Endycott and Lee start well in Korn Ferry Tour Finals
Min Woo Lee – has made a good start in his quest for the right to play the PGA Tour – file photo PGA of Australia
Perhaps building on the euphoria and momentum gained when earning a PGA Tour card in the final event of the regular Korn Ferry Tour season last week, Sydney’s Harrison Endycott has made a fine start to the opening event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals in Boise in Idaho with a second round of 64 to be in a share of 7th place.
Play has been suspended in the low scoring event, with just a few players remaining on the Hillcrest Country Club’s layout, but all but one (Aaron Baddeley) of the five Australians in the field have completed their rounds. Baddeley has one hole to play and is one shot behind Endycott and fellow Australian Min Woo Lee.
Endycott has of course already a PGA Tour card for next season securely in his pocket, but he can improve his chances of early season PGA Tour starts by finishing well in the three event Final series and improving his priority standing.
Endycott shares 8th place with first round leader and fellow countryman Lee, who needs to finish inside the top 25 of the players not already qualified for a card at the end of the finals and after a second round of 69 to go with his brilliant opening 63 he is nicely placed.
Baddeley is chasing a return to full PGA Tour playing rights and at 9 under par with one hole to play he is tied for 15th.
Jason Scrivener is tied for 41st after an impressive second round of 66 while Anthony Quayle will miss the cut despite an opening round of 68 yesterday and will need to rely on a good week over either or both of the next two playoffs in Columbus, Ohio and at the Tour Championship in Newburgh in Indiana.
Lee, Baddeley, Scrivener and Quayle are all in the category of needing to finish inside the top 25 money winners from the Final series if they are to earn PGA Tour playing rights.
