Parker McLachlin - Media Guide

only 2007 Nationwide Tour start, led the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic by seven strokes entering the final round, but shot a final-round 77 to finish T4. Made the cut in 16 of 28 starts during his rookie season on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with five top-10s. Finished the season 29th on the money list, with $176,881. Finished T59 at the TOUR's Sony Open in Hawaii in 2006 after gaining a spot in the field on a Sponsor Exemption. Champions Tour player Scott Simpson caddied for him that week. T2 at the 2006 season-opening Movistar Panama Championship, his third career start on the Nationwide Tour. T38 at the 2006 TOUR's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am two weeks later. Did not finish in the top 10 on the Nationwide Tour again in 2006 until notching back-to-back finishes at the LaSalle Bank Open (T6) and the Knoxville Open (T2). Missed cuts in first two TOUR starts, at the 2000 Sony Open in Hawaii and the 2004 U.S. Open. Has posted victories on the Hooters Tour, Tight Lies Tour, Gateway Tour and Spanos Tour. Winner of the 1996 Junior America's Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Was the 1996 Hawaii High School Athletic Association individual champion. Cites playing in the 2004 U.S. Open as his biggest thrill in golf. Earned all-state honors in high school volleyball. Brother Spencer, who stands 6-7, is a freshman at Stanford on a volleyball scholarship. Lists Michael Jordan and Andre Agassi as his athletic heroes. His dad played basketball and volleyball for Stanford, while his mom was captain of the 1976 U.S. Olympic volleyball team and served as an alternate in 1968. Web site is parkermclachlin.com. Non-golf related jobs held include high school volleyball referee. In 2007, wrote a weekly column for the Honolulu Advertiser called "Postcards from Parker."