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The PGA TOUR season begins this week, which means the first Monday qualifier of the season. Here’s a look at the four players who earned spots in the Safeway Open on Monday. AARON BADDELEY (65) Age: 37 Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona/Australia Alma mater: None PGA TOUR starts: 406 Cuts made: 251 Best PGA TOUR finish: Won, 2006 RBC Heritage; 2007 Waste Management Phoenix Open; 2011 Genesis Open; 2016 Barbasol Championship. Notes: The four-time TOUR winner has conditional status after finishing 132nd in last season’s FedExCup. He made the cut in 15 of 27 starts. His lone top-10 came at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, where he finished 10th. The former Presidents Cup participant led the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green last season. BRETT DREWITT (65) Age: 27 Country: Scottsdale, Arizona/Australia Alma mater: None PGA TOUR starts: 19 Cuts made: 9 Best PGA TOUR finish: T27, 2017 Barbasol Championship Notes: Drewitt finished 196th in the FedExCup in 2016-17, his lone season on the PGA TOUR. He shot a final-round 62 at the Barbasol Championship. Drewitt is a graduate of PGA TOUR China, finishing third on the Order of Merit in 2014 to earn his Web.com Tour card. This year, he finished 71st on the Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list with three top-10s, highlighted by a T3 at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay. ANDRES GONZALES (66) Age: 35 Hometown: Lakewood, Washington Alma mater: UNLV PGA TOUR starts: 125 Cuts made: 59 Best PGA TOUR finish: T3, 2014 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Notes: Gonzales has qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs once in five PGA TOUR seasons, finishing 115th in 2015. He also is a two-time winner on the Web.com Tour (2012 Soboba Golf Classic; 2014 Utah Championship). He finished 113th on this year’s Web.com Tour money list this year. MARK ANGUIANO (66) Age: 25 Hometown: Whittier, California Alma mater: Cal State Fullerton PGA TOUR starts: 1 Cuts made: 0 Best PGA TOUR finish: MC, 2016 U.S. Open Notes: Anguiano finished 10th on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit this year to earn an exemption into the final stage of this year’s Web.com Tour Q-School. He earned his first career victory at this year’s Windsor Classic. He also played on the Web.com Tour in 2017, finishing 98th on the money list. Anguiano was the 2014 Big West Conference Player of the Year at Cal State Fullerton. He played college golf for the Titans, who reinstated their golf program in 2009-10 after an absence of more than two decades. WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS MC. T.J. Vogel, 69-69 MC. Mickey DeMorat, 69-69 MC. Stewart Jolly, 70-71 MC. James Driscoll, 69-79 LAST SEASON’S QUALIFIERS Qualifiers: 95 Made cut: 28 Best finish: John Oda, T3 at Barracuda Championship Top-10s: 5 (Scott Strohmeyer, T4 at Sanderson Farms; Trey Mullinax, T8 at Valspar; Julian Suri, T8 at Houston; Chase Seiffert, T9 at Travelers; John Oda, T3 at Barracuda) Top-25s: 7 Most times qualified: T.J. Vogel (8)

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Rob Bolton lists five against-the-grain fantasy selections for this week’s event at Colonial CC. Kyle Reifers … He’s survived 11 of 20 cuts this season but still ranks just 138th in the FedExCup standings. However, he was 160th prior to a T20 at the AT&T Byron Nelson where he ranked T10 in greens in regulation and second in proximity to the hole. It was his second-best result in 10 months. His best finish of 2015-16 occurred at Colonial. En route to that solo fifth, he led the field in both GIR and proximity to the hole. He also ranked T2 in conversion percentage inside 10 feet, going 66-for-69. All of that speaks to his comfort level on the classic track as he’s perfect in four trips since 2012. Sung Kang … For some, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans presented an opportunity to put FedExCup points on the board amid a dry spell. For him, it wound up as a disruption, albeit a blip. Since his runner-up performance at the Shell Houston Open on the first Sunday in April, the 29-year-old is perfect in individual competition with four top 20s and sits 29th in the FedExCup standings. He displayed a characteristically strong short game en route to a T20 at the AT&T Byron Nelson. For the season, he’s T46 in greens in regulation, 34th in strokes gained: putting and 26th in adjusted scoring. This is his third appearance at Colonial. Blayne Barber … Arguably one of the four forgotten also-rans who Mackenzie Hughes outlasted in the playoff at The RSM Classic, it was nonetheless a career-best finish for Barber. Alas, it didn’t portend a hot restart after the holiday break as he missed his first four cuts of 2017. He then went without a top 25 until a T16 in his last start at THE PLAYERS. True to form, he led the field in proximity to the hole, strokes gained: putting and average distance of putts made. For the season, he ranks a respective T12, 12th and first in those categories. Not a stranger to Colonial, either. He placed T34 in his debut here last year. Ben Martin … Since the wraparound schedule was introduced in 2013-14, when a golfer wins an event in the fall portion, it immediately feels like his exemption is longer than any other golfer who wins later in the season, but standard two-year exemptions earned in the same season expire at the same time. His exemption for capturing the 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open ends in three months, which means that he still has this period of time to save his PGA TOUR card. The 29-year-old is 144th in the FedExCup standings with only two top 25s on the season (both are T18s). If he just goes about his business as he has in every prior appearance at Colonial where he’s 3-for-3 with a T21 in 2014 and a T10 in 2015, he’ll relieve some of the pressure. Chris Stroud … The Texan has been limited to 10 starts due to conditional status and he’s missed six cuts, but he’s just inside the top 150 of the FedExCup standings thanks to a trio of top-15 finishes. The veteran of 282 PGA TOUR starts understands more than many the value of every opportunity, especially since he’s still chasing his first trophy. Colonial is a course where it would make sense to happen, at least if you base it on his past experience. He’s logged top 15s in four of the last five editions during which his scoring average is 68.83. Leads the circuit in par-3 scoring.

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Tiger Woods has missed the cut at the PGA Championship. It’s just his ninth missed cut in a major as a pro. RELATED: Leaderboard | Tee times | Tiger’s up-and-down Round 1 | Rethinking Tiger’s future | Tiger ‘welcomes’ playing in Olympics Expectations were high when Woods arrived on Long Island after his victory in last month’s Masters, but he made too many unforced errors on Thursday and struggled to find fairways Friday. He finished 36 holes at 5-over 145 (72-73). ROUND 2: TIGER HOLE-BY-HOLE No. 18 (par 4, 411 yards): Tiger hits his third fairway of the day but he misses the green on Bethpage Black’s short par-4 finishing hole. He gives a valiant effort on his chip but it runs by the hole and he will be going home. He makes the 5-foot par putt but it won’t be enough. He finishes 5 over and will miss the cut in a major for the ninth time as a pro. Fairway: Missed (3 of 14) Green: Missed (9 of 18) Putts: 1 (30) Score: 4 (+3, +5 overall) No. 17 (par 3, 207 yards): It’s going to come down to the last hole. Woods needs to birdie 18 to make the cut. He hit his tee shot on this 193-yard hole to 39 feet, then two-putted for par. He holed a 4-foot par putt to keep his weekend chances alive. Fairway: N/A Green: Hit (9 of 17) Putts: 29 Score: 3 (+3, +5 overall) No. 16 (par 4, 490 yards): Another par for Tiger, but that’s not what he needs right now. He’ll have to birdie one of the last two holes to make the cut. Tiger’s tee shot and approach both landed in the fringe. He two-putted from 25 feet for par.  Fairway: Missed (2 of 13) Green: Missed (8 of 16) Putts: 27 Score: 4 (+3, +5 overall) No. 15 (par 4, 484 yards): Tiger makes his first par since the eighth hole, but he needs another birdie to avoid a missed cut. He hit his second fairway of the day, then hit his 170-yard approach to 34 feet. He two-putted for par to keep his cut hopes alive. Fairway: Hit (2 of 12) Green: Hit (8 of 15) Putts: 2 (26) Score: 4 (+3, +5 overall) No. 14 (par 3, 161 yards): Tiger’s fourth three-putt of the week results in a bogey on the shortest hole on the course. A poor approach was the culprit. He hit it to 55 feet from just 160 yards. He’ll need to play the last four holes in 1 under to have a chance at the weekend. He hasn’t had a par since the eight hole, making four bogeys and two birdies in his last six holes. Fairway: N/A Green: Hit (7 of 14) Putts: 3 (24) Score: 4 (+3, +5 overall) No. 13 (par 5, 608 yards): A hard-earned birdie on the Black Course’s only par-5 on the back nine. He had to lay up after driving into a fairway bunker, but then hit his 160-yard approach to 9 feet. He’s sandwiched three bogeys between birdies on 9 and 13. Four over may be enough to make the cut but he can’t afford to drop another shot on the last five holes. Fairway: Missed (1 of 11) Green: Hit (6 of 13) Putts: 1 (21) Score: 4 (+2, +4 overall) No. 12 (par 4, 515 yards): Tiger was just inches from hitting his second fairway of the day. He hit the green from 213 yards, but three-putted for another bogey. It’s his third three-putt of the week. He needs some birdies coming in if he wants to be around for the weekend. Fairway: Missed (1 of 10) Green: Hit (5 of 12) Putts: 3 (20) Score: 5 (+3, +5 overall) No. 11 (par 4, 435 yards): Tiger is mixing things up a bit. He missed this fairway to the right. He’s still hit just one today. From 194 yards out, he tried to play a nifty shot from the rough, choking down on a fairway wood to punch it out of the rough. He squeezed his ball between the bunkers in front of the green, but it ran into the rough behind the green. A poor chip from there left Woods with a 12-foot par putt. He missed that to fall to 4 over for the first time this week. And now he’s on the wrong side of the cut line. Fairway: Missed (1 of 9) Green: Missed (4 of 11) Putts: 2 (17) Score: 5 (+2, +4 overall) No. 10 (par 4, 502 yards): Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Another miss to the left off the tee. This is becoming a theme. Just like Thursday, he has to lay up again on this long par-4. He wedges to 11 feet from 109 yards, but he misses the par putt. He’s back on the cut line with eight holes remaining.  Fairway: Miss (1 of 8) Green: Miss (4 of 10) Putts: 2 (15) Score: 5 (+1, +3 overall) No. 9 (par 4, 460 yards): A strong finish to the front nine. Tiger hit the fairway and the green and rolled in his 40-foot birdie putt. That will provide a little breathing room on the back nine as Tiger hopes to stay inside the cut line. It looks like he’s playing for a cut with his tee shots but the ball just isn’t fading. That’s why all his misses have been left. His iron play has been solid when he’s had the opportunity to hit approaches from short stuff. Fairway: Hit (1 of 7) Green: Hit (4 of 9) Putts: 1 (13) Score: 3 (E, +2 overall) No. 8 (par 3, 210 yards): A straightforward par. And that’s a good thing at this point. Tiger hit his 201-yard tee shot to 22 feet, then two-putted for par. Fairway: N/A Green: Hit (3 of 8) Putts: 2 (12) Score: 3 (+1, +3 overall) No. 7 (par 4, 524 yards): Another fairway missed. This one was left, as well. He could only hack out on this brutish par-4. He hit a strong wedge shot to 6 feet but missed the putt for his second bogey of the day. Fairway: Missed (0 for 6) Green: Missed (2 for 7) Putts: 2 (10) Score: 5 (+1, +3 overall) No. 6 (par 4, 408 yards): Left. Again. He still hasn’t hit a fairway, but he collects his first birdie of the day after hitting his 133-yard approach to 18 feet. He holed the putt from the fringe to get back to even par for the day. Fairway: Missed (0 for 5) Green: Missed (2 for 6) Putts: 0 (8) Score: 3 (E, +2 overall) No. 5 (par 4, 478 yards): Left again with the driver. He’s missed the first four fairways today. The rough is no place to be at Bethpage Black. He’s able to advance it into a greenside bunker. He blasted his ball to 9 feet and made the putt to stay on the correct side of the cut line. Fairway: Missed (0 for 4) Green: Missed (2 for 5) Putts: 1 (8) Score: 4 (+1, +3 overall) No. 4 (par 5, 517 yards): We’ll have to wait another hole for Tiger to hit his first fairway. He’s missed left both times he’s unsheathed the big stick today. That necessitates a lay-up. His spotty wedge play continued on the third shot, though, as he hit the 75-yarder to 25 feet. He two-putts for par and fails to take advantage of another hole that offers the rare birdie opportunity at Bethpage Black. Nos. 1, 2 and 4 are three of the four easiest holes on the course. He played them in 1 over. Tiger is now 13 shots behind Brooks. Fairway: Missed (0 for 3) Green: Hit (2 for 4) Putts: 2 (7) Score: 5 (+1, +3 overall) No. 3 (par 3, 230 yards): Tiger gave himself a great birdie chance after lasering a long-iron to 11 feet on this 221-yard hole. Unfortunately, it’s the second consecutive day that he’s unable to convert on a strong tee shot on the course’s toughest par-3. He missed a 9-foot birdie putt here on Friday. Tiger had to work hard for par after racing the birdie putt by, but he holed his 4-foot par putt to avoid dropping another shot. Fairway: NA Green: Hit (1 for 3) Putts: 2 (5) Score: 3 (+1, +3 overall) No. 2 (par 4, 389 yards): The second hole is the shortest par-4 at Bethpage Black but Tiger missed the fairway with an iron off the tee. He could only hack out, leaving himself a 90-yard wedge shot for his third. That shot spun back, some 20 feet short of the hole. Bethpage’s first two holes are the second- and fourth-easiest on the course, but Tiger has played them in 1 over. Another Brooks birdie means Tiger is now 12 back and, more importantly, on the cut line. Fairway: Missed (0 for 2) Green: Missed (0 for 2) Putts: 2 (3) Score: 5 (+1, +3 overall) No. 1 (par 4, 430 yards): A sloppy start. Tiger missed both the fairway and the green on Bethpage’s opening hole, but he salvaged par with a strong sand shot. He pulled his opening tee shot into the fans, which was a thrill for the New Yorkers but a headache for security. It took several minutes for the rowdy gallery members to clear out and give Tiger enough room to gouge his ball out of the thick stuff. He bounced that shot into the bunker, but he left himself plenty of green to work with. He finished it off with a 4-foot birdie putt. Brooks made an easy birdie, though, and Tiger is now 10 back. Fairway: Missed (0 for 1) Green: Missed (0 for 1) Putts: 1 (1) Score: 4 (E, +2 overall)

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