Cameron Percy nicely placed in PGA Tour Champions Qualifying
Cameron Percy – file photo Henry Peters
At the halfway stage of PGA Tour Champions qualifying for 2024, Victorian Cameron Percy sits in a three-way share of second place and just one shot behind the leader, Wes Short Jr, at the TPC Scottsdale near Phoenix.
With just five of the much sought after and lucrative cards up for grabs at the completion of 72 holes on Friday, there is a congested leaderboard chasing the right to play for the riches of golf for the over fifties in the US next season.
Percy’s fellow US-based Victorian, Stephen Allan is three shots back in a share of 8th place, Greg Chalmers is in 15th place, David Bransdon and David MacKenzie are 26th and Michael Wright 32nd.
Percy does not turn 50 until May of 2024 but is entitled to attempt qualifying all the same although he will not be eligible to play events until he passes the age milestone
Those players finishing between 6th and 30th get the chance to Monday qualify for events.
Percy has played the PGA Tour on a regular basis with the occasional season on the Korn Ferry Tour since 2010, earning close to US$6 million in that time and, importantly for his chances this week and possible ongoing career on the PGA Tour Champions, he has played competitively up until this week’s event.
Percy’s best finish on the PGA Tour was when runner-up after a playoff to Jonathan Byrd who holed in one to defeat Percy in the Shriners Hospitals for Children event in his rookie season (2010) but he has recorded a win and six runner-up finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour.
