2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 26 players who earned their 2013 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2012.[1][2] 2012 was the final year Q School would grant direct access to the PGA Tour. Future Q Schools will only grant access to the second-tier Web.com Tour. Brad Fritsch previously earned his 2013 PGA Tour card through his finish on the 2012 Web.com Tour money list; he did not count against the 25, but did improve his status.
| Place | Player | PGA Tour starts |
Cuts made |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Dong-hwan |
2 | 0 | 2 Japan Golf Tour wins |
| T2 |  Ross Fisher† |
37 | 24 | 4 European Tour wins |
| T2 |  Steve LeBrun |
3 | 1 | |
| T4 | Kris Blanks |
102 | 52 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T4 | Billy Horschel |
49 | 26 | 3rd time through Q school |
| T4 | Richard H. Lee |
24 | 12 | |
| T7 | Erik Compton |
56 | 34 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T7 |  Brad Fritsch |
5 | 1 | Also qualified via Web.com Tour finish |
| T7 | Jin Park |
39 | 14 | |
| T10 |  Fabián Gómez |
26 | 16 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T10 | Jeff Gove |
163 | 73 | 3 Nationwide Tour wins |
| T10 | Michael Letzig |
97 | 57 | |
| T10 |  Steven Bowditch |
75 | 23 | 2 Nationwide Tour wins, 3 PGA Tour of Australasia wins |
| T14 | Matt Jones |
120 | 64 | |
| T14 |  Robert Karlsson |
103 | 72 | 11 European Tour wins |
| T14 | Eric Meierdierks |
1 | 0 | Survived all four stages of Q School |
| T17 | Scott Langley |
6 | 4 | |
| T17 | Aaron Watkins |
21 | 7 | |
| T17 | Derek Ernst |
1 | 1 | Survived all four stages of Q School |
| T20 | Tag Ridings |
182 | 93 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T20 | Kim Si-woo |
0 | 0 | Did not become a PGA Tour member until he turned 18 on June 28, 2013 |
| T22 | Henrik Norlander |
0 | 0 | Survived all four stages of Q School |
| T22 | Patrick Reed† |
15 | 9 | Monday-qualified 6 times in 2012 |
| T22 | Bobby Gates |
61 | 28 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T22 | Donald Constable |
0 | 0 | Survived all four stages of Q School |
| T22 | Chez Reavie |
131 | 75 | 1 PGA Tour win |
- Players in yellow were 2013 PGA Tour rookies.
- †: First-time PGA Tour member in 2013, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
2013 Results
| Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | FedEx Cup rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-hwan* |
22 | 12 | T3 | 95 | 882,793 | 119 |
| Ross Fisher† |
15 | 7 | T10 | 161 | 311,168 | 161 |
| Steve LeBrun* |
21 | 11 | T15 | 158 | 337,157 | 151 |
| Kris Blanks |
1 | 0 | Cut | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Billy Horschel |
25 | 21 | Win | 13 | 3,501,703 | 16 |
| Richard H. Lee |
24 | 17 | T9 | 89 | 920,836 | 96 |
| Erik Compton |
24 | 13 | T4 | 122 | 651,660 | 99 |
| Brad Fritsch* |
24 | 18 | T9 | 142 | 452,184 | 129 |
| Jin Park |
20 | 5 | T20 | 195 | 136,457 | 189 |
| Fabián Gómez |
23 | 10 | T2 | 128 | 586,942 | 133 |
| Jeff Gove |
17 | 4 | T40 | 215 | 53,401 | 208 |
| Michael Letzig |
17 | 4 | T47 | 220 | 45,626 | 219 |
| Steven Bowditch |
22 | 11 | T2 | 118 | 697,775 | 124 |
| Matt Jones |
24 | 18 | T2 | 48 | 1,724,707 | 32 |
| Robert Karlsson |
18 | 9 | T4 | 143 | 444,238 | 156 |
| Eric Meierdierks* |
19 | 4 | T35 | 212 | 58,029 | 207 |
| Scott Langley* |
27 | 12 | T3 | 127 | 590,684 | 122 |
| Aaron Watkins |
19 | 3 | T8 | 179 | 217,495 | 187 |
| Derek Ernst* |
21 | 7 | Win | 66 | 1,330,856 | 93 |
| Tag Ridings |
24 | 10 | T9 | 147 | 428,922 | 142 |
| Kim Si-woo* |
8 | 0 | Cut | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Henrik Norlander* |
22 | 13 | T15 | 151 | 401,958 | 159 |
| Patrick Reed† |
26 | 16 | Win | 35 | 1,961,519 | 54 |
| Bobby Gates |
20 | 4 | T4 | 159 | 320,248 | 179 |
| Donald Constable* |
16 | 0 | Cut | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Chez Reavie |
22 | 14 | T11 | 126 | 590,925 | 118 |
- *PGA Tour rookie in 2013
- †First-time PGA Tour member in 2013, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
- T = Tied
- Retained his PGA Tour card for 2014: won or finished in the top 125 of the money list or FedEx Cup points list.
- Retained PGA Tour conditional status and qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 126–150 on FedEx Cup list and qualified for Web.com Tour Finals.
- Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014 but qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 150–200 on FedEx Cup list.
- Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014 and to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished outside the top 200 on FedEx Cup list.
Brad Fritsch and Bobby Gates regained their cards for 2014 through the Web.com Tour Finals.
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2013
| No. | Date | Winner | Tournament | Runner-up | Winning score | Margin of victory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 28 | Billy Horschel
|
Zurich Classic of New Orleans | D. A. Points
|
−20 (67-71-66-64=268) | 1 stroke |
| 2 | May 5 | Derek Ernst
|
Wells Fargo Championship | David Lynn
|
−8 (67-71-72-70=280) | Playoff, 1st hole |
| 3 | Aug 18 | Patrick Reed
|
Wyndham Championship | Jordan Spieth
|
−14 (65-64-71-66=266) | Playoff, 2nd hole |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2013
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 10 | Fabián Gómez |
Puerto Rico Open | Scott Brown |
−20 (68-63-67-70=268) | −19 (69-64-65-71=269) |
| 2 | Jul 7 | Steven Bowditch |
Greenbrier Classic | Jonas Blixt |
−13 (66-67-67-67=267) | −11 (65-67-69-68=269) |
| 3 | Matt Jones |
−11 (69-66-66-68=269) |
See also
References
- ^ Wacker, Brian (December 4, 2012). "Q-School: Meet the 2012 graduating class". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Final stage scoreboard". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.