2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the 29 players who earned their 2011 PGA Tour
card through Q School in 2010. Note: Michael Putnam
and Justin Hicks
had already qualified for the PGA Tour by placing in the Top 25 during the 2010 Nationwide Tour season; they did not count among the Top 25 Q school graduates, but did improve their status, as Q school graduates are ahead of Nationwide Tour graduates.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished outside the top 150).
PGA Tour
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card through Q School in 2010. Note: Michael Putnam
Michael Putnam
Michael John Putnam is an American professional golfer. He is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour.Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He had two 2nd place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic....
and Justin Hicks
Justin Hicks
Justin Hicks is an American professional golfer.Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour....
had already qualified for the PGA Tour by placing in the Top 25 during the 2010 Nationwide Tour season; they did not count among the Top 25 Q school graduates, but did improve their status, as Q school graduates are ahead of Nationwide Tour graduates.
# | Player | PGA Tour starts | Cuts made | Notes |
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1 | Billy Mayfair Billy Mayfair William Fred Mayfair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .-Early years and amateur career:Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he had won a number of junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's... |
673 | 433 | 5 PGA Tour PGA Tour The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America... wins |
T2 | Ben Martin Ben Martin (golfer) Ben Martin is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. As an amateur, he played in three major championships and was the runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Amateur... |
3 | 0 | 2009 U.S. Amateur runner-up |
T2 | William McGirt William McGirt William McGirt is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-College career:McGirt attended Wofford College and won three collegiate events, including the 2001 Southern Conference Championship, before graduating in 2001... |
2 | 0 | |
4 | Cameron Tringale Cameron Tringale Cameron Tringale is an American professional golfer. Born in Mission Viejo, California, Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech... |
22 | 5 | |
5 | Jarrod Lyle Jarrod Lyle Jarrod Lyle is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Personal life:Lyle was born in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. He got his start in golf at age six when he caddied for his father. He says teeing off in his first Australian tournament is his biggest thrill in... |
65 | 35 | 2 Nationwide Tour Nationwide Tour The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level... wins |
T6 | Brandt Jobe Brandt Jobe Brandt William Jobe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour but has previously competed on the Nationwide Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.... |
266 | 147 | 6 Japan Golf Tour Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with... wins |
T6 | Zack Miller Zack Miller Zack Miller is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He graduated from Stanford University in 2007, where he was captain of the golf team. He turned professional that year, and spent two years playing on the Korean Tour and Gateway Tour, where he won twice... |
1 | 0 | |
T6 | Michael Putnam Michael Putnam Michael John Putnam is an American professional golfer. He is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour.Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He had two 2nd place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic.... |
36 | 23 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
T9 | Paul Stankowski Paul Stankowski Paul Francis Stankowski is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.... |
364 | 197 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
T9 | Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley is an American professional golfer.-Amateur career:Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school and a 2006 graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School... |
12 | 6 | |
T11 | Chris Baryla Chris Baryla Christopher Baryla is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Baryla was born in Calgary. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, and turned pro in 2004.... |
13 | 5 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
T11 | Bio Kim | 0 | 0 | |
T11 | Nate Smith Nate Smith (golfer) Nathan J. Smith is an American professional golfer.Smith was born in Santa Monica, California. He played at Soquel High and transferred to Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, where he also played golf two seasons. He played college golf at Duke University where he was a two-time All-American... |
0 | 0 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
T11 | Scott Stallings Scott Stallings Scott Stallings is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stallings was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was an all-state golfer and a four-year member of the Dean's List... |
0 | 0 | Fell one stroke short of a Tour Card in 2009 Q School |
T11 | Gary Woodland Gary Woodland -Early life:Woodland was born in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Shawnee Heights High School in the suburb of Tecumseh. After high school, he attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship, but left after his freshman year to take up a golf scholarship at University of Kansas... |
26 | 11 | |
T16 | Joseph Bramlett Joseph Bramlett Joseph Eugene Bramlett is an American professional golfer.Bramlett attended Stanford University for four years, and he earned his PGA Tour card at the 2010 Qualifying School... |
2 | 0 | One of only two players of African-American descent on the Tour, first through Q School since 1985 |
T16 | James Driscoll James Driscoll James Driscoll is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.Driscoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts outside of Boston. He started golf at a young age and won the Club Championship at his home club... |
139 | 64 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
T16 | Kent Jones Kent Jones (golfer) Kent Jones is an American professional golfer.Jones was born in Portales, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with Bachelor's and Masters degrees in business administration... |
323 | 162 | 2 Nationwide Tour wins |
T16 | Sunghoon Kang | 0 | 0 | |
T16 | Matt McQuillan Matt McQuillan Matt McQuillan is a Canadian professional golfer. He has played on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour for several seasons, since 2003, and won one tournament there. McQuillan earned 2011 playing privileges on the PGA Tour with a strong performance in stage three of Q-School, on his first attempt... |
0 | 0 | |
T16 | Michael Thompson Michael Thompson (golfer) Michael H. Thompson is an American professional golfer who is currently on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Thompson attended University High School in Tucson, Arizona from 1999 to 2003. While there he won the Class 4A state team championship in 2003, and was named the Arizona High School State Player... |
4 | 3 | 2007 U.S. Amateur runner-up, 2010 leading money-winner on NGA Tour |
T22 | Andres Gonzales Andres Gonzales Andres Gonzales is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has attained some popularity due to his unorthodox appearance and prolonged attempts to contact fellow golfer Tiger Woods via Twitter... |
2 | 2 | |
T22 | Justin Hicks Justin Hicks Justin Hicks is an American professional golfer.Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.... |
3 | 1 | 2 Nationwide Tour wins |
T22 | Richard S. Johnson | 212 | 119 | 1 PGA Tour win |
T22 | Jim Renner Jim Renner Jim Renner is an American professional golfer.Renner attended the University of Oklahoma and the Johnson & Wales University , where he won the 2005 NAIA Championship.... |
1 | 0 | |
T22 | Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Nardy Rocha is a Brazilian professional golfer.Rocha was born in São Paulo. He had a successful collegiate career in the United States, where he attended Mississippi State University, before turning professional in 2000. He won tournaments in South America and Canada before qualifying... |
4 | 1 | Second Brazilian to earn a PGA Tour card after Jaime González Jaime González Jaime "Charol" González Ortíz is a retired Colombian footballer. He was part of the Colombian national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Chile.-References:... |
T27 | Scott Gordon Scott Gordon (golfer) Scott Gordon is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Gordon graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2004 and turned professional that year. In 2008, he qualified for the Nationwide Tour, playing in 26 tournaments and making four cuts... |
0 | 0 | |
T27 | Billy Horschel Billy Horschel William John Horschel is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Horschel was born in Grant, Florida. He won the individual medalist honors at the 2006 U.S. Amateur, shooting a two day score of 138 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota... |
7 | 0 | |
T27 | Will Strickler Will Strickler William Belden Strickler is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.- Early years :Strickler was born in Bronxville, New York. He grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attended high school at Woodberry Forest School in Madison County, Virginia... |
0 | 0 |
- Players in yellow are 2011 PGA Tour rookies.
2011 Results
Player | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings ($) |
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Billy Mayfair Billy Mayfair William Fred Mayfair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .-Early years and amateur career:Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he had won a number of junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's... |
29 | 17 | 109 | 780,578 | |
Ben Martin Ben Martin (golfer) Ben Martin is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. As an amateur, he played in three major championships and was the runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Amateur... |
25 | 12 | 164 | 340,080 | |
William McGirt William McGirt William McGirt is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-College career:McGirt attended Wofford College and won three collegiate events, including the 2001 Southern Conference Championship, before graduating in 2001... |
32 | 19 | 141 | 532,933 | |
Cameron Tringale Cameron Tringale Cameron Tringale is an American professional golfer. Born in Mission Viejo, California, Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech... |
32 | 23 | 68 | 1,327,807 | |
Jarrod Lyle Jarrod Lyle Jarrod Lyle is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Personal life:Lyle was born in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. He got his start in golf at age six when he caddied for his father. He says teeing off in his first Australian tournament is his biggest thrill in... |
29 | 12 | 167 | 317,459 | |
Brandt Jobe Brandt Jobe Brandt William Jobe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour but has previously competed on the Nationwide Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.... |
28 | 21 | 51 | 1,629,764 | |
Zack Miller Zack Miller Zack Miller is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He graduated from Stanford University in 2007, where he was captain of the golf team. He turned professional that year, and spent two years playing on the Korean Tour and Gateway Tour, where he won twice... |
30 | 13 | 147 | 427,341 | |
Michael Putnam Michael Putnam Michael John Putnam is an American professional golfer. He is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour.Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He had two 2nd place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic.... |
21 | 13 | 153 | 398,400 | |
Paul Stankowski Paul Stankowski Paul Francis Stankowski is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.... |
24 | 14 | 177 | 290,211 | |
Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley is an American professional golfer.-Amateur career:Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school and a 2006 graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School... |
28 | 22 | 55 | 1,523,657 | |
Chris Baryla Chris Baryla Christopher Baryla is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Baryla was born in Calgary. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, and turned pro in 2004.... |
20 | 1 | 219 | 68,000 | |
Bio Kim | 25 | 10 | 162 | 345,588 | |
Nate Smith Nate Smith (golfer) Nathan J. Smith is an American professional golfer.Smith was born in Santa Monica, California. He played at Soquel High and transferred to Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, where he also played golf two seasons. He played college golf at Duke University where he was a two-time All-American... |
24 | 8 | 201 | 154,814 | |
Scott Stallings Scott Stallings Scott Stallings is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stallings was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was an all-state golfer and a four-year member of the Dean's List... |
28 | 13 | 41 | 1,957,162 | |
Gary Woodland Gary Woodland -Early life:Woodland was born in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Shawnee Heights High School in the suburb of Tecumseh. After high school, he attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship, but left after his freshman year to take up a golf scholarship at University of Kansas... |
25 | 21 | 17 | 3,448,591 | |
Joseph Bramlett Joseph Bramlett Joseph Eugene Bramlett is an American professional golfer.Bramlett attended Stanford University for four years, and he earned his PGA Tour card at the 2010 Qualifying School... |
25 | 12 | 196 | 178,728 | |
James Driscoll James Driscoll James Driscoll is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.Driscoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts outside of Boston. He started golf at a young age and won the Club Championship at his home club... |
24 | 12 | 114 | 741,010 | |
Kent Jones Kent Jones (golfer) Kent Jones is an American professional golfer.Jones was born in Portales, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with Bachelor's and Masters degrees in business administration... |
25 | 14 | 159 | 360,624 | |
Sunghoon Kang | 21 | 11 | 120 | 702,382 | |
Matt McQuillan Matt McQuillan Matt McQuillan is a Canadian professional golfer. He has played on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour for several seasons, since 2003, and won one tournament there. McQuillan earned 2011 playing privileges on the PGA Tour with a strong performance in stage three of Q-School, on his first attempt... |
21 | 7 | 137 | 582,933 | |
Michael Thompson Michael Thompson (golfer) Michael H. Thompson is an American professional golfer who is currently on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Thompson attended University High School in Tucson, Arizona from 1999 to 2003. While there he won the Class 4A state team championship in 2003, and was named the Arizona High School State Player... |
25 | 15 | 98 | 935,265 | |
Andres Gonzales Andres Gonzales Andres Gonzales is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has attained some popularity due to his unorthodox appearance and prolonged attempts to contact fellow golfer Tiger Woods via Twitter... |
21 | 9 | 192 | 186,847 | |
Justin Hicks Justin Hicks Justin Hicks is an American professional golfer.Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.... |
23 | 7 | 179 | 284,990 | |
Richard S. Johnson | 23 | 10 | 186 | 212,106 | |
Jim Renner Jim Renner Jim Renner is an American professional golfer.Renner attended the University of Oklahoma and the Johnson & Wales University , where he won the 2005 NAIA Championship.... |
22 | 11 | 155 | 392,945 | |
Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Rocha Alexandre Nardy Rocha is a Brazilian professional golfer.Rocha was born in São Paulo. He had a successful collegiate career in the United States, where he attended Mississippi State University, before turning professional in 2000. He won tournaments in South America and Canada before qualifying... |
22 | 11 | 184 | 225,026 | |
Scott Gordon Scott Gordon (golfer) Scott Gordon is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Gordon graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2004 and turned professional that year. In 2008, he qualified for the Nationwide Tour, playing in 26 tournaments and making four cuts... |
19 | 2 | 237 | 28,311 | |
Billy Horschel Billy Horschel William John Horschel is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Horschel was born in Grant, Florida. He won the individual medalist honors at the 2006 U.S. Amateur, shooting a two day score of 138 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota... |
25 | 11 | 140 | 533,024 | |
Will Strickler Will Strickler William Belden Strickler is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.- Early years :Strickler was born in Bronxville, New York. He grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attended high school at Woodberry Forest School in Madison County, Virginia... |
19 | 6 | 213 | 109,031 |
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished outside the top 150).
Winner on the PGA Tour in 2011
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Runner-up | Winning score | Margin of victory |
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1. | Mar 20 | Gary Woodland Gary Woodland -Early life:Woodland was born in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Shawnee Heights High School in the suburb of Tecumseh. After high school, he attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship, but left after his freshman year to take up a golf scholarship at University of Kansas... |
Transitions Championship | Webb Simpson Webb Simpson James Frederick "Webb" Simpson is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Simpson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He played high school golf at Broughton High before his collegiate golf career at Wake Forest University. He was a three-time All-American and... |
67-68-67-67=269 (-15) | One stroke |
2. | Jul 31 | Scott Stallings Scott Stallings Scott Stallings is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stallings was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was an all-state golfer and a four-year member of the Dean's List... |
Greenbrier Classic Greenbrier Classic The Greenbrier Classic is a PGA Tour golf tournament that was played for the first time in 2010 at The Old White TPC at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia... |
Bill Haas Bill Haas William Harlan Haas is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and won the 2011 FedEx Cup. He is the son of former PGA Tour player Jay Haas.-Early life:... , Bob Estes Bob Estes Bob Alan Estes is an American professional golfer.Estes was born in Graham, Texas and reared in Abilene, Texas. He first played golf at age 4 and decided to become a professional golfer at age 12. Estes attended the University of Texas from 1984–1988, and was a member of the golf team... |
70-65-66-69=270 (-10) | Playoff |
Runner-up on the PGA Tour in 2011
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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1. | Jan 23 | Gary Woodland Gary Woodland -Early life:Woodland was born in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Shawnee Heights High School in the suburb of Tecumseh. After high school, he attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship, but left after his freshman year to take up a golf scholarship at University of Kansas... lost in three-man playoff |
Bob Hope Classic | Jhonattan Vegas Jhonattan Vegas Jhonattan Vegas is a Venezuelan professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Vegas was born in Maturín, Venezuela. He played college golf at the University of Texas.... |
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2. | Jun 5 | Brandt Jobe Brandt Jobe Brandt William Jobe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour but has previously competed on the Nationwide Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.... |
The Memorial Tournament | Steve Stricker Steve Stricker Steven Stricker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour including the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and two FedEx Cup playoff events. His most successful season on tour came in 2009, when he had three tournament victories... |
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3. | Jul 10 | Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley Kyle Stanley is an American professional golfer.-Amateur career:Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school and a 2006 graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School... |
John Deere Classic John Deere Classic The John Deere Classic is an American professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, the week before the British Open, at the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.... |
Steve Stricker Steve Stricker Steven Stricker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour including the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and two FedEx Cup playoff events. His most successful season on tour came in 2009, when he had three tournament victories... |