Russell Knox
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Russell Knox is a Scottish
professional golf
er who plays on the Nationwide Tour
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Knox played on the NGA Hooters Tour
from 2008 to 2010, picking up two victories in the process. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and picked up his first victory on tour in July at the Chiquita Classic
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
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Knox played on the NGA Hooters Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
The National Golf Association Pro Golf Tour is a developmental men's professional golf tour in the United States. It includes approximately twenty 72-hole Pro Series events and three 54-hole Qualifying School Prep Series events each year throughout the US South and Midwest. The NGA Pro Golf Tour...
from 2008 to 2010, picking up two victories in the process. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and picked up his first victory on tour in July at the Chiquita Classic
Chiquita Classic
The Chiquita Classic is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2010 at TPC River's Bend in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tommy Gainey won the inaugural event in 2010 by 3 strokes at 27-under-par. The 2011 purse was US$550,000, with $99,000 going to the...
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Nationwide Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 17, 2011 2011 Nationwide Tour The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United State]. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for... |
Chiquita Classic Chiquita Classic The Chiquita Classic is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2010 at TPC River's Bend in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tommy Gainey won the inaugural event in 2010 by 3 strokes at 27-under-par. The 2011 purse was US$550,000, with $99,000 going to the... |
3 strokes |  Billy Hurley IIIBilly Hurley III Billy Hurley III is an American professional golfer. He earned the last tour card for the 2012 PGA Tour by finishing 25th on the 2011 Nationwide Tour money list.-Naval career:... |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)
- 2009 Silver Star Hotel & Casino Golf Classic
- 2010 Gold Strike Casino Classic