Middlesex tour pro Andrew Johnston has earned his card for next season’s PGA Tour after finishing fourth at the Web.com Tour’s Albertsons Boise Open in Idaho.
The 27 year old from North Middlesex Golf Club clinched his card with a final round three-under 68 at Hillcrest Country Club, where he finished four shots behind winner Michael Thompson.
The top 25 on the Web.com Tour Finals money list earn PGA Tour cards, and by earning $54,910 through his first two events (sixth on the list), Johnston has already earned enough to play on the PGA Tour full time. If he had been eligible to play on this season’s PGA Tour his earnings would have seen him finished well inside the top 200 in the FedEx Cup standings.
Johnston, who won his first European Tour event at the Spanish Open in April, is currently 74th in the world rankings, having started the season 244th. Earlier this month he finished third at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland, and was eighth in the Open Championship at Royal Troon in July.
Having already secured his European Tour card for next year, Johnson plans to play both tours next season, but said that it was too early to say how his schedule would be split.
“I’m really happy to have gone over there and achieved what I was trying to do,” said Johnston. “It’s a big result for me and it’s going to make for a great year next year. I’m not going to give up playing in Europe, but I just need to sit down and come up with a schedule that will work for me. I’m really excited about the opportunity and the chance to improve my game on both tours.”