Coloradans Chris Korte and Derek Tolan didn’t do themselves any big favors with the scores they posted on Wednesday in a Web.com Q-school First Stage tournament in Nebraska City, but considering that no one shot lower than 70 on a windy day, no major damage was done.
In fact, despite shooting a 4-over-par 75 in round 2, Korte actually moved three spots up the scoreboard. And Tolan is still well within striking distance of advancing in the Q-school process despite a 78 on Wednesday.
The top 21 finishers and ties after four rounds will advance to the Second Stage of Q-school. At the halfway point, Korte is in 30th place and Tolan in 40th.
Korte, a Littleton resident and former University of Denver golfer, sits at 4-over-par 146, two strokes from the player currently in 21st place. And Tolan, a University of Colorado golfer who lives in Highlands Ranch, checked in at 148, four out of the 21st spot.
Last week, four players with strong Colorado connections advanced from a First Stage Q-school tournament to Second Stage — Zahkai Brown of Golden, fellow former Colorado State University golfer Blake Cannon, and former CU players Yannik and Jeremy Paul.
Seven other First Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week. Then there will be five Second Stage tourneys from Oct. 30-Nov. 9. The Final Stage is Dec. 6-9 in Chandler, Ariz., where 2018 Web.com Tour cards will be distributed.
Here are this week’s First-Stage scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties:
Oct. 2-5, 2018 in Nebraska City
(Top 21 finishers and ties after 72 holes advance to Second Stage)
30. Chris Korte, Littleton 71-75–146
40. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 70-78–148
69. Former CU golfer Kevin Kring 74-81–155
