Griffin didn’t say it in a mean way. It was more of an off-the-cuff, honest remark that followed with him admitting that he knows those in the gallery and tournament officials feel differently.
The top five and ties secured PGA Tour status for next year, but the next 40 finishers and ties earned starts on the Korn Ferry Tour, the next 20 earned starts on PGA Tour Americas and the remainder of the field will hold conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Americas for 2025.
Unfortunately for Patrick Reed, a large sect of the game believes it knows who Patrick Reed is. Short of a stunning about-face from the man, the game has largely made up its mind.
Because of the 13 cancelled events, plenty of big-name golfers who thought they had time to play their way into the top 125 are now sitting on the bubble.
Griffin’s work on the greens was almost a necessity for he ranked a mediocre 54th in greens in regulation, an almost unheard of number for a tour winner.
Lanto Griffin’s best finish is a T-12 and hegot my card by finishing 22nd on the Web.com Tour last October. Five months earlier, he’d made $4,800 through 10 events and was thinking about quitting.