Comments on: Five Things You Might Not Know about Q-School http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/five_things_you_might_not_know_about_q-school Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dmack http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/five_things_you_might_not_know_about_q-school#comment-14522 dmack Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:35:48 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=4044#comment-14522 I really do enjoy watching the final round of q-school on the golf channel. It's remarkable to watch a man face a bending 15 footer to earn his card and make it. Some jump for joy while others simply doff the cap and act like it was no big deal. Those ones are some cool customers indeed. I really do enjoy watching the final round of q-school on the golf channel. It's remarkable to watch a man face a bending 15 footer to earn his card and make it. Some jump for joy while others simply doff the cap and act like it was no big deal. Those ones are some cool customers indeed.

]]> By: Andy Brown http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/five_things_you_might_not_know_about_q-school#comment-14400 Andy Brown Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:25:28 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=4044#comment-14400 The Bryce Molder story is the most interesting one out there. Obviously the guy wants to go all out to ensure that he will be getting a shot at as many tournaments as possible. Many people live with the misconception that a top-25 finish on the Nationwide Tour solves all the problems for these players but it couldn’t be further away from the truth. Although a PGA Tour card does make it easy, it is still a lot of conditional starts for these players and especially those who just manage to scrape through for their card. Unfortunately for Molder, the attempt at improving his position really did not pay any dividends as he failed to make it through qualifying school but the good news for him is that he still gets to play. The other interesting bit is about Bob May. It was one of Tiger’s finest wins in a major, the 2000 PGA Championship but what May did that day was nothing short of incredible. To see the guy struggling to regain his place in the big league is really disappointing. What could have happened had Tiger not made that six footer on the final hole or the 25 footer on the first playoff hole or for that matter that wonderful save on the final playoff hole. Incredible tournament, and I think we can safely say, one that chaged May’s fortunes forever. That really is a wonderful compilation about the qualifying procedure. It was a wonderful read because it is a very well compiled list of facts. The Bryce Molder story is the most interesting one out there. Obviously the guy wants to go all out to ensure that he will be getting a shot at as many tournaments as possible. Many people live with the misconception that a top-25 finish on the Nationwide Tour solves all the problems for these players but it couldn’t be further away from the truth. Although a PGA Tour card does make it easy, it is still a lot of conditional starts for these players and especially those who just manage to scrape through for their card.

Unfortunately for Molder, the attempt at improving his position really did not pay any dividends as he failed to make it through qualifying school but the good news for him is that he still gets to play.

The other interesting bit is about Bob May. It was one of Tiger’s finest wins in a major, the 2000 PGA Championship but what May did that day was nothing short of incredible. To see the guy struggling to regain his place in the big league is really disappointing. What could have happened had Tiger not made that six footer on the final hole or the 25 footer on the first playoff hole or for that matter that wonderful save on the final playoff hole. Incredible tournament, and I think we can safely say, one that chaged May’s fortunes forever.

That really is a wonderful compilation about the qualifying procedure. It was a wonderful read because it is a very well compiled list of facts.

]]> By: Jim http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/five_things_you_might_not_know_about_q-school#comment-14374 Jim Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:11:19 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=4044#comment-14374 Good information. I have been at PGA West the last two days and the pressure is so much greater than any that I feel when I attend or work regular PGA events. One thing that adds to it is the fact that there is almost no crowd, I think the extreem quite even adds to the pressure. Good information. I have been at PGA West the last two days and the pressure is so much greater than any that I feel when I attend or work regular PGA events. One thing that adds to it is the fact that there is almost no crowd, I think the extreem quite even adds to the pressure.

]]> By: Charlotte http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/five_things_you_might_not_know_about_q-school#comment-14372 Charlotte Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:58:34 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=4044#comment-14372 I went to watch today in Daytona... lots of tears.. lots of cheers... wow... intense week!! I went to watch today in Daytona... lots of tears.. lots of cheers... wow... intense week!!

]]> By: Trav http://thesandtrap.com/columns/trap_five/five_things_you_might_not_know_about_q-school#comment-14356 Trav Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:35:30 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=4044#comment-14356 Thanks for this clear explanation. It's remarkable how pgatour.com makes this info so hard to ferret out. Thanks for this clear explanation. It's remarkable how pgatour.com makes this info so hard to ferret out.

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