Players, course designers, coaches and photographers are among those figures in golf we lost in 2020. They won’t soon be forgotten.
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There are 23 rookies on the PGA TOUR in 2017-18. This feature provides a subjective ranking updated weekly. The Rookie of the Year is voted by PGA TOUR members who make at least 15 starts. SNAPSHOT: The first doubleheader of the 2017-18 didn’t deliver any fireworks for the rookie class, but it could be one of those moments in time to which a couple of guys might reference later as a launch pad for the season. The World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions has been contributing to the FedExCup since the first wraparound season in 2013-14, but no rookies qualified for the first two editions. In the last three, 12 have competed at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, none faring better than Peter Uihlein on Sunday. His T5 is the first top 10 among rookies. That set includes non-members who were officially designated as rookies later in the same season. Contested concurrently at the Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi, the Sanderson Farms Championship crowned the first breakthrough champion of the season in Ryan Armour. He was a PGA TOUR rookie in 2007 when Brandt Snedeker captured the Rookie of the Year award. Twenty rookies at the first additional event of the season were paced by Ben Silverman. He tied for seventh, 10 strokes back of the winner. It’s the worst low-rookie result in the tournament since it was slotted into the fall portion of the schedule in 2015. Conrad Shindler was one of five to share the lead with an opening 66, but he scored 75-75-73 the rest of the way and finished T59. In his first-ever TOUR-sanctioned start, non-member Scott Strohmeyer was one of three to tie for fourth place at the SFC. With the equivalent of 68.333 FedExCup points in his bank, he’ll head to this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open atop the ranking for non-members who have yet to exhaust rookie eligibility. Daisuke Kataoka, who placed T15 at the WGC-HSBC, slots second on the list with 55.200 points.* – In the field at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions as of Oct. 22. LOW ROOKIE — WGC-HSBC Champions: Peter Uihlein (T5). Second time (T10, CIMB). LOW ROOKIE — Sanderson Farms: Ben Silverman (T7). First Time. CAREER-BEST FINISHES (AND TIES) — WGC-HSBC Champions: None. CAREER-BEST FINISHES (AND TIES) — Sanderson Farms: Ben Silverman (T7), Tom Lovelady (T18), Talor Gooch (T30), Ethan Tracy (T30), Adam Schenk (T43), Conrad Shindler (T59). * – In the field at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open as of Oct. 29. Through the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and Sanderson Farms Championship NOTE: A player’s rookie season (“Rookie Year”) is defined as the season in which he becomes a PGA TOUR member (including Special Temporary Members) and plays in 10 or more events as a member or finishes in the Top 125 on the Official FedExCup Points List, the Top 125 on the Official PGA TOUR Money List or qualifies as a Top 125 – Nonmember, whichever occurs first. Further, for purposes of this definition, a new member (including Special Temporary Members) shall not be eligible for the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year if he has previously played in more than seven (7) Official PGA TOUR Money events as a professional in any prior season.
Two NCAA Division II Players of the Year, a former Pepperdine standout and a four-time TOUR winner will compete this week on TOUR as open qualifiers. The Butterfield Bermuda Championship open qualifier was conducted Oct. 17, with 65 players competing for four spots in this week’s field at Port Royal GC in Bermuda. Qualifying were Chandler Blanchet (64), Clay Feagler (65), John VanDerLaan and Aaron Baddeley. VanDerLaan and Baddeley survived a 6-for-2 playoff at 5-under 66; the odd men out were Garett Reband, Alex Weiss, Ben Kohles and Justin Doeden. Here’s a capsule look at the four Monday qualifiers for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship: Chandler Blanchet (7-under 64) Age: 27 Hometown: Gainesville, Florida Alma mater: University of West Florida PGA TOUR starts: 0 Notes: Made five birdies and an eagle in qualifier to secure his first PGA TOUR start … Has made 53 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, highlighted by a T4 at the 2020 LECOM Suncoast Classic, into which he Monday qualified as a conditional member. Fell short at First Stage of Korn Ferry Tour Q-School last month … Won 2019 Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, including a second-round 61 … Taco enthusiast who aspires to own a coffee/taco shop one day … Won 2017 Jack Nicklaus Award as top player in NCAA Division II men’s golf. Clay Feagler (6-under 65) Age: 24 Hometown: Newport Beach, California Alma mater: Pepperdine PGA TOUR starts: 0 Notes: Overcame a double bogey on third hole of qualifier with eight birdies, earning his first TOUR start … Competed full-time on 2022 Korn Ferry Tour, recording five top-25s in 22 starts and finishing No. 82 on the Points List. He’ll compete at Final Stage of Q-School next week with the aim of earning guaranteed starts in 2023; he holds conditional status at minimum … Competed at Pepperdine alongside second-year TOUR member Sahith Theegala … Mom Caryn has memorably caddied for him on Korn Ferry Tour. Aaron Baddeley (5-under 66; advanced via playoff) Age: 41 Hometown: Lebanon, New Hampshire (raised in Australia) Alma mater: N/A PGA TOUR starts: 477 Cuts made: 283 Best PGA TOUR finish: Win (2006 RBC Heritage; 2007 WM Phoenix Open; 2011 Genesis Invitational; 2016 Barbasol Championship) Notes: Budding Monday qualifying specialist also four-spotted into Fortinet Championship last month … Made three birdies and an eagle against no bogeys to earn spot in Bermuda qualifier playoff … Holds TOUR Past Champion status after failing to improve status via Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Earned fully exempt 2023 Korn Ferry Tour status via “floor of five” category in Finals … Long renowned as one of the game’s premier putters … Recently began working with putting coach John Graham, who also works with Justin Thomas … Split time between the PGA TOUR (13 starts) and Korn Ferry Tour (11 starts) last season. John VanDerLaan (5-under 66; advanced via playoff) Age: 26 Hometown: Southbury, Connecticut Alma mater: Florida Southern PGA TOUR starts: 1 Cuts made: 1 Best PGA TOUR finish: T31, 2018 Barbasol Championship Notes: A veteran presence on the Korn Ferry Tour, having kept his card in both the 2020-21 and 2022 seasons. Finished No. 47 on 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List with 18 made cuts in 24 starts, including seven top-25 finishes … Made five birdies against no bogeys to earn a spot in qualifier playoff … Was named 2018 Jack Nicklaus Award winner as top player in NCAA Division II men’s golf … Won 2018 Connecticut Open at same course, New Haven CC, that got him started in golf … Earliest golf memory is eating animal crackers with Billy Andrade at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut; VanDerLaan was 5 years old at the time.
