Brendan Valdes was already a familiar name to me from Orlando golf. After 30 years working in the area, I knew of the left-hander through the local game. Monday’s news gave me a far better reason to write about him.
Valdes will return to PGA Tour competition this week, nine months after learning that a 9-centimeter mass was pressing against his heart and lung. The 23-year-old received a sponsor exemption into the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville, played Sept. 17-20 at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Arden, North Carolina.
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Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine first reported the details of Valdes’ return Monday after speaking with…
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