2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 29 players who earned their 2012 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2011. Note: Roberto Castro and Mark Anderson had already qualified for the PGA Tour by placing in the Top 25 during the 2011 Nationwide Tour season; they did not count among the Top 25 Q school graduates.

Place	Player	PGA Tour starts	Cuts made	Notes
1	Brendon Todd	21	5	1 Nationwide Tour win
2	Stephen Gangluff	35	16	3 Canadian Tour wins
T3	Bobby Gates	32	13	1 Nationwide Tour win, finished 126th on 2011 PGA Tour money list
T3	Noh Seung-yul	11	8	1 European Tour win, 2 Asian Tour wins, played in 2011 Royal Trophy, youngest man in Q-school field (20)
T5	Tommy Biershenk	3	1
T5	Jarrod Lyle	94	47	2 Nationwide Tour wins, survived leukemia as a teenager
T5	Vaughn Taylor	228	142	2 PGA Tour wins, 1 Nationwide Tour win
T8	Bob Estes	589	410	4 PGA Tour wins, runner-up in 2011 Greenbrier Classic
T8	Brian Harman	4	1	Played in 2005 and 2009 Walker Cups
T8	Marco Dawson	388	204	1 Nationwide Tour win, second oldest graduate (48)
T11	Bae Sang-moon	4	1	3 Japan Golf Tour wins, 3 Asian Tour wins, 2 OneAsia Tour wins, highest ranked player in field (31 in OWGR at time of qualification)
T11	Kevin Kisner	24	10	1 Nationwide Tour win
T13	Jeff Maggert	546	335	3 PGA Tour wins, 2 Nationwide Tour wins, played in 1994 Presidents Cup and 1995, 1997 and 1999 Ryder Cups
T13	Roberto Castro	1	0	Already earned card via 2011 Nationwide Tour, improved status
T13	Charlie Beljan	2	0	2002 U.S. Junior Amateur winner, seven Gateway Tour wins, led Gateway Tour in earnings in 2009
T13	William McGirt	34	19	Finished 83rd in 2011 FedEx Cup, but only 141st in PGA Tour money list
T13	Harris English	0	0	1 Nationwide Tour win (as an amateur), played in 2011 Walker Cup
T18	Patrick Sheehan	185	120	2 Nationwide Tour wins
T18	Greg Owen	142	76	1 European Tour win, 1 Challenge Tour win
T18	Scott Dunlap	184	96	2 Nationwide Tour wins, 2 Sunshine Tour wins, oldest graduate (48) and second oldest man in the field
T18	Daniel Summerhays	30	8	1 Nationwide Tour win (as an amateur)
T18	Edward Loar	10	2	2 Asian Tour wins, played in 1999 Walker Cup
T18	Will Claxton	1	1	Led after all of the first four rounds of Q-school
T24	Richard H. Lee	0	0
T24	Mark Anderson	3	1	Already earned card via 2011 Nationwide Tour
T24	Alexandre Rocha	26	12	1 Canadian Tour win, 1 Tour de las Americas win, won the European Tour's Q-school in 2006
T27	John Huh	0	0	1 Korean Tour win
T27	Nathan Green	173	115	1 PGA Tour win, 1 European Tour win, 2 PGA Tour of Australasia wins, 1 Canadian Tour win
T27	Colt Knost	61	27	2 Nationwide Tour wins, won 2007 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links, played in 2007 Walker Cup

• Players in yellow were 2012 PGA Tour rookies.

2012 Results

Player	Starts	Cuts made	Best finish	Money list rank	Earnings ($)
Brendon Todd	29	11	T9	150	474,295
Stephen Gangluff	23	6	T64	219	58,702
Bobby Gates	29	15	T8	141	525,293
Noh Seung-yul*	28	24	T4	49	1,629,751
Tommy Biershenk*	27	10	T46	207	107,266
Jarrod Lyle	7	6	T4	164	363,685
Vaughn Taylor	26	14	T11	139	547,129
Bob Estes	23	16	T4	99	1,009,769
Brian Harman*	30	21	T5	87	1,146,448
Marco Dawson	22	8	T52	213	79,727
Bae Sang-moon*	25	17	T2	83	1,165,952
Kevin Kisner	24	10	T10	168	346,216
Jeff Maggert	27	14	5	123	682,742
Roberto Castro*	27	19	T7	118	755,095
Charlie Beljan*	22	9	Win	63	1,373,528
William McGirt	30	18	T2	74	1,228,947
Harris English*	27	22	T5	79	1,186,003
Patrick Sheehan	21	8	T32	200	129,590
Greg Owen	27	18	T7	85	1,151,622
Scott Dunlap	20	9	T16	182	230,220
Daniel Summerhays	26	15	T4	92	1,111,522
Edward Loar*	23	7	T25	210	97,947
Will Claxton*	28	21	T5	117	780,969
Richard H. Lee*	24	12	T6	138	547,733
Mark Anderson*	25	13	T9	155	441,019
Alexandre Rocha	21	11	2	131	614,658
John Huh*	28	22	Win	28	2,692,113
Nathan Green	22	15	T10	163	366,651
Colt Knost	29	11	3/T3	109	848,197

*PGA Tour rookie in 2012
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2013 (won or finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2013, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2013 (finished outside the top 150).

Winners on the PGA Tour in 2012

No.	Date	Winner	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 26	John Huh	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun	−13 (67-70-71-63=271)	Playoff	Robert Allenby
2	Nov 11	Charlie Beljan	Children's Miracle Network Classic	−16 (68-64-71-69=272)	2 strokes	Robert Garrigus, Matt Every

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2012

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up score
1	Mar 18	Bae Sang-moon lost in four-man playoff	Transitions Championship	Luke Donald	−13 (67-68-70-66=271)	−13 (69-66-68-68=271)
2	Apr 22	John Huh	Valero Texas Open	Ben Curtis	−9 (67-67-73-72=279)	−7 (77-68-67-69=281)
3	Jul 29	William McGirt	RBC Canadian Open	Scott Piercy	−17 (62-67-67-67=263)	−16 (63-66-66-69=264)
4	Aug 5	Alexandre Rocha	Reno-Tahoe Open	J. J. Henry	43 (10-12-14-7)	42 (8-16-9-9)

See also

• 2011 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

• Results from pgatour.com

This page was last edited on 8 April 2023, at 07:03