His decision to play in Spain paid off, as he wound up solo second and rose inside the top 70 of the OWGR. Suri chose to forgo his European Tour commitments and take last week off before playing the Texas Open Dunne instead chose to return to Europe for the Open de España and Trophée Hassan II. When this happens, top 10 exemptions carry over to the next tournament Dunne and Suri would thus be eligible for this week's Valero Texas Open. The Heritage has a relatively small field (132 players) and does not completely follow the regular PGA Tour exemption categories as a result, their top 10 exemptions only put them on the list of alternates, and neither cracked the field. When Paul Dunne and Julian Suri finished in the top 10 at the Houston Open, it made them eligible for the next regular PGA Tour event – almost. Paul Dunne finishes second in return to Europe Kodaira earned his spot in the field through his position at 46th in the OWGR (thanks mostly to his performance on the Japan Golf Tour), as the RBC Heritage is one of a handful of PGA Tour events with an exemption category for the OWGR top 50. Relatively few Japanese players have played full-time on the PGA Tour, so it was a pleasant surprise to see Satoshi Kodaira become the fifth Japanese player to win on the Tour, earning a card and exemption through 2020. Satoshi Kodaira earns PGA Tour card by winning at Harbour Town I thought it'd be fun to start an ongoing series called The Blotter (name derived from my username) highlighting players around the world and their quests to rise to the top. For some time, I've had a fascination with professional golf tours and how they fit together, as well as how players reach them.
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