This weeks NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour stopped  in Fernandina Beach, FL at the Amelia National Golf & Country Club. After a few weather delays and suspended play due to darkness, Quincy’s Michael Welch is $30,000 richer as he took the victory over the 168 player field this week. This was Welch’s first win since the 2007 season and second top ten in as many weeks, good enough to take...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Four of the ten New England players entered in this weeks Hooters event made it into the final round at The Southern Dunes Golf and CC today with two of them finishing in the top ten. Joe Affrunti(-15) took a couple of weeks off of the Hooters Pro Tour for Q-school and is back this week trying to re-gain the lead on the money list before he left. Affrunti made just one bogey this week as he finis...

For the second straight week, we will have to wait until Thursday to get the official cut for the Hooters Pro Tour since some players will not be unable to complete their second round as the 3 hour fog delay set everything back this week in Haines City, FL.  At the time of this post, play is still running around 3 hours behind. All ten New England players are scheduled to tee in the afternoon and...

This weeks Hooters Pro Tour event brings us to Southern Dunes Golf and CC in Haines City,FL. The 131 player field consists of ten New Englanders this week. Players from New England are used to delays this time of year due to frost up north but in Florida they dealt with a three hour fog delay. Needless to say, some players will not finish their round much like we faced last week. Brad Klapprott (-...