Homeless rapper earns his way into Korn Ferry Tour event after Monday qualifying
Mike Sweeney, a homeless rapper and golfer, has gained entry into this week's Korn Ferry Tour event through a Monday qualifier
Mike Sweeney, a homeless golfer who also happens to rap on the side, has qualified for this week's Korn Ferry Tour event.
Sweeney, according to a story written on Monday Q Info, holed his 35-yard bunker shot on the 18th hole of the Korn Ferry Tour qualifier on Monday to advance to a five-player playoff for two spots in the tournament.
Sweeney had been living in his car and pursuing professional golf for a while before a friend took him in and now he primarily couch surfs, per the story.
And, in addition to playing golf, Sweeney also pursues rap under the name MikeyD860.
Mike Sweeney:
- Never played college golf
- lived for months in his car at Walmart
- For years "shoveled shit" as a job
- Has bowled 7 perfect games
- Is a rapper
- Holed a 35-yard bunker shot for eagle on 18 to Monday
His story is worth your time. https://t.co/CkH3GhwWwz— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) April 25, 2023
On Monday, after advancing to the playoff, Sweeney did well enough to earn a spot in the upcoming Korn Ferry Tour event this week.
This week the PGA Tour's developmental tour is in Alabama for the HomeTown Lenders Championship which was won by Harrison Endycott by five strokes last season.
The tournament will mark the first that Sweeney has played under the PGA Tour umbrella after mostly playing in minor league tour events.
On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced drastic changes to that umbrella, as it unveiled plans to merge the PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica, two of its developmental tours, into one for 2024.
The new tour will be called PGA Tour Americas and will have 16 events played between February through to September.
Last week on the Korn Ferry Tour, journeyman Scott Gutschewski drained a 47-foot birdie putt from the fringe to defeat 23-year-old Logan McAllister in a playoff.
Gutschewski was quite understandably emotional in his post-tournament interview as the victory marked the 46-year-old's first win in nearly 15 years.
