Second-round notes: Q-school by the numbers

Seven pre-qualifiers, along with 13 first- and six second-stage regionals were held to reduce the field. A total of 173 players advanced to the final qualifying stage, which will consist of six rounds with no cut.

The top 25 players and ties will receive PGA TOUR cards for 2012. The next nearest-number-to-50 will earn fully exempt Nationwide Tour cards for the first 10 events in 2012, and the remainder of the field will receive conditional Nationwide Tour status.

Seven players qualified by making it through all three stages -- Gator "Richard" Todd, Glenn Northcutt, Wes Roach, Erik Flores, Jess Schutte, Travis Wadkins and Paul Haley.

• A total of 513 players teed off in the seven pre-qualifiers and competed for 258 spots (and ties).
• A total of 969 players teed off in the 13 first-stage qualifiers and competed for 284 spots (and ties).
• A total of 450 players teed off in the six second-stage qualifiers and competed for 122 spots (and ties).
• A total of 39 players were exempt into the final stage of the tournament.

SECOND-ROUND NOTES

Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 66 degrees. Winds NW 20-30 mph, with a high gust of 38 mph.

Second-round leaderboard: 1. Will Claxton 134 (-8); T2. Matt Jones 135 (-9), Harris English 135 (-9); 4. Billy Hurley III 136 (-8)

• Will Claxton finished T139 last year in his first start at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament. He made his first and only career start on TOUR this year with a T67 at the Transitions Championship.

• Matt Jones is making his fifth start at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Of his previous four starts, the only time he was able to advance was in 2009 when he finished third.

• Harris English won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational as an amateur in July on the Nationwide Tour. After turning professional he lost in a playoff in October at the WNB Golf Classic and T3 at the Miccosukee Championship. English has never played on the PGA TOUR.

• Billy Hurley III has made four cuts in 11 career starts on the PGA TOUR dating back to 2006. He is making is second start at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Last year he finished T127.

Scoring averages (both courses are par-72):

The toughest holes after two rounds:

Bogey-free rounds:

R1 (8): Will Claxton (NT/64), Mark Anderson (NT/66), Jeff Maggert (SC/66), Shaun Micheel (NT/67), Dicky Price (SC/67), Ron Whittaker (SC/68), Andrew Johnson (NT/69), Corey Nagy (NT/70).

R2: Harris English (NT/67), Matt Jones (SC/68).

• A total of 55 players are making their first appearance at Q-School Finals.

• Three past Q-School medalists are participating this week at PGA West: 2000 medalist Steve Allan (T101/+1), 2003 medalist Mathias Gronberg (T57/-1) and 2009 medalist Troy Merritt (T15/-5).

The Coachella Valley has hosted the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament several times over the years. This is the fifth time that the current two-course rotation of the Nicklaus Tournament Course and TPC Stadium Course has been used.

Leaders at previous Qualifying Tournaments held at PGA West -- Nicklaus Tournament (NT)/TPC Stadium (SC):

Scores needed to secure PGA TOUR status at PGA West in previous years:

There are five 2011 Nationwide Tour graduates in the field hoping to improve their eligibility standings for the 2012 season. All five have earned PGA TOUR cards for next year. These players will not count toward the top 25 and ties who will earn their PGA TOUR card through Q-School, or against the next number nearest 50 to determine fully-exempt Nationwide Tour membership.

• Scott Verplank (1997), Frank Lickliter (2007) and Troy Merritt (2009) are the only players since 1992 to hold/share the lead after each round of the tournament. Verplank is the only player to hold the lead outright for all six rounds.

• Brendan Pappas (+17) withdrew after the second round.