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Nationwide Tour: The drive for "THE 25"
 
Oct. 22, 2007
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Only two events remain in the Nationwide Tour schedule for 2007, which means there are only two chances left for those outside "THE 25" to play their way in.

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David McKenzie

This week's Miccosukee Championship in Miami is the final full-field Nationwide Tour event of 2007. The following charts the progress of those players who are vying for one of 25 coveted PGA TOUR cards for 2008 that will be awarded Sunday Nov. 4 at the conclusion of the Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek near San Diego, Calif.

For the third week in a row, South African Brenden Pappas occupies the 25th and final spot. Sunday's Chattanooga Classic presented by Black Creek winner Ron Whittaker, whose uncle is Lanny Wadkins, moved from 27th to 11th. Runner-up David McKenzie of Australia also played his way into "THE 25," improving 19 spots to 24th. Falling out were a pair of 2007 winners, Tom Scherrer and Argentina's Miguel Carballo. They are now 26th and 27th, respectively.

Players on the bubble
Money List Rank Player Hometown College Rank on Sept. 23 Rank on Oct. 7 Rank on Oct. 14
16th Chez Reavie Scottsdale, Ariz. ASU 15th 13th 15th
17th Scott Sterling Baton Rouge, La. LSU 18th 18th 18th
18th Martin Laird Glasgow, Scotland Colorado State 17th 17th 17th
19th Chad Collins Cloverdale, Ind. Methodist 16th 16th 16th
20th Jimmy Walker San Antonio, Texas Baylor 21st 21st 19th
21st Skip Kendall Windermere, Fla. UNLV 19th 19th 20th
22nd James Driscoll Brookline, Mass. Virgina 20th 20th 21st
23rd Michael Letzig Richmond, Mo. New Mexico 24th 24th 22nd
24th David McKenzie Melbourne, Australia -- 37th 37th 43rd
25th Brenden Pappas South Africa/Ocala, Fla. Arkansas 26th 25th 25th
26th Tom Scherrer Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina 22nd 22nd 23rd
27th Miguel Carballo Bahia Blanca, Argentina -- 25th 27th 24th
28th Franklin Langham Peachtree City, Ga. Georgia 23rd 23rd 26th
29th Jeremy Anderson Las Vegas, Nev. UNLV 42nd 26th 28th
30th B.J. Staten Dallas, Texas Houston 32nd 29th 29th

The current top 15 includes: 1-Roland Thatcher, 2-Nick Flanagan, 3-Jason Day, 4-Nicholas Thompson, 5-Jon Mills, 6-Richard Johnson, 7-Matthew Jones, 8-Justin Bolli, 9-Paul Claxton, 10-Patrick Sheehan, 11-Ron Whittaker, 12-Omar Uresti, 13-Kyle Thompson, 14-Brad Elder and 15-John Riegger.