June 3, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern alum and 2006 Big Ten medalist Chris Wilson has earned an unrestricted qualifying exemption for the Memorial Tournament in his hometown of Dublin, Ohio, allowing him to make his PGA TOUR debut at the Muirfield Village Golf Club. Wilson, currently a member of the Hooters Tour, was awarded one of 14 exemptions into the field of 120.
Wilson will be paired with D.A. Points and Marc Leishman for the first and second rounds of play, teeing off at 1:38 p.m. ET Thursday and 8:58 a.m. ET Friday.
For more on Wilson's story, click here to read an Associated Press feature from June 2. Also, Northwestern alum Danny Ecker caught up with Wilson for a video feature at Palestra.net.