Final four spots in the Barbasol Championship determined at Monday Qualifier.

RICHMOND, KY (July 4, 2022) – Maclain Huge, Nathan Petronzio, Gunner Wiebe, and Daniel Wetterich successfully made it through the Monday Qualifier at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club to secure each of them a spot in the PGA TOUR event set to take place this week at Keene Trace Golf Club.

80 players teed it up at the start of the day hoping to earn one of the four spots available in Nicholasville, and rounds of 64 (-8) from Huge and Petronzio led the way in the qualification process.

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 4, 2022

Huge, an alumnus of the Virginia Tech Hokies originally from Lovettsville, Virginia posted two nine-hole scores of 32 (-4) and was bogey-free throughout the day. Southern Methodist’s Petronzio was also bogey-free today en route to sharing medalist honors with Huge. This marks the second straight week the amateur has topped the leaderboard at a Monday Qualifier, having done so last week at the John Deere Classic’s Monday Qualifier as well.

— Sean Martin (@PGATOURSMartin) July 4, 2022

Gunner Wiebe, a native of Colorado who played collegiately for the San Diego Toreros, finished in solo-third with a round of 65 (-7). He currently works as an Assistant Golf Professional within the Southern California PGA Section and like Huge and Petronzio, embarked on a bogey-free round to claim his place in this week’s TOUR event.

A three-for-one playoff was needed to determine the final qualifying spot and it featured Kentuckians Jansen Preston and Fred Meyer along with Cincinnati’s Daniel Wetterich. Each player shot 66 (-6) in regulation which sent them to a sudden-death playoff to determine who would advance. After each player made pars on the 1st and 2nd playoff holes, the 3rd hole (taking place on the par-four 7th) featured each competitor missing the green with their approach shot. Wetterich, chipping first from short of the green, holed his attempt for birdie from 30 feet away to put the pressure on Preston and Meyer, both of whom had gone over the green. From the opposite side of the putting surface, neither player was able to make their attempts, securing Wetterich of the fourth and final spot available.

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 4, 2022

NOTES & STATS

• The Qualifier featured eight eagles, all of which came on par-fives. The 4th allowed the most with five, the 8th surrendered two, and a solo eagle was carded on the 10th.
•  The 4th was the easiest hole of the day. 44 birdies were made on it as well, making it the hole with the most eagles and birdies recorded on it. Its stroke-to-par average was -0.65.
• The par-three 17th was the hardest hole of the Qualifier at +0.25. Seven double bogeys or worse were recorded here, the most of any hole.
• Holes 1-9 played as the easier side, averaging 35.13 strokes (-0.87). Holes 10-18 averaged an over-par number at 36.10 (+0.10). Combined, the scoring average was 71.23 (-0.77).

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The Kentucky PGA extends its thanks to Cam Rutherford, Director of Golf Operations and the entire staff at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club for their assistance in hosting this Qualifier. The Section also sends its appreciation towards Luther Conley, PGA General Manager and his team at Cherry Blossom Golf Club for hosting the Pre-Qualifier last Thursday.

The Barbasol Championship will begin on Thursday from Keene Trace Golf Club – Champions Trace in Nicholasville. This will be the first time the event is played in Kentucky while not overlapping with The Open Championship. Information pertaining to the tournament field, tickets and more can be accessed through the tournament website.

About the Kentucky PGA:
The Kentucky PGA Section (KPGA) is one of forty-one Sections across the country representing the PGA of America and its Members. It is also one of three organizations encompassed within Golf House Kentucky, which also includes the Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) and Kentucky Golf Foundation (KGF). The KPGA contains more than 275 Members and more than 30 Associates working in various roles across Kentucky; all of whom share the goal of bettering the game and its players. The KPGA and its Members assist with the organization of many chief growth-of-the-game initiatives including PGA HOPE and PGA Jr. League among others. The Section also operates more than thirty tournaments throughout the golf season, including the three State Open championships and qualifiers for the Barbasol Championship.

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