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Former ISU golfer Baker to play in PGA Tour’s Honda Classic
Chris Baker, a former Iowa State golfer, will participate in his first PGA Tour event this weekend at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Baker, a regular on the Web.com Tour, earned his spot in a qualifier that began on Monday and stretched to Tuesday because of a playoff. Baker carded a 66 and birdied the first playoff hole to punch his ticket for this weekend’s event.
“It’s pretty cool,” Baker told PGATour.com on Tuesday morning. “My game is in pretty good shape, and I’m playing nice.