion Three qualify for Greensboro Todd Claims Musgrove Mill Title In First Start Five Tied For The Lead Three Bring The Mill To Her Knees Fiese Hangs On To Win At Olde Sycamore Fiese Leaves The Field Behind Fiese and Cannon Share First Round Lead Norris Goes Wire To Wire Birdies Dominate The Southern Open Norris Lights Up The Southern Open Tarheel Tour Returns For Third Annual Southern Open Former Yellow Jacket Sees All Red In Virginia Cannon Ends His Two-Year Drought Tour to Make It's Maiden Voyage to Virginia |