Raul Pereda rides two chip-ins to first PGA TOUR card

Pereda’s local ties are one reason why a large crowd gathered around the 18th green of the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass. Among those in the gallery were Klauk, fellow PGA TOUR player Russell Knox and Pereda’s college coach, Mike Blackburn. Pereda’s clutch performance came a day after he was in the emergency room with his father, Francisco, who was suffering with kidney stones. The hospital visit helped keep Raul’s mind off of what awaited Monday. Francisco had to watch Q-School’s final round from the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse, however.