SMU PGA golfers

[Charleston Pony]

One under 3rd round has Kelly at minus 6, T-30th and 9 shots back while Smotherman turns in a 4 over round moving him to plus 3 and last among the only 4 weekend qualifiers who are over par for this event. Austin finished bogey-bogey-double bogey to round out his 5 over 41 back nine after his 3 under 33 yesterday had helped him make the cut. No two days the same in this game.

[Charleston Pony]

After a double bogey opening hole, Austin Smotherman finishes with 5 birdies including 3 on his back nine to finish the tournament at even par, better than at least 3 other qualifiers. Just shows how mentally tough these guys have to be to make a living playing the tour. Nice to birdie that 72nd hole and earn a paycheck hopefully making the trip worthwhile.

[Charleston Pony]

Kelly Kraft with a roller coaster back nine today that included 5 birdies and 3 bogeys and a birdie on his 72nd hole that got him to 10 under which is currently T-15th. A good week for Kelly

[Charleston Pony]

Kelly finishes T-15th and earns $104,187 and Austin T-67th good for $15,111 at the Mexico Open

[EastStang]

And a complementary bottle of Kaopectate.

[panhandle_pony]

Smotherman and Kraft make cut at Wells Fargo. Harry missed cut by one stroke. Once Bryson returns, Ponies will be well represented on PGA Tour !

[Charleston Pony]

Smotherman finishes T-25th and earns $69,150 while Kraft finishes T-49th, good for $23,490

This brings Austin to $443,419 and 157th on the money list

Kelly has earned $244,651 and ranks # 183

After missing the cut at the Wells Fargo event in Maryland, Harry still has $679,794 earnings for the season and fell from 120th to 124 on the money list

Next stop is the Byron Nelson where Austin and Harry will be competing

[Charleston Pony]

Austin, Harry & Kelly all competing at the Byron Nelson and only Austin at minus 4 looks to be in position to make the cut. Harry at even par and Kelly at plus one have work to do tomorrow.

[Charleston Pony]

Austin made the cut at minus 7, currently T-38th and 8 shots off the lead. Harry just missed the cut at minus 4 and Kelly missed by 4 shots so only one Mustang representing SMU this weekend

[Charleston Pony]

Austin Smotherman finishes 17 under which would have won many a tournament but not this week with guys tearing the course up. He finished T-25th, good for $68,445 so not a bad homecoming

[Charleston Pony]

By missing another cut, Harry Higgs has dropped from # 124 to # 128 on this season's money list and is now more than $37,000 from getting back into the top 125. Austin Smotherman is playing well, making cuts and has moved up to # 151 so he's closing in on a spot in the top 150 that would give him fully exempt status on the Korn Ferry Tour but he's more than $200k from the top 125 to qualify for exempt status on the regular PGA Tour. Kelly dropped to # 185

[Charleston Pony]

Harry is playing the PGA but his 1st round plus 4 has him (along with Tiger) at risk of missing the cut. Work to do tomorrow for a much needed paycheck

[EastStang]

Harry Missed the cut by one stroke. Bryson withdrew. So I guess wrist isn't fully 100%. Higgs, Smotherman and Kraft have some work to do. One top 5 finish and they jump up the rankings. A win would be even better.

[SoCal_Pony]

I think Colt Knost was the only Mustang on the course yesterday

[EastStang]

Higgs and Smotherman playing in Ft. Worth this weekend. Higgs finished first round -1. Smotherman still on the course.