Small wonder, then, that Quigley is well into a career year with more than $2.2 million that puts him 20th on the TOUR money list. He’s on the verge of qualifying for his first appearance in the season-ending TOUR Championship, as a result.

Quigley also leads the Fall Finish Presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers, and he could be $500,000 richer if he eventually wins the 11-event bonus series.

“I saw that last week,” Quigley said, smiling. “They’re nice things. As long as I keep doing what I’m doing, keep plugging away and not worrying about the results, just keep doing the little things that have got me here.

“If that happens, that’s an unbelievable reward.”

Quigley, whose uncle Dana was last year’s Champions Tour Player of the Year, says some of his friends -- perhaps cognizant of how his bank account is growing -- are treating him a little differently now. He’s not getting caught up in those numbers, though.

“I think that money thing kind of changes people’s perception,” Quigley said. “But it’s funny. Amy and I talk about it with my parents and we just kind of treat it like points. It doesn’t seem real. It’s obviously a very nice thing but I don’t feel any different.”

Quigley credits most of the turnaround to his performance off the tee.

“I’ve been driving it pretty darn good and putting it well,” he said. “So it’s a good combination. But I think it’s mostly my driver. I think I’ve been driving it a lot straighter this year. So I’ve been able to score and hit a lot of closer second shots.

“It just happened and as a result, I’ve gotten more confidence that I can keep playing well, so it’s kind of just snowballed.”

Quigley and his peers are facing a difficult challenge this week at The Grove, a 7,152-yard, par-72 parkland course that was designed by American architect Kyle Phillips. He has played well on demanding courses like Westchester Country Club, though, so Quigley is looking forward to the challenge.

“It’s going to be a tough, long golf course and that suits me,” he said. “If it stays as wet as it is, I don’t see the scores going real low. But who knows? I always think every week is the toughest golf course in the world and guys still shoot under par.”

And more often than not, Quigley is one of those guys.