624 players teed it up in the eight Pre-Q's and another 106 will start today in the Monday Q. All for just three spots. The field is stacked with PGA, DP, Japan, and Asian Tour winners. A full breakdown of the field and the course is below.
The Course
Pinnacle Peak Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7202
Slope: 132
Rating: 74.0
This is the first time that the course has hosted the Monday Q and the members I have spoke with are excited. According to a source (sorry) the super is going to try to get the greens to 13 on the stimp.
The Field
Total number of PGA Tour starts: Over 8,300
Total number of PGA Tour Wins: 31
Total career earnings on PGA Tour: Over $269,000,000
Total number of Korn Ferry Wins: 44
Total number of Japan Tour Wins: 11
Total number of Euro Tour Wins: 12
Total number of Asian Tour Wins: 6
PGA Tour Winners:
Eric Axley
Sang-Moon Bae (2)
Charlie Beljan
Wesley Bryan
James Hahn (2)
JJ Henry (3)
Jonathan Kaye (2)
Patton Kizzire (2)
Billy Mayfair (5)
Ryan Palmer (4)
Tom Pernice (2)
Ted Purdy
DJ Trahan (2)
Martin Trainer
Kevin Tway
Bo Van Pelt
Euro Tour Winners:
Steve Allan
Alexander Bjork
Brian Davis (2)
Ryo Hisatsune
Victor Perez (3)
Julian Suri
Sam Vilamki (2)
Bo Van Pelt
Player with Most OWGR Wins:
Chan Kim (10) 8 Japan Tour, 2 KFT
Oldest Players in the Field:
Esteban Toledo 61
Player with the Most PGA Tour starts:
Billy Mayfair 761
Player with highest career PGA Tour earnings:
Bill Mayfair $33.5 million
Youngest Player In the Field
Wheaton Ennis- High School Senior. Brently Romine of Golf Channel, ranked him as the fifth best signee. (Texas A&M)
Amateurs In the Field
Haecheon An- Korean Teenager shot 62 at the Pre-Q
Derek Chanen- His story
Tommaso Zorzetto- Playes for local Grand Canyon University
Cameron Kaiser- Junior at Santa Clara
Wheaton Ennis
Most College Wins
AJ Ewart- The Canadian won 14!!! times at Division II Barry University
Highest ranked Player OWGR:
Sam Valimaki 110th
Not Sure They Will Make It:
Harry Higgs
Logan McAllister
Both made the cut at the Panama KFT event that ended yesterday, it would be a something if they made it.
(Players sign up as a backup plan, if they had missed the cut, they would have easily made it)
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