The victory by Stephen Ames last week at THE PLAYERS Championship is the 181st by a former Nationwide Tour player on the PGA TOUR. He’s the third alum to win THE PLAYERS, joining David Duval and Craig Perks.

• Scott Gutschewski had a interesting first round last week at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. He only fired a 3-under par 68, but he had three eagles on his card to become the 11th player in Nationwide Tour history to record three in one round.

• This week’s inaugural Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship will feature 30 former PGA TOUR winners who have collected 61 titles. Included in that group is a former major championship winner (Wayne Grady), two Presidents Cup team competitors (Notah Begay, Bradley Hughes) and two Ryder Cup team competitors (Chip Beck, Steve Pate).