I have no doubt that this little fact escaped the notice of most people, but early this year I played all four rounds in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour.
Making the cut there was nice, of course, given the event was my first appearance at that level in almost a year. But making it to the last day actually had a wider significance. I jumped maybe 50 places on the list of exemption categories, high enough to gain a place in the Honda Classic (what was actually my 400th start on the PGA Tour) and, one week later, at the Puerto Rico Open.
All of which is clearly pleasing, especially as my
