Detry had a 9 on #3, par 5...ouch.
Hardy finished 1 under, 4 under on the front and 3 over on the back.
The live projections last night (kinda like the Fed Ex Cup) showed Nick in 16th and Thomas Detry in 18th even though he missed the cut. There was enough space between Thomas and #25 that I think both are going to earn their PGA cards.Nick having a great morning (hopefully I don't jinx it)....6 under after 14 holes and now in 9th
Frustrating coverage. You’d hardly know Detry was playing. They’d rather show Rory walk down the fairway to his ball than show other players making shots.You can get a full morning of Detry as he just teed off on the second hole at the BMW.
Interesting too is that they ended their broadcast with Detry walking down the 18th fairway to his ball needing, admittedly, a one in a million shot at an albatross to tie for the lead. I was pissed.Frustrating coverage. You’d hardly know Detry was playing. They’d rather show Rory walk down the fairway to his ball than show other players making shots.
PGA Priority Ranking for the upcoming season: PGA Priority Ranking
Illini on the list:
Category 27 (KFT Graduates): Nick Hardy, Thomas Detry
Category 35 (Beyond 150 on FedEx Rankings): D.A. Points
Category 36 (Past Champions): Steve Stricker
An interesting note I picked up on Hardy: he enters the season in the "minor medical" category due to his wrist injury. If he can pick up 0.5 FedEx cup points (in other words, make a cut) in his next four starts, then he will move up to Category 22, which should lock him into all events except for majors and invitationals. I'm not sure if that's for the whole season or a certain time frame, but either way he should have the opportunity to make a strong move this year.
PGA Tour Medical Exemptions
I'm curious how Detry will balance the DP World and PGA Tour, but he looks like he's planning on being busy - his last three weekends were Indiana/England/California! As well as he's playing, I can see him being in the conversation a few times this year.
Pieters is not on the list (I don't think the DP World Tour automatic cards start until 2024), but he can probably get into any event he wants as long as he keeps his Top 50 world ranking. I'd expect him to play some big-money events leading up to the Masters (i.e. Genesis, Arnold Palmer, Match Play).
D.A. will probably play a few events, but he hasn't been too competitive lately. But he has a history of pulling out random wins when he appears to be in a slump, so who knows... Hopefully he's healthy, he's fun to watch.
Strick appears to be enjoying life on the Champions Tour, though he'll probably play a couple Tour events like Deere.
Either Ji or Lang need to return to form.Illini men start up at Olympia Fields tomorrow. This team should be really good. Preseason rank is 11 whatever that’s worth. This field is stacked, will be interesting to see how they do. Buchanan, Kuhl, Besard, Hunt and ADC are in the lineup. If they can get Jerry Ji right it would be a huge plus.
Great start so far for the Illini. Is Texas playing their top players?Either Ji or Lang need to return to form.
Not sure about Texas but they are playing three freshmen along with two returnees from last year's national championship team.Great start so far for the Illini. Is Texas playing their top players?
PGA Priority Ranking for the upcoming season: PGA Priority Ranking
Illini on the list:
Category 27 (KFT Graduates): Nick Hardy, Thomas Detry
Category 35 (Beyond 150 on FedEx Rankings): D.A. Points
Category 36 (Past Champions): Steve Stricker
An interesting note I picked up on Hardy: he enters the season in the "minor medical" category due to his wrist injury. If he can pick up 0.5 FedEx cup points (in other words, make a cut) in his next four starts, then he will move up to Category 22, which should lock him into all events except for majors and invitationals. I'm not sure if that's for the whole season or a certain time frame, but either way he should have the opportunity to make a strong move this year.
PGA Tour Medical Exemptions
I'm curious how Detry will balance the DP World and PGA Tour, but he looks like he's planning on being busy - his last three weekends were Indiana/England/California! As well as he's playing, I can see him being in the conversation a few times this year.
Pieters is not on the list (I don't think the DP World Tour automatic cards start until 2024), but he can probably get into any event he wants as long as he keeps his Top 50 world ranking. I'd expect him to play some big-money events leading up to the Masters (i.e. Genesis, Arnold Palmer, Match Play).
D.A. will probably play a few events, but he hasn't been too competitive lately. But he has a history of pulling out random wins when he appears to be in a slump, so who knows... Hopefully he's healthy, he's fun to watch.
Strick appears to be enjoying life on the Champions Tour, though he'll probably play a couple Tour events like Deere.
I'm fairly certain they are unless there is an injury. Pearson and Hammer were both seniors. Vick is their returning stud. This is a very high level event so it is not like they would big time and send a B team or something.Great start so far for the Illini. Is Texas playing their top players?
Sorry, forgot the sarcasm marker. I was just shocked that they were +11 and in next to last place.I'm fairly certain they are unless there is an injury. Pearson and Hammer were both seniors. Vick is their returning stud. This is a very high level event so it is not like they would big time and send a B team or something.