Luke Clanton’s second attempt to earn his PGA Tour card comes at the Cognizant Classic on a course the Hialeah resident estimates he’s played 40 times.
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PALMBEACHGARDENS—LukeClantonlearnedhislessonatthePhoenixOpen.
Donotgetaheadofyourself.Stayinthemoment.Donotobsessoveronepoint.
Clanton,aFloridaStatejuniorandNo.1amateurintheworld,neededonepointatTPCScottsdaletoearnhisPGATourcardthroughthePGATourUniversityAcceleratedprogram.Thatwouldhavehappenedifhemadethecut.
Butafterplayingintotheweekendineightofhisfirst10PGATourevents,ClantonmissedthecutatthePhoenixOpenbyoneshotafteropeningwitha74andfollowingwitha67.
“Ikindofgotalittleaheadofmyselfthefirstdayandhadtodosomethingprettyamazingthelasteightholes,”ClantonsaidWednesday.“I’mgoingtostayinthezoneandstaywithmygameplan.”
Andhealmostpulleditoff.Clanton,21,birdiedfourofthefinaleightholes.Butonthefinalhole,hecouldnotgetan18-footertodropthatwouldhaveputhimonthecutline.
Thisweek,hegetsanotherchanceattheCognizantClassicinthePal
