Updated: Fischer finished in a tie for 10th place at -13 (66-69-69-67). The season-best finish propelled him 19 spots on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List to #40; the Top 30 at the end of the season receive a PGA TOUR card.

ARLINGTON – The Korn Ferry Tour's third edition of the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers Golf Club this week features a loaded field, and UT Arlington's own Zack Fischer is part of it as he continues his pursuit of a PGA TOUR card.
 
A 2011 UTA alum, Fischer will begin his tournament at 8:18 a.m. off the 1st tee on Thursday before a 2nd-round 1:38 p.m. tee time off the 10th hole on Thursday.
 
Fischer – who holds the lowest career scoring average in UTA men's golf program history at 73.10 – enters play this week ranked No. 59 on the Korn Ferry Tour Season Points List (similar points system to the PGA TOUR's FedExCup Point Standings).
 
The Top 30 finishers at the end of the year automatically earn a PGA TOUR card, and a high finish by Fischer this week will go a long way in propelling the Texarkana, Texas, native toward that goal.
 
This will mark the third-straight Veritex Bank Championship appearance for Fischer. Last year, he made the cut on the number at -5 and then used a blistering final-round 64 to post a -14 and a T-39. In 2021, Fischer Monday Qualified his way into the field, but did not make the cut despite a pair of 2-under 69s.
 
This will be the 33-year-old Fischer's 123rd career start on the Korn Ferry Tour (formerly the Web.com Tour) and seventh this year. He has a pair of top-25 finishes this season, including a best of T-12 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in January. Fischer enters this week with a scoring average of exactly 71 over 16 rounds this year, and he boasts the 3rd-best 3rd-round scoring average on the Korn Ferry Tour (66.5).
 
Fischer has played in eight PGA TOUR events with a career-best finish of T-14 at the 2019 Valero Texas Open. His last event on TOUR came at the Houston Open in November, making the cut and posting a pair of 69s.
 
The three-time Southland Conference all-league member and 2009 SLC Individual Co-Medalist will be competing this week against a strong field. Among the 156 players, 46 are Korn Ferry Tour winners with 68 total wins, both season highs, including all six winners from this season already.
 
Additionally, the field features seven past PGA TOUR winners with 17 combined victories, led by four each from Camilo Villegas and Chad Campbell.
 
Fischer completed 129 rounds at UTA from 2007-11. He still holds the program record for career rounds at – or below – par with 54, and his 110 counting scores remain the 5th-most all-time. He also still resides 5th on the program list with 363 career birdies, and is tied for 7th with 10 career eagles.
 
For more information about the Veritex Bank Championship, visit veritexbankchampionship.com.
 
ABOUT TEXAS RANGERS GOLF CLUB
Opened in February of 2019, the state-of-the-art Texas Rangers Golf Club is the new home of UTA's men's and women's golf programs. The world's only Major League Baseball-branded golf course, TRGC is the result of a $24 million renovation and updated routing of the former Chester W. Ditto Golf Course.
 
The Home of UTA Golf was designed by UTA alumni John Colligan and Trey Kemp of Arlington-based Colligan Golf Design. It features an expansive 23-acre practice area, and a new 33,871-square-foot clubhouse features a full-service restaurant and bar, covered patio overlooking the golf course, pro shop, locker rooms and numerous rental and event spaces. For more information about TRGC, click here.
 
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