With just five players earning fully-exempt status on the 2018 tour through Q-school — and the sixth through 30th-place finishers receiving the right to compete in open qualifiers at all PGA Tour Champions co-sponsored events next year — neither Rohrbaugh nor Hallberg helped their cause this week at TPC Scottsdale.
Hallberg has played on PGA Tour Champions for the last decade, but had conditional status in 2017. Rohrbaugh last played on PGA Tour Champions in 2015 as a conditional member.
Rohrbaugh, the 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open champion and three-time Colorado PGA Professional Champion, closed with a 1-under-par 70 on Friday, giving him an even-par 284 total. He carded four birdies in the final round.
Hallberg, winner of three PGA Tour events and one Champions title, also checked in at 284 after shooting a final-round 71, likewise making four birdies.
Tom Byrum claimed medalist honors on Friday after beating Tommy Tolles with an eagle on the first hole of a playoff. Both finished at 19-under-par 265. Joining Byrum and Tolles in earning PGA Tour Champions cards were Kent Jones, Tim Petrovic and amateur Ken Tanigawa. Tanigawa, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., qualified in Colorado last year for the 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
Here are the scores for the Coloradans who competed in Q-school this week:
Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
(Top 5 Finishers Earned PGA Tour Champions Fully-Exempt Status)
57. Coloradan Doug Rohrbaugh 72-70-72-70–284
57. Coloradan Gary Hallberg 70-70-73-71–284
For complete results from Q-school, CLICK HERE.
The players tied in fourth/fifth/sixth place after Thursday’s third round of the 72-hole event stand at 14-under-par 199. But Coloradans Gary Hallberg and Doug Rohrbaugh are a long way back, with Hallberg checking in at even-par 213 and Rohrbaugh at 1-over-par 214.
Hallberg, winner of three events on the PGA Tour and one on the PGA Tour Champion circuit, fired a 2-over-par 73 on Thursday at TPC Scottsdale. He posted three birdies, three bogeys and a final-hole double bogey.
Hallberg has played in 185 senior tour events over the last decade. But this year, with limited status, he made just 12 starts, his fewest since joining the tour in 2008.
Meanwhile, Rohrbaugh carded a 72 on Thursday, finishing with three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey. The Carbondale resident, winner of the 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open and three Colorado PGA Professional Championships, had conditional status on PGA Tour Champions in 2015.
In addition to the five fully-exempt spots that will be at stake on Friday, the sixth through 30th-place finishers earn the right to compete in open qualifiers at all PGA Tour Champions co-sponsored events in 2018. The players tied for 30th place on Thursday were at 6-under-par 207.
Leading the 78-man final stage after three rounds is Tim Petrovic, who sits at 18-under 195.
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)
49. Coloradan Gary Hallberg 70-70-73–213
54. Coloradan Doug Rohrbaugh 72-70-72–214
For complete results from Q-school, CLICK HERE.
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
For complete results from Q-school, CLICK HERE.
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Gary Hallberg (left) played his last five holes in 2 under par to shoot a 1-under 70 at TPC Scottsdale, leaving him in a tie for 29th place after round 1. And Doug Rohrbaugh birdied his final two holes to post a 1-over 72, putting him in 45th place.
The top five finishers after 72 holes will earn full cards for next year on the senior circuit. The fifth-place player after day 1 was Tommy Tolles, who carded a 65. Brian Henninger fired a bogey-free 10-under-par 61 to lead the 78-man field.
Hallberg, winner of three PGA Tour events and one on PGA Tour Champions, has competed in 185 senior tour events over the last decade. But last year, with limited status, he made just 12 starts, his fewest since joining the tour in 2008.
Rohrbaugh, a three-time Colorado PGA Professional Champion and the 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open winner, has played in nine PGA Tour Champions events over the years, including six as a conditional member in 2015.
Here are the scores for the Coloradans competing in Q-school this week:
Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
29. Coloradan Gary Hallberg 70
45. Coloradan Doug Rohrbaugh 72