Q-School Home Pre-Qualification

Sept 16 - Sept 19
(Practice: Sept 14 and 15) › Morgan Creek G&CC › Cypresswood Golf Club › Jennings Mill CC Sept 23 - Sept 26
(Practice: Sept 21 and 22) › Kinderlou Forest › Woodbridge GC › PGA West (Norman)

First Qualifying Stage

Oct 21 - Oct 24
(Practice: Oct 19 and 20) › East Valley GC (Champion) › Dayton Valley CC › Florence CC › Crandon Park › Clubs of Kingwood (Forest) › St. Johns G&CC Oct 22 - Oct 25
(Practice: Oct 20 and 21) › Cypresswood GC (Tradition) Oct 28 - Oct 31
(Practice: Oct 26 and 27) › Treyburn Country Club › San Juan Oaks › Stonebridge Ranch CC (Hills) › Martin Downs CC › Carlton Oaks CC

Second Qualifying Stage

Nov 12 - Nov 15 › Southern Hills Plantation › Deerwood GC › Hombre GC (Bad/Ugly) › Callaway Gardens (Mountain) Nov 19 - Nov 22
(Practice: Nov 17 and 18) › Oak Valley GC › Lantana GC

Final Qualifying Stage

Dec 03 - Dec 08
(Practice: Nov 30 and Dec 1 & 2) › Tee Times › PGA West (Nicklaus TC)

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PGA TOUR

Final Stage: Dec. 3-8
PGA West - Nicklaus TC

TV Times: GOLF CHANNEL - all times ET
Sat., Dec. 6 – 4-7 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 7 – 4-7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 8 – 3:30-7 p.m.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Regional Qualifying: Nov. 3-7, four sites
Final Stage: Nov. 18-21, TPC Eagle Trace
Coral Springs, Fla.
› 2008 National Qualifying Tournament

FINALS FIELD

› TPC Eagle Trace-Coral Springs, FL

Kanada in three-way tie for lead at final stage of q-school

Dec. 3, 2008 | | PGATOUR.com

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) -- Major Manning and Craig Kanada ran off birdie strings on different PGA West courses on their way to 7-under 65s and shares of the lead in the first of six rounds at the PGA TOUR qualifying Tournament on Wednesday.

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Craig Kanada's best '08 TOUR finish was a tie for 11th at the AT&T Classic.

First-round notebook
Tee times: Nicklaus
Tee times: Stadium

Manning, who made it through two stages of q-school to reach the finals, had five straight birdies in the middle of his round on the TPC Stadium Course, while Kanada started his round with six straight birdies on the Nicklaus Tournament Course.

Joey Lamielle, who also began his quest for a card in the first stage, had a 65 on the Nicklaus course.

The 108-hole Tournament, one of the most grueling in golf, will end on Monday with the top 25 players and ties earning cards.

The biggest name atop the leaderboard was former PGA champion Mark Brooks, who is in q-school for the first time in 21 years. Winless since his capturing the '96 PGA Championship, Brooks opened with a 66 on the Stadium Course.

The group at 67 included Jay Williamson, who reached the third round of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup but failed to keep his card. Joe Durant, whose four PGA TOUR victories include the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in the desert seven years ago, was among those at 68.

Among former TOUR winners who struggled was Jason Gore, who had two bogeys on his opening three holes and took a 7 on the par-3 eighth on his way to a 75.

Former U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes already earned his card by finishing 25th on the Nationwide Tour money list, but he entered the final stage with hopes of improving his status for the 2009 season. He opened with a 72 and was tied for 104th in the 163-man field.