It didn't take Jimmy Walker long to describe his emotions after finishing in a tie for fifth Sunday at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.
“Awesome,” he said.
It may be for some time to come. Walker's finish, and the $228,000 paycheck that came with it, moved him inside the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list, the cutoff for earning a full-time exemption on the 2010 schedule.
With $589,833 earned, including $370,392 since August, Walker has moved to No. 123 on the money list with four events remaining in the Fall Finish portion of the calendar. The next tournament, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, takes place Oct. 15-18 at Las Vegas.
“I'm not going to say I was surprised — I always expect to play good — but it all came together,” said Walker, who earned a partial exemption this season thanks to his finish at the tour's qualifying school late last year. “We've been working hard, and saving the best for Sunday felt pretty good.”
On Sunday, he climbed the leaderboard thanks to his best round of the tourney, a 6-under 66 en route to a 15-under overall finish.
“Now I have to go have some more good finishes,” said the Boerne resident, who went back to swing coach Bryan Gathright last spring. “One more good finish, and that should be enough.”
If Walker finishes in the top 150 on the money list, he would secure a partial exemption for 2010 and, most importantly, be able to avoid another return to Q-School.
San Antonio's Cameron Beckman, who won the Frys.com Open in 2008, already carries a full-time exemption for next season.
In the money: Former Texas State standout Casey Carnes shot 5-under 283 to post a tie for 28th at last week's Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Carnes, a Woodlake Golf Club assistant, ended 18 strokes behind champ Tim Thelen of New Ulm. Carnes, of New Braunfels, earned $828 for his finish.
Finishing up: With a missed cut at last week's Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala., Wendy Ward dipped to 39th on the LPGA Tour money list this season. Ward, a former Roosevelt standout, has earned $307,282.
Churchill-ex Kim Hall was 83rd at the same event, moving to 137th on the money list with $17,001. Also missing the cut was San Antonio's Christi Cano, who had ended the Duramed Futures Tour season 42nd on the money list with $15,290 earned.
Hall and Cano are likely headed to qualifying school later this year in a bid to retain LPGA playing cards.
Going clubbing: After seeing last week's event postponed by rain, The First Tee of San Antonio will hold a “Clubs for a Cause” sale Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the organization's new offices at the Polo Fields at Brackenridge Park. The yard sale will offer golf equipment for players of all ages, with all proceeds going to the local First Tee. For information, call (210) 736-9592.
Shootout hits the mark: More than 1,500 participants took more than 20,000 shots at the recent Dr Pepper Million Dollar Shootout, a fundraiser held by the Valero Alamo Bowl. Chris Olivarri won the grand prize, a trip for two to the Caribbean, after his shot at the 165-yard hole at the Polo Field landed 11 feet, 41/2 inches from the pin.
Proceeds benefited the Alamo Bowl's scholarship program.
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“Awesome,” he said.
It may be for some time to come. Walker's finish, and the $228,000 paycheck that came with it, moved him inside the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list, the cutoff for earning a full-time exemption on the 2010 schedule.
With $589,833 earned, including $370,392 since August, Walker has moved to No. 123 on the money list with four events remaining in the Fall Finish portion of the calendar. The next tournament, the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, takes place Oct. 15-18 at Las Vegas.
“I'm not going to say I was surprised — I always expect to play good — but it all came together,” said Walker, who earned a partial exemption this season thanks to his finish at the tour's qualifying school late last year. “We've been working hard, and saving the best for Sunday felt pretty good.”
On Sunday, he climbed the leaderboard thanks to his best round of the tourney, a 6-under 66 en route to a 15-under overall finish.
“Now I have to go have some more good finishes,” said the Boerne resident, who went back to swing coach Bryan Gathright last spring. “One more good finish, and that should be enough.”
If Walker finishes in the top 150 on the money list, he would secure a partial exemption for 2010 and, most importantly, be able to avoid another return to Q-School.
San Antonio's Cameron Beckman, who won the Frys.com Open in 2008, already carries a full-time exemption for next season.
In the money: Former Texas State standout Casey Carnes shot 5-under 283 to post a tie for 28th at last week's Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Carnes, a Woodlake Golf Club assistant, ended 18 strokes behind champ Tim Thelen of New Ulm. Carnes, of New Braunfels, earned $828 for his finish.
Finishing up: With a missed cut at last week's Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala., Wendy Ward dipped to 39th on the LPGA Tour money list this season. Ward, a former Roosevelt standout, has earned $307,282.
Churchill-ex Kim Hall was 83rd at the same event, moving to 137th on the money list with $17,001. Also missing the cut was San Antonio's Christi Cano, who had ended the Duramed Futures Tour season 42nd on the money list with $15,290 earned.
Hall and Cano are likely headed to qualifying school later this year in a bid to retain LPGA playing cards.
Going clubbing: After seeing last week's event postponed by rain, The First Tee of San Antonio will hold a “Clubs for a Cause” sale Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the organization's new offices at the Polo Fields at Brackenridge Park. The yard sale will offer golf equipment for players of all ages, with all proceeds going to the local First Tee. For information, call (210) 736-9592.
Shootout hits the mark: More than 1,500 participants took more than 20,000 shots at the recent Dr Pepper Million Dollar Shootout, a fundraiser held by the Valero Alamo Bowl. Chris Olivarri won the grand prize, a trip for two to the Caribbean, after his shot at the 165-yard hole at the Polo Field landed 11 feet, 41/2 inches from the pin.
Proceeds benefited the Alamo Bowl's scholarship program.
Source
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