WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — For the fourth time in five years, former LSU men’s golfer Brian Bateman earned his PGA Tour card as the Monroe native finished tied for 18th at the 108-hole PGA Q School Tournament.
Bateman needed to two-putt from 60 feet on the 18th hole of the sixth round to earn his card. Instead, he made the eagle putt to finish in a tie for 18th and win $25,000. The play was featured as a “Top 10 Play” on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Monday.
Bateman, a three-time All-SEC golfer during his career at LSU (1993-96), was buried in 69th place after three rounds of the Q School Tournament. However, he bounced back to hit the final three rounds in the 60s to qualify (70-73-72-69-67-69 — 420, -12).
Bateman qualified for the PGA Tour through Q School after earning exempt status in 2005 by finishing 86th on the 2004 PGA money list. He finished 141st on the 2005 money list.
The 2006 season will be his fifth consecutive on the PGA Tour, where he earned $505,517 in 2005. Bateman made the cut in 18 of 32 events, finishing in the Top 25 four times.
D.A. Points, who played at LSU from 1995-97 before transferring to Illinois, carded five rounds in the 60s before posting a 2-over 74 in the final round to finish in a tie for third.
In his 2005 rookie season on the PGA Tour, Points made 15 cuts in 33 events — including 10 of his final 16 tournament of the year — winning $400,540 and finishing in the Top 25 four times. He recorded the longest drive on the PGA Tour in 2005, 442-yards. For his third-place tie, Points earned $32,500.
Points qualified for the tour in 2005 by finishing second on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2004.
Another former LSU golfer, Perry Moss, earned conditional status on the Nationwide Tour by finishing in a tie for 97th (431, -1).
Former Kentucky star John Holmes became the first player in 22 years to leave college and win the PGA Tour qualifying tournament in the same year. Holmes finished at 24-under 408 to win by three strokes.
The 165-player field played on the 7,537-yard, par-72 Panther Lake Course and the 7,460-yard, par-72 Crooked Cat Course.
Earned PGA Tour Card
24-under
1. John B. Holmes, $50,000 69c-69p-68c-67p-66c-69p–408
21-under
2. Alex Cejka, $40,000 73p-66c-68c-70p-66c-68p–411
19-under
3. Nicholas Thompson, $32,500 74p-67c-69c-64p-69c-70p–413
3. D.A. Points, $32,500 69c-69p-68c-66p-67c-74p–413
17-under
5. Tom Byrum, $26,250 67c-73p-68c-65p-72c-70p–415
5. Nick Watney, $26,250 72p-71c-66c-68p-69c-69p–415
16-under
7. Daisuke Maruyama, $25,000 70c-71p-74c-68p-65c-68p–416
7. Michael Allen, $25,000 64p-68c-71c-69p-70c-74p–416
15-under
9. Hunter Mahan, $25,000 70c-74p-72c-66p-67c-68p–417
9. Will MacKenzie, $25,000 71c-73p-68c-69p-67c-69p–417
9. Robert Garrigus, $25,000 68c-71p-70c-67p-71c-70p–417
14-under
12. Marco Dawson, $25,000 76c-73p-68p-69c-64c-68p–418
13-under
13. John Engler, $25,000 73p-68c-71c-72p-67c-68p–419
13. Jeff Overton, $25,000 68c-71p-69c-74p-68c-69p–419
13. Henrik Bjornstad, $25,000 69c-69p-71c-68p-70c-72p–419
13. Bubba Dickerson, $25,000 73c-70p-71c-66p-67c-72p–419
13. Ron Whittaker, $25,000 71p-73c-67c-66p-70c-72p–419
12-under
18. Ian Leggatt, $25,000 76p-72c-67p-68c-69c-68p–420
18. Ryan Hietala, $25,000 66c-78p-66c-69p-72c-69p–420
18. Brian Bateman, $25,000 70p-73c-72c-69p-67c-69p–420
18. Matt Hansen, $25,000 69c-72p-72c-68p-68c-71p–420
18. Alex Aragon, $25,000 70c-68p-72c-72p-73c-65p–420
18. Greg Kraft, $25,000 66c-72p-74c-67p-69c-72p–420
18. Mike Sposa, $25,000 71p-69c-71c-69p-68c-72p–420
18. Bill Glasson, $25,000 70p-71c-67c-68p-70c-74p–420
11-under
26. Danny Ellis, $25,000 69p-70c-67c-72p-73c-70p–421
26. Michael Connell, $25,000 67c-73p-71c-67p-73c-70p–421
26. Brett Wetterich, $25,000 70c-70p-69c-69p-71c-72p–421
26. B.J. Staten, $25,000 72p-68c-70c-65p-74c-72p–421
26. Frank Lickliter II, $25,00073p-68c-70c-69p-69c-72p–421
26. Bill Haas, $25,000 68c-72p-73c-69p-67c-72p–421
26. Mathias Gronberg, $25,000 69p-72c-67c-69p-70c-74p–421
Earned exempt Nationwide Tour Card for 2006
10-under
Briny Baird, $5,000 71p-71c-67c-72p-71c-70p–422
Jeff Burns, $5,000 70p-73c-70c-67p-72c-70p–422
Bob Heintz, $5,000 68c-74p-71c-68p-72c-69p–422
Parker McLachlin, $5,000 70c-73p-71c-69p-70c-69p–422
Andrew McLardy, $5,000 72p-70c-69c-73p-69c-69p–422
Richard Johnson, $5,000 71p-71c-68c-73p-71c-68p–422
Tom Johnson, $5,000 68c-74p-67c-70p-70c-73p–422
Grant Waite, $5,000 73p-72c-68p-67c-68c-74p–422
Dan Forsman, $5,000 72c-72p-73c-69p-67p-69c–422
9-under
Andrew Buckle, $5,000 71c-71p-68c-71p-71c-71p–423
Matt Hendrix, $5,000 67c-74p-72c-73p-67c-70p–423
Tommy Tolles, $5,000 71c-74p-69p-69c-72c-68p–423
Brendan Jones, $5,000 71c-69p-69c-69p-70c-75p–423
Steve Stricker, $5,000 72c-72p-73c-69p-70p-67c–423
Omar Uresti, $5,000 71p-71c-74c-71p-67p-69c–423
Scott Hend, $5,000 69c-70p-71c-64p-71c-78p–423
8-under
Ryan Armour, $5,000 69p-74c-68c-71p-72c-70p–424
Peter Tomasulo, $5,000 70c-69p-70c-68p-72c-75p–424
Brad Adamonis, $5,000 73p-71c-69p-70c-71c-70p–424
Ryan Howison, $5,000 69c-70p-74c-74p-69p-68c–424
Bradley Hughes, $5,000 74p-71c-72p-70c-68p-69c–424
7-under
John Merrick, $5,000 69p-72c-71c-69p-72c-72p–425
Fran Quinn, $5,000 70c-71p-70c-71p-68c-75p–425
S.K. Ho, $5,000 72c-71p-72c-71p-69c-70p–425
Joseph Alfieri, $5,000 69p-74c-64c-71p-69c-78p–425
Michael Long, $5,000 70c-72p-74c-71p-67p-71c–425
6-under
Josh Broadaway, $5,000 71p-75c-70p-69c-66c-75p–426
Dan Olsen, $5,000 73p-75c-67p-68c-69c-74p–426
Tripp Isenhour, $5,000 73p-72c-70p-67c-71c-73p–426
D.J. Brigman, $5,000 70p-70c-73c-67p-71c-75p–426
Kevin Johnson, $5,000 73p-74c-68p-68c-67c-76p–426
Brett Bingham, $5,000 73c-73p-69p-68c-72c-71p–426
Roberto Coceres, $5,000 73c-72p-68p-72c-70c-71p–426
Jay Don Blake, $5,000 68p-74c-68c-72p-74c-70p–426
Roland Thatcher, $5,000 73c-71p-66p-72c-74c-70p–426
Brian Henninger, $5,000 74p-73c-71p-67c-71c-70p–426
Jeff Klauk, $5,000 75p-71c-71p-70c-66p-73c–426
5-under
Johnson Wagner, $5,000 68c-72p-72c-68p-69c-78p–427
Jim Rutledge, $5,000 71c-75p-71p-71c-70p-69c–427
Blaine McCallister, $5,000 71c-73p-71c-71p-71p-70c–427
4-under
Kevin Stadler, $5,000 72c-73p-77p-71c-70p-65c–428
Jason Buha, $5,000 73c-75p-69p-70c-71p-70c–428
Scott Ford, $5,000 71c-72p-73c-71p-69p-72c–428
David Mathis, $5,000 70p-73c-71c-68p-75c-71p–428
Patrick Damron, $5,000 72c-76p-74p-68c-66p-72c–428
Cameron Beckman, $5,000 74c-68p-73c-72p-66p-75c–428
Earned conditional Nationwide Tour status
3-under
Nate Lashley 75p-71c-73p-73c-70p-67c–429
Kevin Durkin 73p-73c-72p-70c-72p-69c–429
David Peoples 72p-72c-72c-67p-71c-75p–429
Nick Flanagan 72p-72c-73p-69c-72p-71c–429
Craig Lile 72c-69p-71c-76p-69p-72c–429
Scott Gutschewski 71p-72c-74c-68p-71c-73p–429
Jason Enloe 72p-72c-68c-74p-70p-73c–429
Gavin Coles 66c-74p-72c-73p-74c-70p–429
Craig Kanada 73c-70p-73c-69p-74c-70p–429
2-under
Boo Weekley 69c-71p-72c-69p-71c-78p–430
Michael Putnam 74p-71c-73p-71c-72p-69c–430
Larry Mize 72p-69c-74c-70p-69c-76p–430
Jason Allred 74p-69c-70c-69p-73c-75p–430
Gary Christian 73p-78c-67p-70c-70p-72c–430
Deane Pappas 72p-68c-72c-68p-76c-74p–430
Chad Collins 71c-72p-71c-71p-71c-74p–430
Notah Begay III 71c-76p-69p-70c-71c-73p–430
Gabriel Hjertstedt 72p-74c-72p-68c-69p-75c–430
1-under
Steve Collins 73c-71p-73p-73c-73p-68c–431
Perry Moss 73p-70c-73c-71p-73p-71c–431
Esteban Toledo 70c-77p-72p-73c-68p-71c–431
Hiroshi Matsuo 73p-72c-72p-71c-71p-72c–431
Matt Gogel 71p-74c-74p-71c-68p-73c–431
Even
Steve Allan 72c-73p-70p-75c-72p-70c–432
Mark Wilson 73c-75p-74p-67c-72p-71c–432
David Sutherland 76p-69c-73p-67c-70c-77p–432
Hunter Haas 70c-71p-71c-70p-77c-73p–432
Paul Wackerly 73p-72c-70p-67c-77c-73p–432
David Roesch 70p-70c-73c-71p-75c-73p–432
1-over
Travis Perkins 70p-78c-70p-78c-65p-72c–433
J.P. Hayes 71c-77p-72p-70c-72p-71c–433
Jim McGovern 73p-70c-71c-74p-72p-73c–433
Jeremy Anderson 74p-69c-72c-72p-71p-75c–433
Chez Reavie 79p-68c-71p-72c-68p-75c–433
Steven Alker 71p-70c-71c-74p-70c-77p–433
Franklin Langham 66p-74c-73c-72p-74c-74p–433
Chris Tidland 74p-69c-73c-69p-74c-74p–433
Jeff Hart 74c-72p-72p-67c-75c-73p–433
2-over
Bob May 75p-69c-73c-73p-72p-72c–434
Rick Price 70c-75p-76p-71c-69p-73c–434
Scott Parel 76c-69p-70p-72c-74p-73c–434
Ron Harvey, Jr. 74c-77p-71p-67c-71p-74c–434
3-over
Paul Claxton 71p-71c-74c-71p-76p-72c–435
Steve Wheatcroft 77p-69c-72p-72c-71p-74c–435
4-over
Elliot Gealy 78c-75p-68p-68c-74p-73c–436
Gene Jones 76c-72p-72p-70c-72p-74c–436
5-over
Bobby Gage 73c-71p-73c-72p-74p-74c–437
Tim Wilkinson 69c-79p-73p-71c-72p-73c–437
Andrew Dahl 74c-73p-76p-68c-74p-72c–437
Dan Buchner 74p-74c-72p-70c-76p-71c–437
Jason Dufner 73c-74p-72p-72c-75p-71c–437
Barry Cheesman 77c-73p-70p-72c-74p-71c–437
Darron Stiles 77p-71c-74p-72c-72p-71c–437
Per-Ulrik Johansson 72c-72p-72p-73c-78p-70c–437
Mike Springer 71p-73c-69p-71c-75c-78p–437
6-over
Skip Kendall 76c-70p-73p-73c-70p-76c–438
Steve Schneiter 78p-72c-73p-73c-69p-73c–438
Chris Anderson 74c-73p-73p-72c-74p-72c–438
7-over
Keoke Cotner 74p-72c-70p-73c-73p-77c–439
8-over
Chip Deason 74c-78p-70p-68c-72p-78c–440
Joel Hendry 76p-75c-73p-69c-76p-71c–440
9-over
Wen-Tang Lin 77p-77c-68p-72c-72p-75c–441
10-over
Brad Klapprott 71c-70p-73c-80p-73p-75c–442
11-over
Nathan Celusta 72p-74c-73p-73c-74p-77c–443
16-over
Mike Perez 81p-75c-71p-74c-70p-77c–448
Ryan Lavoie 76p-77c-72p-74c-73p-76c–448
17-over
Andrew Getson 74c-75p-76p-74c-74p-76c–449
20-over
Jeremy Pope 77p-79c-77p-72c-71p-76c–452
21-over
Jeff Martin 74p-79c-75p-75c-75p-75c–453
22-over
Euan Walters 80p-72c-76p-76c-72p-78c–454
23-over
Will Dottley 75c-74p-76p-76c-74p-80c–455