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After Monday qualifying, Parker Coody joins twin Pierceson Coody in field at 2023 Honda Classic

In a 5-for-3 playoff, Parker hit the stick with his approach and had a tap-in birdie to advance.

It took until Tuesday morning, but Parker Coody earned his way in the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic field thanks to a Monday qualifier. In a 5-for-3 playoff, Coody hit the stick with his approach and had a tap-in birdie to advance.

Now, Coody gets to join his twin, Pierceson, teeing it up at PGA National Resort’s Champion course.

“It’s a lot better than staying at home or watching him this week,” Parker said.

Pierceson, who won the Korn Ferry Tour’s Panama Championship earlier this month, is in the field on a sponsor exemption. The brothers helped Texas claim the 2022 NCAA title last spring, and now, they’ll make their professional debuts on Tour together.

“It’s really cool for our parents,” Pierceson said. “Dad is caddying for Parker this week. Mom is flying in. It’s turned into a good week, and it’s turned into a really special week that hopefully we make the most of.”

For Pierceson, who has two wins on the KFT, it’s his third Tour start as a pro. He previously missed the cut at the AT&T Byron Nelson and the U.S. Open in 2021. Parker is making his second start as a pro; he missed the cut in 2020 at the Shriners Children’s Open.

Parker and Pierceson are the grandsons of Charles Coody, the winner of the 1971 Masters. Charles is close friends with Jack Nicklaus, one of the hosts of the Honda Classic. The brothers say they’ve gotten plenty of advice from grandpa.

“He has referenced Jack, he has referenced Arnie, all those great players that he played with,” Pierceson said. “To see the Bear logo around this week and kind of think about some of the little tidbits he has given us about Jack is really cool.”

Parker earned his first professional victory last summer on PGA Tour Canada. He has conditional status on the KFT and has missed the cut in both his starts. In November, he won the TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational.

The Honda Classic’s field is wedged between a pair of designated events, meaning plenty of names could look to get their big break this week. Parker and Pierceson are hoping to do just that, just don’t get them confused.

“We said this a decent amount, but the goal is to play the Tour together.” Parker said. “This is obviously a great step in that direction, and hopefully in five, 10 years we’re still doing this. But yeah, to be able to both make our Tour starts as professionals together, I think it’s something we’ll always remember.”

They’re not grouped together during the first two rounds but they are in consecutive groups, with Parker playing alongside Kyle Westmoreland and Scott Harrington off the first tee Thursday, just in front of the Harry Higgs-Brandon Matthews-Pierceson Coody trio.

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2022 Southern Highlands Collegiate: It’s a Sooner sweep in Las Vegas

Oklahoma got an important win while one of its seniors earned a spot in the PGA Tour’s October stop in Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS — With Red River rival Texas lurking seven shots back, the University of Oklahoma men’s golf team fended off both the Longhorns and a late charge from Pepperdine to secure its third consecutive win.

As an added bonus, senior Patrick Welch will return to Las Vegas to make his PGA Tour debut in October.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had this feeling,” said Welch, who will be in the field at the Shriners Children’s Open after earning a special exemption with his individual victory Tuesday. “Ever since I started golfing, I’ve always wanted to make it to the PGA Tour. To have this opportunity means the world.”

After tapping in at the par-5 18th to post 67, putting him three clear of a five-way tie for second place, his teammates rushed onto the green to douse him with bottled waters.

“As soon as I finished out and they surprised me with the water, I’ve never had that experience before,” Welch said. “I’m at a loss for words. It was a really good feeling.”

Oklahoma’s lead waxed and waned throughout the day. Pepperdine, whose deficit was 9 shots on the first tee, made a huge move with a blistering 14 under front nine. Senior Derek Hitchner’s 30 featured six birdies in his first seven holes before he went on to card 67. Fellow senior Joe Highsmith’s 65 paced the Waves, who had an outside chance of catching the Sooners but combined to go three over from 16 into the clubhouse. They finished seven back of the champions.

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As for the rivalry? For Welch and coach Ryan Hybl, it was business as usual.

“I think every win feels the same,” Welch said. “Ever since last year we’ve been neck-and-neck. They’re a really good team and I know they aren’t 100 percent healthy, but this week they competed hard.

“To win over them, it’s nice. But it’s just another win.”

Texas would finish third, piloted by top-10 performances from juniors Mason Nome and Travis Vick and senior Cole Hammer. Hammer birdied four of his last six to jump into a tie for second place individually with Highsmith, Sooner freshman Drew Goodman, Georgia Tech sophomore Christo Lamprecht and Florida junior Fred Biondi.

Returning to competitive play for the first time since breaking his right arm was Texas senior Parker Coody, who was disappointed in his opening-round 73 but was certainly happy to be back representing the Longhorns.

“Mentally, I was pretty eager to get going,” Coody said after wrapping up a post-round driving range session. “Afterwards though I’m pretty frustrated. I just made mistakes that I usually don’t make and little things that add up to not a great score on a perfect day.”

Parker’s twin Pierceson, the 10th-ranked amateur in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings, broke his arm in the same incident back in early December but didn’t travel with the team to Las Vegas.

“The doctor said he’s a couple of weeks behind me,” Coody said. “His fracture was a little bit worse than mine. Maybe he’ll be in Tucson [Arizona] in a couple of weeks.”

Coody would go on to sign for a 1-under 215, two years after claiming individual honors at Southern Highlands and earning the tournament’s inaugural PGA Tour exemption.

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Texas Longhorn teammates Parker Coody, Travis Vick to meet in U.S. Amateur Round of 32

A pair of Texans will lock horns in the U.S. Amateur Round of 32.

OAKMONT, Pa. — A pair of Texans will be locking horns in the Round of 32 at the 121st U.S. Amateur.

Parker Coody and Travis Vick, teammates on the Longhorns men’s golf team, each won their Round of 64 match on Wednesday at Oakmont Country Club to set up the all-Texas duel in the afternoon. Coody defeated Jack Parker, 1 up, while Vick took down Preston Summerhays, 2 and 1.

“I actually played Travis at the Maridoe Amateur in match play (last December), so I’m hoping for the same result. I won, 2 and 1, and I don’t let him forget it,” Coody said with a laugh. “Yesterday he was like, ‘You better win your match because I’m going to go beat you.’ I’m like, ‘Once we get there, we’ll see how it goes, Travis.’”

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After another nearly four-hour weather delay on Wednesday, Coody and Parker finished nine holes before the day’s action was called due to darkness. Starting the morning 2 down, Coody thought the delay was a benefit because he got a chance to reset.

“I felt like I was playing a lot better than my score was. I was like 1 or 2 over on the front. I felt like I was doing a lot better than that,” explained Coody. “I just kept the ball in front of me. Jack made a few mistakes, and as match play goes, you have to capitalize on those. I was fortunate enough to do that.”

The two are scheduled to play at 2:10 p.m ET.

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Southern Highlands Collegiate: USC earns team title, Texas’ Parker Coody wins first college event

The Trojans held off Texas and Texas Tech for their first win of the season, while Texas sophomore Parker Coody earned his first college win.

LAS VEGAS — For the second consecutive year a Texas Longhorn found himself in a playoff for the Southern Highlands Collegiate individual title.

This year, he came out on top.

Texas sophomore Parker Coody claimed his first collegiate win on Tuesday, defeating USC freshman Yuxin Lin, who held a five-shot lead entering the final round.

Coody shot a 5-under 67 in the final round, making five birdies on the back nine, including a clutch birdie on the 18th hole in regulation to force the playoff. He won with a par in the first playoff hole.

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“I just started playing well,” Coody said of his performance down the stretch Tuesday. “I did the same thing yesterday. I knew if had any chance I had to finish strong and luckily I did. The rest is history.”

With the win, Coody earns an exemption to the PGA Tour’s 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, held at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas in October.

“(The win) does great things for my confidence,” Coody said about his first win. “From junior golf to now I hadn’t really played the way I wanted to. This is a great start.”

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Last year UNLV’s Jack Trent beat Texas’ Cole Hammer in three playoff holes.

In the team competition, USC was the only team under par after a blustery 36 holes and entered the final round with a dominant nine-shot lead. The Trojans gave three shots back to the field, allowing Texas and Texas Tech to climb into contention. A Cameron Henry birdie on No. 18 gave USC a cushion with one group to play, propelling the Trojans to their first win of the season.

Interesting enough, Henry played the entire week without using his driver. By choice.

Parker Coody of Texas celebrates after winning the individual title at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas. Photo by Adam Woodard/Golfweek

“I feel so confident with my 3-wood, it only goes 10 yards shorter than most guys out here with drives, and I feel like I can put it in play every time,” said Henry, who also gave a shoutout to his “little cheddar hybrid.”

The Longhorns shot 4 under as a team Tuesday to finish second, just two shots back. Texas Tech was the low team of the day, shooting 7 under to finish in third at even par. Florida finished fourth at 6 over, with Pepperdine and UCLA T-5 at 9 over.

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