De Jonge Grabs First Career Nationwide Tour Win in Rochester  

Rochester, NY- Former Tarheel Tour Player and Charlotte, NC resident Brendon de Jonge claimed his first career Nationwide Tour victory last week in the Xerox Classic at Irondequoit Country Club in Rochester, NY. The former Virginia Tech standout who played earlier this season at the Tarheel Tour’s Rivertowne Open pieced together rounds of 67, 64, 67 and 69 on the difficult Par 70 layout to claim a four stroke victory over Nationwide Tour Money Leader Jarrod Lyle.

With the win, de Jonge earned $108,000 and jumped to second on the current money list, just $42,000 behind Lyle. More importantly, de Jonge locked up his return trip to the PGA Tour in 2009. The native of Zimbabwe played the PGA Tour full time in 2007, but lost his exempt status after finishing 155th on the money list.

Another player making a big move last week in Rochester was 2007 Stonebridge Classic Champion Jonathan Fricke. The Covington, GA native shot rounds of 69, 69, 63, and 71 to finish in a tie for third at 8-under-par and earn $31,200 for his efforts. The third place finish was easily Fricke’s best career finish on the Nationwide Tour and it propelled him from 137th on the money list up to 87th, giving him a legitimate chance to move into the top 60 by season’s end to retain his fully exempt status on the Nationwide Tour.


Notes: Nationwide Tour Xerox Classic

2007 Musgrove Mill Classic Champion Brendon Todd shot a final round 4-under-par 66 to finish the tournament in a tie for 14th place at 5-under-par. The $11,100 in earnings moved him up eight spots into 61st on the current money list with $83,811 in season earnings.

Former Tarheel Tour Player Matt Every shot a 4-under-par 66 to finish at 2-under par for the tournament and in a tie for 24th place. Every’s showing kept him inside the all-important top-25 at 24th on the current money list.

Current Tarheel Tour member Jonathan Moore Monday Qualified in Rochester, and finished in a tie for 50th place.

Notes: PGA Tour Wyndham Championship

2006 Raintree Classic Champion and current Tarheel Tour member Stephen Poole fired a 6-under-par 65 to earn medalist honors at the Monday qualifier for the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship. Poole nearly duplicated Andy Bare’s performance of a year ago at the Wyndham by firing rounds 66, 71, 69 and 65 to finish at 9-under-par and in a tie for 36th place. He earned $25,143 for his efforts.

Notes: Champions Tour Jeld-Wen Tradition

Former Tarheel Tour player and Reidsville, NC native Mike Goodes shot a final round 4-under-par 68 to finish alone in second place at the Champions Tour’s most recent major championship, the Jeld-Wen Tradition. Goodes finished three shots behind champion Fred Funk and earned his largest ever check of $231,000. His earnings moved him up to 25th on the current money list with $547,179 in just 13 starts.

Former Tarheel Tour winner Tim Simpson struggled through a rib injury to finish tied for 18th. Simpson had a legitimate shot at the title before slipping to a 5-over-par 77 in the final round. Simpson is currently 17th on the money list with $662,663.