Web.com Tour Championship Discussion Thread, D.A Points Withdraws

[RJH999]

DA Points WD'd from the Web.com Tour Championship after being criticized, as he is already exempt on tour. Golf Channel - News: Bizarre reason for Points' WD from Web.com Tour Championship http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/bizarre-reason-points-wd-webcom-tour-championship/ [Quote]Points withdrew from the Web.com Tour Championship after receiving criticism from some players for playing the event that will decide the final 25 spots on the PGA Tour next season.[/Quote] [Quote]Points is already exempt for the 2014-15 season via his victory at the 2013 Shell Houston Open but because of the way the Tour structured the four-event Web.com Tour Finals he was exempt into the events.[/Quote] [Quote]“It was going to be an eight-week break without any competition (since his last PGA Tour start),” Points said. “The Wyndham Championship [T-18] was my best tournament of the year and I felt like I had a better feeling where my game was headed.”[/Quote]

[newtogolf]

Points probably should have thought it all through a little bit better.   Though if these guys want to play on the Tour, they need to get used to tougher competition.

[Golfingdad]

I don't understand ... why isn't it setup such that they give out 25 cards to the top 25 who aren't already exempt??

[iacas]

I think he should have played. Seriously, those guys are gonna have to play tougher players than him next year… may as well get used to it now.

He probably "did the right thing" for PR reasons, but I'd have backed him if he had decided to play.

[newtogolf]

I think he should have played. Seriously, those guys are gonna have to play tougher players than him next year… may as well get used to it now.

He probably "did the right thing" for PR reasons, but I'd have backed him if he had decided to play.

That was my thought when I read it.  I just think he should have played given his concerns about an 8 week layoff.

[jmanbooyaa]

If it is to improve your game to be more competitive than absolutely play.

[imsys0042]

If the issue is that he would be taking a spot from someone else, why don't they add another person to the field? If someone qualifies, then they should be entitled to play. I admire that he would withdraw to help other people. I don't think other players should be griping about him. He's entitled to play and make money if he's eligible.

[turtleback]

I don't understand ... why isn't it setup such that they give out 25 cards to the top 25 who aren't already exempt??

That is a good point.  But given the way it is I think he should have played.  And any player that criticizes him for playing should be told that if they want to qualify for the event they should play better, not ask someone who did qualify to give you their spot.

[mvmac]

http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/news/2014/09/20/projected-priority-ranking-round2.html

Below are the projected priority ranking at the conclusion of the second round of the Web.com Tour Championship. If the tournament ended now, the following top 50 would earn their PGA TOUR cards for the 2014-15 season.

Because Adam Hadwin tops the combined Regular Season and Finals money list, as well as the Finals-only money list, he would be the only player to earn exempt status for the 2014-15 season and a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship.

The players in bold have already secured their cards via the Regular Season.

Rank	Name
1	Adam Hadwin
2	Carlos Ortiz
3	Zac Blair
3	Bud Cauley
5	Justin Thomas
6	Derek Fathauer
7	Colt Knost
8	Andrew Putnam
9	John Peterson
10	Zack Sucher
11	Richard Sterne
12	Blayne Barber
13	Whee Kim
14	Tony Finau
15	Tom Gillis
16	Jason Gore
17	Sam Saunders
18	Alex Cejka
19	David Lingmerth
20	Steven Alker
21	Tom Hoge
22	Andres Gonzales
23	Greg Owen
24	Jon Curran
25	Sung Joon Park
26	Daniel Berger
27	Jim Herman
28	Cameron Percy
29	Tyrone Van Aswegen
30	Jonathan Randolph
31	Miguel Angel Carballo
31	Sean O'Hair
33	Max Homa
34	Mark Hubbard
35	J.J. Henry
36	Steve Wheatcroft
37	James Nitties
38	Kyle Reifers
39	Scott Pinckney
40	Ryan Armour
41	Chad Collins
42	Byron Smith
43	Hudson Swafford
44	Bill Lunde
45	Oscar Fraustro
46	Roger Sloan
47	Roberto Castro
48	Fabian Gomez
49	Nick Taylor
50	Tag Ridings
	WHO'S ON THE BUBBLE?
Rank	Name	Where they finished
51	Vaughn Taylor	T35
52	Carlos Sainz Jr.	T52
53	Greg Chalmers	MC
54	Dicky Pride	MC
55	Will Wilcox	MC
56	Eric Axley	T52
57	Alex Prugh	T35
58	Patrick Rodgers	MC
59	Matt Weibring	MC
60	Chase Wright	MC

[RJH999]

It looks like YE Yang or Charlie Wi won't secure full cards. Shame.

[mvmac]

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The Web.com Tour Finals concluded Sunday at Dye's Valley, and 25 more players stamped their tickets to the PGA TOUR for the 2014-15 season.

Twenty-five cards were secured earlier this season at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft via the Web.com Tour Regular Season money list.

The top 25 on the Finals money list joined the first 25 to form the 50 who will tee it up on the PGA TOUR.

Below The 50 are listed in order of their Priority Ranking for the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season.

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	Name	Age	Birthplace	Colleg e
1	Adam Hadwin	26	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada	University of Louisville
1	Derek Fathauer	28	Stuart, Florida	University of Louisville
3	Carlos Ortiz	23	Guadalajara, Mexico	University of North Texas
4	Bud Cauley	24	Daytona Beach, Florida	University of Alabama
5	Justin Thomas	21	Louisville, Kentucky	University of Alabama
6	Colt Knost	29	Garrettsville, Ohio	Southern Methodist University
7	John Peterson	25	Fort Worth, Texas	Louisiana State University
8	Andrew Putnam	25	Tacoma, Washington	Pepperdine University
9	Richard Sterne	33	Pretoria, South Africa
10	Jason Gore	40	Valencia, California	Pepperdine University
11	Zac Blair	24	Salt Lake City, Utah	Brigham Young University
12	Tony Finau	24	Salt Lake City, Utah
13	Sam Saunders	27	Orlando, Florida	Clemson University
14	Zack Sucher	27	Atlanta, Georgia	University of Alabama-Birmingham
15	Jim Herman	37	Cincinnati, Ohio	University of Cincinnati
16	Blayne Barber	24	Tallahassee, Florida	Auburn University
17	David Lingmerth	27	Tranas, Sweden	University of Arkansas
18	Alex Cejka	43	Marienbad, Czech Republic (of German nationality)
19	Tom Hoge	25	Statesville, North Carolina	Texas Christian University
20	Steven Alker	43	Hamilton, New Zealand	New Zealand education, college, 7th form
21	Greg Owen	42	Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
22	Andres Gonzales	31	Olympia, Washington	University of Nevada-Las Vegas
23	Tom Gillis	46	Pontiac, Michigan	Oakland Community College
24	Jon Curran	27	Hopkinton, Massachusetts	Vanderbilt University
25	Whee Kim	22	Seoul, South Korea	Yonsei University
26	Cameron Percy	40	Chelsea, Victoria, Australia
27	Scott Pinckney	25	Orem, Utah	Arizona State University
28	Daniel Berger	21	Plantation, Florida	Florida State University
29	Tyrone Van Aswegen	32	Johannesburg, South Africa	Oklahoma City University
30	Jonathan Randolph	26	Brandon, Mississippi	University of Mississippi
31	Sean O'Hair	32	Lubbock, Texas
32	Max Homa	23	Burbank, California	University of California
33	Heath Slocum	40	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	University of South Alabama
34	Mark Hubbard	25	Denver, Colorado	San Jose State University
35	J.J. Henry	39	Fairfield, Connecticut	Texas Christian University
36	Steve Wheatcroft	36	Indiana, Pennsylvania	Indiana University
37	Nick Taylor	26	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	University of Washington
38	Kyle Reifers	30	Columbus, Ohio	Wake Forest University
39	Hudson Swafford	27	Lakeland, Florida	University of Georgia
40	Ryan Armour	38	Akron, Ohio	Ohio State University
41	Alex Prugh	30	Spokane, Washington	University of Washington
42	Byron Smith	33	Palm Springs, California	Pepperdine University
43	Oscar Fraustro	32	Mexico City, Mexico
44	Bill Lunde	38	San Diego, California	University of Nevada-Las Vegas
45	Sung Joon Park	28	South Korea
46	Roger Sloan	27	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	University of Texas-El Paso
47	Chad Collins	36	Indianapolis, Indiana	Methodist University
48	Fabian Gomez	36	Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
49	Carlos Sainz Jr.	28	Chicago, Illinois	Mississippi State University
50	Eric Axley	40	Athens, Tennessee	East Tennessee State University