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Parker Nicholas McLachlin (born May 10, 1979) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 professional golfer
Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who plays for money even once usually loses his or her amateur status permanently and is banned from all amateur tournaments....
 who currently plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
.

McLachlin was born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
. He graduated from Punahou School
Punahou School

Punahou School, once known as Oahu College, is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Honolulu, Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu in the U.S....
 in 1997 and UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 in 2002 with a degree in sociology
Sociology

Sociology is a branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of Empiricism and critical theory to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare....
.

McLachlin turned professional in 2003 and played on mini-tours until 2006 when he played the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental golf tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level....
. He played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
 in both 2007 and 2008 after successfully completing qualifying school
Qualifying school

In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading professional golf tours such as the U.S....
 each year.






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Parker Nicholas McLachlin (born May 10, 1979) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 professional golfer
Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who plays for money even once usually loses his or her amateur status permanently and is banned from all amateur tournaments....
 who currently plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
.

McLachlin was born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
. He graduated from Punahou School
Punahou School

Punahou School, once known as Oahu College, is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Honolulu, Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu in the U.S....
 in 1997 and UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
 in 2002 with a degree in sociology
Sociology

Sociology is a branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of Empiricism and critical theory to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare....
.

McLachlin turned professional in 2003 and played on mini-tours until 2006 when he played the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental golf tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level....
. He played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
 in both 2007 and 2008 after successfully completing qualifying school
Qualifying school

In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading professional golf tours such as the U.S....
 each year. In 2008, he won his first PGA Tour event, the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, and secured his tour card through 2010.

PGA Tour wins (1)

  • 2008
    2008 PGA Tour

    The 2008 PGA Tour season ran from January 3 to November 9. The season consisted of 49 official money events. This included four Men's major golf championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour....
     Legends Reno-Tahoe Open


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