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Final Stage: Nov. 18-21, TPC Eagle Trace
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› 2008 National Qualifying Tournament

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How they got to q-school finals

Dec. 3, 2008  |  By PGA TOUR staff  |  PGATOUR.com

LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Of the 163 players participating in this week's PGA TOUR National Qualfying Tournament finals. 37 didn't have to play in the earlier stages thanks to previous professional success. Others had to go through just the second stage, or perhaps both stages. Meanwhile, six players in the field at La Quinta started their journey in the pre-qualification stage.

Here's the breakdown (players listed in alphabetical order, with location of their stage sites):

Player First stage site Second stage site Exemption
ALDRIDGE, Tyler Carlton Oaks Lantana  
ALLAN, Steve     PGA TOUR money
ARAGON, Alex Carlton Oaks Oak Valley  
BAE, Sang-Moon Cypresswood Oak Valley  
BARCELO, Rich   Oak Valley  
BARNES, Ricky     Nationwide Tour money
BEACH, Nick Kingwood Deerwood  
BEGAY, Notah III   Lantana  
BENEDETTI, Camilo Martin Downs So. Hills  
BERGANIO, David Jr.   Hombre  
BERGMAN, Oskar   Callaway  
BJORNSTAD, Henrik   Lantana  
BLAND, Adam     Australasian money
BLIXT, Jonas Florence Hombre  
BONHOMME, Andrew Stonebridge Lantana  
BORCHERT, Matt St. Johns So. Hills  
BOROS, Guy   Hombre  
BRADLEY, Michael   So. Hills  
BRANSHAW, David     Nationwide Tour money
BRIGMAN, D.J.     Nationwide Tour money
BROADAWAY, Josh     Nationwide Tour money
BROOKS, Mark   Deerwood  
BROWN, Brandon Martin Downs Hombre  
BROWNE, Olin   Callaway  
BUCKLE, Andrew     Medical
BUTCHER, Rodney Cypresswood Hombre  
CHRISTIAN, Gary   Hombre  
COBB, Ryan Martin Downs Hombre  
COLES, Gavin   Hombre  
COLLINS, Wil C. Dayton Valley Lantana  
COX, Kris   Lantana  
CURL, Jeff St. Johns Callaway  
DAMRON, Robert   Callaway  
DAWSON, Marco   So. Hills  
DAY, Glen   Deerwood  
DAY, Jason     PGA TOUR money
DEANE, Stuart Stonebridge Lantana  
DELSING, Jay   Callaway  
DEMSEY, Todd   So. Hills  
DEVOLL, Casey Crandon Lantana  
DECORSO, Bryan     Nationwide Tour money
DICKERSON, Bubba     Nationwide Tour money
DRESSER, Andrew   Lantana  
DREW, James Dayton Valley Oak Valley  
DRISCOLL, James     PGA TOUR money
DUFNER, Jason   Hombre  
DUNCAN, Brian Kingwood Deerwood  
DUNLAP, Scott     Nationwide Tour money
DURANT, Joe     PGA TOUR money
EGER, Kent Carlton Oaks Oak Valley  
ELDER, Brad   Deerwood  
ENLOE, Jason   So. Hills  
EVERY, Matt     Nationwide Tour money
FATHAUER, Derek   Callaway  
FAWCETT, Scott (a) Stonebridge
(PreQ-Cypresswood)		 So. Hills  
FLORES, Martin Stonebridge Lantana  
FRANCO, Carlos   Callaway  
FRAZAR, Harrison   Hombre  
FRICKE, Jonathan A. Martin Downs Callaway  
FRIESEN, Steve San Juan Oak Valley  
GAINEY, Tommy     PGA TOUR money
GALLAGHER, Jeff   Hombre  
GAMEZ, Robert   So. Hills  
GARDINER, Scott   Deerwood  
GARRIGUS, Robert     PGA TOUR money
GILLIS, Tom   Hombre  
GOLDEN, Brad Kingwood
(PreQ-Cypresswood)		 Hombre  
GORE, Jason     PGA TOUR money
GOVE, Jeff   Hombre  
GOW, Paul   Hombre  
GRONBERG, Mathias   Deerwood  
HAAS, Hunter     Nationwide Tour money
HAN, Seung-su (a) Dayton Valley So. Hills  
HART, Jeff   Oak Valley  
HEARN, David   Deerwood  
HEINTZ, Bob   Callaway  
HERMAN, Jim Martin Downs Hombre  
HIETALA, Ryan     Nationwide Tour money
HONG, S.S. Crandon Oak Valley  
HUBER, Keith San Juan Deerwood  
HUSTON, John   So. Hills  
IWATA, Hiroshi     Japan Tour money
JOHNSON, Kevin   Callaway  
JOHNSON, Richard   Deerwood  
JONES, Kent   Lantana  
JONES, Matt     PGA TOUR money
JUSTESEN, Erick Dayton Valley Lantana  
KANADA, Craig   Oak Valley  
KELLY, Troy San Juan Oak Valley  
KIZZIRE, Patton Treyburn
(PreQ-Woodbridge)		 Callaway  
KNUTZON, Jason Martin Downs Lantana  
LAMELY, Derek Crandon So. Hills  
LAMIELLE, Joey Crandon Callaway  
LANCASTER, Neal   Deerwood  
LANING, Drew Kingwood Deerwood  
LEE, Richard T. Cypresswood Oak Valley  
LEE, Won Joon     Australasian Tour money
LEVIN, Spencer     Nationwide Tour money
LEBRUN, Steve Martin Downs So. Hills  
LICKLITER, Frank II     PGA TOUR money
MANNING, Major St. Johns So. Hills  
MAY, Bob     Nationwide Tour money
MERRITT, Troy Dayton Valley Callaway  
MILLS, Jon   So. Hills  
MOLDER, Bryce     Nationwide Tour money
MUELLER, Jesse Carlton Oaks Oak Valley  
NITTIES, James     Australasian Tour money
OH, James   Oak Valley  
OH, Ted East Valley Lantana  
OLSON, Leif St. Johns So. Hills  
OSBORN, Garrett     Nationwide Tour money
PILLER, Martin Stonebridge
(PreQ-Morgan Creek)		 Lantana  
PURDY, Ted   Oak Valley  
PUTNAM, Michael   Deerwood  
RICHARDSON, Matt Cypresswood Lantana  
RIDINGS, Tag     PGA TOUR money
RIEGGER, John   Callaway  
RILEY, Chris   Callaway  
RISDON, Dustin Stonebridge Deerwood  
ROBINSON, David Florence Callaway  
RUTLEDGE, Jim   Oak Valley  
SCHULTZ, Dave Stonebridge Deerwood  
SHEEHAN, Patrick     PGA TOUR money
SIMPSON, Webb   Callaway  
SIMS, Michael Kingwood Lantana  
SISK, Geoffrey Treyburn Hombre  
SKINNER, Sonny   Hombre  
SKINNS, David Treyburn Hombre  
SMITH, Chris   Callaway  
SMOCK, Brian San Juan Oak Valley  
SPALLONE, Sal Martin Downs Hombre  
STADLER, Kevin     PGA TOUR money
STANKOWSKI, Paul   Lantana  
STATEN, B.J. Stonebridge Deerwood  
STERLING, Scott     PGA TOUR money
STROUD, Chris   Deerwood  
STUARD, Brian Stonebridge Deerwood  
SULLIVAN, Chip Crandon Callaway  
SUMMERHAYS, Daniel     Nationwide Tour money
SYKORA, Joseph St. Johns
(PreQ-Kinderlou)		 Hombre  
TAMBELLINI, Roger     Nationwide Tour money
TAYLOR, Steven Carlton Oaks
(PreQ-Greg Norman)		 2nd-So. Hills  
TEATER, Josh St. Johns So. Hills  
TIDLAND, Chris     Nationwide Tour money
TURNER, Jerod Cypresswood Callaway  
VANEGAS, Diego Cypresswood So. Hills  
VEAZEY, Vance   Deerwood  
VEGAS, Jhonattan Kingwood Hombre  
VRANESH, Brian East Valley Lantana  
WALKER, Jimmy   Lantana  
WALTERS, Justin Florence Lantana  
WARREN, Charles     PGA TOUR money
WATKINS, Aaron Carlton Oaks Oak Valley  
WEBB, Brennan Florence So. Hills  
WHEATCROFT, Steve Martin Downs Hombre  
WHITE, Dustin Carlton Oaks Oak Valley  
WILLIAMSON, Jay     PGA TOUR money
WILLIAMSON, Lee Treyburn So. Hills  
WILLIS, Garrett   So. Hills  
WOOD, Willie   Deerwood  
WOODLAND, Gary Dayton Valley Lantana  
YANG, Y.E.   Oak Valley  
YI, Dong San Juan Deerwood  
Exemptions into the final stage include:
Those applicants among the top 25 finishers immediately after the 125th position on the final 2008 PGA TOUR money list.
Those Special Temporary Members of the PGA TOUR whose combined official money and money earned in official money World Golf Championship events is equal to or greater than the 150th place finisher on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list.
Those applicants among Major and Minor Medical Extension category members whose official money earned in his available tournaments, when combined with the amount of official money earned in his tournaments played, would have placed him in positions Nos. 126-150 on the 2007 PGA TOUR money list.
Those applicants finishing Nos. 26-40 on the final 2008 Nationwide Tour Money List.
The leading first, second and third available players to a floor of 10th position on the European Tour and Japan Golf Tour respective money lists as of the q-school entry deadline and the Australasian PGA Tour final money list from the 2007 season.
Those applicants among the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of the q-school entry deadline.