Team GGGA pro Morgan Hoffmann solidified his advancement into the third leg of the four-tournament FedExCup playoffs, and earned a trip to the (BMW Championship) for the final event before the Tour Championship.
Hoffmann started the Deutsche Bank Championship on the outside, looking in, needing to qualify to make it to Cherry Hills in Denver. Starting at No. 72 in the points, but a T35 tournament in Boston at 4-under 280 moved him to No. 68 to continue his season for at least one more week.
Hoffmann’s strongest performance came at the end of the third round where he scored a round total of 68, sinking three birdies on the front nine and avoiding any slip ups on the back. This performance elated Hoffmann, and reassured the young pro that he would be able to advance as long as he maintained his composure during the final round.
The final round was challenging for Hoffmann as several players desperately tried to cling onto their top 70 standings, while Hoffmann didn’t exactly come out of the gate like he needed, finishing the front nine with two double bogeys. Luckily, Hoffmann was able to close out the final round with birdies at holes 17 and 18, where he scored a back-nine total of 33.
This has been an uphill battle for the GGGA pro, since he started this four-part championship with a playoff standing at No. 124 in his hometown at The Barclays, which just barely allowed the young player to enter the playoffs.
The final FedExCup Champion will be awarded a $10 million dollar bonus on top of all other tournament winnings, which total up to over $67 million dollars, at the season-ending Tour Championship following this week’s BMW Championship. Hoffmann will need an outstanding showing, however, as only the top 30 qualify.
ABOUT GGGA
The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy, located near Orlando, FL in Howey in the Hills, is the world’s premier junior golf academy. In addition to the junior golf program, GGGA also features summer golf camps, winter golf camps and programs, training and golf lessons for amateurs, professionals and adults.
The Academy is committed to excellence in every facet of golf, fitness, personal development and academics, evident through exclusive relationships with Montverde Academy, an acclaimed private college preparatory school, and the American Junior Golf Association.
Gary Gilchrist, founder of the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy, has been recognized as a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher 2013-2014 and as a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher in America 2012-2013 and 2014-2015. Gilchrist teaches many of the games top juniors and pros at the Academy, including Morgan Hoffmann, Shanshan Feng, Fabrizio Zanotti and many more.
