Two former Colorado Junior Amateur champions, Denver native Mark Hubbard and Wyndham Clark of Highlands Ranch, both finished among the top 25 on Sunday out of a field of 144 at the final stage of Web.com Tour Q-school in Chandler, Ariz.
Clark used a hole-in-one at the 180-yard sixth hole on Sunday to help him earn his Web.com Tour card for 2018, while Hubbard continued his torrid play for the third straight day.
Hubbard (pictured), who already had Web.com Tour status for 2018 after being on the PGA Tour the last three seasons, tied for seventh place on Sunday after a stellar final three rounds. Over the last 54 holes, Hubbard went 66-64-67, carding 20 birdies and one bogey. He went bogey-free both Saturday and Sunday to finish at 19-under-par 269 overall.
By placing in the 2-10 range, Hubbard earned $15,000. Over the last three years on the PGA Tour, Hubbard has won more than $1.2 million, but he lost his card in the late summer.
Meanwhile, Clark landed Web.com Tour status as a rookie competing in his first Web Q-school. Clark went through three stages of Q-school, finishing second in the first stage, winning the second stage, and placing 23rd on Sunday in the final stage.
By finishing in the 11-45 range in the final stage, Clark will be exempt at least until the second “reorder” of the Web.com Tour season.
“Officially have a job!” Clark said on Twitter.
After going 66-69-65 the first three rounds, Clark closed with an even-par 72 on Sunday to post a 16-under 272 total. He backed up his hole-in-one at No. 6 with a double-bogey 7 at No. 7 and finished the day with an eagle, two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey. His showing this week was worth $10,000.
All in all, it’s been quite a year for Clark, who now lives in Las Vegas. In 2017, he:
— Won three individual college titles in his final semester at the University of Oregon, including claiming the Pac-12 Conference Championship at Boulder Country Club.
— Was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and was one of three finalists for the male college golfer of the year honor.
— Helped Oregon finish second as a team in the NCAA Championship Finals.
— Earned his PGA Tour Canada card, though he didn’t end up competing in any events on that circuit.
— Turned pro in June and played in seven PGA Tour events, finishing 17th in the Sanderson Farms Championship.
— And then he capped things off with his stellar play in the three stages of Q-school to earn his Web.com Tour card.
Former University of Georgia golfer Lee McCoy claimed medalist honors in the final stage of Q-school with a 28-under-par 260 total.
All told, nearly 1,000 golfers entered Web.com Tour Q-school this year.
Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections who competed this week in Chandler:
(Top 45 Finishers Earn Web.com Tour Status for 2018)
7. Denver native Mark Hubbard 72-66-64-67–269
23. Wyndham Clark of Highlands Ranch 66-69-65-72–272
131. Former Golden resident Andrew Svoboda 70-74-71-72–287
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