Curtis Thompson holed a 30-footer for birdie on the final hole of Orange County National’s Crooked Cat course to earn fully exempt status at Korn Ferry Tour Q-School. Braden Thornberry, who tied him for medalist honors at 21 under, is also fully exempt for next year. “There’s been a lot of downs in the last two years,” said Thompson, who took the last year off and worked as a caddie. The cut to earn some number of guaranteed starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020 fell at 12 under. Perhaps nobody represents the long and arduous road to professional success quite like Taylor Dickson, who finished T-13 and will make his first sanctioned tour start in 2020 as a result. “I used to get down on myself some, and that’s probably one of the reasons it took me so long. This year I just tried to believe in myself I can hit the shots required to play out here with these guys.”
Curtis Thompson, Braden Thornberry secure full Korn Ferry status with Q-School tie
Curtis Thompson holed a 30-footer for birdie on the final hole of Orange County National’s Crooked Cat course to earn fully exempt status at Korn Ferry Tour Q-School. Braden Thornberry, who tied him for medalist honors at 21 under, is also fully exempt for next year. “There’s been a lot of downs in the last two years,” said Thompson, who took the last year off and worked as a caddie. The cut to earn some number of guaranteed starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020 fell at 12 under. Perhaps nobody represents the long and arduous road to professional success quite like Taylor Dickson, who finished T-13 and will make his first sanctioned tour start in 2020 as a result. “I used to get down on myself some, and that’s probably one of the reasons it took me so long. This year I just tried to believe in myself I can hit the shots required to play out here with these guys.”