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By REX HOGGARDSenior WriterFrank Lickliter II (pictured) and Brendon de Jonge scorched the Panther Lake layout – traditionally the harder of the two Orange County National courses – with opening-round 62s. Lickliter finished 139th in earnings this year and already has limited status on Tour in 2008. He birdied six of his first seven holes and closed his bogey-free round with birdie at the par-5 18th. De Jonge, a Tour rookie in 2007 who finished just outside the top 150 in earnings, had a pair of eagles on his final nine (Nos. 2 and 7) for his 62.
Moving toward the head of the class: Twenty-seven players are inside the top-25 bubble one lap into the 108-hole odyssey, but none more entertaining than Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey. Gainey, making his first trip to the final stage, is tied for seventh at 5-under 67. Just ahead of Gainey are a pair of promising Australians, David Lutterus and Brett Rumford, at 6 under.
Possible drop-outs: The bromide goes that you can’t win Q-School in Round 1 but you can irreparably hurt your card chances on the first day. Three players – Kieran Staunton, Ian Leggatt and Michael Boyd – opened with 77s and are 15 strokes off the pace.
Quote of the day: “In the middle of this grind it’s fun to let it rip and let the kid come out and play,” said Jason Allred after driving the green on Crooked Cat’s par-4 ninth hole and holing the 5-footer for eagle.
What you need to know: The consensus “safe” number most players thought would earn a Tour card was 12 under par before play started. Eleven under was good enough to earn Tour status the last time the finale was held at OCN (2005). Unless officials begin tucking pins and the central Florida winds blow it’s more likely a player will need to get to 15 under or more to earn a trip to the Tour.
Act of kindness: Who says players have a single-minded selfishness at Q-School? Midway through his opening round on the Crooked Cat course, mini-tour journeyman Tee McCabe took the time to carry a turtle that had wandered into the middle of the first fairway to the rough and out of harm's way.
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Scores with relation to par from the first round of PGA Tour Q-School, played Nov. 28 at Orange County National's par-72, 7,493-yard Crooked Cat course (c) and par-72, 7,350-yard Panther Lake course (Note: top 25 and ties earn PGA Tour cards, next number closest to 50 earn Nationwide Tour cards, remainder earn partial Nationwide status):
| 1. Frank Lickliter II |
62p |
|
-10 |
| 1. Brendon de Jonge |
62p |
|
-10 |
| 3. Brett Rumford |
66c |
|
-6 |
| 3. Jason Allred |
66c |
|
-6 |
| 3. Matthew Every |
66p |
|
-6 |
| 3. David Lutterus |
66p |
|
-6 |
| 7. Harrison Frazar |
67c |
|
-5 |
| 7. Bob Heintz |
67c |
|
-5 |
| 7. Todd Demsey |
67c |
|
-5 |
| 7. Travis Perkins |
67c |
|
-5 |
| 7. D.H. Lee |
67p |
|
-5 |
| 7. D.A. Points |
67p |
|
-5 |
| 7. Matt Hansen |
67p |
|
-5 |
| 7. Tommy Gainey |
67p |
|
-5 |
| 15. Doug LaBelle II |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Jim McGovern |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Brad Lamb |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Bill Lunde |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Bryan Decorso |
68p |
|
-4 |
| 15. Ted Purdy |
68p |
|
-4 |
| 15. John Merrick |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Gavin Coles |
68p |
|
-4 |
| 15. Jon Rusk |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Carlos Franco |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Tag Ridings |
68p |
|
-4 |
| 15. David Schultz |
68c |
|
-4 |
| 15. Scott Gutschewski |
68p |
|
-4 |
| 28. Chris Stroud |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Pat Bates |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Peter Tomasulo |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Kevin Johnson |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Tom Carter |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Josh McCumber |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Josh Broadaway |
69c |
|
-3 |
| 28. Miguel Angel Carballo |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Bob May |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Kenneth Ferrie |
69c |
|
-3 |
| 28. Kyle Reifers |
69c |
|
-3 |
| 28. Brad Fritsch |
69p |
|
-3 |
| 28. Greg Owen |
69c |
|
-3 |
| 41. Ryan Palmer |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Parker McLachlin |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Richard S. Johnson |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Bubba Dickerson |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Keoke Cotner |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Christo Greyling |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Tee McCabe |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Patrick Damron |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Mike Sposa |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Tom Johnson |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Oskar Bergman |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Tyler Williamson |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Jeremy Pope |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Hunter Haas |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Pete Jordan |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. John Kimbell |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Chris Nallen |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Kent Jones |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. David McKenzie |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Yong-Eun Yang |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Sebastin Fernandez |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Andrew Bonhomme |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Dicky Pride |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Geoffrey Sisk |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Keith Nolan |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Esteban Toledo |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Jin Park |
70c |
|
-2 |
| 41. Darron Stiles |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 41. Rick Price |
70p |
|
-2 |
| 70. Jarrod Lyle |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Steve Allan |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. B.J. Staten |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Kevin Streelman |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Chris Anderson |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Grant Waite |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Adam Fox |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Tyler Aldridge |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Chad Ginn |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Chris Tidland |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Garth Mulroy |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Robert Gamez |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Daisuke Maruyama |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Franklin Langham |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Chris Kirk |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Lee Won Joon |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Scott Parel |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. David Mathis |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 70. Mike Wendling |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Steve Hart |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Darren Angel |
71p |
|
-1 |
| 70. Zoran Zorkic |
71c |
|
-1 |
| 92. Brad Adamonis |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Jeff Gove |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Dustin Johnson |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Bob Sowards |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. J.J. Killeen |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Spencer Levin |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Chris Kamin |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Nick Malinowski |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Brad Weesner |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Anders Hultman |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Chris Riley |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Alex Prugh |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Scott Harrington |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Vance Veazey |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Craig Kanada |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Skip Kendall |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Greg Chalmers |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Madalitso Muthiya |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Bradley Iles |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Craig Bowden |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Todd Fischer |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Casey Wittenberg |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Alejandro Canizares |
72c |
|
E |
| 92. Brendon Todd |
72p |
|
E |
| 92. Steve Pate |
72p |
|
E |
| 117. Steve Lowery |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Wade Ormsby |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Andrew Buckle |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Cameron Percy |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Brian Stuard |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Kris Blanks |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Tim Wilkinson |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Scott Gordon |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Brendan Steele |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Jim Herman |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Cody Freeman |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Scott Piercy |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Brenden Pappas |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Marco Dawson |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Randy Leen |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Brent Delahoussaye |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Chris Parra |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Matthew Call |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Tommy Tolles |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Craig Lile |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Gibby Gilbert III |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. David Roesch |
73p |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Daniel Summerhays |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 117. Kelly Sellers |
73c |
+ |
1 |
| 141. Jeremy Anderson |
74p |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Jeff Klauk |
74c |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Mark Walker |
74p |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Rob Bradley |
74c |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Seung-su Han |
74c |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Greg Kraft |
74c |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Duffy Waldorf |
74c |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Garrett Osborn |
74p |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Matt Bettencourt |
74c |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Kris Cox |
74p |
+ |
2 |
| 141. Henrik Bjornstad |
74p |
+ |
2 |
| 152. Jason Dufner |
75c |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Bret Guetz |
75p |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Notah Begay III |
75p |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Jason Schultz |
75c |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Reid Edstrom |
75p |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Jonathan Fricke |
75p |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Ben Willman |
75c |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Colt Knost |
75c |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Chris Smith |
75c |
+ |
3 |
| 152. Andres Gonzales |
75p |
+ |
3 |
| 162. Lee Curry |
76c |
+ |
4 |
| 162. Spike McRoy |
76p |
+ |
4 |
| 164. Kieran Staunton |
77c |
+ |
5 |
| 164. Ian Leggatt |
77p |
+ |
5 |
| 164. Michael Boyd |
77c |
+ |
5 |
Posted: 11/28/2007
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