May. 17, 2012
Twenty-five players graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and earned their PGA TOUR cards. The group is made up of 13 rookies and 12 players with prior PGA TOUR experience.
Now that the 2012 season is under way, will they be able to keep their PGA TOUR cards? Each week we'll look at their progress on the big stage. Every one of the graduates teed it up at last week's Farmers Insurance Open. The low man was Martin Flores, who finished in a tie for eighth.
Here's how they stand after last week.
Note: Roberto Castro is playing as a q-school graduate after finishing T13 in the final stage to improve his status.
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| Through the Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
| 1 |
J.J. Killeen |
MC |
T14 (Puerto Rico) |
|
1 |
6 |
15 |
135th |
| 2 |
Ted Potter Jr. |
MC |
T13 (Sony Open) |
|
1 |
6 |
12 |
147th |
| 3 |
Mathew Goggin |
T72 |
T35 (AT&T Pebble) |
|
|
3 |
9 |
169th |
| 4 |
Jason Kokrak |
T57 |
T9 (AT&T Pebble) |
1 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
133rd |
| 5 |
Jonas Blixt |
T13 |
T13 (Zurich) |
|
2 |
5 |
10 |
115th |
| 6 |
Danny Lee |
T52 |
T25 (AT&T Pebble) |
|
1 |
6 |
11 |
149th |
| 7 |
Ken Duke |
T7 |
T5 (Transitions) |
3 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
55th |
| 8 |
Scott Brown |
MC |
T5 (Puerto Rico) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
189th |
| 9 |
Gary Christian |
MC |
T14 (Humana) |
|
1 |
6 |
12 |
132nd |
| 10 |
Miguel Angel Carballo |
T39 |
T25 (Puerto Rico) |
|
2 |
7 |
10 |
120th |
| 11 |
Troy Kelly |
T62 |
T37 (Mayakoba) |
|
|
5 |
10 |
178th |
| 12 |
Russell Knox |
T30 |
T30 (Mayakoba, Zurich) |
|
|
3 |
9 |
163rd |
| 13 |
Erik Compton |
T30 |
T30 (Zurich) |
|
|
8 |
11 |
114th |
| 14 |
John Mallinger |
MC |
T2 (Humana) |
1 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
60th |
| 15 |
Kyle Thompson |
MC |
MC |
|
|
0 |
8 |
|
| 16 |
Kyle Reifers |
T45 |
T21 (Shell Houston) |
|
1 |
7 |
11 |
124th |
| 17 |
Gavin Coles |
78 |
T38 (Sony Open) |
|
|
4 |
9 |
198th |
| 18 |
Matt Every |
MC |
T2 (Valero) |
4 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
28th |
| 19 |
Daniel Chopra |
T45 |
T45 (Zurich) |
|
|
1 |
8 |
215th |
| 20 |
Steve Wheatcroft |
MC |
T37 (Mayakoba) |
|
|
3 |
8 |
216th |
| 21 |
Garth Mulroy |
T66 |
T29 (Cadillac) |
|
|
4 |
6 |
180th |
| 22 |
Mark Anderson |
T30 |
T13 (RBC Heritage) |
|
2 |
8 |
9 |
109th |
| 23 |
Roberto Castro |
MC |
T14 (Puerto Rico) |
|
1 |
6 |
9 |
130th |
| 24 |
Martin Flores |
MC |
T8 (Farmers) |
1 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
102nd |
| 25 |
Billy Hurley III |
MC |
T46 (Mayakoba) |
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|
4 |
11 |
183rd |
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| 2012 PGA TOUR victories by Nationwide Tour alums |
| Steve Stricker, Hyundai Tournament of Champions |
| Johnson Wagner, Sony Open in Hawaii |
| Mark Wilson, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation |
| Brandt Snedeker, Farmers Insurance Open |
| Kyle Stanley, Waste Management Phoenix Open |
| Bill Haas, Northern Trust Open |
| George McNeill, Puerto Rico Open |
| Bubba Watson, Masters |
| Jason Dufner, Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
| Matt Kuchar, THE PLAYERS Championship |
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