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PGA Tour Rookies to Watch in the 2016-17 Season

By Mike Randleman

Oct 24, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ollie Schniederjans tees off on hole number 1 during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ollie Schniederjans tees off on hole number 1 during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 29, 2016; Avondale, LA, USA; Bobby Wyatt on the 9th hole during the second round of the 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 29, 2016; Avondale, LA, USA; Bobby Wyatt on the 9th hole during the second round of the 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Bobby Wyatt

He made a rapid ascent from the mini tours to the big leagues

A few weeks before his breakthrough performance at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Bobby Wyatt won $1,000 in a mini tour event. That was a nice chunk of change for the former Walker Cup player and NCAA team champion at Alabama, who was then fighting through the murky waters of the small-time circuits early on in his young career.

Playing on a sponsor’s exemption, Wyatt quickly hit the jackpot in New Orleans by tying for fourth to rake in $336,000. The feel-good story didn’t continue immediately, as he missed the cut in his subsequent three PGA Tour starts and later took 72nd in the alternate field Barbasol Championship, but his big check in the Big Easy was enough to propel him to the Web.com Tour Finals.

From there, he made the cut in each of the three Finals events, tying for 12th in week three, to seal the deal. The former amateur standout, who shot a 57 in high school and was an All-American at Alabama, likely won’t get too much recognition when stopping at Chipotle after his round, but he has the potential to outplay some of the more recognizable faces on this list.

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