Huh handles pressure, only rookie in Tour Championship
- By Randall Mell
- Sep 9, 2012 4:06 PM ET
CARMEL, Ind. – From unknown rookie to the elite ranks.
That’s the John Huh story after he earned a spot in the season-ending Tour Championship by staying among the top 30 in FedEx Cup points Sunday at the BMW Championship. He will be the only rookie teeing it up at East Lake in Atlanta Sept. 20-23.
Huh was 26th in FedEx Cup points when he signed his scorecard Sunday with no chance that anyone could bump him out of the top 30.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling right now,” said Huh, 22. “It was a lot of pressure for me. I was on the bubble, at 26, 27, 29. I think I handled it pretty good.”
Prior to making it to Q-School last winter, Huh had never played in a PGA Tour event. He won the Mayakoba Golf Classic in February. Now, he has earned himself berths in next year’s Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, The Players Championship, the WGC-Cadillac Championship, the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and the WGC-HSBC Champions by virtue of his stellar rookie season.
Related Articles
Fowler headed to Tour Championship for first time
by Randall Mell | Sep 9, 2012 4:29 PM ETRickie Fowler didn’t make the U.S. Ryder Cup team this year, but he won a nice consolation prize Sunday by securing his first trip to the Tour Championship. Read More
Several players on verge of first Tour Champ.
by Randall Mell | Sep 8, 2012 12:58 PM ETRory McIlroy and Louis Oosthuizen are among many players looking to play in their first Tour Championship. Read More
Lunch Break: Hoggard chat
by Rex Hoggard | Sep 19, 2011 9:53 AM ETJoin Rex Hoggard from noon-1:30PM ET to discuss Lexi Thompson, the FedEx Cup, Solheim Cup and everything in between in this GolfTalkCentral Lunch Break chat. Read More
Mell, a senior writer, is a 30-year veteran and covers the PGA and LPGA tours for Golf Channel.
Latest News
- Tiger out of AT&T with elbow injury | Timeline
- Woods, McIlroy to play in Dubai Jan. 2014
- Rose highlights Travelers | Groups | Tee times
- Fantasy: Travelers Championship rankings, picks
- Rose media tour | 'Top 10' | 'Today' | 'Dan Patrick'
- Punch Shot: Will Mickelson ever win an Open?
- Li, 10, in Publinx match play | Nine-year-old's 58
- Grill Room: Seinfeld tells golf jokes on 'Late Night'
- Nike signs No. 1 am | Deere invite for Spieth
- Obama mentions Rory in Belfast speech
- Stock watch: Buying the champ, selling runner-up
- Weekly Fix: Finding the right tempo and path
