Tom Werkmeister Golf

Tom Werkmeister Golf

3 days ago

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2 weeks ago

#teamwerkWill Third Time Be The PGA Tour Champions Charm for Tom Werkmeister?

Tom Werkmeister, a Michigan Golf Hall of Fame member and one of the state’s top amateurs for years, is playing this week in the first of two stages of the PGA Tour Champions Qualifying School.
It’s the third consecutive year since turning professional at age 50 that the Grandville golfer has taken on the over-50 set. He tied for 23rd in the final stage in 2017 and tied for 18th in the final stage in 2018, both times among the top 30 who received status for entry into the Monday qualifiers that are presented each tournament week through the season.
The top five in the final stage is the goal. Those are the only players who earn fully exempt status for the season on the tour that makes it very challenging for qualification by players who did not have stellar PGA Tour careers that included wins and high earnings rankings.
“What I’ve been going through the last couple years is a roller-coaster ride,” he said. “I’m more accustomed to it, and I know what to expect and how it works. I think I will handle it better because I’m prepared better with what I’ve learned.”
A two-year sponsorship package he put together when he turned 50 has expired, but he has been in discussion with his financial backers.
“A lot depends on how I do in Q-School and that only makes sense,” he said. “It adds some pressure I guess, but there’s pressure every week trying to win a qualifier and I’m not looking at it that way. I’m committed to this and I’ve seen enough of the lifestyle, the life of a tour player, that I know it would be great for me and that it’s something I want.”
He has played in seven tournaments over the last two seasons and earned $48,936 in official Champions Tour money. He was 110 in the Schwab Cup rankings at the end of the 2019 season. He had to make it via pre-tournament qualifying each time, including two U.S. Senior Open appearances. He has also played well in several mini-tour events, including a few one and two-day wins, and played well in the Michigan Open each year.
He is at one of three first-stage tournaments this week. He will play in Florida at TPC Tampa. Other first-stage events are being played in Texas and California.
“They take the top 30 percent of the field on to the final stage, and there are 75 players in this one, so you have to get in that top 20,” he said.
His game is on solid footing at this point and he hopes it carries through the four rounds this week.
“I’ve been playing pretty good in the last several rounds in Michigan, and I’ve played good the last few rounds down here,” he said. “I’m looking forward to it.”
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2 months ago

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