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Virginia Tech graduate and former Tech golfer Johnson Wagner has been selected the PGA Tour Player of the Month, presented by Avis, for the month of January.

Wagner won the Sony Open on Jan. 15, marking his third career PGA Tour victory. Also, he finished tied for ninth at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions and he tied for second at the Humana Challenge on Jan. 22.

He was nominated in January along with Steve Stricker, Mark Wilson and Brandt Snedeker. Wagner won the award in an on-line vote on PGATour.com.

With the award, Avis will present a check for $50,000 to be distributed to charity. Wagner has announced he will donate half the award money to the First Tee Foundation and the other half to the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.

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