Vance Veazey (born June 25, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.
| Vance Veazey | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 25, 1965 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Mississippi |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
Veazey was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1989 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He turned pro in 1990.
Veazey has played on the Nationwide Tour (1995, 1999–2002, 2004–05 and 2007–09) and PGA Tour (1998, 2003 and 2006). While he has four wins on the Nationwide Tour, he has only one top-10 finish on the PGA Tour. He has also played on the NGA Hooters Tour where he has four wins.[1]
In 2009, Veazey finished 23rd on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.
Professional wins (8) edit
Nationwide Tour wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 12, 1998 | Nike Shreveport Open | −8 (76-70-65-69=280) | Playoff |  John Wilson
|
| 2 | May 9, 1999 | Nike Carolina Classic | −15 (68-67-67-67=269) | 1 stroke | Steve Haskins,  Glen Hnatiuk
|
| 3 | Jan 30, 2005 | BellSouth Panama Championship | −8 (65-71-66-70=272) | 1 stroke | Shane Bertsch, Jim McGovern, Jon Mills,  Camilo Villegas
|
| 4 | Feb 8, 2009 | Panama Digicel Championship (2) | −7 (67-69-68-69=273) | Playoff | Garrett Willis
|
Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Nike Shreveport Open | John Wilson
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2007 | WNB Golf Classic | Brad Adamonis,  Tjaart van der Walt, Ron Whittaker
|
Adamonis won with par on eighth extra hole Veazey eliminated by par on second hole Whittaker eliminated by par on first hole |
| 3 | 2009 | Panama Digicel Championship | Garrett Willis
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 31, 1994 | Pepsi Open | −20 (66-69-68-65=268) | 2 strokes | Brian Kontak, Andy Morse
|
| 2 | Jun 9, 1996 | Bud Light-Heller Ford Classic | −11 (69-69-64-71=273) | 1 stroke | Ty Armstrong
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| 3 | Aug 4, 1996 | Pepsi Cola Open | −20 (67-65-67-69=268) | Playoff | Kyle Flinton
|
| 4 | Jun 22, 1997 | Collins Pro Classic | −16 (69-66-70-67=272) | 2 strokes | Steve Ford
|
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Vance Veazey at the PGA Tour official site
- Vance Veazey at the Official World Golf Ranking official site