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This was the last year of the Monday qualifier for the WM Phoenix Open, as @acaseofthegolf1 has highlighted beautifully this week. Will Chandler played his way into the field on Monday and just outplayed Scottie Scheffler (66 vs. 72) in the same group on Sunday. Top 10 and now into Mexico Open.
What a week for Will, and what a statement about Monday Qs. And follow Ryan!!!
A Monday Qualifier who was playing in his third ever tour event and making his first ever cut, just beat the best player in the world by SIX while playing in the same group.
No matter what happens in Chandlers career, he will always remember this round.
Shame on the Tour and Policy Board for ending stories like this and throwing away 77 years of Monday Qs at this event.
Awesome stuff from Will.
Cashed a $437K futures parlay on OSU winning the Natty and got to run on the field...
Dream for every sports bettor 🤩
(via @CalvinSmith05@FDSportsbook) https://t.co/Ll78yJQFm6
Q-school is made for stories like Jin Chung. (stick w me on a long one).
Its rare for me to see a name on a Q-school leaderboard I don't recognize. But I had never seen the name Jin Chung. A few phone calls led to his phone number and I just hung up the phone with him.
Jin and his family moved from Korea when Jin was a freshman in High School. His parents gave up a business in Korea to move here for Jin's golf.
After 2 years at a junior college, Jin turned pro. That was 15 years ago. This is Jin's 12th try at Q-school, in his previous 11, he has been to second stage just once. One time.
Now the 36-year-old gives lessons in Georgia, has for years, is married, but still never gave up on his dreams. This year he wasn't able to afford Q-school but someone from his church agreed to pay at the last minute. He opened with a 75 at 1st stage but got thru.
At 2nd stage he again opened with a poor round but got thru on the number. Jin said when he got thru he called his wife and they cried.
He then called his parents. His dad is 70 and still works, now at a delivery service. His mom 66 works at an adult day care. They have to work to make ends meet and to help their son chase his dream. Jin told me "they yelled so much when I told them, and they cried."
Jin Chung is T5 right now, 36 holes away from a PGA Tour card. We talked for 15 minutes just now, he spoke about his religion, and how much he appreciates being in this position. How grateful he was for his wife and parents who have never given up on him.
Q-school is made for stories like Jin Chung. 10 times he's failed to get thru 1st stage in 12 tries. And finally he broke thru.
I love this so much.
Will Chandler has Monday qualified to get into five of his previous six #KornFerryTour events.
He entered the week as No. 134 on the Points List and now sits alone atop the leaderboard after round 1 @MagnitChamp.