Auburn Golfers in the Pros

Auburn Golfers in the ProsAuburn Golfers in the Pros

July 10, 2017

By Christian Page

Michael Johnson was the big winner out of the former Auburn golfers in the pro ranks this past weekend. Johnson just missed a top 10 finish but placed 12th which gave him his best finish on the year. At a tough cutline on The Greenbrier, Blayne Barber, Dominic Bozzelli and Patton Kizzire were just short of playing the rest of the weekend. Will McCurdy had a productive outing on the Mackenzie Tour finishing tied for 21st.

PGA Tour
Event: The Greenbrier Classic (The Old White TPC; White Sulphur Springs, WV)

Blayne Barber
Barber missed the cut at +1. <br< Tournament Scorecard: 71-70-CUT-CUT—141 (+1) // Earnings: $0
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 113 // FedEx Cup Points: 313 // World Ranking: 244 // Scoring Average: 71.258

Dominic Bozzelli
Bozzelli missed the cut at +1.
Tournament Scorecard: 75-66-CUT-CUT—141 (+1) // Earnings: $0
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 101 // FedEx Cup Points: 368 // World Ranking: 168 // Scoring Average: 71.427

Patton Kizzire
Kizzire missed the cut at E.
Tournament Scorecard: 72-68-CUT-CUT—140 (E) // Earnings: $0
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 92 // FedEx Cup Points: 413 // World Ranking: 219 // Scoring Average: 71.809

Web.com Tour
Event: LECOM Health Challenge (Peek’n Peak Resort, Upper Course; Findley Lake, NY)

Michael Johnson
The scorecard turned in Sunday for Johnson was his best tournament of the year, finishing 12th at -13. Johnson boasted a 12-2 birdie to bogey ratio in his final 36 holes. Johnson’s 20 birdies ranked in the top 15 of the tournament.

Tournament Scorecard: 67-74-67-67—275 (-13) // Earnings: $12,150 (t-12)
Season Stats: Web.com Money List Rank: 108 // Official Money: $22, 939 // Scoring Average: 72.15

Mackenzie (Canadian) Tour
Event: Players Cup (Pine Ridge Golf Course; Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Will McCurdy
In his second-best finish this season (t-21), McCurdy made 14 birdies with nine of them coming in his final 36 holes. McCurdy was near the top (t-6) at hitting greens in regulation at 75 percent.

Tournament Scorecard: 71-70-68-73—282 (-2) // Earnings: $1,890 (t-21)
Season Stats: Order of Merit Rank: 51 // Official Money: $3,938 // Scoring Average: 70.00