Horgan, a former PGA Tour player from Newport, R.I., was diagnosed with a rare form of squamous cell cancer in his right eye. Two surgeries and several months later, he qualified Monday for the $5.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship, which begins tomorrow at TPC of Boston in Norton.

“I had different treatments and chemo, and I’m happy to be here,” said the 46-year-old, who’s competing on the Nationwide Tour this year. “For a while, golf wasn’t even on my radar screen. Of all the places to have cancer!

Horgan now wears sunglasses when he plays. They’re usually a help, but at the Nationwide’s Northeast Pennsylvania Classic in Scranton earlier this month, they proved costly.

During the second round, Horgan drove his ball into the first fairway. As he bent over to make sure it was his, his sunglasses fell off and hit the ball, resulting in a 2-stroke penalty.

was diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this month. He had surgery, missed The International and then found himself leading the first round of the PGA Championship two weeks ago before finishing tied for 37th.

made an attitude adjustment, and at 37, the Barrington, R.I., native is having his finest season on tour, sitting 31st on the money list with $1.6 million.

“This winter I sat down with (, his uncle and Champions Tour veteran) and my dad talking about golf and decided I needed to do something. This is my 10th year out here, and I haven’t gotten kind of over the hump,” Quigley said.

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