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Kohles Wins Cox Classic For 2nd Straight Web.com Title, Canada's Hadwin 3rd

Last Updated on Monday, 06 August 2012 12:28 Monday, 06 August 2012 11:38

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ben Kohles won his second straight Web.com Tour title since turning professional, closing with an 8-under 62 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory in the Cox Classic.

The 22-year-old former University of Virginia player won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational last week in a playoff in Columbus, Ohio, in his first professional start.

He was the first player to win a Web.com title in his pro debut, and is the first to win in his first two tour starts.

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Tomasulo Claims First Web.com Tournament In Playoff

Monday, 09 July 2012 08:19

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Peter Tomasulo parred the fourth playoff hole to capture the United Leasing Championship in Indiana, the first event under the newly renamed Web.com Tour.

Tomasulo bogeyed the final hole in regulation to drop him into a tie with Swede David Lingmerth at 11-under par, sending the match to extra holes.

The pair managed to par the first three holes before a lightning alert forced a delay of 30 minutes. When they returned, Lingmerth bogeyed the 18th hole for the first time this week to lose the match.

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Web.com New Sponsor Of PGA's Developmental Tour, Replacing Nationwide

Last Updated on Monday, 02 July 2012 17:05 Monday, 02 July 2012 16:32

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BETHESDA, Md. - The PGA Tour announced another important sponsorship last Wednesday, agreeing to a 10-year deal with Web.com as the sponsor of its developmental tour.

The Web.com Tour replaces what had been known as the Nationwide Tour, and the change was effective immediately.

The agreement comes four months after the tour renewed its deal for the FedEx Cup, a $35 million bonus series.
 
Last fall, the tour negotiated a nine-year television deal with NBC Sports and CBS Sports, meaning its TV contracts are set through 2021.
 
Web.com takes over a tour that is to become the primary path for players to reach the PGA Tour.

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Canucks Sports & Entertainment Announce Promotional Partnership With Nationwide Tour Golfer, Adam Hadwin

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 22:53 Monday, 21 May 2012 22:29

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Vancouver, B.C. – Canucks Sports & Entertainment is proud to announce that they have entered into a promotional partnership with Nationwide Tour golfer and British Columbia-native Adam Hadwin.

As part of the new partnership, Hadwin will support Canucks Sports & Entertainment’s charitable initiatives by participating in signature Canucks for Kids Fund events where his schedule permits.
 
Hadwin will display the Vancouver Canucks primary logo on his apparel while on tour and in other sanctioned PGA events.

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Flanagan Wins BMW Charity Pro-Am In Playoff, Canada's Fritsch Fifth

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 22:17 Monday, 21 May 2012 21:44

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GREER, S.C. - Nick Flanagan won the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am for the second time in six years, beating fellow Australian Cameron Percy on Sunday with a par on the third hole of a playoff.

Flanagan, a three-time winner on the tour in 2007, closed with a 4-under 67 on the Thornblade Club course to match Percy at 15-under 271. Percy finished with a 66.

Flanagan birdied the final hole in regulation, while Percy closed with a bogey.
 
Percy, leading at 16-under in the group ahead of Flanagan, missed a 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole.

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