Monday qualifiers: Barracuda Championship

You had to go low to earn a spot in the Barracuda Championship. A 65 in Monday’s qualifier at Hidden Hills Country Club in Reno, Nevada, didn’t earn anything except a pat on the back. The four qualifiers combined for 34 birdies and three eagles. Sulman Raza made 11 birdies in his 62. Scott Strohmeyer birdied eight of his first nine holes en route to a 63. John Oda also shot 63, thanks to two eagles. Two of the qualifiers — Strohmeyer and Oda — already have top-10 finishes this season. Strohmeyer is trying to lock up his spot in the Web.com Tour Finals, while Oda qualified for his fourth event of the season. With three weeks remaining in the season, Strohmeyer is clinging to one of the last spots in the Web.com Tour Finals. Oda’s spot in the four-event series looks secure. Here’s a closer look at this week’s qualifiers. SULMAN RAZA (62) Age: 24 Hometown: Eugene, Oregon Alma mater: Oregon PGA TOUR starts: 1 Cuts made: 0 Best TOUR finish: MC, 2018 U.S. Open Notes: Raza was teammates at Oregon with AT&T Byron Nelson winner Aaron Wise. Raza, who grew up in Eugene, was the hometown hero at the 2016 NCAA Championship, scoring the clinching point for the Ducks at Eugene Country Club. He also led Oregon back to the final match of the NCAA Championship in 2017, but the Ducks fell to Oklahoma. He went 5-1 in match play in his NCAA career. He was working for a golf bag company before turning pro after qualifying for this year’s U.S. Open. SCOTT STROHMEYER (63) Hometown: Auburn, Ala. Alma mater: Alabama PGA TOUR starts: 2 Cuts made: 1 Best TOUR finish: T4, 2017 Sanderson Farms Championship Notes: Justin Thomas’ former Alabama teammate has the best finish by a Monday qualifier this season, but he hasn’t made a start since the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He could use a good week in Reno to clinch his spot in the Web.com Tour Finals. He has 68 non-member FedExCup points. He needs to stay ahead of No. 200 in the FedExCup points list to make The Finals. Rod Pampling currently holds that position with 61 points. JOHN ODA (63) Age: 22 Hometown: Honolulu Alma mater: UNLV PGA TOUR starts: 8 Cuts made: 3 Best TOUR finish: 8th, 2017 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Notes: Like Strohmeyer, Oda had a top-10 in the fall. Oda’s position in the Web.com Tour Finals should be safe, though. He has 101 non-member FedExCup points. Oda played his college golf in Nevada. He was a first-team All-American for UNLV in 2017. This is the fourth time Oda has Monday qualified this season. He also made the cut in the Sony Open in Hawaii (T67) and Barbasol Championship (T34). He also has two top-10s on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada this year. EDDIE OLSON (64) Age: 31 Hometown: Aptos, California Alma mater: UNLV PGA TOUR starts: 1 Cuts made: 0 Best TOUR finish: MC, 2010 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Notes: Olson joins Oda as a UNLV alum to qualify for the Barracuda. Olson was an All-American for the Rebels, whom he played for until 2010. He has made just seven starts on the PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour and Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada since. He won the Northwest Mississippi Classic on the Adams Pro Tour earlier this year. RBC CANADIAN OPEN QUALIFIERS MC. Michael Gligic, 69-77 MC. Russell Budd, 75-72 MC. Mitchell Sutton, 74-80 MC. Justin Yong Woo Kim, 81-76 THIS SEASON’S QUALIFIERS Qualifiers: 87 Made cut: 26 Top-10s: 4 (Scott Strohmeyer, T4 at Sanderson Farms; Trey Mullinax, T8 at Valspar; Julian Suri, T8 at Houston; Chase Seiffert, T9 at Travelers) Top-25s: 6 Most times qualified: T.J. Vogel (7)

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