Hayden Springer among five players to earn PGA Tour cards - ESPN

Five players earned PGA Tour cards in the final stage of PGA Tour Q School on Monday, including Hayden Springer, who played with the memories of his 3-year-old daughter Sage, who died last month.

Springer finished in a tie for fourth place at 8-under par, which earned him one of five PGA Tour cards handed out in the nerve-racking four-day event that was postponed until Monday due to rain in north Florida.

What a moment for Hayden Springer ❤️

On Nov. 13, his 3-year-old daughter, Sage, passed away after battling Trisomy 18.

Just a month later, Springer is headed to the PGA TOUR. https://t.co/QcdmHajA33 pic.twitter.com/lNObh2M2lk

Harrison Endycott was the medalist with a 15-under total of 265. Trace Crowe (11 under), Blaine Hale Jr. (9 under) and Raul Pereda (8 under) also earned promotions to the PGA Tour.

Springer's daughter was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a developmental disorder stemming from an extra chromosome. Sage wasn't expected to leave the hospital after being born, but survived for three years before dying on Nov. 13. Springer and his wife, Emma, also have a 1-year-old daughter.

Springer, who was the No. 1 finisher in the PGA Tour Canada's Fortinet Cup standings, already had earned a Korn Ferry Tour card. After shooting 69 on Monday on the TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley course, the 26-year-old who played collegiately at Texas Christian University, now will be fully exempt on the PGA Tour.

«I thought of her a handful of times,» Springer said of Sage, according to NBC Sports. «It's an interesting kind of thing mentally thinking about her when you're trying to play and there's pressure and all of that because it is emotional. But it's happy thoughts. It's kind of one of those things that I think about her, and I just