Hadley rallies to win Web.com Tour Finals
boise — Chesson Hadley rallied to win the Albertsons Boise Open on Sunday to put himself in position for fully exempt PGA Tour status halfway through the fourevent Web.com Tour Finals.
Hadley shot a 6-under 65 at Hillcrest Country Club — birdieing Nos. 15-17 and closing with a par — for a one-stroke victory over Ted Potter Jr. (67) and Jonathan Randolph (69).
His PGA Tour card already secured with a ninth-place finish on the Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list, Hadley earned $180,000 to overtake Brice Garnett for the No. 1 spot on the combined regular-season and Finals money list in a bid for fully exempt PGA Tour status. He also tops the Finals money list. If he takes either spot, he will
I proved to myself that I’m good enough to play on tour .... It’s so awesome to be going back there Chesson Hadley
also earn an exemption into The Players Championship.
“I proved to myself that I’m good enough to play on tour,” said Hadley, 2014 Puerto Rico Open winner on the PGA Tour.
“When you lose your card, you start thinking and you get to some pretty dark places. It’s so awesome to be going back there. I’m kind of fired up about getting that No. 1 spot.”
Hadley finished at 16-under 268 for his second Web.com Tour victory of the season and fourth overall. —