Fans congratulate Will MacKenzie

 

Editor’s note: Will MacKenzie won his first PGA TOUR title on Sunday at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Here are some of the e-mails PGATOUR.com received congratulating MacKenzie, who now gets to head to Hawaii for the season-opening Mercedes Championships in 2007.

Hey Will, congrats Dude. I always thought you were a great player in high school. I've got some really neat pictures of us in our high school days. You were wearing this really big toboggan with a huge ball on the end. I thought there might be one out of a group of about five or six of us that would make it to the show. Since 1999, when you came to Cypress Landing in Chocowinity, N.C., and basically started over, boy, you sure have come a long way. Congrats and thanks for representing the dudes of Eastern N.C.
Richie Creech (former East Carolina University Golfer)

Congratulations Will! Growing up down the street from one another on Queen Anne's Road, I remember you and Todd Mitchum taking your training wheels off your bikes before I did, yet I was older. All these years later, it appears you still excel at everything you do. Congratulations! I live in Los Angeles, but I know you make Greenville proud!
Meredith Lee Colby

Willie Mac Attackalak! Good looking out there kid. Followed the whole tourney from Chi-town. Lots of eagle dances in the mix. Birddog on the 72nd hole was sickies.
Obie Trice

Will, congrats on winning! I hope Barry was on the bag. Met you in Richmond, Va. and have known Barry's family for a long time. Good luck with the rest of the season. It should be a great time for you without as much pressure. Enjoy it!
BK Katherman

Congratulations Will, I am proud of you. What an outstanding display of golf. From your Monday pro-am partner.
Jerry Brown

Will Mac, it is with great pleasure that I send you this message from Ft. Ticonderoga on behalf of Carl Lipbaum. We are very proud and wish many, many, many more victories!
Tipton

Will, congrats. I never doubted that you would win. I am sure all your success goes back to my coaching you in Little League baseball and all the lessons you learned about competition. Just kidding! We are all so proud of you. Keep on truckin’!
Dr. Jimmie Grimsley

WILL! We are so excited we can't stand it! We love you so much and we are so incredibly proud of you!
Angel, Wes, Ashton, Gray & Lilly

Will, Great job. Vince and I have been keeping up with you every step of the way. Always knew it was going to happen, it was just a matter of when and where. Couldn't be prouder. Keep up the good work. The claw is money in the bank!
Go G-Vegas, David Lee

Congratulations Will! The entire staff of the Greenville Recreation and Parks Department is so proud of you and what you have accomplished. Another proud moment for Sportstown USA, Greenville, N.C. Keep up the good work! Boyd Lee, Recreation and Parks Director Will, I was the standard bearer for your round on Saturday. I was so impressed with both your skill and your relaxed attitude. I'm so glad you won -- and I'm looking forward to watching more victories in the future!
Cheryl Erwin

Congratulations Will! Sharon and I were watching the tournament on TOURCast with Skip and Judy Bright when you made the putt on 18. I think I jumped higher than I have in 40 years when the message came through that you had made it. I called Shannon immediately and she is very happy for you. The replay is on The Golf Channel tonight (Sunday) from 10:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. There will be a lot of bleary eyes in Greenville, N.C. tomorrow morning. Best of luck the rest of the year.
Chip and Sharon Casey

Congratulations Will! I work at Greenville Fire/Rescue and follow your results weekly. It's great fun watching someone from home on the "Big Show." Since I'm not quite at your level, okay, not even close, it's entertaining watching a hometown hero live out our dreams. Maybe you can come back to Farmville and give us a few lessons! Best of luck in the future and again congrats on your first (of hopefully many) wins.
Jay Morris

Congratulations Will. I've followed all of your tournaments since you made the TOUR. What a thrill to watch you win in Reno! Best of luck in the future. Regards.Major Bob Antolick U.S. Army, Wilson, N.C.

We are so proud of you! We found out about your great win after we got home from sailing. Everyone in Greenville is very excited about your success. Good luck and, most importantly, have fun.
Love, Iverson and Mary Jo MacKenzie

Willie-Mack: Way to go, bro. Everyone in Greenville is proud of you. Congrats. We knew you were due to win one!
Henry Hinton