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3003069-165100g 2020 Vivint Houston Open select player informationSponsor ExemptionsBranden GraceSouth African seeks second PGA TOUR title in his 143rd career start (2016 RBC Heritage)Became first player in European Tour history to win his first four European Tour titles in the same year (2012); owns nine European Tour winsIn 2017, became the first man to record a sub-63 score in a major championship (62/R3/The Open Championship/Royal Birkdale)Missed the cut in both previous starts at the Vivint Houston Open (2013, 2014)Justin Harding34-year-old South African played college golf at Lamar University; makes first appearance at the Vivint Houston OpenWon in each of his first three seasons on Sunshine Tour after qualifying in first attempt; owns seven wins on Sunshine TourIn 2018, won two events on the Asian Tour in a three-week stretchWon the 2019 Qatar Masters on the European Tour by two strokes over nine players who finished T2Failed to advance out of group play at 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play but at No. 48 in OWGR earned a spot in the Masters, where he sat one stroke back of the five players tied for the 36-hole lead, eventually finishing T12Lone top-10 in 17 PGA TOUR starts is T10 at 2019 AT&T Byron NelsonPadraig HarringtonSix-time PGA TOUR winner, including three major championships, seeks first title since 2015 The Honda ClassicMakes 310th career start coming off a T26 at last week’s Bermuda ChampionshipBefore last week’s Bermuda Championship, his previous start in the United States was 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational (MC)One top-10 in 11 appearances at the Vivint Houston Open (T8/2011)Kyle HoganTexas Tech red-shirt senior won the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational (playing as an individual) by a stroke to earn a spot in the fieldCypress, Texas resident plays lefthanded and makes PGA TOUR debut this week van der WaltSouth African played college golf at Lamar University before winning 2013 Tshwane Open, a co-sanctioned event on Sunshine Tour and European TourInvolved in the longest playoff in Korn Ferry Tour history during the 2014 Cleveland Open, losing to New Zealand's Steven Alker on the 11th extra holeAfter three runner-up finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour, earned his first win at the 2015 Chile ClassicIn 30 PGA TOUR starts, best showing is T17 at the 2015 Mayakoba Golf ClassicThree previous appearances at Houston Open (2016/MC, 2018/T68, 2019/MC)Jhonattan VegasThree-time PGA TOUR winner is the lone player from Venezuela on TOURFormer University of Texas golfer has made three cuts in four starts this seasonRepresented Venezuela at the World Cup of Golf and Olympic Games; also played on the International Team at the 2017 Presidents CupAdvanced to the FedExCup Playoffs six times, reaching the TOUR Championship twice (2016, 2017)Made the cut in six of nine appearances at the Vivint Houston Open with T15 in 2017 his best resultKristoffer VenturaHas posted par-or-better scores in 15 of 16 rounds he has played this season – 74 in round two at last week’s Bermuda Championship included four dropped shots in his final four holes to miss the cut by two strokes (T7/Safeway Open, T52/Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, T6/Sanderson Farms Championship, MC/Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, MC/Bermuda Championship)Recorded four top-25s in 16 starts in his PGA TOUR rookie season of 2019-20 (T18/Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, T20/Puerto Rico Open, T21/Rocket Mortgage Classic, T19/Barracuda Championship)Born in Mexico to a Mexican father and Norwegian mother, represented Norway in two World Amateur ChampionshipsFinished his senior season at Oklahoma State University in 2018, helping the No. 1-ranked Cowboys to the NCAA Championship, beating Alabama to earn the program’s 11th all-time national championshipMissed cut at 2019 Vivint Houston Open in his only previous appearanceLee WestwoodFormer World No. 1 finished T13 at the 2020 U.S. Open, his lone start on TOUR this seasonJoins fellow Englishman Luke Donald as two players to reach World No. 1 despite never winning a major championshipPlayed eight PGA TOUR events since the start of 2019, posting two top-5s in that period (T4/2019 The Open, T4/2020 The Honda Classic)One of just a few golfers to win on five continents; also won in four different decades; owns 25 European Tour victoriesTwo top-10s in 12 starts at the Vivint Houston Open (T8/2010, T10/2013)Ben WillmanPGA Section sponsor exemption was born and raised in England, began golf at 13 and turned professional at 21Earned PGA membership while serving apprenticeship at Farmham GC in Surrey, EnglandMade three cuts in four starts on the European TourMissed the cut in all three previous PGA TOUR starts (2004 The Open Championship, 2015 & 2017 Vivint Houston Open)Select PlayersOllie Schniederjans (3rd/2020 Bermuda Championship)Makes 100th PGA TOUR start; owns nine top-10s in 99 career starts, most recent a third at last week’s Bermuda ChampionshipFormer Georgia Tech standout finished No. 60 in the FedExCup in his rookie season on TOUR (2017), capturing five top-10s, including a runner-up result at the Wyndham ChampionshipMost recent PGA TOUR start before last week was 2019 Bermuda Championship (MC)David Hearn (T8/2020 Bermuda Championship)Canadian seeks first title in 292nd start on PGA TOUR; two runner-up finishes have both been playoff defeats (three-man playoff at the 2013 John Deere Classic, won by Jordan Spieth/four-man playoff at the 2015 Greenbrier Classic, won by Danny Lee)T8 at last week’s Bermuda Championship marked third made cut in four starts this seasonOwns 23 career top-10s on the PGA TOUR and at least one each season since 2011Monday QualifiersThe Vivint Houston Open Monday Qualifier was held at Woodforest GC (par-72) and the following players advanced:Erik Barnes (63)33-year-old Kalamazoo, Michigan native posted 7-under 29 on the front nine in Monday qualifier to earn first PGA TOUR startFormer Austin Peay State golfer won 2011 Avoca Classic on the NGA Hooters TourKorn Ferry Tour member has three top-3s among nine career top-10s, most recently T3 at 2020 TPC Colorado ChampionshipWorked as a “Grocery Replenishment Specialist” at his local Publix during the pandemic Burgoon (63)Former Texas A&M standout has advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs once in four seasons on TOUR (No.78/2018)Owns two runner-up results on TOUR, both in 2018 (T2/John Deere Classic, T2/CIMB Classic)Most recent of five career top-10s on TOUR was T6 at 2019 Sanderson Farms ChampionshipSam Fidone (67) (pronounced FUH-doan)Former SMU golfer advanced in a 4-for-2 playoff on Tuesday morningWinner on both the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada (2018 Bayview Place DCBank Open) and PGA TOUR Latinoamerica (2016 Honduras Open)27-year-old Lufkin, Texas native missed the cut in his only PGA TOUR appearance (2018 RBC Canadian Open)? Salinda (67)Advanced in a 4-for-2 playoff on Tuesday morningAfter being a member of winning 2019 U.S. Walker Cup team, former Stanford standout made professional debut at 2019 Safeway Open, finishing T33 (72-70-71-68)Advanced to his second PGA TOUR start (76th/2019 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open) via a 6-for-2 playoff after posting 64 at the Monday qualifierMaking seventh PGA TOUR start; finished T56 at 2020 Safeway Open in his most recent TOUR startMackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada member has competed in 2020 LOCALiQ Series events Averaged 71.74 over 113 rounds to finish 10th on all-time Stanford career scoring listFinished second in 2008 “Drive, Chip and Putt” ................
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