{"id":413572,"date":"2011-05-02T00:07:18","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T00:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/02\/ted-potter-jr-wins-nationwide-tour-title-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-05-02T00:07:18","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T00:07:18","slug":"ted-potter-jr-wins-nationwide-tour-title-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/02\/ted-potter-jr-wins-nationwide-tour-title-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Potter Jr. wins Nationwide Tour title (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"73.4042553191\">\n<p>VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP)\u2014Monday qualifier Ted Potter Jr. won the South Georgia Classic on Sunday for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/pga\/players\/1283\/\">Mathew Goggin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Potter, the first Monday qualifier to win since <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/pga\/players\/8618\/\">Kyle Reifers<\/a> in the 2006 Chattanooga Classic, had a tournament-record 16-under 272 total on the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club course.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old left-hander earned $112,500 and full Nationwide Tour membership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis win ranks as my highest ever,\u201d said Potter, the NGA Hooters Tour player of the year in 2006 and 2009. \u201cI\u2019ve won on other tours and they were really nice, but this one means a lot more right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goggin, the Australian who won the season-opening Panama Championship, shot a 69.<\/p>\n<p>Potter earned a spot in the field with a 66 on Monday at Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal this week was to finish in the top 25 and get into next week\u2019s event,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Potter was making his 56th Nationwide Tour start. He was a member of the tour in 2004, 2007 and 2010. In 2004, he missed the cuts in all 24 events he played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward hopefully I can play more consistently than I have in the past,\u201d said Potter. \u201cI used to be more of a risk-taker than I am now. I think you have to play conservative on certain holes and then there are holes you have to go for. It depends on where the pins are located. It\u2019s all about learning how to manage your game and I think I\u2019m finally starting to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canadian <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/pga\/players\/4761\/\">Jon Mills<\/a>, tied with Potter for the third-round lead, had a 79 to tie for 18th at 5 under.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/12428366he_masters_.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/sports\/rss\/golf\/SIG=11rarc0sd\/*http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/pga\/news?slug=ap-nationwidetour\" title=\"Ted Potter Jr. wins Nationwide Tour title (AP)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ted Potter Jr. wins Nationwide Tour title (AP)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> VALDOSTA, Ga. 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