Chris Korte and John Sand to make their PGA Tour debuts due to clerical mistake
Every week, before the start of a PGA Tour event, Monday Qualifiers are staged which provides a chance to players who are ranked low on the FedEx Cup Standings or non-members to get a place in the week’s PGA Tour event by finishing in the required spot at a Monday Qualifier.
However in most cases, you can’t directly play in a Monday Qualifier because before it, you have to play the Pre-Qualifiers and if you perform well in it, than only you can get an entry to a Monday Qualifier.
But in a rare exception, four players didn’t played the Pre-Qualifiers and they directly signed up for a Monday Qualifier. To their surprise they were allowed to play in the event. When fellow players founded out they were ineligible for the Monday Qualifier, then they pointed out to the Utah PGA Section. Hence, the four players were removed from the event. The PGA Tour, later informed the Utah PGA Section that they are now allowed to play in the event.
"It was our fault. We made a clerical error, and we take full responsibility,” said Devin Dhelin, Tournament Director of Utah PGA Section to the Monday Q Info’s Ryan French.
After given a chance thanks to a clerical mistake, the players gave it their all in the Monday Qualifier. As two players from the quartet - Chris Korte and John Sand finished joint-first with an identical score an eight-under-64. The duo will make their PGA Tour debuts in the Black Desert Championship.
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October 09, 2024