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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Van Holmgren didn't win the Second Stage of PGA Tour/Korn Ferry Q-School on Friday, but he accomplished his main mission, which was to advance.
The 24-year-old former Florida Gulf Coast University star from Wayzata started the day in a three-way tie for first and shot a 2-under-par 70 at the Tesoro Club's Palmer Course. That was two strokes too many as far as medalist honors were concerned. He finished in a three-way tie for third place with a 72-hole total of 279. But his primary purpose this week was to earn a place in the Final Stage of Q-School by finishing in the top 15 (the top 15 and ties advanced), and Holmgren did that with five shots to spare.
KK Limbhasut and Danny Walker were the two guys tied with Holmgren going into the final round, and they stayed tied with each other by shooting matching 68s. That put them both at 277, and made them co-medalists.
Walker, is a former Florida state high school champion who migrated north to play golf for the University of Virginia. He was 3 under for the day after nine holes and led Limbhasut by one as they made the turn. The 28-year-old from Bradenton went 2 up with a birdie at the par-4 10th, and also birdied the 610-yard, par-5 11th. But so did Limbhasut, and after Walker bogeyed the par-3 12th and the par-4 13th, they were tied once again. They both made birdies at the par-5 16th, and then Walker pulled ahead once again when Limbhasut bogeyed the 225-yard, par-3 17th. But Limbhasut, a 27-year-old who grew up in Thailand but went to college at Cal, where he was an All-American, followed the bogey at 17 with a birdie at the 401-yard, par-4 18th.
There are no playoffs for first place at Q-School.
Holmgren, a former Minnesota State Amateur and State Open champion -- and before those victories, he had won the state Class AAA high school championship -- was one behind Limbhasut and two behind Walker after 12 holes Friday. But he, like Walker, bogeyed the 13th; so he was two behind both of them with five holes remaining. In the last regular season tournament of his college career, in April of 2021, Holmgren won the Atlantic Sun Conference individual championship by making birdies on the last two holes, a 567-yard par 5 and a 488-yard par 4. He was in a position to do something similar when he birdied the 16th at Tesoro. But that birdie just kept him two behind the co-leaders, and that was where he ended up, after making pars on each of the last two holes.
Nevertheless, by fiinishing in the top 15 this week, he reserved his spot in the Final Stage, which will be played Dec. 14-17 in Ponte Vedra, Fla., at two sites, TPC Sawgrass Valley and the Sawgrass Country Club's East-West course. The top five finishers from there will gain membership for the PGA Tour during the 2024 season. That seems like an excessively difficult standard to meet, considering that there were roughly 1,400 players, almost all of them with impressive credential, who have been involved in this lenghthy Q-School process. (It started in mid-September.) It wasn't like that in the old days. In 1971, for example, 23 players graduated from Q-School, including Tom Watson, Lanny Wadkins, John Mahaffey and David Graham, a foursome that combined to win 12 major titles during the next 12 years. Wadkins tied for second in that '71 Q-School, and Watson finished solo fifth. But Mahaffey, who was seventh, and Graham, who was 10th, wouldn't have gotten their tour cards under this year's format.
Two former Gophers came close but didn't quite qualify for Ponte Vedra. Will Grevlos, a left-hander who won five State Junior championships and two state high school titles in South Dakota before he came to Minnesota, was tied for 13th after three rounds, and he posted a 1-under 71 on Friday. But his four-day aggregate of 285 was one too many. It put him in a six-way tie for 16th. Dylan Meyer of Evansville, Ind., and Shunyat Hak of Lake Mary, Fla., both finished at 284, tied for 14th -- and got the last two spots. Meyer needed a 66 to do it, and Hak a 68.
Angus Flanagan, the two-time Tapemark Charity Pro-Am champion, and winner of the 2020 Minnesota State Open, was tied for 43rd after he opened with a 75 at Tesoro. But he moved up into a tie for 36th with a second-round 72, and into a tie for 23rd when he shot 70 on Thursday. That, however, was as close as he got to the top 15, even though he shot another 70 on Friday. Despite being 2 under, he actually lost ground and ended up tied for 26th at 287.
Andre Metzger, a peripatetic mini-tour veteran who has made a lot of money on the Dakotas Tour (he was the leading money winner in 2017 with $57,345) and has listed Sioux Falls occasionally among his many addresses, needed a big finish in the Georgia Second Stage qualifier, and he got it. Having been tied for 45th after two rounds at The Landings' Deer Creek course in Savannah, the 41-year-old Metzger shot himself back into contention with a 4-under 68 in the third round, which lifted him into a tie for 30th, and he followed that with a 65 on Friday. That catapulted him into a three-way tie for ninth, and he made it into the Final Stage with one stroke to spare.
PGA Tour/Korn Ferry Q-School
SECOOND STAGE
There are five Second Stage qualifiers being played from Nov. 14 to Dec. 1, and the top 15 finishers from each -- plus ties -- will advance to the Final Stage, which will be played in December in Ponte Vedra, Fla., at the TPC Sawgrass Valley Course and Sawgrass CC. Only the top five finishers from there will get PGA Tour status for 2024, but everyone who makes it to the Final Stage will have status on the Korn Ferry Tour next year.
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Nov. 14-17
At The Tesoro Club - Palmer Course
Par 72, 7,316 yards
Final results
T1. K Limbhasut, Phoenix 72-70-67-69--278
T1. Danny Walker, Jacksonville, Fla. 69-72-68-69--278
T3. Van Holmgren, Wayzata 72-71-66-70--279
T3. Davis Shore, Sarasota, Fla. 69-73-70-67--279
T3. Kristoffer Ventura, Palm Bch., Fla. 71-70-69-69--279
6. Brendon Jelley, Scottsdale, Ariz. 75-69-66-70--280
What it took -- 284 (2-way tie for 14th)
T16. Will Grevlos, Sioux Falls. 72-72-70-71--285
T26. Angus Flanagan, Surrey, UK 75-72-70-70--287
Savannah, Georgia
Nov. 14-17
At The Landings -- Deer Creek
Par 72, 7,185 yards
Final results
1. Bryson Nimmer, Okatie, S.C. 72-71-68-62--273
T2. Luke Long, Fayetteville, Ark. 67-73-72-62--274
T2. Brandon Crick, McCook, Neb. 66-71-70-67--274
T9. Andre Metzger, Sioux Falls 72-74-68-65--279
Magic Number -- 280 (6-way tie for 12th)
76. Jack Ebner, Edina 78--76-73-71--298
Dothan, Alabama
Nov. 14-17
At Robert Trent Jones Trail at Highland Oaks
Marshwood Course
Par 72, 7,632 yards
Third-round results
T1. Connor Burgess, Richmond, Va. 66-68-67-68--269
T1. Mark Goetz, Greensburg, Pa. 69-62-71-67--269
3. Steven Fisk 69-71-63-67--270
What it took -- 281 (3-way tie for 13th)
T77. Brady Madsen, Raymond 74-78-78-72--302
FIRST STAGE (13 sites, Oct. 10 through Oct. 27)
The top 20 finishers and ties -- or in a couple of cases the top 19 and ties -- advanced from each of the 13 First Stage sites to the Second Stage.
Madison, Mississippi
Oct. 17-20
At Lake Caroline GC
Par 70, 6,835 yards
Final results
1. Zander Winston, Scottsdale, Ariz. 67-63-67-60--257 (-23)
2. Thomas Giroux, Canada 66-64-63-67--260
T3. Peyton Shore, Saluda, S.C. 66-62-68-66--262
T3. Nic Cassidy, Athlens, Ga. 67-64-66-65--262
5. Ryan Hall, Knoxville, Tenn. 67-66-65-66--264
T15. Van Holmgren, Wayzata 66-71-66-65--268
What it toook -- 269 (3-way tie for 18th)
T27. Andrew Israelson, Staples 68-68-69-67--272
Rockwall, Texas
Oct. 17-20
At Rockwall G&CC
Par 72, 7,414 yards
Final results
1. Luke Long, Fayetteville, Ark. 69-69-66-63--267 (-21)
2. Matthis Besard, Belgium 68-70-67-69--274
3. James Swash, Ruston, La. 68-73-70-64--275
4. Chad Sewell, Conroe, Texas 72-68-69-67--276
5. D. Armstrong, Jacksonville, Fla. 70-68-69-71--278
What it took --284 (6-way tie for 19th)
T46. Derek Chang, Dallas 73-73-73-71--290
T59. Trey Fessler, Hanover 73-75-72-72--292
Florida 2
Lake Worth, Fla.
Oct. 17-20
The Falls Club
Par 71, 6,735
Final results
1. Jimmy Hervol, Lake Worth, Fla. 66-67-64-64--261 (-23)
2. Shunyat Hak, Lake Mary, Fla. 68-65-66-66--265
3. Dan McCarthy, Palm Beach Gdns. 69-69--65-63--266
4. Logan Sowell, Bluffton, S.C. 68-68-66-65--267
What it took -- 273 (7-way tie for 16th)
T66. Evan Long, New Castle, Pa. 75-69-74-73--291
Albequerque, New Mexico
Ocdt. 17-20
At University of New Mexico Championship Course
Par 71, 7,555 yards
Final results
1. Matthew Walker, Ottumwa, Iowa 67-68-67-68--270 (-140
T2. Andrew Gibson, Angus, UK 71-69-66-67--273
T2. Spencer Tibbits (a), Vancouver, Wash. 70-69-67-67--273
T2. Brandon Tsujimoto, Pamona, Calif. 67-72-66-68--273
5. David Timmins, Sandy, Utah 72-65-69-68--274
What it took -- 281 (6-way tie for 20th)
T26. Austin Vukovits, Noblesville, Ind. 70-67-71-74--282
Lincoln, Nebraska
Oct. 10-13
At Wilderness Ridge CC
Par 71, 7,107 yards
Final results
1. Alex Scott, Traverse City, Mich. 69-62-70-69--270 (-14)
2. Tripp Kinney, Des Moines 64-66-68-76--274
3. Emilio Gonzalez, Charlotte, N.C. 67-68-68-74--277
T4. Ben Sigel, Minnetonka 68-69-74-67--278
T4. Jason Thresher, West Suffield, Conn. 70-70-69-69--278
T4. Cooper Musselman, Louisville 66-68-73-71--278
T7. Jack Ebner, Edina 67-64-73-75--279
T10. Brady Madsen, Raymond 68-68-69-75--280
What it took -- 281 (5-way tie for 16th)
T64. Jack Hiemenz, Blaine 71-72-74-76--293
T66. Ross Miller, Maple Grove 74-72-75-75--296
Maricopa, Ariz.
Oct. 10-13
At Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
Par 72, 7,546 yards
Final results
T1. Tanner Gore, Farmers Branch, Texas. 66-67-66-72--271 (-17)
T1. Jonathan De Los Reyes, Ripon, Calif. 70-69-72-70--271
3. Brendon Jelley, Scottsdale, Ariiz. 70-64-71-68--273
4. Blake Hathcoat, Fresno, Calif. 68-70-68-68--274
T5. Daniel Robertson, St.. Petersburg, Fla. 71-65-68-71--275
T9. Angus Flanagan, Surrey, UK 72-71-65-69--277
T16. Andre Metzger, Sioux Falls 68-74-67-72--281
What it took -- 281 (6-way tie for 16th)
Muskogee, Okla.
Oct. 10-13
At Muskogee GC
Par 70, 6,702 yards
Final results
1. Luis Gerando Garza, Guanajuato, Mexico 69-68-63-70--270 (-10)
T2. Wil Gibson, Jonesboro, Ark. 67-68-68-68--271
T2. Tyson Reeder, Edmond, Okla. 71-66-67-67--271
T4. Brayden Garrison, Franklin, Tenn. 69-71-62-72--273
T4. Alex Schaake, Omaha 67-68-68-70--273
T4. Blaine Hale, Richardson, Texas 64-71-67-71--273
T7. Will Grevlos, Sioux Falls 68-71-69-66--274
T12. Thomas Longbella, Chippewa Falls 70-66-69-71--276
T18. What it took -- 278 (5-way tie for 18th)
T46. Thomas Lehman, Scottsdale, Ariz. 71-71-74-70--286
Florida 1
Champions Gate, Fla.
Oct. 10-13
At Champions Gate GC
Par 72, 7,107 yards
Final results
1. Michael Sweeney, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 71-63-72-64--270 (-18)
2. Taylor Funk, Jacksonville, Fla. 69-65-69-68--271
3. Hunter Eichhorn, Chattanooga, Tenn. 69-69-67-68--273
T4. Julian Suri, Ponte Vedra, Beach, Fla. 69-66-73-67--275
T4. Juan Guerra, Orlando, Fla. 73-66-69-67--275
T4. Tom Adrounie, Montverde, Fla. 72-63-69-71--275
What it took -- 279 (6-way tie for 19th)
T72. Taylor Sundbom, Duluth 73-76-74--223
PRE-QUALIFYING STAGE
Chardon, Ohio
Sept. 20-22
At Mayfield Sand Ridge Club
Par 72, 7,275 yards
39 qualifying spots
Final results
1. Andrew O'Leary, Norfolk, Mass. 68-67-74--209 (-7)
T2. Tyler Jones (a), Westerville, Ohio 69-68-73---210
T2. Reid Martin, Columbus, Ohio 72-70-68--210
T8. Jack Ebner, Edina 72-73-69--214
What it took -- 220 (5-way tie for 35th)
Newton, Kansas
Sept. 13-15
At Sand Creek Station GC
Par 72, 7,339 yards
24 qualifying spots
Final results
1. Andres Acevedo,m San Antonio 68-67-67--202 (-14)
2. Wil Gibson, Jonewboro, Ark. 68-68-67--203
3. Michael Bakker, Sanford, Fla. 71-71-65--207
T5. Brady Madsen, Raymond 76-68-79--212
What it took -- 219 (3-way tie for 22nd)
T42. Dawson Wills, Chaska 80-77-80--237
Woodstock, Ill.
Sept. 13-15
Bull Valley GC
Par 72, 7,190 yards
23 qualifying spots
Final results
1. Matthis Besard, Belgium 68-68-73--209 (-7)
2. Andrew Walker, Holt, Mich. 74-72-67--213
3. Spencer Tibbits, Vancouver, Wash. 73-70-71--214
T10. Jack Hiemenz, Blaine 76-68-79--223
What it took -- 228 (2-way tie for 22nd)
Brunswick, Ga.
Sept. 20-22
At Brunswick CC
Par 70, 6,802 yards
37 qualifying spots
Final results
1. Erik Edwards, Louisville, Ky. 66-67-67--200 (-10)
T2. Kyle Sterbinsky, Jupiter, Fla. 67-72-66--205
T2. Brent Hamm, Warner Robins, Ga. 67-70-68--205
T2. William Hartford, Palm Beach, Calif. 67-69-69--205
T20. Aaron Wilson, Chaska 73-71-69--213
What it took -- 216 (7-way tie for 33rd)
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