A “tough-grinding” rookie 12 months on the PGA Tour in 2023 didn’t ship the outcomes Sydneysider Harrison Endycott hoped for.
However the 27-year-old will get a second likelihood to raised meet his expectations after gaining full enjoying standing for 2024 by profitable the ultimate occasion of the cut-throat qualifying college in Florida.
Endycott, who solely made 13 cuts in 33 occasions in his maiden season on the hardest tour on the planet and had retained restricted enjoying standing for subsequent 12 months, stormed to a four-shot win on the TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley course in Florida to seal considered one of 5 playing cards on provide.
“It was a tough-grinding 12 months, rookie 12 months on Tour, and also you study lots on the market,” he mentioned after securing his standing for subsequent 12 months.
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“Typically it’s good to take a step again, and we went by means of all our stats after RSM (in November) and managed to essentially level out and select why we have been in that class, whether or not it’s wedge dispersion, some course administration choices and a few placing.
“It’s nice that the PGA Tour can present that info for us. We simply picked up what we would have liked to get higher, did some actually good work over the previous couple of weeks, and it’s good to come back out and get a win.”
Endycott was the one profitable Australian at Q-school and can be part of a powerful forged of his countrymen on tour subsequent 12 months, together with breakthrough star Min Woo Lee, who additionally locked away his standing by way of a raft of outcomes which have lifted him to 33 on the planet rankings.
That’s what Q-school is about a little bit bit. It’s about alternative,” Endycott mentioned.
“I feel you retain giving your self these, it lowers the stress ranges down a little bit bit.
“Clearly, having standing going into subsequent 12 months is a little bit bit much less disturbing than most guys, so it was a little bit of a chance to release, however on the identical time, it’s nonetheless a golf
event, nonetheless 4 rounds.
“There’s numerous positives to attract out. I really feel like I’m in a great spot. Wanting ahead to getting again on the market subsequent 12 months.”
Endycott needed to sleep on the third-round lead for 2 nights after thunderstorms and waterlogged programs pressured a Monday end and he transformed a two-shot benefit right into a four-stroke victory with a final-round 3-under-par 67.
He completed 139th within the FedExCup standings in his rookie PGA Tour season.
The 40 subsequent greatest gamers and ties at Q-school earnt Korn Ferry Tour playing cards, however fellow Australian John Lyras missed out by one shot.