CHARLOTTE, N.C. Winning an opposite-field event on the PGA Tour carries most of the normal perks of lifting a trophy: a two-year exemption, a spot in Maui and plenty of congratulations from your peers.The one notable caveat, of course, is that it doesnt include an invite to the Masters. But it does afford a spot in the PGA Championship, and the three opposite-field winners this year took full advantage during the opening round at Quail Hollow.Chris Stroud, Grayson Murray, and D.A. Points all qualified via their respective wins at the Barracuda Championship, Barbasol Championship and Puerto Rico Open. They also each opened with rounds of 3-under 68 to sit just one shot off the lead.Its a return to a friendly venue for Points, who was a member of the playoff at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship that also included Rory McIlroy and was won by Rickie Fowler. The veteran has missed each of his last three cuts but he birdied three of his first six holes Thursday and never looked back.I managed it well today, Points said. Maybe didnt have my greatest stuff off the tee, but my iron play was solid and my short game, my touch was good.
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Murray salvaged a mediocre rookie campaign with his one-shot win last month in Alabama, and he hit the tournaments opening tee shot at 7:20 a.m. ET. A native of nearby Raleigh, Murray hadnt seen Quail Hollow before this week but birdied three of the four par-3s during his opening round.This course is very tough. I played about as good as I could, Murray said. I had some putts that could have dropped, but thats how golf is. Im very pleased with the round today.Stroud was the last man to qualify for this weeks field, earning his first career win in a playoff Sunday in Reno after 289 starts. The win led to a logistical nightmare, as he and his caddie had to drive two hours to Sacramento to catch a red-eye flight to Atlanta before arriving on-site Monday, running on fumes.Stroud estimated he has received more than 1,400 texts since his breakthrough triumph, and after answering each and every one he still had enough time to prep for his fifth start in as many weeks. Whats more, he turned in the only bogey-free score of the day.Today was one of the easiest rounds, Stroud said. Obviously Im playing well. Im swinging it nicely and putting it well. That has a lot to do with it. Its a deep confidence that I have.
In all, there will be six Canadians with regular status on the PGA Tour this season, with the seventh, Fritsch, from Manotick, Ont., seeing limited starts after finishing 143 rd on the money list
*2018 tournament was replaced by unofficial charity event. Wide open race at the Puerto Rico Open. Those last four winners really do shine a light on the unpredictable nature of this event with young guns (Finau, Hadley) alternating with established vets (Points, Cejka) for who took home the title.
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Opposite-field winners shine on Day 1 at PGA. BY Will Gray — August 10, 2017 at 8:22 PM. Chris Stroud, Grayson Murray, and D.A. Points all qualified for the PGA via opposite-field Tour victories
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