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Erik Compton has made it through the first stage of PGA Tour
qualifying without any drama, shooting a 66 to win his site by
seven shots.
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Compton easily advances to 2nd stage (AP)
Erik Compton has made it through the first stage of PGA Tour
qualifying without any drama, shooting a 66 to win his site by
seven shots. Compton was among 22 players at PGA Golf Club who
advanced Saturday to the second stage. There are 13 sites in the
opening stage of Q-school, in which nearly 1,000 players compete
for about 25 PGA Tour cards.
Jeff Overton Wedges His Way to 8-under 62 at Greenbrier Classic
Filed under: PGA
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) -- Jeff Overton shot an
8-under 62 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead midway through the
inaugural Greenbrier Classic. Overton, winless in five years on the
PGA Tour, shot the low round of the tournament, using wedges on all
but one approach shot during a bogey-free round on the Old White
course. He was 14 under. Boo Weekley, finally healthy after tearing
a labrum in his left shoulder a year ago, was 10 under after a 63.
Weekley hit 17 greens in regulation and had seven birdies during a
bogey-free morning round for a two-day total of 10 under. "I'm
excited to play again," Weekley said. "F...
Jeff Overton Maintains Greenbrier Lead Heading Into Final Round
Filed under: PGA
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) -- Jeff Overton overcame a tough
start to shoot 4-under 66 Saturday for a three-stroke lead entering
the final round of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic. Overton made
five birdies on the back nine of the Old White course to move to 18
under. The second-round leader kept the lead despite a pair of
others flirting with 59. D.A. Points three-putted the par-5 17th
for bogey, finished with a 61 and is alone in second at 15 under,
and J.B. Holmes couldn't convert a 10-footer for eagle at No. 17
and shot 60. Boo Weekley shot a 67 to reach 13 under, and Holmes is
in a four-way tie for fourth with Jonathan ...
Merritt wins Q-school; Duval fails to get Tour card
Troy Merritt has never played in a PGA Tour event. That's about to
change. Even after making double-bogey on the final hole, Merritt
shot a 3-under 69 on Monday to win the PGA Tour qualifying
tournament, finishing the six-round event at 22 under and one shot
ahead of tour veteran Jeff Maggert. Matt Jones (66) was third at 19
under, one shot ahead of Martin Flores (65) in the event where the
top 25 finishers earned cards on the PGA Tour for 2010.
Mickelson poised for yet another run at Tiger (AP)
Even after eight decades of golf, Arnold Palmer is vulnerable to a
few surprises. In this case, both occurred on the same day. He
watched the final round of the Tour Championship, where Tiger Woods
started two shots out of the lead and didn't make a birdie until
the 15th hole. By then, Phil Mickelson blew past everyone and won
by three shots.
