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Here is a look at the four players who Monday qualified for The Honda Classic. The qualifier was held at Banyan Bay Resort and Golf in West Palm Beach, Florida. QUALIFIERS Hayden Buckley (66) Age: 23 College: University of Missouri Turned pro: 2018 PGA TOUR starts: 1 PGA TOUR earnings: $9,240 Twitter: @hbuckley13 Notes: Is a current Korn Ferry Tour member after finishing T83 at final stage but has not yet made a start on Korn Ferry this year … Made it to final stage of Q school after finishing sixth on OOM on Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada. He made 11 of 12 cuts including a win at the ATB Financial Open.  Had six top-10s … Has three career Korn Ferry Tour starts … Successfully Monday qualified into both the Panama Championship and Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship with 64s last year on Korn Ferry Tour.  He made cuts in both events with a best finish of T41 … Last year in the Honda Monday Qualifer shot a 66 and made birdie on three of four playoff holes but was still eliminated … On last hole this year, his approach into a par 5 hit a sprinkler head and bounded 30 yards over the green. He made a 3-footer for par … Was ranked as high as 34th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) while at Missouri … His high school golf team won three state finals in four years. Daniel Wetterich (66) Age: 23 College: Ohio State Turned pro: 2019 PGA TOUR starts: 0 PGA TOUR earnings: 0 Twitter: @WetterichDaniel Notes: Is a Korn Ferry Tour member this year after becoming one of the few players to make it thru Pre-qualifying, first, and second stage of Q school … Was medalist at Q school pre-q, finished third at first stage, T14 at second stage … He finished T90 at final stage … This will be his first career start on any PGA TOUR-sanctioned tour … Ranked as high as 166th in WAGR before turning pro … Was freshman of the year at Xavier University before transferring to Ohio State … Runner-up to NHL referee Garret Rank in the Western Amateur, losing 3 & 2 in finals … Named to All-Big Ten team in 2019, and had a scoring average of 72 … Has been staying at Walker Cup captain Nathaniel Crosby’s house for last week along with Alex Smalley while practicing at a nearby club to get ready for Monday qualifier … Brother David is also a pro golfer … Nephew of former Ryder Cup team member and PGA TOUR winner Brett Wetterich. Andrew McCain (66) Age: 25 College: University of Maryland Turned pro: 2017 PGA TOUR starts: 0 PGA TOUR earnings: 0 Twitter: @AndrewMcCain Notes: This will be his first career PGA TOUR start … Birdied four of his last seven holes to tie for medalist … Has two career Korn Ferry Tour starts, missing the cut in both … Was medalist at Mackenzie Tour Q school last year … Played all 12 Mackenzie Tour events, making six cuts, with six top-25s … Best finish was at the Bayview Place DC Bank Open presented by Times Colonist where he finished T18 … In 2018, he played 11 events on the Dakotas Tour, making nine cuts with four top-10s … Has won two Minnesota State Opens, one as an amateur, and one as a professional … Has played in six Minor League Golf Tour events in 2020 and has a win, a second, and a third. Arjun Atwal (67) Age: 46 College: Nassau Community College Turned Pro: 1995 PGA TOUR starts: 229 PGA TOUR earnings: $5,016,482 Twitter: @arjunatwal Notes: One of four players to win a PGA TOUR event after Monday qualifying when he won the 2010 Wyndham Championship … Won the Wyndham after opening with a 61 and hanging on to beat David Toms by one … Also became the first Indian-born player to win on the PGA TOUR … Earlier in the 2010 season, he lost his card after not earning enough money on a medical exemption … In 2005, he lost in a five-man playoff at the BellSouth Classic, won by Phil Mickelson … Last time he played a full schedule on the PGA TOUR was 2012 when he played 27 events and finished 171st in FedEx Cup points … Has three European Tour wins (all three were co-sanctioned events with Asian tour) … Also has five additional Asian Tour wins … In 2008, he won the Chattanooga Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour, beating Webb Simpson in a playoff … His last worldwide win came on the Asian Tour in 2014 at the Dubai Open. BUCKLEY Q&A A quick chat with Hayden Buckley after Monday qualifying at The Honda Classic: PGATOUR.COM: You weren’t heavily recruited out of high school, but ended up playing at an SEC school, can you tell us how that came about? HAYDEN BUCKLEY: “I really wasn’t recruited much out of high school; I just didn’t play well in some big junior events so not a lot of schools were interested. I wanted to stay local, but it was basically a few community colleges. I wanted to go bigger but honestly at that time don’t think I had the talent to go bigger. I had one DI offer and it wasn’t really much. My (swing) coach Chris Harder had played for Mark Leroux at Austin Peay and was coach at Missouri. Chris called him and he (Leroux) gave me a scholarship without ever seeing me hit a single shot. I mean, that was a life changer. He never saw me play golf, didn’t even know really what I looked like and gave me a chance. It’s rare now a days and it changed my life.� PGATOUR.COM: You were in the morning wave, so it’s a long wait once you post a score. Are you a scoreboard watcher or do you try to get away? BUCKLEY: “Today I went and had a beautiful lunch at Chic Fil A and hung out there trying to waste some time.  Then I went to a buddy’s house and we talked about my finish. [Hayden made an 8-footer on 17 for bogey and struggled for par on 18.] But after that, I just mentally prepared myself for a 6:30 p.m. playoff.  But trust me there was a lot of scoreboard watching.  Starting in the middle of the day, I refreshed it every couple of minutes for the next few hours. I mean, I looked at it a ton.  And you analyze everything. I saw some guys shot -3 (on the opening nine), but it was on back and knew the front was playing harder. You are just waiting for guys that are close to come in and you just never know what is going to happen.  I’ve been through some of these and learned that. I mean today is good example; last score was Andrew McCain. I mean those guys at 5 under had to be feeling great, then all of a sudden, they have to go right to a playoff.� PGATOUR.COM: You shot 66 last year at this Monday but lost in a playoff. Does that give you confidence coming back here or bring up some past frustrations? BUCKLEY: “Mostly confidence for sure, but the guys I played my practice round with asked if I had played here before. I told them yeah last year I shot 66, birdied three of the four playoff holes and was playing a mini-tour event the next day. I showed up this year and I know I’m a lot better (player) then I was last year, and I got into a playoff last year so that gives me a ton of confidence.� PGATOUR.COM: Of course, there is pressure at any Monday qualifier but at the end of day this is what you do for living. Compare the feeling here to a Korn Ferry Monday because you are a member there? BUCKLEY: “Like today at a PGA [TOUR] Monday, I really have nothing to lose; there are guys out there who need starts to keep cards and stuff. So not a ton of pressure, though I want to play well. But at the Korn Ferry Mondays, I have felt pressure for sure because I’m a member. I know that if I Monday and make a cut, I’m going to get starts through the season. I was 6 under through 12 at one of those Korn Ferry Mondays and it was early, you know? If I got in, my season would be all set. Now that I have status, I’ve told myself if I can get into an event before Mackenzie starts and if I can get 10 starts on Korn Ferry, I’m not going to Canada.  If I can’t get something done in 10 starts, that’s on me.� NOTES NOTABLE MISSES: Adam Svensson 67 (lost in playoff), Sam Saunders 70, Robert Allenby 71, Alex Cejka 72, Jonathan Byrd 73, John Senden 75 STRENGTH OF HONDA CLASSIC MONDAY Q FIELD Combined number of PGA TOUR starts: 5,612 Number of players with at least one PGA TOUR win: 12 Combined number of PGA TOUR wins: 23 Combined PGA TOUR earnings: More than $200 million Combined Korn Ferry Tour wins: 41 Players with most PGA TOUR wins in the field: Jonathan Byrd 5, Robert Allenby 4 (Allenby also has 4 European Tour wins along with 12 Australasian wins) COURSE INFO Banyan Creek Golf and Resort Par: 72 Yardage: 7,089 Rating: 76.1 Slope: 153 2019-2020 SEASON MONDAY QUALIFIER STATS Average Medalist score: 65.1 Average last qualifying spot score: 66.5 Total number of cuts made: 9 of 43 (21%) Most recent results (Puerto Rico Open): Will Gordon T20, Andrew Loupe MC, Carl Yuan MC, Justin Doeden MC Money earned: $311,028 Best finish: Garrett Osborn, T18, Sanderson Farms Championship UPCOMING MONDAY QUALIFIERS March 9: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, The Preserve at Ironhorse (Note: This Monday qualifier is held two weeks prior to event) March 16: Valspar Championship, Southern Hills Plantation NOTES FROM OTHER TOURS PGA TOUR Champions: Hugh Royer III, who less than two years ago faced 26 hours of surgery for cancer, Monday Qualified for the Colorguard Classic. His last start was on Korn Ferry Tour almost 20 years ago.

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The second major of the calendar year will be played this week, in November, at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters hasn’t been cancelled since the days of World War II and the 2020 edition wasn’t going to be added to the list. The tournament committee decided during the early days of the pandemic that the Masters would be rescheduled to the fall. RELATED: Power Rankings | Expert Picks | Sleeper Picks As November arrives, this will be a different Masters. Patrons will not walk the fairways or fill the grandstands built around the greens and tee boxes. Roars won’t be heard on the back nine on Sunday. But, a champion will still be crowned and a Green Jacket will still be awarded and semblance of normalcy will return to golf, at least for a week, this week, in November! Dr. Mackenzie’s par 72 (7,475 yards) track laid over the grounds of the Fruitland Nursery usually produces a winner with five-plus appearances on the resume before slipping on the Green Jacket. Of course there are exceptions to that “rule” but after 83 tournaments, that’s a solid number. Augusta National is filled with decisions to be made and is not a “see it, hit it” golf course. Uneven lies are the trademark in the fairways. Undulation on the steep, sloping A-1 Penn Bentgrass greens mandates the ball to below the hole. Five water hazards will shape the leader board on the back nine. Experience will take on many shapes this week. Where to leave the ball when the lie is not perfect. Trusting the putt will break to Raes Creek. When to attack with opportunity presents itself. When to accept par and move on because the wind is swirling. How to handle the pressure of holding off the best players in the world as they clutter the first page of the leaderboard Sunday. And it sounds like Mother Nature will have her say as well as rain is in the forecast starting Tuesday night and continuing throughout the day on Thursday. The weekend is a 50-50 proposition as of this writing. Drainage conditions are “good”, but that will depend on how much rain arrives. Near record temperatures, in the good direction, should allow hands to stay warm and backs and muscles to remain loosened up. Tiger Woods has been the guest of honor in Butler Cabin five previous times, one behind all-time leader Jack Nicklaus, and will lead the field of 92 after his victory in April of 2019. The purse last year was $11.5 million with Woods taking home $2.07 million plus 600 FedExCup points. Sergio Garcia and Joaquin Niemann have both WD due to COVID-19. Recent Winners and Notables 2019: Tiger Woods (-13, 275) First winner in 14 events not to reside in the top 10 after Round 1 as he was T11. … Played from the final group on Sunday. … He was the only past champion in the final four groups. … Hit 80% GIR for the week. Notables: Dustin Johnson (T2) posted 12-under, his best four round tournament total and his fourth consecutive top 10. … Brooks Koepka (T2) picked up his first top 10 in four starts and has played his last six rounds in 16-under. … Xander Schauffele (T2), led the field with 25 birdies, opened with 73 but played the final 54 holes 13-under in just his second tournament appearance. … Jason Day (T5) claimed top 10 finish No. 4 after tying the low round on Sunday with 67. … Tony Finau (T5) played in the final group with Woods and Francesco Molinari after his 64 on Saturday, T-Low Round of the week. … Francesco Molinari (T5) led by two with seven holes to play yet also led the field in putting and scrambling. … Webb Simpson (T5) first top 10 included 64 on Saturday. … Patrick Cantlay (T9) closed the weekend 64-68 for his best finish in three trips. … Rickie Fowler (T9) is now 24-under the last two years, better write that down. … Jon Rahm (T9) is now 24-under in his last seven rounds here. … Only seven, bogey-free rounds. … Sunday tee times moved into the morning hours Sunday to avoid afternoon weather. … Bryson DeChambeau (T29) circled nine birdies to open with 66 to share the first round lead with Koepka. 2018: Patrick Reed (-15, 273) Seventh and final first-time major champion of the decade. … Was looking to become the first player ever to post all four rounds in the 60s but closed with 71. … Led by three after 54 holes over Rory McIlroy. … Played the Par-5 holes in 13-under (record is 15-under). … Only one top 10 in majors prior. … Entered the week on the back of three straight top 10 finishes. Notables: Rickie Fowler (2nd) closed 65-67 to miss a playoff by a shot. … Jordan Spieth (3rd) opened with 66 to lead by two and closed with 64 to post the low round of the week. … Jon Rahm (4th) opened with 75 and played the final 54 holes 14-under, including a 65, for his first top 10. … McIlroy (T5) fired 65 to get into the final group then posted 74 to only beat four players on Sunday. … Cameron Smith (T5) closed with 66 for his first top 10. … Henrik Stenson (T5) first top 10 in 14 starts. … Bubba Watson (T5) first top 10 since his two wins. … Marc Leishman (9th) picked up his second top 10 in seven starts. … Tony Finau (T10) closed with 66 in his first appearance. … Dustin Johnson (T10) picked up his worst finish in three years. … Four players double digits under-par. 2017: Sergio Garcia (-9, 279) – Not Entered (COVID-19) 74th major championship and 19th Masters for his first major championship. … Won the first playoff hole. Notables: Justin Rose (P2) led the field with 22 birdies, played in the final group and picked up his third consecutive top 10 (T10, T2). Led by one with two holes to play. … 2011 champion Charl Schwartzel (3rd) led the field in Par-5 scoring (12-under). … Matt Kuchar (T4) picks up his fourth top 10 in six years. … Paul Casey (6th) cashed in the top six for the third consecutive year. … Rory McIlroy (T7) and Adam Scott (T9) rounded out the top 10 of those entered this season. … Par-3 Contest was rained out. … Only 15 players under par. … Only two rounds in the 60s Round 1. Key stat leaders Top golfers in each statistic on the 2019-2020 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week. Strokes Gained: Approach the Green 1 Justin Thomas 2 Collin Morikawa 4 Tyrrell Hatton 5 Hideki Matsuyama 6 Webb Simpson 7 Viktor Hovland 9 Paul Casey 10 Gary Woodland 12 Corey Conners 17 Dustin Johnson 18 Patrick Cantlay 19 Rory McIlroy 21 Tony Finau 27 Jimmy Walker Par-5 Scoring 1 Sungjae Im 2 Lanto Griffin 3 Collin Morikawa 4 Xander Schauffele 7 Scottie Scheffler 8 Hideki Matsuyama 9 Sebastian Munoz 12 Adam Long 12 Justin Thomas 15 Tony Finau 17 Dylan Frittelli 18 Corey Conners 18 Billy Horschel 20 Patrick Reed Bogey Avoidance 1 Webb Simpson 2 Jon Rahm 4 Xander Schauffele 7 Bryson DeChambeau 8 Justin Thomas 12 Abraham Ancer 15 Zach Johnson 18 Paul Casey 19 Tyrrell Hatton 21 Hideki Matsuyama 23 Brendon Todd 24 Adam Scott 26 Brandt Snedeker

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