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Joe Affrunti |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (31) / 8/1/1981
Ht / Wt:  5'7' / 155
College: University of Illinois

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Joe Affrunti shared 47th place at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, earning $15,333.00.
Affrunti completed 72 holes at TPC Southwind in even-par 68-71-70-71=280. He hadn't competed in a PGA TOUR event since the Valero Texas Open in April of 2011. Today's paycheck leaves him with 12 starts on his medical extension in the reshuffle category to earn $633,996 and a promotion to the Major Medical category. He'll stay warm during U.S. Open week by teeing it up at the Air Capital Classic on the Web.com Tour where he's 4-for-8 on the season and ranks 133rd on the money list. Jun 9 - 6:52 PM
Source: PGATOUR.com

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Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti is listed in the published field of next week's FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Affrunti has not competed in a PGA TOUR event since the Valero Texas Open in April of 2011. He had surgery on his left shoulder that summer. Still considered a rookie on the PGA TOUR, he's limited his sanctioned competition to the Web.com Tour where he's 4-for-8 this season, including today's cut made at the Mid-Atlantic Championship. When he returns to the big leagues, he'll have 13 starts on a medical extension in the reshuffle category to earn $649,329 and a promotion to the Major Medical category.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 31 - 6:57 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti turned in a 3-over-par 37-36=73 for his opening round of the Panama Claro Championship on the Web.com Tour.

Affrunti enjoyed a successful winter on the NGA Tour, so that qualifies his first round in PGA TOUR-sanctioned action since April 2011 as a mild disappointment. He erased three birdies with four bogeys and a double. He has status on the PGA TOUR deep in the reshuffle category thanks to a medical extension. Should he earn $649,329 in 13 starts, he'll be promoted to the Major Medical category for the remainder of the year. However, he can burn up to five rehab starts on the Web.com Tour, and cracking all of the fields but the Puerto Rico Open on the Florida Swing will be challenging.
Feb 21 - 6:39 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti is listed in the published field of next week's Panama Claro Championship on the Web.com Tour.

It would have been more newsworthy if he didn't commit given he mentioned this stop specifically after winning the season finale of the NGA Tour's Winter Series. Affrunti can make as many as five rehab starts on the Web.com Tour before returning to the PGA TOUR on which hs still has 13 starts on a medical extension in the reshuffle to earn $649,329 and a promotion to the Major Medical category.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Feb 15 - 6:41 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti emerged in a playoff to win the season finale of the NGA Tour's Winter Series at Timacuan Golf Club in Lake Mary, Fla.

Affrunti opened with a pair of 64s to establish a seven-stroke lead entering the final round of the scheduled 54-hole tournament. He'd close with a 76 to find himself in a playoff with Sam Beach (65) at 12-under 204. Affrunti won with a bogey on the second playoff hole to set the table for his return to PGA TOUR-sanctioned golf. In a video interview afterwards, Affrunti said this of his win: "To have [the NGA Tour] to see where your game's at and work on things, it definitely prepares me for the start of my season, which will be in a couple of weeks." Affrunti has 13 starts on a medical extension in the reshuffle on the PGA TOUR, but it's difficult to determine precisely when he'd crack a field on merit. He's not scheduled to play on the Monterey Peninsula this coming week, so look for him to emerge at the Web.com Tour's Panama Claro Championship on Feb. 21-24.
Source: NGATour.com
Feb 3 - 2:24 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti shared second place at the NGA Tour's event at Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course today.

Affrunti carded three rounds of 5-under-par 71, losing to Andy Pope by one stroke. This is Affrunti's second start on the mini-tour since recovering from surgery on his left shoulder in June 2011. After missing the cut last week, he banked $4,040.00 today. When he returns to the PGA TOUR, he'll have 13 starts on his medical extension in the reshuffle category to earn $649,329 and a promotion into the Major Medical category.
Source: NGATour.com
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 08:56:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti has yet to commit to a PGA TOUR-sanctioned tournament this year.

Back in April, we relayed that he was eyeing a return to action in August or September, but he is not listed in the published field of next week's Albertson's Boise Open on the Web.com Tour. He's been sidelined since having surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his left shoulder in June of last year. Whenever he returns to the PGA TOUR, he'll have 13 starts on a medical extension in the reshuffle category to earn $649,329 and a promotion into the Major Medical category.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Fri, Sep 7, 2012 07:17:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti is planning on returning to competition on the Nationwide Tour in August or September.

The holdover PGA TOUR rookie has been out one year, and then had surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his left shoulder in June 2011. He'll take advantage of the five allocated rehab starts on the developmental circuit before giving Q School a go as a safety net in 2013 should he fall short of the terms on his medical extension in the reshuffle category (13 starts to earn $649,329). "It’s been a real slow process, in part because I played on it too long," Affrunti said of his recovery. "The shoulder is coming along. I ice it three to four times a day. I’ve played nine holes lots of times, but it’s a little sporadic where the ball goes."
Source: Daily Herald
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 12:06:00 AM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti was given 13 starts on a medical extension in the reshuffle category.

Affrunti made just six starts on the PGA TOUR in 2011 before having surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his left shoulder. He may be out until May. Whenever he returns, if he earns $649,329 on the medical, he will be elevated to the Major Medical category. Because he didn't log 10 starts as a rookie, he will retain his rookie status in 2012.
Sun, Jan 1, 2012 11:23:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

In response to a question on Twitter, Joe Affrunti was specific in citing how long he's expecting to remain sidelined following surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his left shoulder.

The rookie wrote: "I'm actually out for another 9 months or so." If that holds true, he won't be a factor during the first two phases of the reshuffle. The 156-deep fields begin in earnest in late April, so it might make sense for him to target a slightly earlier return if he's ready. At this point, barring a setback of some sort, the next critical information for which we will wait will be the terms of his Major Medical Extension, and those won't be available until December.
Source: Joe Affrunti on Twitter
Fri, Aug 5, 2011 09:06:00 AM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti had surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his left shoulder, and will miss the remainder of the year to recover, according to the Daily Herald.

The PGA TOUR rookie has been granted a Major Medical Extension for 2012. He hopes to begin hitting balls again at the end of January. Before he went under the knife, he sought the advice of four doctors. "I didn’t realize it’d be such a major thing," he said. "It hasn’t been fun."
Source: Daily Herald
Tue, Aug 2, 2011 12:37:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti has withdrawn from this week's Melwood Prince George's County Open on the Nationwide Tour.

His injury-forced layoff will extend into another week. He was removed from the tee times page at PGATOUR.com. The PGA TOUR rookie has not competed anywhere since the Valero Texas Open in mid-April.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Wed, Jun 1, 2011 02:06:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti is listed in the published field of next week's Melwood Prince George's County Open on the Nationwide Tour.

Affrunti has been sidelined since mid-April with rotator cuff tendinitis. He's cashed in just two of six starts on the PGA TOUR this year.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Fri, May 27, 2011 05:52:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti has been removed from the published field of this week's Stadion Classic at UGA on the Nationwide Tour.

The PGA TOUR rookie also withdrew as an alternate from this week's Wells Fargo Championship. He's battling rotator cuff tendinitis.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mon, May 2, 2011 04:11:00 PM
Joe Affrunti

Joe Affrunti is listed in the published field of next week's Stadion Classic at UGA on the Nationwide Tour.

Affrunti withdrew from this week's PGA TOUR stop in New Orleans on Tuesday due to a recurring shoulder injury. He withdrew from his only previous start on the Nationwide Tour this year.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 08:32:00 PM