"PGA Champion" Roland Thatcher Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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"PGA Champion" Roland Thatcher Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
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Roland Churchill Thatcher IV
(born April 11, 1977) is an American
professional golfer
who has played on the
PGA Tour
and
Web.com Tour
. Thatcher was born in
Hampton, Virginia
, but has lived off the fifth hole at
TPC at The Woodlands
in
The Woodlands, Texas
since age 2. He played at
Auburn University
where he earned
All-SEC
honors all four years of his career. In 1997 and 1998, the Tigers finished 16th and 10th respectively in the
NCAA
championships. Thatcher shined in his senior year by winning the SEC Individual Championship and leading Auburn to a second-place finish in the SEC. In 2000 the Tigers won three regular season tournaments and ultimately placed 14th at the NCAA championship. Thatcher earned first team All-SEC and second-team
All-American
honors.
Thatcher turned pro in 2000 and played on the
Golden Bear Tour
. He joined the Buy.com Tour (now known as the
Nationwide Tour
) in 2002 after finishing 47th at the PGA Tour
Qualifying School
. In April he recorded his first top-10 finish at the
Louisiana Open
. In October at the
Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic
he won with a final round of 74 for his first Nationwide Tour victory. He took home ,000 and a 2-year Nationwide Tour exemption. He had to withdraw from the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in December and therefore remained on the Nationwide Tour. In 2003 Thatcher had four top-10finishes on the Nationwide Tour including a tie for 2nd at the
Price Cutter Charity Championship
where he earned ,200. He finished off the year making 11 consecutive cuts. He continued his good play with a tie for 28th at the PGA Qualifying Tournament which earned him fully exempt status on the PGA Tour in 2004. As a rookie on the
PGA Tour
, Thatcher started off the first half of 2004 with little success but things improved in the second half of the year. At the
Reno-Tahoe Open
at
Montreaux Golf Club
he shot 66-68-68 in the first three rounds to hold the third-round lead. He then shot a final round five-over par 77 to finish tied for 6th and took home 9,000. At the
Bell Canadian Open
at
Glen Abbey Golf Course
in
Oakville, Ontario
, he finished tied for 26th but had one of the best final rounds. He then finished in a tie for 25th place at the
84 Lumber Classic
and tied for 27th at the
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
. Because of his rough start, Thatcher finished out of the top-125 on the PGA Tour money list and therefore had to go back to Q-School. He played very well at the PGA Qualifying Tournament finishing in the top-10 and retained his card for 2005. In 2005 Thatcher finished tied for 8th at the
FedEx St. Jude Classic
where he fired a final round 69 and took home the largest paycheck of his career at 2,100. At the
Buick Open
in
Grand Blanc, Michigan
one of his best moments was being the closest to the pin in the final round at the infamous par-3 17th which is surrounded by some of the rowdiest fans on Tour. He finished tied for 22nd and earned ,604. Things looked good for Thatcher at this point as he was leading the Tour in the important stat of "Greens in Regulation". However he had a poor finish to the year and ended up 173rd on the money list and therefore had to go back to Q-School. He failed to keep his card finishing outside the top-30.