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Web.com Tour: Sangmoon Bae secures return to PGA Tour with win in Boise

Web.com Tour

Albertsons Boise Open

Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, Idaho

WINNER: Sangmoon Bae

MONEY: $180,000

SCORE: 19-under 265

BUZZ:After fulfilling his two-year military obligation, Bae is heading back to the PGA Tour. The 32-year-old from South Korea shot 5-under 66 in the final round and drained a must-have birdie putt on 18 for the win. Bae moves from 11th to first on the Finals money list…

Bloodline Golf’s RG-1 Putter Claims First Tour Victory 

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., January 30, 2018 — Bloodline Golf is pleased to announce that its RG-1 mallet putter was used by the winner of The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic on the Web.com Tour last week. The win came in the second week after he switched to Bloodline…

The Web.com Tour Finals were set to conclude this week. (Getty Images)

The Web.com Tour Finals and season came to an abrupt conclusion on Wednesday, when the tour announced it was canceling this week’s Web.com Tour Championship in Atlantic Beach, Fla., as Hurricane Matthew threatens landfall on Florida’s east coast.

On Monday, Florida governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the hurricane hitting in the West Palm Beach area late Thursday. The storm is projected to run up the east coast, affecting other cities, including Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beach, where the PGA Tour is headquartered.

“It is unfortunate that we’ve had to cancel our season-ending event; however, our first priority is the safety of our players, fans, volunteers and staff,” said Web.com Tour president Bill Calfee. “With Hurricane Matthew on the horizon, it is critical that we make sure everyone involved with the Web.com Tour Championship has ample time to evacuate the Northeast Florida area and return home.”

This marks the first time a Web.com Tour event has been canceled since the 2005 Miccosukee Championship, also played in Florida, which was canceled due to Hurricane Wilma.

With the cancellation of the tournament, the tour announced it will determine the fate of the 25 PGA Tour cards awarded through the normally four-event series on the basis of money earned in the three completed tournaments.

Unfortunately, the PGA Tour did not have a contingency plan to move the tournament to another site not in the path of the hurricane. With the new PGA Tour season starting next week at the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif., the tour felt it needed to determine the cards through the Web.com Tour Finals to avoid doubt about players’ status — for both the set of 25 players earning cards through the series and the 25 players that earned PGA Tour status through the Web.com Tour regular season and whose priority order for the start of the season was determined by combined money earned.

Former Saint Mary’s golfer Ben Geyer fired 3-straight rounds of 2-under 69 and finished in a tie for 21st with a 6-round total 10-under par at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Geyer’s top-45 finish provides qualification into the Web.com Tour and ensures he will maintain his tour status through the first two re-shuffles of the tour’s…

Former Saint Mary’s golfer Ben Geyer enters tomorrow’s final round at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament at PGA National in a tie for 28th place at 8-under par.

Every player in the field has earned, at a minimum, conditional status on the Web.com Tour in 2015 by virtue of getting to the Qualifying Tournament Finals.  Players who finish inside the top 10 (and ties) will be exempt until the…

Former Saint Mary’s golfer Ben Geyer joined 149 other hopefuls at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.  The tournament is a six-round event that began today.

The field will play three rounds apiece  at PGA National’s Champion course – host of the PGA TOUR’s The Honda Classic – and the Fazio course.  The top 45 finishers earn exemption into next…

Former SMC golfers pass first qualifying stage for Web.com Tour

Former Saint Mary’s golfers Ben Geyer and Mac McClung advanced through the first of three stages of qualifying for the Web.com Tour.

Geyer finished in a tie for 29th place, right on the cut line, in the 72-hole first stage that concluded today at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont, Calif.  He fired rounds of 71-74-70-69 for a 4-under par 284.

McClung qualified for the second round two…

What it takes to make the Web.com / PGA Tour

Part 1:

This year I had the opportunity to compete in Web.com and a PGA Tour event. I have been playing professionally for 2 years now and I am starting to realize the differences between Amateur and Professional. I have learned many things last of couple of years and here are some things that I learned that will help you in the future.

1. SHORT GAME!!! When I was younger, I was always one of the longest and straightest ball strikers; however, in a real world it doesn’t matter how well your ball striking is if you have no short game. Everyone out on Tour knows how to hit the ball reasonably straight, but winning and losing is determined by how good your short game is. I didn’t understand how important Putting and chipping is. I am regretting with my lack of practice on short game especially putting and I don’t want any junior golfers to make the same mistake as I did. You must spend 75% of your practice time on Short game and I promise you will thank Chris and me.

2. You must control your frustration. I noticed that junior golfers easily get frustrated and struggle to control their emotions while they are playing especially during tournaments. I remember when I was playing in junior golf, I struggled to control my emotions when I hit bad shots, missing short putts or losing; however, I finally understand that frustration made everything worse. When you are frustrated, you lose focus, your body gets tense and it makes your opponent/gallery uncomfortable. You always need to remember if you want to become a better golfer you must have a good attitude and must be able to control your anger.

-Todd Baek