Here’s how a 71-year-old qualified for a PGA Tour event and here’s how he played in the first round
Hughes qualified for the event via his victory in the 2023 Gulf States Section championship when a final-round 68 at Deerfield Golf Club in Canton, Miss., yielded a surprising four-stroke victory and an exemption into the PGA Tour event. His last start in any tour-affiliated event was the 2012 Senior PGA Championship.
Most intriguing player on the PGA Tour this week? Try the 71-year-old
The most intriguing player at the Sanderson Farms Championship, this week’s PGA Tour tournament? Try 71-year-old Reed Hughes.
Pro golfer, 71, becomes oldest player to compete in PGA Tour event in 15 years
The 71-year-old earned his way into this week’s 132-man field after winning the Gulf States E-Z-GO Section Championship last year, making him the oldest player to start a PGA Tour event since Gary Player at the 2009 Masters aged 73.
Golf star, 71, returns to PGA Tour 15 years on from debut with inspiring message
Reed Hughes is competing in the Sanderson Farms Championship this week, aged 71, and has been a hit with fans in Jackson, Mississippi despite a shaky start to the event
PGA Tour golfer, 71, started his career before Rory McIlroy was even born
Speaking to the PGA Tour whilst walking the green on Thursday, Hughes said: “I’ve got a lot of people pulling for me, that’s the biggest thing. I think they feel that I can
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