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6yIn four-ball action and playing out of the final group, World No. 1050 Billy Hurley II and World No. 252 Peter Malnati pieced together a bogey-free, 6-under-par 32-34=66 in the third round of the Zurich Classic for a 54-hole total of 20-under 196, down two spots to T4, three adrift of two teams that are co-leading, Scott Stallings and Trey Mullinax (62) and Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer (64).

After kicking off with 63 (four-ball) and 67 (alternate shot), the duo began T2, one short of leader Rahm and Palmer. They carded six birdies at holes 1, 2, 7, 9, 16 and 18, with Malnati accounting for four of those. Hurley III’s only two birdies the whole round on his ball were important ones, however, circling two of their final three holes. He birdied 16 from 8'5", and got up and down from 72'6" away for a walk-off 4. Malnati’s scoring came at 1, 2, 7 and 9, three from between 10 and 16 feet. The top-5 teams and ties get exemptions into next week’s Wells Fargo (on the top-10 provision), which would be huge for Hurley III, who’s only garnered four individual starts this season on Past Champion status and is not in the Wells Fargo field.

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7yBilly Hurley III shot a 1-under-par 37-34=71 in the opening round of the Valero Texas Open.

Anything under par at TPC San Antonio is impressive, but consider that the rookie hasn’t signed for an sub-par score in his previous 10 rounds. It’s been that kind of challenging season during which he’s cashed in just three of nine starts and hasn’t posted a top 45. He showcased his scrambling ability today, getting up and down for pars seven of eight times. He started the round with a par save measuring 17'8" at the first hole. Later, he’d bury birdies of 25'6" and 17'11" at the 11th and 17th holes, respectively.

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7yBilly Hurley III was added to the published field of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship.

Hurley III was the first alternate when the field was released on Friday afternoon. He gained entry as one of three alternates this morning. He missed the cut by two in New Orleans despite a bogey-free, 2-under-par 70 in his second round during which he converted only two of 16 birdie chances.

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7yBilly Hurley III looks to turn a slow start to the 2012 season around at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The Naval Academy graduate is two for seven on the season in cashing checks with his best finish of the year came at the Mayakoba with a tie for 46th. Even though he’s a rookie, he’s got some experience at Bay Hill off of past sponsor’s exemptions. He ranks fifth in total putting, but 179th in GIR at 58.64 percent.

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7yThe second round of the Valero Texas Open was suspended for darkness.

A weather delay of one hour and 50 minutes made it impossible for the 36-hole cut to fall today. Twenty-two golfers did not complete their second round. They will return at 7:30 a.m. CT on Saturday. Billy Hurley III has five holes remaining, most of anyone presuming to complete two rounds. He’s right on the cut line at 4-over-par. The weather forecast for the weekend is glorious but the wind will remain a factor on Saturday.

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7yBilly Hurley III secured his highest-career finish with a final-round 1-over-par 35-37=72 at the AT&T National.

Hurley III circled three birdies and squared four bogeys en route to his share of fourth place at Congressional Country Club. He had never recorded a top 25 on the PGA TOUR until this week, so his 4-under 280 total will be remembered by the U.S. Naval Academy grad for a long time to come. He now heads to The Old White TPC at The Greenbrier Classic for his next scheduled appearance.

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7yBilly Hurley turned in a 2-under-par 32-37=69 for his opening round of the AT&T National, finishing one stroke off the clubhouse lead.

It makes all the sense in the world that a product of the Naval Academy is contending early at the AT&T National what with the focus the tournament maintains on the military. Hurley’s game caters to shorter tracks but even though he hit only 10 greens today, he suffered just one bogey, and that was a 6 on his final hole -- No. 9 at Congressional. His most notable of three birdies found the cup from six yards just off the green at the 17th hole.

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7yBilly Hurley III signed for a third round of 5-under-par 66, which was the lowest round on Saturday at the AT&T National.

It’s too bad the U.S. Naval Academy graduate didn’t get to play in front of his friends, but the course was closed on Saturday to spectators due to the heavy storm damage from Friday evening. The round of 66 had six birdies with only one blemish and he moved up 14 spots in the field to an overnight tie for fifth place, which is only two strokes off the lead. It been a very rough season for Hurley, with only five made cuts in 17 prior starts, but that will all be forgotten if he can pull off a victory on Sunday.

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7yBilly Hurley III posted a third-round 7-under-par 31-33=64 at the John Deere Classic to jump into contention at 13-under 200.

Just two weeks removed from his career-best T4 at AT&T National, Hurley III circled seven birdies without a blemish. In all, he landed 13 GIR and needed just 23 putts to the tune of a 1.462 average to navigate TPC Deere Run. He will try to follow in Ted Potter Jr.'s footsteps and become the second rookie to win in as many weeks in Sunday’s final round.

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7yBilly Hurley III nabbed his second top-10 finish of 2012 when he turned in a 1-under-par 34-36=70 in the final round of the John Deere Classic to end the week at 14-under 270 and in a tie for eighth.

Hurley III circled four birdies and squared three bogeys in his tour of TPC Deere Run. The ball-striking was excellent, splitting 12 (of 14) fairways and landing 15 GIR, but the 32 putts required to complete the round held him back. He is not scheduled to compete in the True South Classic.

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