The PGA Tour refers to this portion of the season as the FedEx Cup Fall. It might as well be known as the road easier traveled to Augusta National.
The fields are weak. The reward is not.
Patton Kizzire was No. 257 in the world ranking and fighting to keep his PGA Tour card when he put together four good rounds at the Procore Championship and faced very little stress in a five-shot victory over David Lipsky, who checked in at No. 277 in the world.
That gets him into the Masters for the first time since 2019.
At the next fall stop, Kevin Yu — No. 135 in the world — hit the shot of his life to 6 feet for birdie to win a playoff at the Sanderson Farms Championship over Beau Hossler, who played his 200th event on the PGA Tour without winning.