• Three players — Raúl Pereda, James Hervol and amateur Andrew Walker — all tied for fifth, at 12-under. With the top-six players earning status for the first half of the season, officials held a three-players-for-two-spots playoff with the trio, starting at No. 15. Walker advanced when he made a 20-foot birdie putt, while Pereda and Hervol parred. That left the latter duo to battle it out. On the second extra hole, No. 16, Hervol got in trouble on his drive and had to take a penalty stroke. Pereda played conservatively and made par to earn status to go with his PGA TOUR Latinoamérica membership. Hervol will have conditional status.

• To add a little excitement to his day, Camilo Aguado got in a bit of trouble at Nos. 15 and 16. At the par-4 15th, he made a good seven-footer after hitting a “really bad 3-wood, a full 6-iron and a really good chip and putt.” On the 16th, he was in trouble with his drive and in the bunker on his second shot. He “thinned” his third shot and then hit his fourth-shot approach from 60 yards to tap-in range.

• With a 68-72-70 start to the tournament, Mexico’s Raúl Pereda, who played collegiate golf at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, knew he needed to go low Friday to have a chance at earning his card. He made four front-nine birdies and a bogey to turn in 33 and then played the back nine bogey-free, with three birdies and six pars for a low-round-of-the-day 66. Pereda has played three PGA TOUR Latinoamérica events this season, with a pair of top-10s — a tie for third at the Estrella del Mar Open in March 2020 and a tie for eighth last December at the Shell Open just south of here, in Miami.

• Gavin Hall previously held conditional membership on PGA TOUR Series-China, but never played in an official event. His only experience playing on a PGA TOUR-affiliated Tour came in 2020, when he played in the PGA TOUR’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship in the Dominican Republic. He missed the cut.

• Jeremy Gandon played 11 Mackenzie Tour events during his rookie season of 2019. He made six cuts after tying for seventh at the Qualifying Tournament in California. Gandon’s two top-20s were at the Osprey Valley Open (tied for 11th) and the Canada Life Open (tied for 19th).

• The three lowest rounds of the week all came in the first round, courtesy of medalist Camilo Aguado (62) and Jeremy Gandon and Gavin Hall (64).

• Dylan Naidoo tied for ninth by shooting rounds of 73-69-68-68 to earn conditional status. The former Arkansas Razorback, a native of Craigavon, South Africa, turned pro in 2019, playing full seasons at home on the Sunshine Tour in both 2019 and 2020. He made 15 2019 starts, getting to the weekend eight times. His best performance was a tie for ninth at the Sibaya Challenge, falling by four shots to winner Hennie Otto. A year later, in 17 appearances, Naidoo made 11 cuts and posted one top-10 — at the Betway Championship in August. That week he tied for ninth, finishing six shots behind winner Darren Fichardt.

• A second-place finish at the 2020 Orlando International Amateur Championship was Andrew Walker’s top performance as an amateur. At that tournament played at both the Panther and Crooked Cat Golf Courses, Walker, who played collegiately at Michigan State, took a three-stroke lead into the final round before setting for the tie for second, with Tommy Kuhl, three shots behind champion Jack Wall.

• A.J. Crouch seemingly enjoys this particular stretch of real estate in South Florida. At the January 2020 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Qualifying Tournament, played on The Club at Weston Hills’ Tour Course, Crouch put together rounds of 70-69-71-68 to take medalist honors, beating Piri Borja by two shots. Nine months later, at the LOCALiQ Series’ Classic, also at the Tour Course, Crouch held the lead midway through the final round before Justin Doeden overtook him for the title and Crouch tied for seventh. This week, using scores of 72-69-70-67, Crouch tied for ninth, at 10-under. The former University of Florida golfer earned conditional Mackenzie Tour status with his finish. In seven rounds at the Tour Course (LOCALiQ Series) and four at the Players Course in his last three starts here, Crouch is a cumulative 31-under par.

• Camilo Aguado became the 30th player to earn medalist honors at a Mackenzie Tour Qualifying Tournament and the 31st overall. Jake Knapp (2017 and 2019) is the only two-time medalist.

Year	Qualifying Tournament Medalists
2020	Blake Elliott Isaiah Salinda Cameron Young
2019	David Wicks John Coultas Will Gordon Jake Knapp Chase Parker Andrew McCain
2018	Sam Fidone Dawson Armstrong Michael McGowan Brad Miller Jake Shuman
2017	Chris Gilman Jake Knapp Robby Shelton Sean Dale Horacio Leon
2016	Seth Reeves William Starke John Chin Aaron Wise
2015	Albin Choi Julien Brun Eric Onesi
2014	Daniel Miernicki Jordan Krantz David S. Bradshaw
2013	José Toledo

Quotable

“On 18, I just wanted to finish. I didn’t know what [Jason Thresher] was shooting, but I realized he had to play really good because I didn’t play badly.” –Camilo Aguado

“With that wind today, I felt it would be hard to catch me.” –Camilo Aguado

“I’m a little bit tired because you’re thinking the whole time when people are trying to chase you.” –Camilo Aguado

“I think I putted really nicely this week even though I missed some.” –Camilo Aguado

“I was hitting the ball pretty well, but I was still playing conservative. I did go for a few pins, but I wanted to finish top six. I’m pretty happy about it.” – Jeremy Gandon

“When I had that little stretch, I thought about [winning] for a second knowing I was only three back. At the end of the day, I just wanted to finish top six.” –Jeremy Gandon on his three-birdie-in-four-hole stretch midway through his final round

“I wouldn’t say I played unbelievably, but I think I played this course the right way, and it paid off at the end.” –Jeremy Gandon

“I missed those two putts there, and that was a shame because I was playing pretty good.” –Jeremy Gandon on his three-putt par at No. 11 and his three-putt bogey at the 12th

Fourth-Round Weather: Sunny and hot. High of 85. Wind variable at 8-11 mph, with gusts to 15 mph.