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Egor Eroshenko has become the first Russian player to make the cut on the PGA Tour. When he teed off on Thursday at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, he also became the first player from his country to compete on the PGA Tour.
Egor Eroshenko had an average first round at the Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda. He carded 1-over 72 with four birdies on the 5th, 12th, 13th and 17th holes against four bogeys.
In the second round, Eroshenko improved on his first round and scored 4-under 67. He scored four birdies on the 14th, 2nd, 3rd and 5th holes and an eagle on par-5 seventh. He faltered two bogeys on par-3 13th and par-4 15th.
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After two rounds, he has an aggregate score of 3-under 139 and is tied for 45th. After making the cut, Eroshenko said (via AP News):
"I'm super excited. I'm still kind of in the fog not figuring out what’s happening, but hopefully I can go grab some lunch and realize the cut is made and hoping for a good weekend."
The 2002-born player qualified for the tournament through the Monday qualifier. The three other players, Tyler Collet, Luke Schniederjans, and Ethan Cairns, to compete at the tournament through Monday's qualifier have failed to make the cut.
Egor Eroshenko is being accompanied by his girlfriend and LPGA Tour player Nataliya Guseva. The University of Central Florida graduate praised her girlfriend and said:
"I'm crazy. I get golf, golf, golf. I get way too on top of myself and a lot of thoughts. So yesterday she was just like a mental coach. She’s like, 'You're crazy. Just stop thinking about this and this.' That’s been a huge help just taking my mind off golf and goal. So that was great."
Justin Lower is on the top of the leaderboard with a score of 12-under 130. Robby Shelton and Ryan Moore are tied for second with a score of 10-under 132. The tournament winner will receive $1.242 million from a prize purse of $6.9 million.
A look at Egor Eroshenko's best performances in his amateur career
Egor Eroshenko played collegiate golf at the University of Central Florida. In his senior year at the University, he averaged 72.4 earning Dean's List honors and GCAA All-America Scholar recognition. He recently secured his first victory on the Minor League Golf Tour at Westchester 2-Day, defeating Jimmy Hervol by one shot to win $1,500.
Let's take a look at Egor Eroshenko's best performances in his amateur career (via WAGR):
- 2024 Big 12 Men's Golf Championship: 28
- 2024 Augusta Haskins Award Invite: 37
- 2024 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate: 36
- 2024 ECU Intercollegiate at Brook Valley: 5
- 2024 The Hayt: 57
- 2024 Gators Invitational: 4
- 2024 Sea Best Invitational: 21
- 2024 JAGA First Coast Amateur: 2
- 2023 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational: 12
- 2023 Bearcat Invitational: 40
- 2023 Island Resort Intercollegiate: 39
- 2023 North Atlantic Amateur: 4
- 2023 Florida Open Championship: 21
- 2023 Rice Planters Amateur: 11
- 2023 Florida Amateur Championship: 47
- 2023 The American Championship: 9
- 2023 Augusta Haskins Award Invite: 36
- 2023 Schenkel Invitational: 48
- 2023 Sea Palms Invitational: 31
- 2023 Southern Highlands Collegiate: 67
- 2023 The Hayt: 25
- 2023 JAGA First Coast Amateur: 33
- 2022 Sunshine State Amateur: 6
