Bluffton native Bryson Nimmer makes cut at PGA Tour event

Bryson Nimmer is playing on the weekend at his first PGA Tournament despite a difficult finish.

The Bluffton native and Clemson senior made the cut Friday at the Puerto Rico Open right on the number. Nimmer is at 1-over 145 after the first two rounds and the cut was 1 over.

Nimmer is just the third active Clemson golfer to make the cut at a PGA Tournament. Chris Patton made the cut at the 1990 Masters and finished 39^th. Last year, Doc Redman made the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and finished 71^st. He then made the cut at the Heritage and finished 50^th.

Nimmer earned a spot in the tournament because of a sponsor exemption and fired a 3-under 69 in the opening round Thursday. The Hilton Head Christian grad followed that with a 3-over-75 on Friday.

Nimmer was at 2 under with three holes left but bogeyed his 17^th and double bogeyed the 18^th. Still he was able to survive that and play in the weekend.

This story was originally published February 22, 2019 at 5:50 PM.