July 5, 2017
By Christian Page
Eight former Auburn golfers were active this week on all tours. Jake Mondy and Ryan Benton were the bright spots of the former Tigers. Auburn still boasts three golfers in the top 100 of the FedEx Cup rankings.
PGA Tour
Event: Quicken Loans National (TPC Potomac at Avenal Farm; Potomac, Maryland)
Blayne Barber
Barber missed the cut at +6.
Tournament Scorecard: 76-70-CUT-CUT—146 (+6); Earnings: $0
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 110, FedEx Cup Points: 313, World Ranking: 233, Scoring Average: 71.285
Dominic Bozzelli
Bozzelli missed the cut at +11.
Tournament Scorecard: 75-76-CUT-CUT—151 (+11); Earnings: $0
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 96, FedEx Cup Points: 368, World Ranking: 161, Scoring Average: 71.459
Patton Kizzire
Kizzire missed the cut at +14.
Tournament Scorecard: 78-76-CUT-CUT—154 (+14); Earnings: $0
Season Stats: FedEx Cup Rank: 89, FedEx Cup Points: 413, World Ranking: 210, Scoring Average: 71.870
Web.com Tour
Event: Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation (Nashville Golf and Athletic Club; Brentwood, Tennessee)
Michael Hebert
Hebert missed the cut at +4.
Tournament Scorecard: 73-75-CUT-CUT—148 (+4); Earnings: $0
Season Stats: Web.com Money List Rank: 96, Official Money: $27, 440, Scoring Average: 70.11
Michael Johnson
Johnson missed the cut at -1.
Tournament Scorecard: 71-72-CUT-CUT—143 (-1); Earnings: $0
Season Stats: Web.com Money List Rank: 142, Official Money: $10, 789, Scoring Average: 72.51
PGA Champions Tour
Event: U.S. Senior Open Championship (Salem Country Club; Peabody, Mississippi)
John Huston
Huston missed the cut at +7.
Tournament Scorecard: 74-73-CUT-CUT—147 (+7); Earnings: $10
Season Stats: Scoring Average: 75 (five rounds)
Swing Thought Tour
Event: Greystone Golf Club; Dickson, Tennessee
Jake Mondy
Mondy finished tied for sixth at 12-under in the Swing Thought Tour in Dickson, Tenn., with rounds of 67-67-70-70 to win $2216.
Tournament Scorecard: 67-67-70-70—275 (-12); Earnings: $2,216J
Ryan Benton
Benton, 2017 Auburn alumnus, finished 12th at 10-under in the Swing Thought Tour this past weekend. Benton started out of the gate hot finishing at -8 in the first two rounds of the tournament. He rallied from his third round performance (+1) finishing with a score of -3 on his final day.
Tournament Scorecard: 69-67-73-69—278 (-10); Earnings: $1,300 -
Barber, Bozzelli and Kizzire will all meet again on the PGA Tour at the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Will McCurdy, Mackenzie Tour, will begin play on July 6 at the Players Cup. Benton will continue his play on the Swing Thought Tour in a 36-hole shootout event that begins on Friday.