Johnson gets another chance in Utah

After Kevin Johnson made a late bogey on Friday to miss the cut by a stroke at June's Rex Hospital Open, it appeared questionable whether he would get another chance to play in 2013. The stumble marked the six-time Web.com Tour winner's fourth consecutive missed cut, after he opened the season with a T-37 showing in Brazil. As of Sunday afternoon, he was slotted as fourth alternate for this week's event in Utah.

But sure enough, a string of withdrawals ensued - like is usually the case on the Web.com circuit, as a trickle-down effect comes from withdrawals on the PGA Tour that move players up into those fields - and Johnson entered the field for the Utah Championship on Monday afternoon. With the omnipresent chance of playing one's way into next week with a top-25 showing, the Clemson grad again has an opportunity to put together a string of good weeks that can move him into the top 75 on the money list by mid-August. That would give him a chance to play the inaugural 'Web.com playoffs' series that combines No. 126-200 on the PGA Tour tour money list with Nos. 1-75 on the Web.com list, where the top 25 cumulative money winners over the four weeks will receive PGA Tour cards for the 2013-14 season. (Note: Nos. 1-25 on the Web.com Tour will already have earned status, and some of them may play to improve their position. They will not count toward the 25 cards earned during the playoff series.)

So here comes Kevin Johnson, running out of chances, with one more chance - a chance that may be his last. He missed the cut last year in Utah with rounds of 68-74, and turned in seven missed cuts and a withdrawal in his eight previous starts there.

Judging by those numbers, it would seem that the par-71, 7,104-yard Willow Creek CC track in Sandy, UT would not suit his eye. We'll see if desperation proves the antidote come the weekend.