Over the last three weeks, the Web.com Tour has conducted a dozen stage 1 tournaments as part of its three-stage Q-school process. And with two more local players making the grade on Friday, a total of 14 golfers with significant Colorado ties have advanced to second-stage tournaments that will take place in the first two weeks of November.
Adding their names to the list on Friday were James Love of Denver and Riley Arp (pictured) of Fort Collins, both of whom advanced by finishing in the top 24 and ties at a tournament in St. George, Utah.
Love, who shot a 59 in the first round (READ STORY), and Arp shared eighth place at 20-under-par 264, ending up four strokes behind medalist John Chin of Temecula, Calif.
Love, a former University of Denver golfer, finished the week with 25 birdies after posting a 2-under-par 69 on Friday. Arp shot a 5-under-par 31 on his last nine holes despite carding a double bogey on the final hole. He ended up with three eagles and 22 birdies over the four rounds, which concluded with a 65.
The local players who punched their tickets to round 2 earlier were Jim Knous, Derek Tolan, Zahkai Brown, Gunner Wiebe, Nick Mason, Jeremy Paul, Justin Bardgett, David Oraee, Josh Creel, Parker Edens, Nick Hodge and Miller Capps.
After stage 2 tournaments are held in the first half of November, the final stage of Q-school is set for Dec. 8-11 in Winter Garden, Fla.
Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who competed this week in first-stage tournaments:
St. George, Utah (Top 24 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Advance to Stage 2
8. James Love of Denver 59-69-67-69–264
8. Riley Arp of Fort Collins 66-64-69-65–264
Failed to Advance
48. Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski 73-72-66-68–279
60. Bryan Kruse of Westminster 70-69-75-71–285
Pine Mountain, Ga. (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Failed to Advance
53. Jamie Marshall of Lone Tree 73-72-74-72–291
The Woodlands, Texas (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Failed to Advance
52. Former CSU golfer Dustin Morris 71-68-79-72–290
West Palm Beach, Fla. (Top 25 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Failed to Advance
30. A.J. Morris of Aspen 74-71-72-71–288
