Special week in Dallas and one I’ll remember for a long time. Thank you to the fans for showing up all week, the volunteers who work so hard behind the scenes, the Salesmanship Club of Dallas for continuing to make @thecjcupbyronnelson such an important part of the PGA Tour, I am honored to be your champion.
Thank you to all of my sponsors and partners for the constant belief and support. Last year brought a lot of adversity and some difficult moments, but it also reminded me why I love competing and how important it is to stay patient and keep trusting the process.
Very grateful to share this win with the people who have been with me every step of the way. Excited for what’s ahead. #PLAYBIG
@municipal_co@TMobile@SoFi@Lexus@omegawatches@PowerDesignInc@TheFamilie_
Cooper Dossey fell one spot shy of qualifying for last year’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship, finishing No. 76 in points.
Down the stretch last season, Dossey had been overcome by the pressure of the playoffs and points battle.
“I was a miserable human being,” Dossey said. “When I played poorly, I was frustrated, and when I didn’t convert on good weeks, I was frustrated. I was never excited to play. I was nervous about the points list. I was nervous about my job. I wasn’t playing great, so I was trying way too hard. And I was a rookie, so I didn’t know that 76th wasn’t that bad.”
Or so he thought. When he checked his links app around Christmas, he was the 35th alternate for the season-opening KFT event in the Bahamas. He flew there a few days early at 10 spots out before finally getting into the field two days before. He went on to finish T-15 that week to help improve his status greatly, but he followed with a bunch of missed cuts and OK play.
It wasn’t until he and his wife, Ashley, found out in mid-March that they were expecting their first child that Dossey’s outlook fully changed.
“One of God’s greatest blessings,” Dossey said. “That’s been at the forefront of my mind all year.”
With his brother Luke quitting his job in accounting after an unfulfilling first tax and jumping on the bag full-time in late May, Dossey, who had gone through almost double-digit caddies in his first 10 starts, immediately finished T-9 in Knoxville and has had four top-15s since.
“He’s very good at saying what I need to hear in order to prevent me from crashing out,” Dossey said. “He always has the right words at the right time. … I feel like every Sunday we get in the car and say we were close.”
Dossey begins this week at No. 46 in points and needs a win – and possibly some help – to break into the top 20 and earn his PGA Tour card. If he stays in the top 50, he’ll be straight through the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School, which begins Dec. 11, five days after the Dosseys’ due date.
Yet another #stones week.
James Nicholas was 78th in points. All he did was shoot -23, have his best career KFT finish and guaranteed his status for next year.
Have a day, James Nicholas! 👏👏👏
The U.S. Open rookie and medalist from the Summit, N.J. qualifier is one of just 10 players in red figures after Round 1.
"I have had this circled on my calendar for years. I told myself one day I'm going to be playing in a major championship. To have this day be my day, it's just really special."
James Nicholas got emotional after punching his ticket to his first U.S. Open.