Golf Galaxy Employee Shoots 65, Pounds 3 Beers Before Playoff, & Qualifies For PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic

One of the most incredible Cinderella stories you'll ever see in sports. Nick Bienz works a day job at Golf Galaxy and plays small-scale tournaments here and there. Never tried to make it into a PGA Tour event until Monday's qualifier for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Not only did Bienz go out and shoot 65, but he had to weather an eight-hole playoff whilst three beers deep. In the end, Bienz prevailed, and he's going to tee it up at Detroit Golf Club on Thursday with all the big boys. https://twitter.com/acaseofthegolf1/status/1805354586145964215 Monday Q Info on Twitter is a great follow. Obsessed with Monday qualifiers, as the handle would imply, and the more obscure corners of the game of golf. The man lives for moments like these, and might've never had a bigger one than picking up on Bienz's story in real time. https://twitter.com/acaseofthegolf1/status/1805312804959719504 Upon hearing about Bienz's partially booze-fueled exploits, PGA Tour veteran Kevin Kisner demanded to be paired with him. https://twitter.com/K_Kisner/status/1805365897743204721 Haters who'll immediately write Bienz's tale off as fake, I have bad news for you: We have visual and audio evidence of what transpired between the guy's exceptional round and the agonizing wait till the playoff. https://twitter.com/acaseofthegolf1/status/1805299458101403673 A college golfer at Indiana University-Indianapolis, Bienz clearly seems to have what it takes to be a pro if he can focus on golf full-time. I mean I guess he technically does since he works at a golf store, but you know what I mean. Bienz is keeping company with the likes of John Daly when it comes to golfers who I immediately think of when booze and the most improbable circumstances are involved. Can't say enough once more about how Monday Q Info really did a phenomenal job recapping all the action. Congrats to Nick Bienz. Go low twice more and make it to the weekend in Detroit, sir!