Bobby Hutcherson to Tee Off @ BNC

Former Texas State standout golfer Bobby Hutcherson was one of four golfers who played their way into the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Classic at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas Golf Club In Irving, Texas. Hutcherson is scheduled to tee off 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 on the Number One tee. He will begin the second round at 10:00 a.m. on the Number 10 tee at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas Golf Club in Irving.

Hutcherson, who resides in San Marcos, qualified to play in the tournament after shooting an eight-under-par 64 in a qualifying tournament that was held on Monday, May 17, at the Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in McKinney.  He tied Trevor Fisher of Fort Worth for the low rounds and was one of four golfers to qualify to play in the 2010 Byron Nelson Classic. There was a three-way tie for the other two spots after Will Collins of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jason Shultz of Dallas, and Bradley Ott of Frisco, Texas each finished the round at seven-under-par. Collins and Shultz both made par on the first playoff hole to qualify.

Those four players were among 85 players who tried to qualify for the Byron Nelson Classic. The 85 competitors included players from the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Champions Tour as well as 54 players that had advanced to the Open Qualifying from Pre-Qualifying.  .

This marks the first time that Hutcherson has played in a PGA Tour event. He has played three seasons on the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series, where he has three Top 10 finishes in his career. His first Top 10 showing came on May 1-4, 2008, when he finished in third place at the Capital One Classic with a nine-under-par score on the Ellendale Country Club course in Houma, La.

He opened the 2010 season tying for eighth place at the Coca Cola Wal-Mart Open presented by Million Air after shooting 11 under par at the OakWing Golf Club on March 17-20 in Alexandria, La. He also tied for third place at the Jamie Hilton’s Hillcrest Children’s Golf Classic  on April 28-May 1 after shooting an even par 288 score at the Twin Rivers Golf Club in Waco, Texas. In between those two tournaments, Hutcherson won the 2010 Austin Open on April 17-18 at the Grey Rock Golf Club.

A native of Memphis, Hutcherson played two seasons at Texas State in 2005-07 after transferring from Midland College in 2005. His best finish during his senior season was at the Middle Tennessee Intercollegiate when he tied for sixth place after shooting even par 72s in each of the three rounds. He graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and sports.

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