ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Doug Ghim is no stranger to the bubble. He’s had his back against the wall as a professional too often to count, on the PGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, wherever. When he missed the cut two years ago at the RSM Classic, he slammed his trunk at No. 126 in the projected FedExCup standings, a spot out of retaining full status. Back home in Las Vegas, he tried not to peek at the weekend numbers but couldn’t refrain, sneaking away every few minutes for updates.

Eventually, with an hour left in Sunday’s final round, Ghim’s fiancée, Kelly, had finally had enough and told him he could flip on the coverage.

“Everything ended up going in the way that we needed it to, and I remember it being a pretty jubilant hour,” said Ghim, who kept his card by two spots. Ghim briefly paused,

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