The Web.com Tour Finals provide many gut-wrenching stories. From Hunter Mahan to Keith Mitchell to Martin Piller, this year’s tour-card push is no different. But of all the narratives that tug on your heart strings, Roger Sloan’s plight takes the cake.
Sloan, who enjoyed a brief stint on the PGA Tour in 2015 but has spent the past two years on the Web circuit, is back in the Finals, finishing 53rd on the tour’s money list. He struggled in Day 1 at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus, shooting a six-over 77. In the 30-year-old’s defense, he was a tad distracted.
Sloan’s wife, Casey, is weeks away from delivering the couple’s first child. Any expecting father would be nervous in this situation, a feeling amplified when apart from his wife on the road. To make matters worse, the Sloans are based in Houston, which is still battling the effects from Hurricane Harvey. Though their house is fine and Casey is with friends, that Roger’s been unable to fly home has added a sense of detachment.