Former major champion Y.E. Yang was the medalist at Monday’s four-spot qualifier for The Greenbrier Classic. Yang, winner of the 2009 PGA Championship, fired 68 on the Resort at Glade Springs’ Cobb Course to finish a stroke ahead of Clayton Portz and Ryan Zylstra. Dan Obremski nabbed the final spot in a 6-for-1 playoff after shooting a 1-under 70. This is the second time this season that Yang has successfully Monday qualified for an event. He also made the field for the AT&T Byron Nelson, where he missed the cut. He ranks 217th in this season’s FedExCup standings. His best finish in three starts is a T27 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Yang has made 11 starts around the globe this year, with his lone top-10 coming at the Volvo China Open (T6). The 45-year-old finished T20 two weeks ago in the Korean PGA Championship. Portz, of Springfield, Ohio, completed his collegiate career at Northern Kentucky in 2016. He has played in two Web.com Tour events this year, missing the cut in both. Zylstra, of Richmond, Virginia, played college golf at Virginia Commonwealth. A former touring pro, Zylstra is now a club pro at the Federal Club in Glen Allen, Virginia. Both Zylstra and Obremski, a Coastal Carolina alum, also qualified for the 2013 The Greenbrier Classic. Both players missed the cut. Fifty-three players participated in Monday’s qualifier. 2016-17 Monday qualifiers Qualifiers: 71 Made cut: 21 (29.6%) Top-25s: 4 (5.6%) Top-10s: 0 Top finishes this season T11. Keith Mitchell, Valspar Championship T17. Oscar Fraustro, OHL Classic at Mayakoba T17. J.T. Poston, Genesis Open T23. Andres Gonzales, Shell Houston Open Travelers Championship qualifiers T35. Tom Hoge, 66-72-71-67 T43. Chase Seiffert, 68-66-72-71 MC. Zach Zaback, 76-70 MC. Neil Johnson, 78-70
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