Young and old, professional golfers in the Onion Creek Classic yearn to play on the PGA Tour - and mini-tours help them get there
When contestants in the Onion Creek Classic arrive for their appointed tee times, they are not greeted by chirping golf groupies, fawning agents, autograph seekers, equipment peddlers, security detail or hand-held cameras [...]
Former Longhorn Matthew Rosenfeld of Plano tied for the abbreviated first-round lead Thursday at the inaugural Onion Creek Classic.
Rosenfeld, who won the Big 12 championship as a senior at Texas in 2006, shot a 6-under-par 64 at the 6,351-yard Onion Creek Club. He shared the lead of the rain-shortened opening round with Ryan Brehm of [...]
Crystal Lake’s Brian Carroll says he feels like he belongs with the regulars on the PGA Tour. This week, he gets a chance to prove it.
Carroll on Monday qualified for the John Deere Classic in Silvis, near the Quad Cities, the first time he has qualified for a PGA Tour event.
After advancing out of a [...]
Joe Deraney of Thomasville, Ga., shot 5-under 67 on Thursday to win the NGA Hooters Tour Carolina Series 10th event at Black Bear Golf Club.
Deraney finished at 16-under 200, two strokes ahead of Blue Bell, Pa., resident Scott Ehrlich (67) and five strokes ahead of North Myrtle Beach resident Tony Parrish (69).
Amateur Christopher Marsh of [...]
Marion Dantzler is one of the top pro golfers on the NGA Hooters Tour, but like many of his colleagues, making ends meet on the third-tier circuit requires some creativity.
A veteran on the Tour since the mid 1990s, Dantzler drives his 1993 Toyota Camry between events, often staying with host families to limit expenses. When [...]
Jeff Corr closed with a 4-under par 68 in the final round over the 6,960-yard, par 72 Peoria Ridge Golf Club to win his first regular Hooters Tour title.
Corr shot 62-64-64-68 for a four-day total of 30-under par 258 and a three-stroke win over Brett Myers of Broken Arrow and Parker LaBarge of St. Louis. [...]
One week ago Andrew Dresser, Chris Devlin and Joey Lamielle were in San Diego, competing in the U.S. Open for the first time.
Dresser made the 36-hole cut on the number (149) and finished at 17-over-par 300, good for a share of 71st place and $15,189. Lamielle and Devlin shot 155 and 167, respectively, and missed [...]
