2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 29 players who earned their 2011 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2010. Note: Michael Putnam and Justin Hicks had already qualified for the PGA Tour by placing in the Top 25 during the 2010 Nationwide Tour season; they did not count among the Top 25 Q school graduates, but Putnam did improve his status.
| Place | Player | PGA Tour starts |
Cuts made |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Mayfair | 673 | 433 | 5 PGA Tour wins |
| T2 | William McGirt | 2 | 0 | |
| T2 | Ben Martin | 3 | 0 | 2009 U.S. Amateur runner-up |
| 4 | Cameron Tringale | 22 | 5 | |
| 5 | Jarrod Lyle | 65 | 35 | 2 Nationwide Tour wins |
| T6 | Michael Putnam | 36 | 23 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T6 | Brandt Jobe | 266 | 147 | 6 Japan Golf Tour wins |
| T6 | Zack Miller | 1 | 0 | |
| T9 | Kyle Stanley | 12 | 6 | |
| T9 | Paul Stankowski | 364 | 197 | 2 PGA Tour wins |
| T11 | Gary Woodland | 26 | 11 | |
| T11 | Chris Baryla | 13 | 5 | 1 Nationwide Tour win Retained rookie status after making only seven starts in 2010 |
| T11 | Nate Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T11 | Scott Stallings | 0 | 0 | Fell one stroke short of a Tour Card in 2009 Q School |
| T11 | Kim Bi-o | 0 | 0 | |
| T16 | Matt McQuillan | 0 | 0 | |
| T16 | Michael Thompson | 4 | 3 | 2007 U.S. Amateur runner-up, 2010 leading money-winner on NGA Tour |
| T16 | Joseph Bramlett | 2 | 0 | One of only two players of African-American descent on the Tour, first through Q School since 1985 |
| T16 | Kang Sung-hoon | 0 | 0 | |
| T16 | Kent Jones | 323 | 162 | 2 Nationwide Tour wins |
| T16 | James Driscoll | 139 | 64 | 1 Nationwide Tour win |
| T22 | Alexandre Rocha | 4 | 1 | Second Brazilian to earn a PGA Tour card after Jaime Gonzalez |
| T22 | Jim Renner | 1 | 0 | |
| T22 | Richard S. Johnson | 212 | 119 | 1 PGA Tour win |
| T22 | Andres Gonzales | 2 | 2 | |
| T22 | Justin Hicks | 3 | 1 | 2 Nationwide Tour wins |
| T27 | Scott Gordon | 0 | 0 | |
| T27 | Billy Horschel | 7 | 0 | Retained rookie status after making only four starts in 2010 |
| T27 | Will Strickler | 0 | 0 |
- Players in yellow are 2011 PGA Tour rookies.
2011 Results
| Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Mayfair | 29 | 17 | T6 | 109 | 780,578 |
| William McGirt* | 32 | 19 | T16 | 141 | 532,933 |
| Ben Martin* | 25 | 12 | T6 | 164 | 340,080 |
| Cameron Tringale | 32 | 23 | T4 | 68 | 1,327,807 |
| Jarrod Lyle | 29 | 12 | T5 | 167 | 317,459 |
| Michael Putnam | 21 | 13 | T12 | 153 | 398,400 |
| Brandt Jobe | 28 | 21 | T2 | 51 | 1,629,764 |
| Zack Miller* | 30 | 13 | T9 | 147 | 427,341 |
| Kyle Stanley* | 28 | 22 | 2 | 55 | 1,523,657 |
| Paul Stankowski | 24 | 14 | T21 | 177 | 290,211 |
| Gary Woodland | 25 | 21 | Win | 17 | 3,448,591 |
| Chris Baryla* | 20 | 1 | T18 | 219 | 68,000 |
| Nate Smith* | 24 | 8 | T30 | 201 | 154,814 |
| Scott Stallings* | 28 | 13 | Win | 41 | 1,957,162 |
| Kim Bi-o* | 25 | 10 | T11 | 162 | 345,588 |
| Matt McQuillan* | 21 | 7 | T3 | 137 | 582,933 |
| Michael Thompson* | 25 | 15 | 3 | 98 | 935,265 |
| Joseph Bramlett* | 25 | 12 | T18 | 196 | 178,728 |
| Kang Sung-hoon* | 21 | 11 | T3 | 120 | 702,382 |
| Kent Jones | 25 | 14 | 11 | 159 | 360,624 |
| James Driscoll | 24 | 12 | 5 | 114 | 741,010 |
| Alexandre Rocha* | 22 | 11 | T20 | 184 | 225,026 |
| Jim Renner* | 22 | 11 | T4 | 155 | 392,945 |
| Richard S. Johnson | 23 | 10 | T21 | 186 | 212,106 |
| Andres Gonzales* | 21 | 9 | T16 | 192 | 186,847 |
| Justin Hicks* | 23 | 7 | T14 | 179 | 284,990 |
| Scott Gordon* | 19 | 2 | T45 | 237 | 28,311 |
| Billy Horschel* | 25 | 11 | T7 | 140 | 533,024 |
| Will Strickler* | 19 | 6 | T32 | 213 | 109,031 |
*PGA Tour rookie in 2011
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2012 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2011
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Runner-up | Winning score | Margin of victory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 20 | Gary Woodland | Transitions Championship | Webb Simpson | −15 (67-68-67-67=269) | 1 stroke |
| 2 | Jul 31 | Scott Stallings | Greenbrier Classic | Bill Haas, Bob Estes | −10 (70-65-66-69=270) | Playoff |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2011
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 23 | Gary Woodland lost in three-man playoff |
Bob Hope Classic | Jhonattan Vegas | −27 (64-67-67-66-69=333) | −27 (65-69-64-66-69=333) |
| 2 | Jun 5 | Brandt Jobe | Memorial Tournament | Steve Stricker | −16 (68-67-69-68=272) | −15 (71-68-69-65=273) |
| 3 | Jul 10 | Kyle Stanley | John Deere Classic | Steve Stricker | −22 (66-64-63-69=262) | −21 (65-67-65-66=263) |