
Twelve players earned status on the Champions Tour for 2011 through q-school Nov. 16-19 at TPC Eagle Trace in Coral Springs, Fla.
The top five finishers earned full exemptions -- Keith Clearwater (medalist), Frankie Minoza, Phil Blackmar, Lee Rinker and John Morse.
The next seven finishers are conditionally exempt for 2011 -- Roger Chapman, Robert Thompson, Mark Mouland, Jim Rutledge, Steve Haskins, J.L. Lewis and Fred Holton.
For 12 days starting Nov. 29, PGATOUR.COM will introduce you to all 12 qualifiers.
PHIL BLACKMAR
Finished T2 at the q-school after successive rounds in the 60s in his final two rounds ... Played in 22 events in 2010 and finished 63rd on the money list ... Best finish was a T6 at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai ... Won the 2009 AT&T Championship in San Antonio ... A three-time winner on the PGA TOUR, including the 1997 Shell Houston Open ... Lives in Corpus Christi, Texas.