{"id":117869,"date":"2017-09-14T23:06:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T03:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=117869"},"modified":"2017-09-14T23:06:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T03:06:44","slug":"peter-uihlein-leads-web-com-tour-finals-event-in-boise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/14\/peter-uihlein-leads-web-com-tour-finals-event-in-boise\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Uihlein leads Web.com Tour Finals event in Boise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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28-year-old former Oklahoma State player from Massachusetts, Peter Uihlein (Photo<\/a>: International Sports Management\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BOISE, Idaho \u2014 Peter Uihlein shot a 9-under 62 to take the Albertsons Boise Open lead Thursday, two weeks after wrapping up a PGA Tour card with a victory in the Web.com Tour Finals opener.<\/p>\n

Uihlein birdied five of his last seven holes at Hillcrest Country Club. He had a one-stroke lead over Alex Cejka in the second of four events that will determine 25 PGA Tour cards.<\/p>\n

Uihlein won the series opener in Columbus, Ohio. The 28-year-old former Oklahoma State player from Massachusetts has played four seasons on the European Tour, winning the 2013 Madeira Islands Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been wedging the ball really well, and I’ve been putting it nicely and driving it straight,\u201d Uihlein said. \u201cIf I feel like I do those well, I can make a lot of birdies and get it going. That’s really been the key.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2010 U.S. Amateur champ spent the week between events boarding up his house in Jupiter, Florida, to protect it from Hurricane Irma, then want to Ohio for a childhood friend’s wedding.<\/p>\n

Ryan Armour, second in Columbus to lock up a PGA Tour card, was two strokes back at 64 along with Ted Potter Jr. Ryo Ishikawa was in the group at 65.<\/p>\n

The series features the top 75 players from the Web.com regular-season money list, Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings \u2014 Cejka was 149th, Armour 159th, and Ishikawa 175th\u2014 along with Uihlein and other non-members with enough money to have placed in the top 200 in the FedEx Cup had they been eligible.<\/p>\n

Potter and the other top-25 finishers on the Web.com regular-season money list have earned PGA Tour cards. They are competing against each other for tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals. Potter entered the week 13th.<\/p>\n

Six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan had a 71. He earned $18,750 in Columbus after finishing 182nd in the FedEx Cup standings.<\/p>\n

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