Here’s how a 71-year-old qualified for a PGA Tour event and here’s how he played in the first round
Hughes qualified for the event via his victory in the 2023 Gulf States Section championship when a final-round 68 at Deerfield Golf Club in Canton, Miss., yielded a surprising four-stroke victory and an exemption into the PGA Tour event. His last start in any tour-affiliated event was the 2012 Senior PGA Championship.