• Potter goes wire to wire in the Winter series champio...
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    Last Updated:: January 28, 2010
    Potter goes wire to wire in the Winter series championship
    When you make birdie or better in a third the holes you play in a tournament, chances are you will be in the hunt for a win. That’s what Ted Potter(-17) and Russell Knox(-15) did this week as both of them made 16 birdies and 2 eagles in the 36 hole championship at Rio Pinar. Potter capped off a near perfect week with a 7-under 65 giving him a 2 shot victory over Russell Knox who carded a 6-u...
  • Potter holds one shot lead at Rio Pinar CC
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    Last Updated:: January 27, 2010
    Potter holds one shot lead at Rio Pinar CC
    The second round of the Bridgestone Winter Series Championship is in the books and after the dust has settled, the 115 players is now down to 40 as the cut line was -1 today. Yesterdays leader Ted Potter(-10) remains on top after carding a 4-under, 68. Potter has made just one bogey this week which came on his 3rd hole (12th hole) since he started on the backside today. Low round of the day goes t...
  • Potter takes early lead in the Winter Series Champion...
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    Last Updated:: January 26, 2010
    Potter takes early lead in the Winter Series Championship
    The final event of the Hooters Winter Pro Tour kicked off today in Orlando, Fl at the 6978 yard, par 72 course of Rio Pinar CC and Ted Potter (-6) of Silver Springs,Fl carded a bogey free round of 66(-6) today to take the early lead. Three golfers are nipping at Potter’s heals just one shot back including  last weeks winner and currently 4th on the money list, Ryan Gildersleeve (-5) who al...
  • Gildersleeve takes Diamondback, Parziale gets top 20 ...
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    Last Updated:: January 21, 2010
    Gildersleeve takes Diamondback, Parziale gets top 20 finish
    Ryan Gildersleeve (-15) of Clearwater,FL captured victory at Diamondback GC today as he finished with a 2-under 70 in the final round of this weeks Hooters Pro Tour event. Gildersleeve had a 3 shot lead going into today’s round after carding 66-65 in the first two rounds as Ryan was able to hold off Phillip Mollica (-14) who carded a 66, giving him the $12,000 plus prize, moving himself into...
  • Maddy leads at Diamondback GC
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    Last Updated:: January 19, 2010
    Maddy leads at Diamondback GC
    This week Massachusetts has four golfers competing in the Winter Hooters Pro Tour event at Diamondback GC in Haines City,Fl . After last weeks tough showing, team New England is looking to redeem themselves as Jon Curran was the only local player to cash at Forrest Lakes GC. Today’s round was suspended for darkness with 20 of the 128 golfers left on the 6900 yard course. Round One will resum...
  • Vargas squeaks out win at Forrest Lakes
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    Last Updated:: January 14, 2010
    Vargas squeaks out win at Forrest Lakes
    This weeks Hooters Tour event experienced two days of frost delays which is very unusual for Florida. So with the short winter days, the second round had to be completed early this morning before the cut of -2 was determined. After it was all said and done, 42 players  entered the final day with a three way tie at the top as James Vargas, Will Wilcox and Michael Thompson were all sitting at 8-und...
  • Play suspended for darkness at Forrest Lake GC
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    Last Updated:: January 12, 2010
    Play suspended for darkness at Forrest Lake GC
    You almost have to almost feel bad for the folks in Florida while they experience the cold and in some parts they even got snow but I said almost for a reason. Floridians have no problem rubbing in their sunny 80 degree weather while we shovel several feet of snow every winter up here in New England and besides where do you think most of the Florida residents come from so they should be used to it...
  • Team New England Finishes 1 and 2
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    Last Updated:: January 7, 2010
    Team New England Finishes 1 and 2
    With Florida having record cold weather this week, team New England felt right at home as they entered three players in this weeks Hooters Pro Tour event in Orlando and all three made the cut and cashed. Rob Oppenheim (67-66-68) is $8,500 richer finishing his wire to wire run today at Shingle Creek GC . Rob maintained his 3 shot lead finishing at -15 this week. Oppenheim made 2 birdies and a bogey...
  • Oppenheim extends his lead at Shingle Creek
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    Last Updated:: January 7, 2010
    Oppenheim extends his lead at Shingle Creek
    Rob Oppenhiem (-11) extended his lead by a couple of shots today after carding today’s low round six-under 66. After making par on 1 and 5 Rob made his only bogey on the 3rd hole and quickly got that shot back and then some by making birdies on 4,7,9,12,17 and an eagle 3 on the par 5, 16th hole. Also shooting 66 today is Kelly Sellers (-8) who is tied for second with Russell Knox (-8).  Jim...
  • Back to work for some on the Hooters Pro Tour
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    Last Updated:: January 5, 2010
    Back to work for some on the Hooters Pro Tour
    We can finally put the holidays behind us and get back to business as usual. This weeks event brings us to Shingle Creek GC in Orlando, Fl with the smallest field so far in the winter series.With winter in full force here in New England, surprisingly there is just 3 players from the area entered in this weeks event as some went home for an extended holiday vacation and with all the snow, a few  m...