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Flipping through my twitter account in the wee hours this morning before watching Japan's thrilling win 28-21 over Scotland in the Rugby World Championship, I came across this from Graham DeLaet (@GrahamDeLaet)
" Never been so happy to make the cut on the number. At times I never thought I'd tee it up on the PGA Tour again. Lot's of ups and downs. Lots of hard work. Here's to everyone who's ever made the decision to persevere."
Last week in Las Vegas he returned to the game after a two year hiatus and missed the cut (75,72). This week he shot 73,71 +1 to make that cut at the Houston Open and has just wrapped up his weekend 77, 70 to finish at +3.
He will end up well down the field but that won't matter. Getting in 4 full rounds is the first step on his return to a career that has seen him flirt with his first win, and has played so well he was picked for the Presidents Cup team in 2013 and to represent Canada at the 2016 Olympics.
Now 37, you'll remember he received a series of stem-cell treatments in 2017, which were deemed unsuccessful, and he opted to have a second microdiscectomy surgery that put him out of action for the full 2018-19 season.
He needs 267 FedEx Cup points to get off his medical exemption, then needs to get within the top 125 to keep his card for next season. He joins his countrymen, Adam Hadwin, David Hearn, Mac Hughes, Nick Taylor, Roger Sloan, Micheal Gligic, Adam Svensson on an ever growing line up of Canadian pros on tour.
DeLaet, who at one time was inside the world's top 35 knows what lies ahead, but for now he's just happy to make that first cut on his road back.
Bryan Angus
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