COAKLEY RIDES WEDNESDAY ACE TO 36-HOLE LEADCarthage, NC – One day after recording his fourth career hole-in-one on the first hole of his tournament, Kenny Coakley of Bluffton, SC carded a second-round 68 in the eGolf Professional Tour's Bushnell Championship and will take a one-shot lead into Friday's final round. view |
Hendrix Eyes First eGolf Professional Tour TitleCarthage, NC – Former PGA Tour player Matt Hendrix, coming off a runner-up finish at last week's Savannah Quarters Championship, opened the Bushnell Championship with a 6-under 66 in round one to claim a 2-shot lead heading into Thursday's second round. view |
40-YEAR-OLD GILLIS KEEPS THE WINNING STREAK ALIVEPooler, GA – In the world of professional golf, there are hundreds of kids who are can't-miss prospects coming out of college and turning pro immediately. They have the sponsors, the club deals and the SUVs to go with the expectations – and then there is Tom Gillis. The 40-year-old from Oxford, Michigan doesn't look the part of can't-miss prospect.view |
SUNSHINE FINALLY RETURNS AS THE SAVANNAH QUARTERS CHAMPIONSHIP IS REDUCED TO 36 HOLESPooler, GA – After nearly a day and a half of heavy rain in the greater Savannah, GA area, golf was finally played again in the eGolf Professional Tour's Savannah Quarters Championship on Friday as the event was shortened to 36 holes. view |
EGOLF TARHEEL TOUR TO BE RENAMED EGOLF PROFESSIONAL TOURCHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 2, 2009 – Charlotte, NC-based eGolf announced today that the eGolf Tarheel Tour (formerly the Tarheel Tour) will officially be known as the eGolf Professional Tour beginning immediately. view |
GILLIS GRABS EARLY LEAD AS 78 PLAYERS REMAIN ON COURSEPooler, GA – Wet conditions greeted players in the first round of the eGolf Professional Tour's Savannah Quarters Championship on Wednesday morning as play was halted for three hours while crews worked tirelessly to prepare the saturated course.view |
JOURNEYMAN GILLIS TAMES MID PINES AND WINS FOUR-MAN PLAYOFFSouthern Pines, NC – Tom Gillis of Oxford, MI survived a four-man playoff in the Pine Needles Classic on Friday with a tournament-clinching birdie on the third extra hole to claim his first eGolf Tarheel Tour title and the $30,000 winner's check. view |
EASY GOING TURNER LIKES WHAT HE SEES IN DONALD ROSS AND BACKS IT UPSouthern Pines, NC – Former Augusta State standout Emmett Turner spent four years of college golf playing on a Donald Ross design in Forest Hills Golf Club. After graduation, the Greenwood, SC native remained in the town best known for "Amen Corner" and still refers to Forest Hills as a home course.view |
SIX PLAYERS TAME DONALD ROSS WITH 65s IN ROUND ONESouthern Pines, NC – A one hour fog delay greeted players on Wednesday morning of the Pine Needles Classic as Mother Nature forced everyone to wait before taking their crack at the $220,000 purse in the eGolf Tarheel Tour's second event of the 2009 season. view |
$30,000 WINNER'S CHECK WELCOMES KYLE DOBBS BACK TO PROFESSIONAL GOLFOkatie, SC – Kyle Dobbs of Tequesta, FL spent the better part of the last 365 days rehabbing a back injury that occurred while he was changing a light bulb.view |