European trio receive PGA Tour special temporary membership

ByReuters

Updated 28/03/2017 at 08:47 GMT

European Tour players Thomas Pieters, Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood have accepted Special Temporary Membership of the US PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2016-17 season, the U.S. tour said on Monday.

Thomas Pieters - 2016 Ryder Cup

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With a tied fifth finish at the WGC-Mexico Championship earlier this month, Belgian Pieters took his FedExCup points to 416, surpassing the points picked up by 150th-ranked player last season and making him eligible for the membership.

The 25-year-old, who was a captain's selection for Europe at the 2016 Ryder Cup, now owns 441 non-member FedExCup points after his tied 30th finish at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas last week.

England's Hatton and Fleetwood became eligible after top-10 finishes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this month.

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With the special membership, the three are eligible for unlimited sponsor exemptions for the rest of the season.

The PGA Tour now has 88 international members from 23 countries outside the United States.

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