Q-school final stage: Round 3 notebook

A total of 1,389 players sent in applications to participate in the 2010 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Six pre-qualifiers, along with 13 first- and six second-stage regionals were held to reduce the field. A total of 166 players advanced to the final qualifying stage, which consists of six rounds with no cut.

FINAL STAGE

Round 3 scores
Full Field
Course overviews
Q-School 101

The top 25 players and ties will receive PGA TOUR cards for 2011. The next nearest-number-to-50 will earn fully exempt Nationwide Tour cards for 2011, and the remainder of the field will receive conditional Nationwide Tour status.

Nine players qualified by making it through all three stages -- Todd Bailey, Jimmy Brandt, Dustin Garza, Seath Lauer, Richard Lee, David Lingmerth, Eric Onesi, Blake Parks and Brett Waldman.

A total of 496 players teed off in the six pre-qualifiers and competed for 248 spots (and ties).

A total of 927 players teed off in the 13 first-stage qualifiers and competed for 277 spots (and ties).

A total of 448 players teed off in the six second-stage qualifiers and competed for 116 spots (and ties).

A total of 45 players were exempt into the final stage of the tournament.

PURSE BREAKDOWN:
1st place $50,000
2nd $40,000
3rd $35,000
4th $30,000
5th $27,500
6-25th $25,000 each
Next nearest-number-to-50 all receive $5,000 each

THIRD ROUND NOTES:

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 66, with winds out of the NNW at 7-15 mph.

• Ben Martin, runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Amateur, carded a 4-under 67 at Panther Lake (PL) on Friday to move to 13-under through three rounds of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. He enters the fourth of six rounds with a three-shot lead over fellow Clemson University golf standout and teammate Kyle Stanley (69/PL). Zack Miller (67/PL), James Driscoll (69/PL) and Cameron Tringale (69/PL) are four shots back at 9-under.

• Martin completed his degree at Clemson in December of 2009 but did post-graduate work in order to compete for the Tigers last spring. He is a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.

• Martin (1st) and Stanley (2nd) are joined in the field by four additional former Tigers -- Charles Warren (T10), Tommy Biershenk (T42), Brent Delahoussaye (T104) and Eliot Gealy (T118).

• Four players have posted all three rounds in the 60s this week: Ben Martin (66-68-67), James Driscoll (68-68-69), Cameron Tringale (69-67-69) and Billy Mayfair (69-69-68).

• Second-round leader Chris Baryla carded a 2-over 73 at Panther Lake to fall to 8-under and T6.

• Bogey-free rounds:
Round 1: Billy Mayfair (69/PL), Tommy Biershenk (71/CC)
Round 2: Chris Baryla (61/CC), Jarrod Lyle (68/PL), Richard Lee (68/PL), Gavin Coles (72/CC/18 pars)
Round 3: Mathew Goggin (65/CC), Nate Smith (66/PL), Joe Affrunti (66/PL), Jim Herman (68/PL), James Nitties (69/CC), James Driscoll (69/PL), David Lutterus (69/CC), William McGirt (68/PL)

• Leaders at Previous Q-Schools Held at Orange County National:

• Scores needed to secure PGA TOUR status at Orange County National in previous years:

• Scores of note: Erik Compton (T104/75/PL), Brett Waldman (T37/71/PL)

• Two past q-school medalists teed it up this week at Orange County National: 2006 medalist George McNeill (WD after third round) and 1992 co-medalist Skip Kendall (T118/69/CC).

• Best Rounds of the Day:
Crooked Cat: 65, Mathew Goggin
Panther Lake: 66, Joe Affrunti, Billy Horschel, Nate Smith, Luke Hickmott, Paul Stankowski, Bio Kim

• WD's on Friday: John Riegger, Darron Stiles, Joe Ogilvie, George McNeill, Pablo Martin

• DQ's on Friday: Jonathan Kaye