WELSHMAN MARK MOULAND IN PLAY-OFF AT US CHAMPIONS TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
A three-hour rain delay forced Champions Tour Q-School play to run into darkness and a playoff to extend into Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona
But there was enough time for Wes Short junior to take medalist honors along with a $30,000 cheque and fully exempt status for 2014.
Short was five shots ahead of Mike Reid and Jim Rutledge when regulation play ended – the largest margin for a medalist since Bob Gilder in 2000.
Holing birdie putts at the first, third and fourth holes, Short led by as many as six and played the back nine in 1 under to finish 20 under for the week (64-66-66-68). He turns 50 Dec. 4.
“I didn’t think we’d finish today even if we managed to get started which didn’t look like it was going to happen early. It really helped me to get off to the start that I did," Short said.
"It allowed me to play more conservative the rest of the way, especially near the end.
“This was a rough year this year. I missed so much competitive golf and really haven’t been in golf shape for about the last six years. I really prepared hard for this Q-School and felt like my game was back in pretty good shape when I got here this week."
Reid and Rutledge also will be fully exempt in 2014. Reid shot in the 60s for all four rounds this week (68-66-66-69), while Rutledge atoned for a difficult third round with four back-nine birdies in Friday's final round (65-67-72-65).
Saturday-morning playoffs will determine the last two fully exempt spots and several conditional exemptions.
Five players finished play Friday tied for fourth:
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A three-hour rain delay forced Champions Tour Q-School play to run into darkness and a playoff to extend into Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona
But there was enough time for Wes Short junior to take medalist honors along with a $30,000 cheque and fully exempt status for 2014.
Short was five shots ahead of Mike Reid and Jim Rutledge when regulation play ended – the largest margin for a medalist since Bob Gilder in 2000.
Holing birdie putts at the first, third and fourth holes, Short led by as many as six and played the back nine in 1 under to finish 20 under for the week (64-66-66-68). He turns 50 Dec. 4.
“I didn’t think we’d finish today even if we managed to get started which didn’t look like it was going to happen early. It really helped me to get off to the start that I did," Short said.
"It allowed me to play more conservative the rest of the way, especially near the end.
“This was a rough year this year. I missed so much competitive golf and really haven’t been in golf shape for about the last six years. I really prepared hard for this Q-School and felt like my game was back in pretty good shape when I got here this week."
Reid and Rutledge also will be fully exempt in 2014. Reid shot in the 60s for all four rounds this week (68-66-66-69), while Rutledge atoned for a difficult third round with four back-nine birdies in Friday's final round (65-67-72-65).
Saturday-morning playoffs will determine the last two fully exempt spots and several conditional exemptions.
Five players finished play Friday tied for fourth:
- Jeff Hart: 65-72-68-67
- Willie Wood: 69-66-66-71
- Greg Bruckner: 66-70-64-72
- Doug Garwood: 64-67-67-74
- Scott Dunlap: 69-64-66-73
- Anders Forsbrand: 74-68-66-65
- Mark Mouland (from Wales) 69-67-68-69
- Jeff Coston: 70-65-67-71
- Ben Bates: 65-68-67-73
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
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Labels: Pro seniors
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