EGolf Professional Tour

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| title = eGolf Professional Tour

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| formerly = Tarheel Tour
NGA Hooters Tarheel Tour

| sport = Golf

| founded = 2002

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| inaugural = 2002

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| countries = Based in North Carolina{{efn|Schedules also included events in Georgia, Mississippi, Morocco, Nevada, South Carolina and Virginia.}}

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| most_champs = {{nowrap|Money list titles:
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Cannon (4)
Tournament wins:
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Cannon (19)}}

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| folded = 2015

| website = http://www.egolfprofessionaltour.com/

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| Founder = David Siegel
Paul Wortham

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The eGolf Professional Tour, formerly the Tarheel Tour, was a third-level men's professional golf tour based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was founded in 2002 and ran through 2015, holding around twenty tournaments each year in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. Having been acquired by Golf Interact, following the 2015 season, the tour was merged into the SwingThought Tour, formerly known as the NGA Hooters Tour.

History

The Tarheel Tour was founded in 2002 by Paul Wortham and David Siegel. It was purchased by Five Oaks Capital in August 2008 and renamed the eGolf Professional Tour the following year.{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/03/16/story10.html?ana=from_rss |title=Investors tee up golf growth with return of Tarheel Tour |work=American City Business Journals |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2009 |first=Erik |last=Spanberg}}{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/58066-eGolf-Tarheel-Tour-be-Renamed-eGolf-Professional-Tour |title=eGolf Tarheel Tour set to be renamed eGolf Professional Tour |work=worldgolf.com |date=April 6, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127000230/http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/58066-eGolf-Tarheel-Tour-be-Renamed-eGolf-Professional-Tour |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |url-status=dead }} In August 2015, the eGolf Tour was bought by Golf Interact and was integrated into the SwingThought Tour, formerly known as the NGA Hooters Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/golf/article30264078.html |title=Grand Strand-based Swing Thought Tour acquires eGolf Tour |website=The State |first=Alan |last=Blondin |date=August 6, 2015 |access-date=February 24, 2020}}

As a development tour, the eGolf Professional Tour was designed to be a stepping stone for players trying to ascend to higher-level tours. Many players who played on the tour went on to play on the second tier Web.com Tour, and a few have reached the top level on the PGA Tour: Jason Kokrak, Peter Malnati, Grayson Murray, Will MacKenzie, Steve Marino, Jason Bohn, Tommy Gainey, Matt Bettencourt, David Mathis, Seamus Power,{{cite web |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/1663809.html |title=Two different paths to PGA Tour |work=The News & Observer |date=August 27, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}} William McGirt, and Roberto Castro.

Seasons

Money list winners

class=wikitable !Year!!Winner!!Prize money (US$)
2015	{{flagicon\|USA}} Frank Adams III (2)	align=center\|58,385
2014	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ryan Nelson	align=center\|112,851
2013	{{flagicon\|USA}} Frank Adams III	align=center\|69,965
2012	{{flagicon\|USA}} Drew Weaver	align=center\|121,737
2011	{{flagicon\|USA}} Corey Nagy	align=center\|89,607
2010	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jason Kokrak	align=center\|115,225
2009	{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Brown	align=center\|142,362
2008	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Robinson	align=center\|106,645
2007	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon (4)	align=center\|81,724
2006	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dustin Bray	align=center\|63,168
2005	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Sanchez	align=center\|36,038
2004	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon (3)	align=center\|43,648
2003	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon (2)	align=center\|26,685
2002	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon	align=center\|26,557

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://web.archive.org/web/20151115054907/http://egolfprofessionaltour.com/}}

Category:Professional golf tours

Category:Golf in North Carolina

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2002

Category:2002 establishments in North Carolina

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015

Category:2015 disestablishments in North Carolina

class=wikitable !Year!!Winner!!Prize money (US$)
2015	{{flagicon\|USA}} Frank Adams III (2)	align=center\|58,385
2014	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ryan Nelson	align=center\|112,851
2013	{{flagicon\|USA}} Frank Adams III	align=center\|69,965
2012	{{flagicon\|USA}} Drew Weaver	align=center\|121,737
2011	{{flagicon\|USA}} Corey Nagy	align=center\|89,607
2010	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jason Kokrak	align=center\|115,225
2009	{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Brown	align=center\|142,362
2008	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Robinson	align=center\|106,645
2007	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon (4)	align=center\|81,724
2006	{{flagicon\|USA}} Dustin Bray	align=center\|63,168
2005	{{flagicon\|USA}} David Sanchez	align=center\|36,038
2004	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon (3)	align=center\|43,648
2003	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon (2)	align=center\|26,685
2002	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Cannon	align=center\|26,557