Presidents Cup-bound Min Woo Lee has held his floor in a bid to earn a spot in two prestigious PGA Tour occasions early subsequent season after struggling to get “cooking” to problem in an occasion in California over the weekend.
The Western Australian, who completed in a tie for thirty second within the Procore Championships on the Silverado Resort within the Napa Valley, retains sixtieth place within the FedEx Cup Fall race after a fair efficiency on the ultimate two days of the occasion.
Whereas Presidents Cup teammates Adam Scott and Jason Day, together with compatriot Cam Davis, are exempt for all Signature PGA Tour occasions subsequent 12 months, Lee stays in limbo in the case of the largest occasions outdoors the majors.
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Gamers ranked between 51st and sixtieth on the completion of the FedEx Fall (autumn) part of the tour obtain entry into the Pebble Seaside Professional-Am and The Genesis Invitational in 2025.
A captain’s choose to make his Presidents Cup debut at Royal Montreal in opposition to the USA in Quebec subsequent week, Lee has a 28-point buffer on 61st positioned Ben Griffin.
Golfers who have been ranked between 51st to seventieth coming into the autumn are exempt for all full-field occasions and The Gamers Championship in 2025.
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There are seven tournaments remaining within the Fall schedule which is able to decide whether or not the 26-year-old is ready to compete in two of the largest Tour occasions subsequent 12 months.
Every of the occasions, starting with the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi within the week after the Presidents Cup, carry 500 rating factors.
However the world No.40 has a lot to think about as he considers subsequent season.
Lee is dedicated to his defence of the Macau Open, a match he gained in dazzling vogue final 12 months when taking pictures 30-under, in early October. That occasion clashes with the Black Desert Basic in Utah which runs from October 10 to 13.
The star can also be dedicated to a defence of his Australian PGA Championship to be held on the Royal Queensland Golf Membership from November 21 to 24.
It runs concurrently with the ultimate FedEx Fall occasion in Georgia, an A$12 million match on the Sea Island Golf Membership on St. Simons Island.
In the meantime, Aaron Baddeley’s hopes of retaining his tour card took a blow when he was unable to capitalise on a promising begin in Napa in a match gained by Patton Kizzire, who gained by 5 photographs when recording 20-under.
After a 4-under 68 positioned the 43-year-old within the prime 10 after the opening spherical, the Australian finally completed in a tie for fiftieth at 3-under.
A four-time PGA Tour winner, Baddeley sits in 152nd within the FedEx Tour rac, together with his place for 2025 in peril.
The highest 125-ranked golfers earn PGA Tour playing cards for subsequent season, whereas the following 25 golfers earn conditional standing on the tour.
Baddeley is eight factors behind Webb Simpson and Ben Martin, who sit equal at 149th on the checklist, in the case of conditional tour standing.
To acquire a full tour card for subsequent season, Baddeley might want to fireplace over the following two months as he sits 107 factors behind the one hundred and twenty fifth ranked Sam Ryder.
Lee’s Presidents Cup teammates Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners will arrive in Canada with confidence after ending in ties for 4th and seventh respectively in California.
Sahith Theegala did not defend his title in Napa when ending in a tie for seventh at 12-under however he fared better of the American representatives who will characteristic in Montreal subsequent week. American’s Max Homa and Wyndham Clark missed the minimize on the occasion.