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J.R. Smith qualifies for first college golf tournament with North Carolina A&T State

J.R. Smith’s collegiate debut is here.

The longtime NBA player-turned college golfer has officially qualified for his first tournament with North Carolina A&T State, and will make his debut on Monday at the Phoenix Invitational.

"He has a good enough golf game to put up some good numbers," Aggies coach Richard Watkins said, via the school’s website. "But this is what I tell people. If you want to find out how good a golfer really is, put the word tournament or money in front of the round. Playing when there is nothing on the line is one thing.