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Editor’s note: Billy Horschel once again will host his #DriveOutHunger campaign for Feeding Northeast Florida. He will donate $1,000 for every birdie and $5,000 for every eagle that he makes during THE PLAYERS to Feeding Northeast Florida. Horschel is encouraging fans and supporters to do their part by going to www.feedingnefl.org, clicking on “take actionâ€� and choosing “Billy Horschel’s #DriveOutHunger Campaign,â€� and then selecting their donation amount. In Northeast Florida this morning, upwards of 50,000 kids woke up with the same dire question in mind: “Will I get anything to eat today?â€� Some days work out better than others. Also this morning, there were thousands of household heads struggling to put food on the table for their family. With no guarantees, some days, again, work out better than others.  The figures are staggering and heartbreaking. And with numbers like that, too often, those living day-to-day with food insecurity remain nameless and faceless. On Tuesday of this week’s PLAYERS Championship, though, two key players in the mission to provide better, more stable lives to those in need came face-to-face for the first time.   Trevic McAfee is an active duty member of the U.S. Navy. He was deployed six times between 2002 and 2018 to places ranging from the Persian Gulf to Somalia to Central and South America. He and his wife, Michelle, are also foster parents living in Jacksonville. In addition to their two biological children, the couple have fostered 12 children in just the last three years. Their passion for foster kids even resulted in the adoption of one. In order to continue with their mission of fostering, Trevic and Michelle need help keeping food on the table. Billy Horschel is a five-time PGA TOUR champion and winner of the 2014 FedExCup. He and his wife, Brittany, don’t need help keeping food on the table. In 2014, the Horschels – Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, residents – learned of Feeding Northeast Florida, a beneficiary of THE PLAYERS and an organization dedicated to helping local kids, families, seniors and active and retired military members who struggle with having enough food. The decision for the Horschels to help an organization the McAfees rely upon was a quick and easy one.  “We got involved in 2014 when we were looking for an organization we could get behind and support,â€� said Horschel. “Just seeing the figures about how many kids in Northeast Florida are food insecure made a real impact on us. There are also figures about how many adults, even adults working 9-5 jobs who struggle.” “When it comes down to making ends meet, food falls through the cracks after things like house bills, car payments and everything else. It just made a lot of sense for us to get behind it and we’re very enthusiastic to stay with it.â€� Of the dozen foster children that have gone through the McAfee’s home in the last three years en route to better lives, Trevic and Michelle have had everything from a child that born at 24 weeks who spent her first two months in ICU, to a child rescued from human trafficking. “My wife and I are foster parents and Feeding Northeast Florida came into our lives when we needed help providing good, nourishing food,â€� said McAfee. “The cost these days is extremely high. We had a child in our care that was Type 1 diabetic, and it was very expensive to make sure she got the nourishment she needed.â€� “It just really touched our hearts. We thought of all the people that just don’t have enough food to enjoy a quality, daily life,â€� said Horschel. “We really thought about kids and the food they need to be able to focus and study and get the nutrition they need. We knew it was something we could get behind. So, we did just that.â€� “We felt we were being called by God to reach out to children,â€� said McAfee. “My wife and I have always had the urge to adopt children, so we thought we would try the fostering route and it has just been a blessing. We actually adopted one of our foster daughters. Sadly, that doesn’t always happen. The court system will do their best to try and get the child reunited with some sort of family member. If they can’t do that, the child goes up for adoption.â€� Feeding Northeast Florida annually serves over 150 social service agencies and programs, including the City Rescue Mission, The Sulzbacher Center and Salvation Army. In 2017, Feeding Northeast Florida provided more than 12.5 million meals to those in need in eight Northeast Florida counties. In 2018, the number of provided meals grew to 14.1 million. While the increase in meals served is a telltale sign of the collective heart of those in Northeast Florida, it is also a glaring reminder of the growing number of those still in need.  “I’ve always held that belief that it doesn’t matter how successful you are or how much money you make, we should want to leave the world a little better than we find it,â€� said Horschel. “Whatever you’ve got to do – donate money, use your public arena to bring awareness to a cause, or volunteer your time – you’re doing something to better this world. I do a job that is very public and is one a lot of people see. I’m very fortunate that I make a good living and at the same time can bring awareness to the needs of others and give money to Feeding Northeast Florida.â€� “We get to see the good stuff and bad stuff and do our part to provide the love they probably have never had,â€� said McAfee. “Thanks to people like Billy and Feeding Northeast Florida, we get to put them to bed each night with a warm, full belly.â€� When Horschel and McAfee connected Tuesday at TPC Sawgrass and put faces to one another in the united fight to make the world a better place, McAfee presented Horschel with a Challenge Coin. Carried often by members of the military, Challenge Coins are given thoughtfully to individuals deemed likely to inspire, enhance morale and, therefore, improve the quality of life for others. If one of those 50,000 children wakes up tomorrow without that burning question at the forefront of their mind, that mission will remain headed in the right direction.  

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The final open qualifier of the 2022 PGA TOUR Regular Season was contested Monday, with 73 players vying for four spots in this week’s field at the TOUR’s Regular Season-ending Wyndham Championship. Mickey DeMorat and Blake McShea matched scores of 6-under 65 at Bermuda Run CC (East) to earn tee times this week at venerable Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, North Carolina. Yannik Paul and Rick Lamb earned spots via a 4-for-2 playoff at 5-under 66, with Erik Flores and Ryan Elmore the odd men out. Interestingly, Paul and Lamb are on the bubble to gain Korn Ferry Tour Finals access via accruing enough non-member FedExCup points to equal or surpass No. 200 on the FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List. Each begins the week with 55 points, which would stand exactly No. 200 into the week. Chris Naegel, also with 55 points, missed a playoff by one stroke after a heroic rally fell just short. Naegel opened with a double bogey Monday but rallied to post 4-under 67. He had successfully Monday qualified into four TOUR events in the previous five weeks. Click here for all scores from the Wyndham Championship qualifier. Here’s a capsule look at the four players who qualified Monday for the Wyndham Championship. Mickey DeMorat (6-under 65) Age: 27 Hometown: Merritt Island, Florida Alma mater: Liberty PGA TOUR starts: 3 Cuts made: 2 Best PGA TOUR finish: T47, 2021 The RSM Classic Notes: Uncle Daniel Tosh is a notable comedian and host of the long-running Comedy Central show “Tosh.0” … Held Korn Ferry Tour membership in 2020-21, making 13 cuts in 38 starts, his season highlighted by a T13 at the 2021 Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics … Previously Monday qualified into the 2018 Wyndham Championship and also qualified for that year’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he finished T56 … Played one season collegiately at Eastern Florida State College before transferring to Liberty, where he played three years before graduating in 2017 … Lists piano as a special interest. Blake McShea (6-under 65) Hometown: Zebulon, North Carolina Alma mater: University of North Carolina – Wilmington PGA TOUR starts: 0 Notes: Carded six birdies and an eagle against two bogeys Monday to earn his first PGA TOUR start … Transferred from Methodist to UNC-Wilmington after his freshman year of college … Played four years at UNC-Wilmington; as a fifth-year senior in 2020-21, he recorded a 70.56 stroke average, second-best in program history. He was also named 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. Rick Lamb (5-under 66, advanced via playoff) Age: 31 Hometown: South Bend, Indiana Alma mater: University of Tennessee PGA TOUR starts: 33 Cuts made: 13 Best PGA TOUR finish: T3, 2017 John Deere Classic Notes: Entered the week with 55 non-member FedExCup points, which would place him No. 200 on the Playoffs and Eligibility Points List. Non-members who finish this week with equivalent points of No. 200 or higher will gain Korn Ferry Tour Finals entry for a chance to earn a PGA TOUR card … Made eight birdies against three bogeys Monday to earn his spot in a playoff … Knows how to win as a Monday qualifier, having done so at the 2016 LECOM Health Challenge on the Korn Ferry Tour … Has a twin brother, Scott, who has spent time on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica … 3-for-3 in made cuts this season on TOUR, having finished T30 at The Honda Classic, T15 at Corales Puntacana Championship and T58 at 3M Open … Played 31 events on 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour, making 15 cuts and finishing No. 129 on Points List. Yannik Paul (5-under 66, advanced via playoff) Age: 28 Hometown: Viernheim, Germany Alma mater: University of Colorado PGA TOUR starts: 3 Cuts made: 2 Best PGA TOUR finish: 20th, 2022 Barbasol Championship Notes: Entered the week with 55 non-member FedExCup points, which would place him No. 200 on the Playoffs and Eligibility Points List. Non-members who finish this week with equivalent points of No. 200 or higher will gain Korn Ferry Tour Finals entry for a chance to earn a PGA TOUR card … Competed on PGA TOUR Canada in 2018 and 2019, finishing Nos. 58 and 29 on the Order of Merit respectively … Finished No. 9 on 2021 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn 2022 DP World Tour membership … Twin brother Jeremy plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, currently 38th on the Points List as he seeks a PGA TOUR card. The twins played collegiate golf together at the University of Colorado.

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