Vance Veazey

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Vance Veazey
Personal information
Born (1965-06-25) June 25, 1965 (age 59)
Memphis, Tennessee
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Mississippi
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour4
Other4

Vance Veazey (born June 25, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.

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)

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Nationwide Tour wins (4)

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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 United States John Wilson
2 May 9, 1999 Nike Carolina Classic −15 (68-67-67-67=269) 1 stroke United States Steve Haskins, Canada Glen Hnatiuk
3 Jan 30, 2005 BellSouth Panama Championship −8 (65-71-66-70=272) 1 stroke United States Shane Bertsch, United States Jim McGovern,
Canada Jon Mills, Colombia Camilo Villegas
4 Feb 8, 2009 Panama Digicel Championship (2) −7 (67-69-68-69=273) Playoff United States Garrett Willis

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1998 Nike Shreveport Open United States John Wilson Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2007 WNB Golf Classic United States Brad Adamonis, South Africa Tjaart van der Walt,
United States 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 United States Garrett Willis Won with par on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)

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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 United States Brian Kontak, United States Andy Morse
2 Jun 9, 1996 Bud Light-Heller Ford Classic −11 (69-69-64-71=273) 1 stroke United States Ty Armstrong
3 Aug 4, 1996 Pepsi Cola Open −20 (67-65-67-69=268) Playoff United States Kyle Flinton
4 Jun 22, 1997 Collins Pro Classic −16 (69-66-70-67=272) 2 strokes United States Steve Ford

See also

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References

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