JT Griffin wins $40,000 Guaranteed Purse SwingThought.com Tour Winter event at Sun 'N Lake

Georgia Tech alum opens with 66, closes with 71 for the win. Binfield, Davidson, Fox, Kim, Wheeldon finish a shot back

(Myrtle Beach, S.C) – Georgia Tech alum J.T. Griffin out of Wilson, N.C. shot an opening round 66 to grab the lead at the three-day $40,000 Guaranteed Purse SwingThought.com Tour Winter Series event held at PGA Tour Latinoamerica Q School host Sun ‘N Lake in Sebring, Fla.

After an even par second round, Griffin posted a one under par 71 in a blistering cold final round to grab the one shot win over five players who finished at six under. That group included Toronto’s Lucas Kim, former Web.com Tour members Wade Binfield, Matt Davidson, and Riley Wheeldon, and 2012 US Amateur Champion Steven Fox.

Griffin earned $12,000 for the win and moved to fourth on the SwingThought.com Tour Money List. The top 60 members on the SwingThought.com Tour Winter Series Money List will have the opportunity to compete in the $50,000 guaranteed purse event to end the season at Red Tail, entry fee still to be determined.

For full results, visit: http://www.swingthought.com/finalresults/ws2015003/#.VLP1kdLF-1U

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The SwingThought.com Tour is also currently taking memberships for the upcoming 2015 Pro Series as well. Players may join by contacting the SwingThought.com Tour offices at 800-992-8748. The 2015 schedule consists of 16 72-hole $140,000 Guaranteed Purses events and 6 54-hole Q-School/Qualifier Prep events played primarily throughout the southeast and southwest running February through August. The sixteen (16) 72-hole events and over $2.5 million in purse money paid out will by far be the largest for a Pro Series in the United States for 2015.

SwingThought.com Tour alumni have won an amazing 16 Major Championships and include 2012 and 2014 Masters champion Bubba Watson, 2011 PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley, 2010 PGA TOUR Player of the Year and 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk, 2007 Masters Champion Zach Johnson, two-time U.S. Open Champion Lee Janzen, British Open and PGA Champion John Daly, and recent PGA Tour winners such as Michael Thompson, Ted Potter Jr, Gary Woodland, Russell Henley, Mark Wilson, George McNeill, Scott Stallings, Scott Piercy, current FedExCup Points Leader Robert Streb, and many more.

For more information on the new SwingThought.com Tour visit swingthought.com (new site coming soon), ngatour.com, or call 800-992-8748.