The FedEx St. Jude Classic holds its qualifier on Sunday so that it doesn’t conflict with U.S. Open qualifying. Even on a different day of the week, T.J. Vogel had the same success. Vogel shot 4-under 66 on Sunday at Windyke Country Club’s East Course to qualify for a sixth event this season, and his third in a row. Here’s a closer look at the four players who played their way into the FedEx St. Jude Classic. T.J. VOGEL (66) Age: 27 Hometown: Hollywood, Florida Alma mater: USC/Florida PGA TOUR starts: 9 Best TOUR finish: T16, 2018 Valspar championship Notes: Vogel has made the cut in his last three TOUR starts. He has earned 51 non-member FedExCup points. He can qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals by earning as many points as No. 200 in the FedExCup standings. Last year, it took 82 points to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals. He finished 10th on last season’s Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit. He also won the 2012 U.S. Amateur Public Links and played in the 2013 Masters. OMAR URESTI (66) Age: 49 Hometown: Austin, Texas Alma mater: Texas PGA TOUR starts: 362 Best PGA TOUR finish: 3rd, 1997 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and 2006 AT&T Byron Nelson Notes: Uresti, a PGA TOUR veteran member, has made 179 cuts on TOUR and is a two-time winner on the Web.com Tour. He also is the reigning PGA Professional National Champion. He made the cut in last year’s PGA Championship, and has made the cut in two of four starts this season. He’s made the cut in eight of 11 starts at the FedEx St. Jude, including a T10 in 1999. A.J. McINERNEY (66) Age: 24 Hometown: Henderson, Nevada Alma mater: UNLV PGA TOUR starts: 2 Best PGA TOUR finish: T10, 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Notes: McInerney, who grew up in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, was in the headlines after surviving last year’s Las Vegas shooting. He received a sponsor exemption into the PGA TOUR event at TPC Summerlin and impressed with a T10. McInerney finished 97th on last year’s Web.com Tour money list. BEN CRANCER (66) Age: 24 Hometown: Kirkwood, Missouri Alma mater: Texas A&M PGA TOUR starts: Debut Notes: The Texas A&M alum has been competing this season on the Adams Pro Tour, where he has three top-10s in five starts. AT&T BYRON NELSON QUALIFIERS T66. T.J. Vogel, 66-71-73-69 MC. Steven Ihm, 73-70 MC. Ryan Baca, 76-69 MC. Tom Whitney, 72-74 THIS SEASON’S QUALIFIERS Qualifiers: 63 Made cut: 21 (33%) Top-10s: 3 (Scott Strohmeyer, T4 at Sanderson Farms; Trey Mullinax,T8 at Valspar; Julian Suri, T8 at Houston) Top-25s: 5 Most times qualified: T.J. Vogel (6)
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