Bucks County Golf

Ivyland's Tim Hager played six events on the NGA Hooters Winter Tour Series over the last two months in Florida, making one cut.

The highlight was a 29^th place finish at Diamondback, where rounds of 71-72-69 totaled 4-under-par 212 and earned a check for $872. Unfortunately for the Council Rock North High School and Georgetown University graduate his other events were not as strong. He missed five cuts, ending the winter series with a missed cut at Rio Pinar Golf Club on rounds of 80-76----156.

Still, it was a learning experience for the 4-time Lookaway Golf Club men's club champion. The NGA Hooters Tour, which begins next month, is the nations premiere "mini-tour". Many of its graduates have moved on to PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour careers, as the tour features 72-hole events with a 36-hole cut.

The Winter Series is a good stepping stone to NGA events. Chad Campbell was a 13-time NGA champion before moving to PGA Tour stardom, and players like Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink won on the tour before earning a major championship. Other PGA Tour winners who earned spurs on the NGA Hooters Tour include Bubba Watson, Camillo Villegas, Steve Flesch, Joe Durant and Jerry Kelly.

Hager closed out his 4^th letter-winning career at Georgetown with a selection to the All-Big East Team, earning scholar-athlete honors along the way. His amateur career included a berth in the 2005 United States Amateur Championship. He's advanced to sectionals in U.S. Open qualifying.

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