Could this be the week Jacob Bridgeman gets his PGA Tour card?
He comes into the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in 12th place on the season long Korn-Ferry points race,
Chances are any finish will get Bridgeman his card, but why take a chance? Why not just go out and win the tournament!’
The Clemson grad from Inman shot a 6-under par 65 to hold the lead by a shot after the first round of the tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
A solid bogey free round for the second year Korn-Ferry Tour professional giving him his first ever first round lead in his young career,
“Just played really conservative all day, ” said Bridgeman. “Didn’t really make any mistakes, which is huge out here. I hit it nice. I didn’t put myself in trouble too often and when I did, I got out of it pretty good. Putted well,” he said.
Bridgeman had the third round lead at the 2023 Pinnacle Bank Championship where he earned his best finish of the year, a solo fourth place for one of his six top-tens on the Tour this year,
After the round Bridgeman gave his assessment of his first full season on the Korn-Ferry Tour,
“I haven’t had anything great yet, so I’m hoping this week can be that. I’ve stuck to my game plan. I wanted to just play the way I know how all year and not worry about having to win or pressure on myself. Just played really solid,” he said,.
This week and next week’s Korn-Ferry Tour Championship wrap up the season and Bridgeman will be one of the 30 Korn-Ferry Tour members who graduate to the PGA Tour.
“It’s been pretty fun for the most part. Consistent. I’ve played some good golf most of the year. Some flashes of bad, but for the most part I’ve played very solid,” said the tournament leader.
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Championship scores https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/leaderboard
Categories: Korn-Ferry Tour
