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While vying for one of 17 PGA Tour cards at stake in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, it’s crucial to at least make the cut. It helps, though, to do even more.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat lost his Tour card after failing to record a top-25 for most of the past season. He got a new caddie at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and then the next week at the Wyndham Championship, the Tour’s regular-season finale, the 33-year-old Thai finished T-13 to crack the FedExCup’s top 200 and earn a spot in the KFT Finals.
“I needed a Thai caddie on the bag … I needed to speak some Thai,” Aphibarnrat said after Round 2 according to PGATour.com. “I was not enjoying my work at all in the last year … when you’re playing well, you’re not celebrating with anyone. When you’re playing bad, you can’t explain anything to anyone. It wasn’t a good time for me, the whole year.”
Coming into the KFT Championship 72nd on the KFT Finals points list, Aphibarnrat needed a big week to have any chance at regaining a Tour card. And after shooting 67-65, the four-time DP World Tour winner is T-2 at 12 under with Byeong Hun An and Will Gordon. An and Gordon already have Tour status for 2022-23.
First-round leader Michael Gligic still sits on top of the leaderboard after 36 holes at 14 under. The Canadian already clinched his Tour card, however, the player who finishes first on the Finals’ points list will earn full Tour status and a spot in The Players and U.S. Open.
Full-field scores from Korn Ferry Tour Championship
Camilo Villegas shot a second-round 10-under 62 — a course record at Victoria National. The 40-year-old Columbian jumped 52 spots on the leaderboard to T-5 at 11 under and has a strong chance of locking up a Tour card this weekend. Ben Martin also shot 62 on Friday. After opening with a 75, Martin, who came into this week inside the Finals 25, moved 89 spots up the leaderboard to T-20 at 7 under.
Joining Villegas for a share of fifth place is Austin Eckroat, who like Villegas and…
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