Notah Introduced by Euro Tour - Saturday, December 30, 2006

The European Tour recently introduced the 35 card winners from its 2006 European Tour Qualifying School, held in Spain last November. Notah Begay III finished in 8th place at the event and his introduction is listed below.

From EuropeanTour.com...

Notah Begay III - Talented soccer and basketball player but concentrated on golf after being awarded a scholarship to college. Graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics and during his time there, roomed with Tiger Woods. Continued the friendship the pair had forged during junior tournaments together and to this day Begay and wife Apryl and Woods and wife Elin are still close.

The Native American, who is half Navajo, one quarter San Felipe and one quarter Isleta, is instantly recognisable on the course not least for the fact he putts both right and left handed depending on the break of the putt and put the concept to good use with four victories on the US PGA Tour in two years in 1999 and 2000. Represented US at the 1995 Walker Cup at Royal Porthcawl and the 2000 Presidents Cup in Virginia, during which he and Woods beat Ernie Els and Vijay Singh twice in foursomes and Retief Goosen in the singles.

In 2005, set up theNotah Begay III Foundation whose mission is to deliver youth sports programs in Native American communities in the form of golf and soccer programmes. Chronic back problems restricted his tournament play in America in the last five years and decided to resurrect his career in Europe with the added bonus of travelling the world and educating people about Native American history and culture. Achieved that goal by coming through Stage Two and the Final Stage of Qualifying School, where he finished eighth. Still an avid soccer fan and supports Barcelona.

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