Texas Golfer Wins First Professional Event

Less than a month after leading Texas to the national title, Longhorn Coody former is a step closer to joining the PGA Tour.

Pierceson Coody, less than a month after being released from his last reunion competition, received his first professional award at the Maine Open

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On the Korn Ferry Tour on Sunday. Coody ended up finishing 20th in the bottom of the event, five shots ahead of second place

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His win comes less than a week after he revealed that the LIV Golf Tour first came to him when he finished his professional career and gave him "millions of dollars"

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He declined the offer, saying he wanted to join the PGA Tour, a tour similar to his grandfather, Charles, played and won 15 events, including the 1971 Masters.

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Sunday's win puts the granddaughter in a quick chance to join the PGA Tour in 2023. Coody became number 1 in the PGA Tour University Class of 2022

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Coody told PGATour.com that his hope when he joined the Tour was that he could finish the Top 75

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Coody, who finished fourth in Wichita, Kansas, last week, moved from No. 118 to No. There are five regular season events left,

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