When Josh Geary lost his playing rights on the USA's second tier Web.com Tour in 2012 he made a pact with himself to get back on that Tour.
Now Geary, 30, has his chance after his second-place finish on the PGA Tour China Series gave him exempt status on the Web.com Tour for early season events, starting with the Panama Claro Championship in late-January. It is the stepping stone to break into the highly lucrative US PGA Tour where his former Bay of Plenty teammate Danny Lee did so well this year.
Geary says he can't wait to get back playing golf in the US and believes he is better prepared this time round.
"My game is in a lot better shape and hopefully I can get on there and just play the one season and go straight up," he said. "I am finally ready for the PGA Tour. I have been around for a while now and know all the ins and outs of it all and how I operate best as well."
His form in China was consistently good throughout the year. He won three times from nine starts with earnings of $175,467.89 certainly easing the financial pressure.