Q School (The Fall Classic) / Final Stage / December 3-8, 2008

The Final Stage of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, aka Q-School and The Fall Classic, is now being contested over six rounds in La Quinta, California, on two courses at PGA West, the Nicklaus Tournament Course (JN) and the TPC Stadium Course (PW).

The Top 25 and ties gain their PGA TOUR card and earn a minimum of $25,000. The next 50 spots (and those closest to that number) gain Nationwide Tour exempt status and earn a minimum of $5,000. So, for those on the fringe of greatness, there's a lot at stake. And for those of us just on the fringe -- -- there's a lot to watch!

Four LBG players are in the field: Scot Dunlap, Neal Lancaster, John Riegger and Jay Williamson. After Round One, here's the way things stack up:

Jay Williamson PW 67 (-5) T-10

Scot Dunlap PW 68 (-4) T-19

John Riegger PW 68 (-4) T-19

Neal Lancaster PW 69 (-3) T-36

Great start, guys. Keep it going!

Jay Williamson 67-68= 135 (-9) T-11

John Riegger 68-69=137 (-7) T-23

Scott Dunlap 68-71=139 (-5) T-50

Neal Lancaster 69-71=140 (-4) T-68

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Top 25 and ties earn 2009 PGA TOUR cards (fully-exempt).

Originally Posted by GPStyles
Jeez Yoda, I'm glad you're teaching these guys to swing and not to count!

Good luck guys

Thanks, GP. I had missed one the first time 'round and didn't completely edit my post. All fixed now!

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Jay Williamson 67-68-69= 204 (-12) T-4

Scott Dunlap 68-71-69=208 (-8 ) T-36

Neal Lancaster 69-71-69=207 (-7) T-49

John Riegger 68-69-73=210 (-6) T-65


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Top 25 and ties earn 2009 PGA TOUR cards (fully-exempt).

Congrats to Jay Williamson one of 28 players (in a starting field of 163) who succeeded in his quest for a 2009 PGA TOUR card. Here's an excerpt from a post-round write-up from the PGA Tour's website:

For most, the end of the six-round q-school was simply a relief.

Jay Williamson, who is 0-for-325 in his 12 years on TOUR, reached the third round of the FedExCup playoffs this year, but missed his final six cuts of the year and finished 137th on the money list, sending the 41-year-old back to q-school. He appeared to be in good shape until a double bogey on the 13th hole, but Williamson came back with an approach to 3 feet for birdie.

"The shot of the year for me," he said.

Williamson could afford a three-putt bogey on the final hole for a 70 to make it on the number at 19-under 413.

"Christmas has started as of right now for me," Williamson said.

Also on the tour's website was a nice article yesterday on Neal Lancaster http://www.pgatour.com/2008/qschool/...its/index.html.

Each of the remaining LBG contenders earned fully-exempt Nationwide Tour status. Not what they were after, of course, but still a coveted status in the world of professional golf. But now the night gremlins come: Less than one shot per round kept Scott and John from joining Jay, and exactly one shot per round kept Neal out. Tough league.

LBG LEADERBOARD

Jay Williamson 67-68-69-66-73-70=413 (-19) T-18

Scott Dunlap 68-71-69-68-73-67= 416 (-16) T-34

John Riegger 68-69-73-66-74-68=418 (-14) T-40

Neal Lancaster 69-71-69-69-70-71=419 (-13) T-53

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