Twenty eGolf Tour Members Earn 2010 Q-School Bonus Following Conclusion of Tour Championship

Tommy Biershenk and Jason Kokrak
By Stewart Moore
Charlotte, N.C. – The eGolf Professional Tour's 2010 "Q-School Bonus" race came to a conclusion following Saturday's final round of the regular-season-ending Tour Championship in Gordonsville, VA. The top 20 tour members on the member earnings money list will have their entries into the 2010 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament paid for by eGolf – a value of approximately $4,500 per player.
Throughout the 2010 season, the eGolf Tour has published a separate money list from the overall list, in turn highlighting only monies earned by members of the tour. The list was configured to determine the 50 eligible players for the members-only Tour Championship, as well as the top 20 finishers in the season-long Q-School Bonus race.
"We are ecstatic that we have the ability to pay for PGA TOUR Q-School for each of these 20 players," said tour president David Siegel. "We realize that it is in our best interest to do all we can to assure our players make it to the next level, and it is our hope that this bonus will allow all of them to do just that."
The 20 players who will have PGA TOUR Q-School paid for by eGolf are as follows:
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Jason Kokrak – $101,058 – Leading money winner picked up two titles at the Cabarrus Classic and the Bushnell Championship.
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Tommy Biershenk – $94,968 – Former Nationwide Tour player who won his third career eGolf Tour title at the Bolle Classic in June.
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Brian Harman – $65,954 – Two-time Walker Cup player collected eight top-10 finishes in 11 starts in his first full season as a professional.
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Chris Baker – $64,251 – Winner of Challenge Tour's Moroccan Golf Classic this year won his first eGolf Tour title at the River Hills Classic in May.
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Tadd Fujikawa – $63,347 – Posted four top-10 finishes in his first season on tour, including a nine-shot victory at the Tour Championship.
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Roberto Castro – $62,996 – Five-time eGolf Tour winner picked up No. 5 at the Savannah Quarters Classic in February. Former Byron Nelson Award winner.
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Scott Weatherly – $60,047 – Former Nationwide Tour player broke through for first eGolf title at the Grand Harbor Open in May.
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Jhared Hack – Hack, 20, picked up his second eGolf Tour title at the Southern Open in July. Former Western Junior and Western Amateur winner.
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Frank Adams III – $50,634 – Longest tenured eGolf Tour player, dating back to 2003. Won sixth career tour title at the Golf in Morocco Classic in March.
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Clint Jensen – $46,523 – Won his second career eGolf Tour title at the Cowans Ford Open in April. Win earned him a spot in the BMW Charity Pro-Am in May.
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Richard Scott – $46,410 – Three-time winner of the Canadian Amateur won his second tour title at the inaugural Championship at St. James Plantation in April.
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Scott Parel – $43,247 – Longtime Nationwide Tour player posted two top-3 finishes and made 11 of 12 cuts on the season.
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David Robinson – $42,622 – Tour's 2008 leading money winner and a current Nationwide Tour player. Finished runner-up at 2010 Cabarrus Classic.
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Drew Weaver – $42,361 – 2007 British Amateur champion notched top-6 finishes in four of his last five starts. Made 9 of 13 cuts on the season.
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Ben Martin – $41,009 – Runner-up in the 2009 U.S. Amateur won his first pro title at the Forest Oaks Classic. Earned $41,009 in just three starts on tour.
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Fernando Mechereffe – $40,786 – Collected two top-5 finishes on the season, including a third-place effort at the Cowans Ford Open.
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Martin Ureta – $40,422 – Represented his native Chile in the 2009 World Cup, then picked up three top-5 finishes on the 2010 eGolf Tour.
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Matt Hendrix – $39,200 – Picked up his fourth career runner-up finish at the Tour Championship, in turn moving from No. 24 to No. 18 on this list.
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Brian Duncan – $37,286 – Nationwide Tour member made 12 of 12 cuts and added three top-10 finishes on the year. Finished T4 at Golf in Morocco Classic.
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Ryan Gildersleeve – $34,473 – Posted three top-10s in his first five starts of the year, including at T2 at the HGM Hotels Classic at Rock Barn in June.