Tim

O'Neal

O’Neal fired a 71 on Sunday and 5-under 68 on Monday at Detroit Golf Club to win by two over Kevin Hall in the 36-hole event, which featured 21 men playing for a spot in this week’s PGA Tour event, and 12 women, who played a team format and were vying for spots in two LPGA events. “Age is nothing but a number, right?” he said, reminding the press that he’ll turn 49 on Aug. 3. “I’ve been doing this for a long time. For me at 48, still to be able to compete and be able to play means a lot to me. Hopefully it’s going to inspire guys not to quit and keep grinding.” By “long time,” O’Neal means his first start came in 1998 when the Korn Ferry Tour was known as the Nike Tour. This week will mark O’Neal’s eighth career Tour start and first since the 2019 Genesis Open where he missed the cut. He also played in the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay (MC).