Planet Golf — 30 September 2013 by GW staff and news services
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – With the conclusion of the 2013 Web.com Tour season today at the Web.com Tour Championship, 50 PGA Tour cards and priority positions for 2013-14 have been determined. All 50 card earners are eligible to begin their 2013-14 PGA Tour seasons in two weeks at the Frys.com Open in California.
Leading the class of 50 who are headed to the PGA Tour are Michael Putnam and John Peterson. Putnam finished the Web.com Tour Regular Season No. 1 in earnings, while Peterson did the same through the Web.com Tour Finals. Both are fully exempt on Tour next year and earned a spot in next May’s Players Championship.
The 50 who secured 2013-14 PGA Tour playing privileges and where they finished in terms of priority (1-50) in the Web.com Tour eligibility category that will be used at the start of the upcoming season are:
Priority Pos.
|
Name
|
Residence (native of, if not U.S.)
|
College
|
Age
|
Primary 2013 Tour
|
1
|
Michael Putnam
|
Lakewood, Wash.
|
Pepperdine U.
|
30
|
Web.com Tour
|
1
|
John Peterson *
|
Baton Rouge, La.
|
LSU
|
23
|
Web.com Tour
|
3
|
Chesson Hadley *
|
Raleigh, N.C.
|
Georgia Tech
|
26
|
Web.com Tour
|
4
|
Seung-Yul Noh
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
—
|
22
|
PGA TOUR
|
5
|
Andrew Svoboda
|
Larchmont, N.Y.
|
St. John’s U.
|
33
|
PGA TOUR
|
6
|
Trevor Immelman
|
Orlando, Fla. (South Africa)
|
—
|
33
|
PGA TOUR
|
7
|
Will MacKenzie
|
Greenville, N.C.
|
—
|
39
|
Web.com Tour
|
8
|
Scott Gardiner
|
Farmington, Ark. (Australia)
|
—
|
37
|
PGA TOUR
|
9
|
Edward Loar
|
Dallas, Texas
|
Oklahoma State U.
|
35
|
Web.com Tour
|
10
|
Ben Martin
|
Greenwood, S.C.
|
Clemson U.
|
26
|
Web.com Tour
|
11
|
Patrick Cantlay *
|
Los Alamitos, Calif.
|
UCLA
|
22
|
Web.com Tour
|
12
|
Brendon Todd
|
Atlanta, Ga.
|
U. of Georgia
|
28
|
PGA TOUR
|
13
|
Ryo Ishikawa
|
Saitama, Japan
|
—
|
22
|
PGA TOUR
|
14
|
Brad Fritsch
|
Holly Springs, N.C. (Canada
|
Campbell U.
|
35
|
PGA TOUR
|
15
|
Kevin Kisner
|
Aiken, S.C.
|
U. of Georgia
|
29
|
Web.com Tour
|
16
|
Sean O’Hair
|
West Chester, Pa.
|
—
|
31
|
PGA TOUR
|
17
|
Troy Matteson
|
Austin, Texas
|
Georgia Tech
|
33
|
PGA TOUR
|
18
|
Bud Cauley
|
Jacksonville, Fla.
|
U. of Alabama
|
23
|
PGA TOUR
|
19
|
Heath Slocum
|
Milton, Ga.
|
U. of South Alabama
|
39
|
PGA TOUR
|
20
|
Russell Knox
|
Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (Scotland)
|
Jacksonville U.
|
28
|
Web.com Tour
|
21
|
Hudson Swafford *
|
Tallahassee, Fla.
|
U. of Georgia
|
26
|
Web.com Tour
|
22
|
Will Claxton
|
Auburn, Ala.
|
Auburn U.
|
32
|
PGA TOUR
|
23
|
Brice Garnett *
|
Gallatin, Mo.
|
Missouri Western State U.
|
29
|
Web.com Tour
|
24
|
Tyrone Van Aswegen *
|
San Diego, Calif. (South Africa)
|
Oklahoma City U.
|
31
|
Web.com Tour
|
25
|
Chad Collins
|
Cloverdale, Ind.
|
Methodist College
|
35
|
Web.com Tour
|
26
|
Billy Hurley III
|
Anapolis, Md.
|
U.S. Naval Acad.
|
31
|
Web.com Tour
|
27
|
Danny Lee
|
Irving, Texas (citizen of New Zealand)
|
—
|
23
|
Web.com Tour
|
28
|
Jim Herman
|
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
|
U. of Cincinnati
|
35
|
PGA TOUR
|
29
|
Joe Durant
|
Pensacola Beach, Fla.
|
Huntingdon College
|
49
|
Web.com Tour
|
30
|
Troy Merritt
|
Meridian, Idaho
|
Boise State U.
|
28
|
Web.com Tour
|
31
|
Lee Williams
|
Alexander City, Ala.
|
Auburn U.
|
31
|
PGA TOUR
|
32
|
Andrew Loupe *
|
Baton Rouge, La.
|
LSU
|
24
|
Web.com Tour
|
33
|
Ricky Barnes
|
Phoenix, Ariz.
|
U. of Arizona
|
32
|
PGA TOUR
|
34
|
Peter Malnati *
|
Dandridge, Tenn.
|
U. of Missouri
|
26
|
Web.com Tour
|
35
|
Bobby Gates
|
The Woodlands, Texas
|
Texas A&M
|
27
|
PGA TOUR
|
36
|
Bronson La’Cassie *
|
Brisbane, Australia
|
U. of Minnesota
|
30
|
Web.com Tour
|
37
|
Alex Aragon
|
San Diego, Calif. (Mexico)
|
Stanford U.
|
34
|
Web.com Tour
|
38
|
Tim Wilkinson
|
Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (New Zealand)
|
—
|
35
|
Web.com Tour
|
39
|
Jamie Lovemark
|
Jupiter, Fla.
|
USC
|
25
|
Web.com Tour
|
40
|
Wes Roach *
|
Knoxville, Tenn.
|
Duke U.
|
24
|
Web.com Tour
|
41
|
Daniel Chopra
|
Orlando, Fla. (Sweden)
|
—
|
39
|
Web.com Tour
|
42
|
Alex Prugh
|
Las Vegas, Nev.
|
U. of Washington
|
28
|
Web.com Tour
|
43
|
Miguel Carballo
|
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
|
—
|
34
|
Web.com Tour
|
44
|
Jim Renner
|
Plainville, Mass.
|
Johnson & Wales U.
|
29
|
Web.com Tour
|
45
|
Mark Anderson
|
Beaufort, S.C.
|
U. of South Carolina
|
27
|
Web.com Tour
|
46
|
Kevin Tway *
|
Edmond, Okla.
|
Oklahoma State U.
|
25
|
Web.com Tour
|
47
|
Kevin Foley *
|
Somerville, N.J.
|
Penn State U.
|
26
|
Web.com Tour
|
48
|
Matt Bettencourt
|
Duncan, S.C.
|
Modesto Jr. College
|
38
|
Web.com Tour
|
49
|
Will Wilcox *
|
Birmingham, Ala.
|
U. of Alabama-B’ham
|
27
|
Web.com Tour
|
50
|
Benjamin Alvarado *
|
Santiago, Chile
|
Arizona State U.
|
27
|
Web.com Tour
|
Fourteen of the 50 card earners will be rookies on the PGA TOUR in 2013-14.