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Golf shop worker downs beers and qualifies for £7.2m event Rory McIlroy isn’t at

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Golf shop worker downs beers and qualifies for £7.2m event Rory McIlroy isn’t at

A golf shop worker has qualified for the Rocket Mortgage Classic on the PGA Tour – after downing three beers before a playoff round.

Nick Bienz found himself surprisingly thrown into a 5-for-4 sudden death round against four other golfers, who had all levelled his score, reports the Express. Bienz was hoping to play at his first PGA Tour event – which will not include the high-profile name of Rory McIlroy, who has opted to to skip a number of events after his US Open collapse.




Bienz left the green with an impressive 7-under-65 score on the board as he shared the lead with two others. That set up a bumper battle for a place in the whopping £7.2million PGA Tour sanctioned championship.

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As he tucked into a pint, Bienz watched anxiously as other scores rolled in from players finishing their rounds. The golf shop worker’s hopes started to turn into nerves as two more players matched his score, forcing him to finish his third pint and gear up to head back onto the green to secure his first PGA Tour event spot.

Speaking to Monday Q Info, Bienz said: “I need every ounce of alcohol to calm the nervous system and not vomit all over myself. That’s where we’re at right now.”

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