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Mueller wins PGA qualifier on long putt at 18
8/11/2021 6:14:00 PM | Men's Golf, Paul Coro
GCU Golf Course's PGA Director of Golf earns 5th trip to pro tour event
In past professional tournaments, Jesse Mueller went through stretches when he struggled with the putter until the putts meant more and he locked in intently to make them.
Once Mueller approached every putt like it would win a tournament, it helped the GCU Golf Course's PGA Director of Golf and Lopes assistant coach do so Wednesday by draining the clutch one he needed most.
Mueller sank a 30-foot putt to win the Shiners Hospital Section Qualifier in Boulder City, Nevada, and earn an automatic qualification for his fifth PGA Tour event. Mueller will play in the Shiners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on Oct. 8-11 in Las Vegas.
"I've essentially been pretending every putt is to get to a playoff," Mueller said after his fifth Southwest PGA victory of the year. "I have a heightened awareness. It seems to be working."
Mueller's methods turned a grim outlook into a triumph, going from a three-shot deficit behind Michael Hopper with four holes remaining to a massive swing with his eagle at the 550-yard, par-five 18th hole.
With a downwind, the hole was more reachable in two shots and Mueller placed a five-iron approach shot on the green's right fringe. When Mueller dropped the 30-foot putt to finish at 5 under par, it broke him from the pack of five players who finished one stroke back of him in a tournament that offered one qualifying spot. Four of them birdied No. 18 while Hopper lost a two-stroke lead to Mueller with a bogey.
"I've made putts to get in playoff holes or to win developmental events, but this was definitely up there to be on the last hole and do it," said Mueller, who was 4 under on the round's par-five holes.
Because of the demands of his GCU Golf Course full-time demands and desire to spend time with his family, Mueller focuses his game on local tournaments and attempts to qualify for the PGA events in Phoenix and Las Vegas. He has earned spots in each tournament twice, in addition to playing in the 2012 U.S. Open.
"Whenever you can get in a PGA event, you really look forward to it because you never know when it's going to be your last one," said Mueller, whose brother Mark is the GCU men's golf head coach. "When I was down three, I knew it was a longshot but you never know so you hang in there."
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Once Mueller approached every putt like it would win a tournament, it helped the GCU Golf Course's PGA Director of Golf and Lopes assistant coach do so Wednesday by draining the clutch one he needed most.
Mueller sank a 30-foot putt to win the Shiners Hospital Section Qualifier in Boulder City, Nevada, and earn an automatic qualification for his fifth PGA Tour event. Mueller will play in the Shiners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on Oct. 8-11 in Las Vegas."I've essentially been pretending every putt is to get to a playoff," Mueller said after his fifth Southwest PGA victory of the year. "I have a heightened awareness. It seems to be working."
Mueller's methods turned a grim outlook into a triumph, going from a three-shot deficit behind Michael Hopper with four holes remaining to a massive swing with his eagle at the 550-yard, par-five 18th hole.
With a downwind, the hole was more reachable in two shots and Mueller placed a five-iron approach shot on the green's right fringe. When Mueller dropped the 30-foot putt to finish at 5 under par, it broke him from the pack of five players who finished one stroke back of him in a tournament that offered one qualifying spot. Four of them birdied No. 18 while Hopper lost a two-stroke lead to Mueller with a bogey.
"I've made putts to get in playoff holes or to win developmental events, but this was definitely up there to be on the last hole and do it," said Mueller, who was 4 under on the round's par-five holes.
Because of the demands of his GCU Golf Course full-time demands and desire to spend time with his family, Mueller focuses his game on local tournaments and attempts to qualify for the PGA events in Phoenix and Las Vegas. He has earned spots in each tournament twice, in addition to playing in the 2012 U.S. Open.
"Whenever you can get in a PGA event, you really look forward to it because you never know when it's going to be your last one," said Mueller, whose brother Mark is the GCU men's golf head coach. "When I was down three, I knew it was a longshot but you never know so you hang in there."
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