Three more players with strong Colorado ties, including two former Colorado State University golfers, earned berths into the Second Stage of Web.com Tour Q-school on Friday.
Former Rams Riley Arp of Fort Collins and Jimmy Makloski of Pueblo, along with A.J. Morris of Aspen advanced to Stage 2 from different First Stage sites.
Riley (pictured) qualified on the number at a First Stage tournament in St. George Utah, where the top 24 finishers and ties advanced. Arp bogeyed his final hole and shot an even-par 70 on Friday, leaving him tied for 22nd place at 8-under 272.
Makloski made it with a stroke to spare in Dayton, Nev., where the top 22 finishers and ties will move on. The former CoBank Colorado Open low amateur closed with a 1-under-par 71 to post a 5-under 283 total, good for a share of 16th place.
And Morris also finished 16th, but in West Palm Beach, Fla., where 22 and ties advanced. Morris carded a 1-over-par 73 on Friday, leaving him at 3-under 285 overall.
(Updated Oct. 14) Meanwhile, after being in 20th place going into Saturday’s final round at a First Stage tournament in Pine Mountain, Ga., James Love of Denver failed to advance. With the top 22 finishers and ties earning spots into Stage 2, Love finished 33rd at 7-under-par 281, which left him four strokes shy of moving on. Despite a final-round 66, Cole Nygren of Longmont tied for 38th at 282.
Four players with strong Colorado connections punched their tickets to the Second Stage last week: Wyndham Clark, former University of Colorado golfers Derek Tolan and Justin Bardgett, and Parker Edens of Greeley.
The Second Stage of Web Q-school will be held at five sites between Oct. 31-Nov. 7, and the Final Stage Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.
Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections who are competing this week:
Dayton, Nev. Oct. 10-13 (Top 22 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Qualified for Stage 2
16. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 72-73-67-71–283
St. George, Utah Oct. 10-13 (Top 24 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Qualified for Stage 2
22. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 72-64-66-70–272
Failed to Advance
73. Nathaniel Goddard, Fort Collins 73-74-73-74–294
The Woodlands, Texas Oct. 10-13 (Top 24 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Failed to Advance
39. Former Coloradan Alex Gutesha 75-74-71-71–291
63. Jacob Lestishen, Lone Tree 75-76-71-76–298
West Palm Beach, Fla. Oct. 10-13 (Top 22 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Qualified for Stage 2
16. A.J. Morris, Aspen 71-71-70-73–285
(Updated Oct. 14) Pine Mountain, Ga. Oct. 12-14 (Top 22 Finishers and Ties Advance to Stage 2)
Failed to Advance
33. James Love, Denver 71-67-70-73–281
36. Cole Nygren, Longmont 73-70-73-66–282
