Golf, it is a cruel, cruel game, especially when you’re fighting for your PGA Tour card and livelihood. During a weather-hit tournament at the Wyndham Championship, we really saw two sides of the sport, with 20-year-old, Joohyung Kim, claiming his first PGA Tour title, whilst American, Justin Lower, lost his PGA Tour card by a matter of shots.
Beginning the day at six-under-par, the 33-year-old was looking to secure a spot in the top 125, thus earning fully exempt status for the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. In reality, he would need a two-under-par round or better to earn a spot at the FedEx St. Jude Championship next week.
As he made his way to the 18th hole, Lower stood at two-under, with a birdie almost certainly guaranteeing a place in the playoffs. If he parred, then it would mean a tense wait as it would put him around the 125th place mark. Finding the green in two shots, a 60-foot putt needed to drop for a birdie.
As he made contact with the putt it certainly wasn’t going to be short, as it rolled six-foot by. Standing over the putt, we knew it needed to drop, as did Lower. Unfortunately, it grazed the right edge, leaving the 33-year-old outside the top 125.
Brutal, absolutely brutal… It is certainly something you don’t want to see, especially when you find out that Lower only secured his card last year. Speaking after the round, which you have to give him huge credit and respect for doing, Lower was visibly affected.
When asked about how he was feeling, Lower responded: “I’d tell you if I could get it out,” before adding “I don’t really know what I’m thinking. It sucks to come up this short really. I mean, to get the last card last fall and only have three starts in the fall, to be in this position I guess is, I don’t know, it’s cool, but obviously had some help with the LIV guys and whatnot. I don’t even know if I’m allowed to say that. But I don’t know. There’s positives, but right now it just flat out sucks.
“I was trying not to look at them (the leaderboard), but I caught a glimpse and it’s really hard to not look at them at times. I kept telling…
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