The
Pro Golf Tour (
PGT) was founded in 1987 by Aytch Johnson, and financed by T. C. "Rick" Jordan. Midway through its first full season in 1988, Jordan withdrew his money citing financial irregularities, and the tour folded. In late 1988, Jordan founded the
U.S. Golf Tour (
USGT), which launched its first season in 1989. During the 1991 season, it became known as the
T. C. Jordan Tour. In 1994, the involvement of
Hooters restaurant chain owner
Robert H. Brooks, who later become majority owner of the tour, saw Hooters become the title sponsor, with the tour branded as the
Hooters Jordan Tour. The following year, a 20-year sponsorship deal was agreed. With the sanctioning of the National Golf Association, the tour was titled as the
NGA Hooters Tour. On Brooks death in 2006, tour president Robin Waters acquired his majority stake in the tour. Hooters ended their sponsorship following the 2011 season and the tour became known as the NGA Pro Golf Tour. Following the
PGA Tour's acquisition of the
Canadian Tour and the
Tour de las Américas in 2012, the NGA Pro Golf Tour began to suffer due to those tours then offering direct promotion to the PGA Tour's second tier
Web.com Tour. As membership and tournament entries decreased, guaranteed prize money was reduced, and then withdrawn in 2014. In August 2014, the tour was acquired by Golf Interact, who rebranded it as the
SwingThought Tour. The following year, Golf Interact purchased the
eGolf Professional Tour and integrated it into the SwingThought Tour. == Leading money winners ==