Lead by rookie American tandem of Frank Bensel Jr. and Jesse Mueller, who combined for 1.5 points on day 2, the U.S. Team takes their lead into the final day.
Vermeer spent the last three years hoping to qualify for a second straight PGA Cup. In fact, the first question he asked the scorer after the last hole at the PGA Professional Championship back in April was “Did I get enough points to make the Cup team?”
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Meet the Team of 20 Competing at the 2021 PGA Championship - Part I
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Friday, May 7, 2021
The 2021 PGA Championship is fast approaching and the ‘Team of 20’ PGA Professionals competing will be looking forward to facing The Ocean Course head on at Kiawah.
We’ll be taking a look at the ‘Team of 20’ over the next few weeks leading into the championship. Here are five of the PGA Professionals who will be teeing it up in Kiawah, May 20-23.
Danny Balin
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Balin will be playing in his eighth PGA Championship since 2010. His best finish at the PGA Professional Championship was runner-up to Alex Beach in 2019. Balin competed on the Latinoamerica Tour for 5 seasons, winning the 2015 Guatemala Stella Artois Open. He also played in the 2020 US Open at Winged Foot.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) â Omar Uresti built such a big lead that even a 4-over 76 on Wednesday didn t keep him from winning the Professional National Championship and earn another trip to the PGA Championship.
Uresti, a former PGA Tour player, had a seven-shot lead going into the final round at the PGA Golf Club. He finished at 11-under 276 for a three-shot victory over Frank Bensel Jr.
The top 20 earned spots at Kiawah Island for the PGA Championship on May 20-23. That wasn t decided until a sudden-death playoff among five players for the final four spots.
The odd man out was Cody Haughton, who missed an 8-foot par putt on the first extra hole at No. 10. Haughton closed with a 76 that featured a pair of double bogeys.