Hadley "I'm exactly PO ranking 125"… Rose '126th by 1 point' in tears

Wyndham Championship Final Day Hole-in-One Secures Tied 15th Place and "PO Last Ticket"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] "Dramatically secured the last ticket."

Chesson Hadley (USA, photo) is the protagonist. On the 16th (Korean time), at the final round of the Wyndham Championship (total prize money $6.4 million), the last regular season event of the 2021 PGA Tour held at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina (par 70, 7,131 yards), he shot 8 under par on the final day to finish tied for 15th place (12 under par, 268 strokes). More importantly, he raised his Playoff (PO) ranking from 132nd to 125th.

The top 125 players qualify for the first round of the playoffs, The Northern Trust, which begins on the night of the 19th. The second round, the BMW Championship, includes 70 players, and the final third round, the Tour Championship, is a "survival game" with only 30 players. Being in the "top 125" also symbolically guarantees a tour card for the next season. Hadley said, "I was very worried before this tournament," and tearfully added, "The PGA Tour is my livelihood."

Hadley even made a hole-in-one that day. He started well with consecutive birdies on holes 10 and 11, followed by a birdie on the 13th hole (par 4), a bogey on the 14th hole (par 4), which he recovered with a birdie on the 15th hole (par 5). On the 16th hole (par 3), he made his "first-ever hole-in-one." It was a 6-iron tee shot from 160 yards. He then added a birdie on the 17th hole (par 4), and two more birdies on the back nine at holes 6 (par 4) and 9 (par 4). Justin Rose (England) finished tied for 10th place (13 under par, 267 strokes) with a bogey on the final 18th hole (par 4), ranking 126th in the PO standings.