Final Stage of Q School
Rich Beem trying to stay on the big boy tour.
With December almost near, that can only mean one thing for a hundred or so golfers around the country, Q School. The final stage of Q School starts this Wednesday with a total of 166 golfers taking in 108 holes of golf. Q School is the mandatory qualifying tournament in order to earn a Tour Card for the upcoming PGA Tour season. Most of the players are people you’ve never heard of, but still, us golf fans can’t get enough of the grueling and heart breaking drama of Q School. They’ve already gone through the first two stages that have weeded out over a thousand aspiring professionals and the final stage represents the last 166 seeking just 30 spots on the Tour. This final stage as mentioned will be 108 holes in six days.
Q School represents the epitome of competitive golf. Where every single shot means so much. Where one missed putt could be the difference between playing on the PGA Tour and working the local golf club. You’ll see frustration, exhaustion, elation, heart break, often in the same round for each player. Imagine your boss coming to you and saying that we’re going to have a competition to see who can sell the most widgets, the top 3 of you get to keep your job, the rest of you are out. Now that’s pressure.
A couple of big names will be trying to avoid disaster by earning their tour card, Rich Beem is one of them. I posted earlier how Shigeki Maruyama did just enough to keep his card. All I can say is that it’s going to be one heck of a week for these guys.
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:27 pm
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