Monday qualifiers: Sony Open in Hawaii
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BERTHOUD, COLORADO - JULY 13: Rico Hoey plays his tee shot on the eighth hole during the third round of the Korn Ferry Tour TPC Colorado Championship at TPC Colorado on July 13, 2019 in Berthoud, Colorado. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
RICO HOEY (68)
Age: 24
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Alma mater: USC
PGA TOUR starts: Debut
Notes: Finished 119th on the Korn Ferry Tour money list last year. … Was 71st the previous year to qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. … Finished fifth on the 2017 Mackenzie Tour-Order of Merit after winning the season-ending Freedom 55 Financial Championship. … Was a four-time All-American at USC and a two-time participant in the Palmer Cup.
TOMOYO IKEMURA (68)
Age: 24
Hometown: Kagoshima, Japan
PGA TOUR starts: Debut
Notes: Finished 42nd on the Japan Tour’s Order of Merit in 2019. … Was fifth on the Japan Tour in driving distance with an average of 303.5 yards. … Recorded three top-10s in 2019. … No. 691 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
TORU NAKAJIMA (69)
Age: 35
Hometown: Yamanashi, Japan
PGA TOUR starts: Debut
Notes: Had two runners-up on the Japan Tour’s developmental circuit in 2019. … No. 945 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
JARED SAWADA (70)
Hometown: Mililani, Hawaii
Alma mater: Hawaii
PGA TOUR starts: 3
Cuts made: 1
Best finish: T69, 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii
Notes: Making his fourth Sony Open in Hawaii and second in a row. … Beat Isaiah Salinda and Tim Petrovic in a playoff for the final spot in this week’s PGA TOUR event.… Also qualified last year, shooting 72-71 to miss the cut. … Finished T69 in the 2017 Sony Open after shooting 68-66 in the first two rounds. … Spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, missing 13 cuts.