One Step at a Time

The Colorado contingent had a high success rate in this week’s Web.com Tour Q-school First-Stage tournament in Nebraska City.

Four of the eight players with strong Colorado ties who were competing in the Cornhusker State punched their tickets to the Second Stage of the three-stage qualifying process.

Those who advanced on Friday in Nebraska City by finishing in the top 24 and ties out of a field of 77 were Wyndham Clark (second place), former University of Colorado golfers Justin Bardgett (third) and Derek Tolan (20th), and Parker Edens of Greeley (23rd).

Clark, who won the Pac-12 Conference title in Boulder in April and then played in five PGA Tour events after going pro, finished with a 15-under-par 269 total. Only amateur Nick Voke of Ames, Iowa (268) was better.

Bardgett checked in at 271, while two-time CoBank Colorado Open champion Tolan (pictured) posted a 281 total. Edens, a former Colorado State University golfer, advanced on the number at 282.

Meanwhile, former CU golfer Jeremy Paul missed by one stroke in the San Diego First Stage tournament by closing with a 73 to tie for 26th place.

Seven more First Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week.

The Second Stage of Web Q-school will be held at five sites between Oct. 31-Nov. 7, and the Final Stage Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections who competed this week:

Nebraska City (Top 24 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
ADVANCE TO STAGE 2

2. Coloradan Wyndham Clark 66-67-69-67–269
3. Former CU golfer Justin Bardgett 68-71-65-67–271
20. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 72-67-70-72–281
23. Parker Edens, Greeley 73-69-72-68–282
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO STAGE 2
40. Steven Kupcho, Westminster 74-69-73-70–286
55. Former CU golfer Josh Creel, Cheyenne 71-73-70-77–291
59. Former UNC golfer Conner Barr 72-69-78-74–293
63. Cameron Harrell, Colorado Springs 72-80-73-69–294

Lantana, Texas (Top 24 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO STAGE 2

49. Zahkai Brown, Golden 69-71-72-70–282

San Diego (Top 23 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO STAGE 2

26. Former CU golfer Jeremy Paul 67-68-70-73–278
33. Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski 63-74-70-74–281
57. Jamie Marshall, Lone Tree 69-74-71-76–290