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Silverman Makes Long-Awaited Return to PGA Tour
1/11/2024 1:38:00 PM | Men's Golf
HONOLULU – Former Florida Atlantic men's golfer Ben Silverman makes his return to the PGA Tour on Thursday with the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Silverman earned his tour card back this past fall for the first time since 2018.
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The Thornhill, Ontario native competed for FAU for two seasons from 2008-10 before turning professional. Â He first earned his PGA Tour card for the 2018 season after winning his first professional event at the 2017 Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.
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Silverman began this past season on the KFT without full-time status. That changed early in the season when he won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic last January. He recorded two other runner-up finishes and eventually finished fifth on the KFT season-long points list. He moved from 1,017th in the world rankings at the start of the season to 153rd by the end of the fall.
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The 36-year-old Silverman now has multiple avenues to maintain his full-time status beyond 2024. The simplest and most direct is to finish in the Top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings to qualify for a spot in the playoffs. Players who finish outside the Top 70 in the FedExCup will retain their points from the Regular Season and compete in the Fall to stay inside the top 125.
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Silverman's PGA Tour journey begins on Thursday in Honolulu with a 1:50 p.m. (local/5:50 p.m. EST) tee time. Live scoring can be followed at https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard. Thursday and Friday coverage on Golf Channel begins at 7 p.m. EST.Â
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The Thornhill, Ontario native competed for FAU for two seasons from 2008-10 before turning professional. Â He first earned his PGA Tour card for the 2018 season after winning his first professional event at the 2017 Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.
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Silverman began this past season on the KFT without full-time status. That changed early in the season when he won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic last January. He recorded two other runner-up finishes and eventually finished fifth on the KFT season-long points list. He moved from 1,017th in the world rankings at the start of the season to 153rd by the end of the fall.
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The 36-year-old Silverman now has multiple avenues to maintain his full-time status beyond 2024. The simplest and most direct is to finish in the Top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings to qualify for a spot in the playoffs. Players who finish outside the Top 70 in the FedExCup will retain their points from the Regular Season and compete in the Fall to stay inside the top 125.
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Silverman's PGA Tour journey begins on Thursday in Honolulu with a 1:50 p.m. (local/5:50 p.m. EST) tee time. Live scoring can be followed at https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard. Thursday and Friday coverage on Golf Channel begins at 7 p.m. EST.Â
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