The PGA Tour University Accelerated program for underclassmen was appropriately named because two players made up a lot of ground in a short period of time.

The PGA Tour University “Accelerated” program for underclassmen was appropriately named because two players made up a lot of ground in a short period of time. The difference is the way Luke Clanton and Jackson Koivun accumulated their points.

The Florida State junior's journey to Tour membership started on artificial greens in Hialeah, Florida, and ended Friday, not too far away, at PGA National.

But the fist-pump by Clanton and the tears flowing from his family were obvious signs this meant everything to the 21-year-old.

Fresh off the back of Luke Clanton earning his card through the PGA Tour U Accelerated program, World amateur no.2, Jackson Koivun could follow

Smylie Kaufman breaks down the impressive performance that banked Luke Clanton his PGA tour card, aiming for further PGA membership and professional status.

The FSU junior secured his final point to get through the PGA Tour University’s new Accelerated Program for college players on the rise.

Florida State junior Luke Clanton only needed to make the cut Friday in the Cognizant Classic to earn a PGA Tour card. That was never in doubt. Clanton ran off four straight birdies on the front nine at PGA National,

Tears don’t flow often on Friday afternoons on the PGA Tour and rare are the occasions of triumphs on cut day. But there was Luke Clanton on the 18th hole at PGA National trying to avert his eyes away from his father because locking eyes would make them both cry.