With time winding down for players to secure their Tour cards for 2025, this week the PGA Tour heads to Port Royal Golf Club in Bermuda.
A field of 120 players will tee it up this week at Port Royal Golf Club for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The event boasts a $6.9 million purse, but there's more than just a substantial payday at stake. Many of them are trying to crack top 125 in the FedEx standings and secure a Tour card for 2025.
It sounds daunting on paper but Port Royal tends to go easy on the pros. In 2023, it was the 52nd hardest course on Tour , yielding an average score of 68.75 .“The stretch of 13 through 16 is what catches most people's eyes around this golf course,” said Ben Griffin ahead of last year's Bermuda Championship. “Those are some of the hardest holes, maybe the pivotal holes coming down the stretch, the ones that you need to make pars or give yourself birdie chances on.
Tropical conditions can also wreak havoc on the event. In 2021, play was suspended in Round 1 due to 40-mph wind. Matthew Fitzpatrick called it "the hardest wind I’ve ever played in.” This year, rain and wind are in the forecast again, which may affect scoring. The 41-year-old claimed a two-year Tour exemption and returned to the Masters and PGA Championship for the first time since 2015. In two weeks, he rose 589 spots in the world rankings.“I’ve got my little one up there watching,” he said pointing up to the sky after sinking the winning putt.There are only two events left this year for players to secure full Tour status for next season.
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