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Still feeling the effects of an awkward shot in the opening round, the defending Honda Classic champion said he was dealing with “a dead arm” Friday as he battled his way through a topsy-turvy 4-over 74 in the second round at PGA National. That left Thomas at 2 over for the tournament, right on what became the cut line. “My mind is just all over the place,” said Thomas, the world’s third-ranked player who is trying to become the first player since Jack Nicklaus in the late 1970s to win the Honda in consecutive years.
LaCava thought there was a chance Tiger would switch 9 out for 8-iron, but he stuck with his plan, put his approach on the left side of the the green, and made par for a two-shot swing that changed the entire tournament. He’s not ready to talk about Jack Nicklaus’ record The big Woods conversation that’s been on ice for the past decade is if he’ll beat Nicklaus’ record of 18-majors. What looked like an almost certainty became a certainly not.
Here's a look at the four players who qualified for The RSM Classic. The final two spots were decided in a four-person playoff. The playoff for the last spot lasted 10 holes. QUALIFIERS Joey Garber (63) Age: 29 College: Georgia Turned pro: 2014 PGA TOUR starts: 28 PGA TOUR earnings: $523,704 Twitter: @garberjoey Notes: Has made 13 of 21 cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour this year, with seven top-25s ... His best finish was a T8 at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz ... He played 22 events on the PGA TOUR in 2019, making 10 cuts with a best finish of T7 at 3M Open ... Won the Rex Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018 ... As a senior at Georgia in 2014, he set a school record with a 70.49 scoring average. ... Played for Michigan before transferring to Georgia. Michael Hebert (63) Age: 29 College: Auburn University Turned pro: 2013 PGA TOUR starts: 3 PGA TOUR earnings: $0 Twitter: N/A Notes: Has 106 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, with three top-10s. His best career finish is fifth, which he has done twice ... He made 12 of 21 cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019 with three top-25s and finished 124th on the money list ... Has made three career PGA TOUR starts, including the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he missed the cut ... Played his freshman year at Florida State before transferring to Auburn ... Was ranked as high as sixth in the junior rankings prior to college. Brandon Crick (64, via 4-for-2 playoff) Age: 32 College: Nebraska Turned Pro: 2010 PGA TOUR starts: 1 PGA TOUR earnings: $0 Twitter: @bcrick22 Notes: Made a birdie on the third playoff hole to advance ... Has played 68 career Korn Ferry Tour events ... Has played 21 events this year, with 14 made cuts and one top ten at the Korn Ferry Challenge at TPC Sawgrass ... Was well down the Korn Ferry Tour's Points List last year, then shot 62-68 on the weekend of the Ellie Mae Classic to finish runner-up and retain his card ... Was finishing his degree in 2015 when he received a call from Larry the Cable Guy that changed his career plans. Larry sponsored Crick's pro career and still does today ... His senior year at Nebraska he averaged 72.27, which at the time was the second-best in school history ... Started his college career at Gonzaga University. Josh Teater (64, via 4-for-2 playoff) Age: 41 College: Morehead State Turned Pro: 2001 PGA TOUR starts: 202 PGA TOUR earnings: $5.7 Million Twitter: @jteater12 Notes: Outlasted Brad Adamonis in a 10-hole playoff to grab the last spot. Made numerous par saves to stay in it throughout the playoff ... Made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 10th playoff hole to get through ... Has 14 top-10 finishes in his 202 career PGA TOUR starts ... Finished second at the Puerto Rico Open in February ... Has made three starts in the 2020-21 season so far, with zero made cuts ... Has one Korn Ferry Tour win, at the Utah Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission in 2009 ... That season he also had a runner-up and a third-place finish, which helped him finish seventh on the money list ... He has 123 career Korn Ferry Tour starts with a total of 13 top-10s. NOTES NOTABLE MISSES: Steve Allan 65, Adam Svensson 66, Justin Suh 66, Greyson Sigg 66, Will Zalatoris 69, Arjun Atwal 69 COURSE INFO Name of course: Brunswick Country Club, Par 70, 6,801 yards, 73.0, slope 130 2019-2020 SEASON MONDAY QUALIFIER STATS Average Medalist score: 63.9 Average last qualifying spot score: 66.3 Total number of cuts made: 10 of 77 (24.68%) Most recent results (Vivint Houston Open): Erik Barnes T38, Isaiah Salinda T50, Bronson Burgoon MC, Sam Fidone MC Money earned: $705,268 Best Finish: MJ Daffue T12, Sanderson Farms NEXT MONDAY QUALIFIER Mayakoba Golf Classic: November 30th, Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Course NOTES FROM OTHER TOURS: The LOCALiQ Series wraps up its season this week with the LOCALiQ Series Championship. Bryson Nimmer, who has two wins, leads the points list.
