University of Tennessee Athletics
Former Vols Skinns Survives PGA Tour Q-School
December 08, 2008 | Men's Golf
Dec. 8, 2008
Former Volunteer golfer David Skinns survived through the final qualifying stage of the PGA Tour's Q-school and will have conditionally exempt status on the Nationwide Tour beginning next year.
Through the first five rounds of the final stage, Skinns was at even par, shooting a scorecard of 70-74-78-73-69--364. The sixth and final round was to be completed Monday evening.
The final stage of qualifying began Wednesday at The Club at PGA West in La Quinta, Ca. Players competed on both the Nicklaus Tournament Course and the Stadium Course.
Played in three stages at the end of each season, the PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament determines the 25 players (and ties) who receive their Tour cards for the following year. The next number of players nearest 50 will receive fully exempt membership on the Nationwide Tour. The remaining players who made it through the final stage of Q-school will have conditionally exempt status on the Nationwide Tour.
Skinns competed on the Hooters Tour this season, winning three tournaments on his way to being named the Hooters Tour Player of the Year. Skinns led the money list with $134,809, more than $40,000 ahead of second place.
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