Ron Whittaker

Ron Whittaker
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Ronald Whittaker
Born (1971-08-12) August 12, 1971
Raleigh, North Carolina
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Little Rock, Arkansas
Career
College Wake Forest University
Turned professional 1995
Current tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s) Sunshine Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour 1
Web.com Tour 1

Ronald Whittaker (born August 12, 1971) is an American professional golfer.

Whittaker was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a semi-finalist in the 1988 U.S. Junior Amateur.[1] He played college golf at Wake Forest University where he won once.[2] He turned professional in 1995.

Whittaker played on the Sunshine Tour in 1995, winning the FNB Players Championship and finishing 11th on the Order of Merit.[3] He played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2012. On the PGA Tour (1996, 2006, 2008), his best finish was T-9 at the 2006 Frys.com Open. On the Nationwide Tour (1997–98, 2007, 2009–12), he won the 2007 Chattanooga Classic. He played on mini-tours, including the Gateway Tour and Tight Lies Tour between his stints on the PGA/Nationwide Tours, winning several events.[4]

Whittaker is the nephew of PGA Tour golfer Lanny Wadkins.[4]

Professional wins

Sunshine Tour wins

Nationwide Tour wins

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1988 U.S. Junior Amateur". USGA. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2007-08 Wake Forest Men's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). p. 57. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "1994/95 FNB Tour Order of Merit". Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "PGA Tour Media Guide - Ron Whittaker". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 16, 2012.


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