Canadian Jim Rutledge finished in a tie for fourth last week at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic to boost his season earnings to $224,684. That’s probably enough to propel the 47-year old Rutledge to the PGA TOUR next year for the first time in his career. He’ll be the second-oldest player to become a PGA TOUR rookie if that happens. Allen Doyle was exactly one month older than Rutledge when he joined the TOUR for the first time.

• The Nationwide Tour’s Kevin Stadler performed well last week away from Tour. He played in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational thanks to an early season win on the European Tour. Stadler finished in a tie for 13th, earning $95,000.

• Jason Enloe had missed the cut in five of his last six starts and had a best finish of tied for 24th this season prior to winning last week in West Virginia. He did it by improving in almost every stat category vs. his season-long averages. He averaged 307.8 off the tee (vs. 292 previously); hit 82.1 percent of the fairways (vs. 64.1); hit 79.2 percent of the greens in regulation (vs. 65.9) and needed only 1.719 putts (vs. 1.782).

• Boo Weekley is still seeking his first career win after a tough playoff loss last week in West Virginia. If he continues to hit the ball the way he has all season, that first win can’t be far off. He’s No. 1 in Total Driving, No. 1 in Greens in Regulation and, obviously, No. 1 in Ball-Striking.