The leaders are setting a torrid pace at the final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school, so the two Coloradans competing will need to step it up in the final two rounds to earn one of the five fully-exempt tour cards that are on the line this week in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Gary Hallberg, who has had at least conditional status on the senior circuit since 2008, shot his second consecutive 1-under-par 70 on Wednesday and shares 35th place in the 78-man field at the halfway point at TPC Scottsdale.
Hallberg, a one-time winner on PGA Tour Champions, made five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in round 2, leaving him at 2-under 140. He trails co-leaders Tim Petrovic, Tommy Toles and Brian Henninger by 10 strokes with two days remaining. The players tied for the fourth and fifth spots stand at 132.
The sixth through 30th-place finishers after four rounds earn to right to compete in open qualifiers at all PGA Tour Champions co-sponsored events in 2018.
Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale, who was conditionally exempt on the senior circuit in 2015, eagled his first hole Wednesday and shot a 1-under 70, leaving him at 142 and in a tie for 50th place. The 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open champion carded an eagle, four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey on Wednesday.
Here are the scores for the Coloradans competing in Q-school this week:
Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
(Top 5 Finishers Earn PGA Tour Champions Fully-Exempt Status)
35. Coloradan Gary Hallberg 70-70–140
50. Coloradan Doug Rohrbaugh 72-70–142
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