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He quickly regrouped, however, and finished with birdies on Nos.

BRETT WALKER GOLF PRO

“It helps elevate us as a club from a recruitment standpoint as we develop and grow our staff.”Īll three pros work at the John’s Island West Course.Ĭook claimed his spot by finishing third in last month’s 72-hole PGA Club Pro Championship, while Collet and Walker finished in a tie for 8th place.Ĭook, who played in the 20 PGA Championships, was in second place at the start of the final round but stumbled out of the gate with a double bogey on the first hole and bogeys on the second and fourth. “Having three of our guys in the field of a major championship certainly puts our club, and especially our golf program, in a very positive light,” Hudson said. Hudson said several club members are making the trip to South Carolina, and that he plans to be there Tuesday through Thursday to support his assistants. “Let’s see if he’ll give us some play,” Mulvoy said. He said he’s also sent an email alerting Jim Nantz – who will be anchoring CBS Sports’ coverage of the PGA Championship – of the history made by the John’s Island’s assistant pros. Mulvoy is planning to invite members to join via Zoom an interview with the three pros on the eve of the tournament and provide daily reports on how they played in each round. “We have enough to take care of our assistant golf pros for many years,” Mulvoy said, adding that the members gave $20,000 to Collet, Walker and Cook for this trip. The money raised wasn’t merely for the three pros competing in the PGA Championship, Mulvoy said, but for any John’s Island assistant who competes in future state and national events and needs help with expenses. “I wrote to the membership, and we exceeded our goal on the first day,” Mulvoy said. John’s Island members are so enthused, in fact, that more than 350 of them have contributed to a newly created fund that will cover the costs of the pros’ housing, meals and caddies for the tournament.įormer Sports Illustrated editor and publisher Mark Mulvoy, a John’s Island member and accomplished amateur golfer, launched the fundraising effort last week via email and was overwhelmed by the response. “Our members are very excited and very proud.”

And to have all three finish among the top eight? That’s unbelievable. “It’s not just that we’ve got three of 20, or even three of 312. “This is special,” John’s Island Golf Director Steve Hudson said. The John’s Island trio earned three of the 20 berths reserved for PGA of America club pros in the 2021 PGA Championship, which will be played next weekend on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The three assistant pros are Tyler Collet, Brett Walker and Ben Cook, all of whom finished in the top 10 of the 312-player qualifying event held April 25-28 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. He also executed in match play in 2021, finishing 2-0 in the ACC Championship when he defeated his opponents from North Carolina and Clemson.For the first time in the 105-year history of the PGA Championship, three assistant pros from the same golf club played their way into the tournament. Roberts recorded nine rounds this season that were in the 60s, highlighted by a season low 67 in three different events. Roberts becomes the third Seminole freshman to earn All-America honors, joining Jack Maguire in 2014 and Pak in 2018. He also had two tournaments where he tied for 11th, marking six tournaments in the Top 11 this season. At The Calusa Cup in Naples, Fla., he carded a 1-under 215 (73-71-71), and also placed fifth at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional when he shot a 7-under 209 (68-69-72). In two of the toughest tournaments FSU played this season, Roberts recorded season bests with fifth-place finishes. par, 17 rounds at par or less and four finishes in the Top 10. He joined John Pak and Vincent Norrman as the three Seminoles to participate in all 10 tournaments played, finishing with a 71.68 stroke average, +0.23 vs.

Roberts, who hails from Coral Springs, Fla., had one of the better freshman campaigns in program history and was a mainstay in the FSU starting lineup.