July 17, 2017
By Christian Page
Four former Tigers had a top 25 finish this weekend on the pro tours. Dominic Bozzelli and Patton Kizzire on the PGA Tour tied for 25th at -11 at the John Deere Classic. Michael Johnson completed his second best finish of the year on the Web.com Tour and Matt Gilchrest and Will McCurdy both notched their third best finish of the season on the Mackenzie Tour.
PGA Tour
Event: John Deere Classic (TPC Deere Run // Silvis, Illinois)
Dominic Bozzelli
Bozzelli holed five birdies on the back nine in the final round securing his fourth top 25 finish on the year. After falling out of the top 100 of the FedEx Cup rankings last week, Bozzelli is now back in at 100.
Tournament Scorecard: 67-68-70-68-273 (-11) // Earnings: $36,080 (t-25)
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 100 // FedEx Cup Points: 394 // World Ranking: 168 // Scoring Average: 71.315
Patton Kizzire
Kizzire impressed this weekend with 22 birdies (t-7) which guided him to his second top 25 finish of the year (best finish: t-5 Zurich Classic of New Orleans).
Tournament Scorecard: 68-69-67-69-273 (-11) // Earnings: $36,080 (t-25)
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 90 // FedEx Cup Points: 439 // World Ranking: 219 // Scoring Average: 71.679
Web.com Tour
Event: Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank (Oakridge CC // Farmington, UT)
Michael Hebert
Hebert was cut at -5.
Tournament Scorecard: 69-68-CUT-CUT-137 (-5) // Earnings: $0
Season Stats: Web.com Money List Rank: 105 // Official Money: $27, 440 // Scoring Average: 70.00
Michael Johnson
Johnson didn't shoot above a 69 all weekend and completed his second best finish this season (t-19). His tournament scorecard consisted of 18 birdies and one eagle.
Tournament Scorecard: 69-66-64-69-268 (-16) // Earnings: $7,191 (t-19)
Season Stats: Web.com Money List Rank: 97 // Official Money: $30,130 // Scoring Average: 71.69
Mackenzie (Canadian) Tour
Event: Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel (Whitewater GC // Thunder Bay, Ontario)
Matt Gilchrest
Gilchrest came away with his third best finish of the year on the tour. He knocked in 14 birdies and finished at +2.
Tournament Scorecard: 71-70-72-77-290 (+2) // Earnings: $459.37 (t-65)
Season Stats: Order of Merit Rank: 35 // Official Money: $7,385 // Scoring Average: 70.75
Will McCurdy
In his third best finish on the season (t-23), McCurdy finished at -6 boasting 13 birdies and one eagle.
Tournament Scorecard: 67-70-72-73-282 (-6) // Earnings: $N/A (t-23)
Season Stats: Order of Merit Rank: 48 // Official Money: $5,520 // Scoring Average: 70.00
Many former Tigers will compete in the Barbasol Championship at Grand National Golf Course in Auburn this weekend. Blayne Barber, Dominic Bozzelli, Trace Crowe, Matt Gilchrest and Patton Kizzire will play on the familiar course beginning on Thursday. Web.com Tour golfers Michael Hebert and Michael Johnson will tee off at the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, Nebraska. Auburn will be represented by Jason Dufner in the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.