Monday qualifiers: 3M Open

It’s been a banner year for Monday qualifiers on the PGA TOUR. Corey Conners won the Valero Texas Open in April after advancing out of a four-spot qualifier and last week Doc Redman had a life-changing week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Conners started the season with conditional status on the PGA TOUR. Redman, on the other hand, didn’t have any status until last week. The 2017 U.S. Amateur champion finished runner-up at Detroit Golf Club to earn special temporary membership on the PGA TOUR, a spot in The Open and possibly a 2018-19 TOUR card.

Here’s a look at the players trying to follow in the footsteps of Conners and Redman this week.

ARJUN ATWAL (62)
Age: 46
Hometown: Windermere, Florida
Alma mater: Nassau Community College
PGA TOUR starts: 218
Cuts made: 110
Best finish: Won, 2010 Wyndham Championship.
Notes: Sank a 60-foot eagle putt on his seventh hole Monday, part of a six-hole stretch that he played 7 under. … Was the most recent Monday qualifier to win on PGA TOUR until Conners won this year’s Valero Texas Open. … Has made the cut in one of three PGA TOUR starts this season. … His last top-10 on TOUR came in October 2012. … Also has one victory on the Korn Ferry Tour and 10 international victories. … Represented India in the 2005 World Cup.

MARK BALDWIN (63)
Age: 35
Hometown: Laconia, New Hampshire
Alma mater: Notre Dame
PGA TOUR starts: 1
Cuts made: 0
Best finish: MC, 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Notes: Has made just one start on a PGA TOUR-sanctioned circuit this season, missing the cut in his lone Korn Ferry start. … Turned pro in 2006. Last year was his lone season on the Korn Ferry circuit. … He finished 124th on the money list with one top-10 in 21 starts. … Got a degree in film and television productions, and has worked as a podcast producer and co-founder of a digital marketing boutique. … Is involved with local charities that reach people who lack food security.

BRIAN DWYER (64)
Age: 29
Hometown: Southlake, Texas
Alma mater: SMU
PGA TOUR starts: Debut
Notes: Lived in Apple Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of the Twin Cities, until he was 5. … Played the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada in 2018, making two cuts in 11 starts. … Finished in the top 60 of the Mackenzie Tour Order of Merit in 2016 and 2017, including a career-high 35th in 2017. … Sank a 16-foot birdie putt to advance out of a playoff in the Monday qualifier.

NYASHA MAUCHAZA (64)
Age: 31
Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
Alma mater: Towson
PGA TOUR starts: 3
Cuts made: 0
Notes: Both of his parents are doctors. Moved to the United States in 2005. … Has played three events on the Korn Ferry Tour, making his first career cut at last year’s Utah Championship (T64). … Has made 10 career starts on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, with one top-10.