Virginia Golfer Jan / Feb 2019 | Page 29

Developing Champions T he world’s professional golf tours may be deeper than ever before, and one only needs to look at the list of 2018 Web.com Tour graduates for evidence. One such player— Cameron Champ—has already won in 2018-19, while others who advanced include past U.S. Open champ Lucas Glover, former UVa standout Denny McCarthy and past PGA Tour cardholders like Hunter Mahan and Max Homa. The top 25 at the end of the regular season, plus the top 25 finishers from the Web.com Tour playoffs, earn cards for 2020. 2017 U.S. Amateur finalist Doug Ghim is one of the new faces on the Web.com Tour in 2019. The 2019 WEB.com Tour Schedule Dates | Tournament | Course | Purse | Defending champion *denotes playoff event Jan. 13-16: The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic | Sandals Emerald Bay GC | Great Exuma, Bahamas | $600K | Sungjae Im Jan. 20-23: The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | The Abaco Club on Winding Bay | Great Abaco, Bahamas | $600K | Adam Svensson Jan. 31-Feb. 3: Country Club de Bogota Championship | CC de Bogota-Lagos | Bogota, Colombia | $700K | Ben Taylor Feb. 7-10: Panama Championship | Panama GC | Panama City, Panama | $625K | Scott Langley Feb. 14-17: Suncoast Classic | Lakewood National GC | Lake- wood Ranch, Fla. | $550K | New event Feb. 28-March 3: El Bosque Mexico Championship by INNO- VA | El Bosque CC | Leon, Mexico | $650K | Martin Trainer March 21-24: Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACH- ER | Le Triomphe G&CC | Broussard, La. | $550K | Julian Etulain March 28-31: Savannah Golf Championship | Landings Club – Deer Creek GC | Savannah, Ga. | $550K | Sam Burns Apr. 25-28: United Leasing & Finance Championship | Victoria National GC | Newburgh, Ind. | $600K | Jose de Jesus Rodriguez May 2-5: Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation | Nashville Golf & Athletic Club | Nashville, Tenn. | $550K | Cameron Davis May 9-12: KC Golf Classic | Blue Hills CC | Kansas City, Mo. | $675K | Sepp Straka May 16-19: Knoxville Open | Fox Den CC | Knoxville, Tenn. | $550K | Stephan Jaeger May 23-26: Evans Scholars Invitational | The Glen Club | Glen- view, Ill. | $550K | New event May 30-June 2: Rex Hospital Open | TPC Wakefield Planta- tion | Raleigh, N.C. | $650K | Joey Garber June 6-9: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corpo- ration | Thornblade Club | Greer, S.C. | $700K | Michael Arnaud vsga.org June 13-16: Lincoln Land Championship presented by LRS | Panther Creek CC | Springfield, Ill. | $550K | Anders Albertson June 20-23: Wichita Open Supporting Wichita’s Youth | Crest- view CC | Wichita, Kan. | $625K | Brady Schnell June 27-30: Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank | Oakridge CC | Farmington, Utah | $725K | Cameron Champ July 4-7: LECOM Health Challenge | Peek’n Peak Resort Upper Course | Findley Lake, N.Y. | $600K | Nelson Ledesma July 11-14: TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes | TPC Colorado | Berthoud, Colo. | $600K | New event July 18-21: Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Heartland Chevy Dealers | The Club at Indian Creek | Omaha, Neb. | $600K | David Skinns July 25-28: Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper | Highland Springs CC | Springfield, Mo. | $675K | Martin Trainer Aug. 1-4: Ellie Mae Classic | TPC Stonebrae | Hayward, Calif. | $600K | Trevor Cone Aug. 8-11: WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft- Heinz | Pumpkin Ridge GC West Hollow | North Plains, Ore. | $800K | Sungjae Im *Aug. 15-18: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship | OSU GC, Scarlet Course | Columbus, Ohio | $1M | Robert Streb *Aug. 22-25: Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabis- co | Hillcrest CC | Boise, Idaho | $1M | Sangmoon Bae *Aug. 30-Sept. 2: Web.com Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance | Victoria National GC | Newburgh, Ind. | $1M | Denny McCarthy J A N UA RY / F E B R UA RY 2 0 19 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 27