Field study: Web.com Tour Finals qualifiers

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Field study: Web.com Tour Finals qualifiers
- September 01, 2016
  By Kevin Prise and Adam Stanley , PGATOUR.COM Follow @WebDotComTour
PGA TOUR-bound players Wesley Bryan and Ollie Schniederjans are ready to take on the Web.com Tour Finals. (Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

It’s time for the Web.com Tour Finals, the four-event series that will determine PGA TOUR eligibility for the 2016-17 season.

The Finals begin at the inaugural DAP Championship in Cleveland, Ohio, September 8-11, to be contested at famed Canterbury Golf Club.

Here's the updated field for the event.

WEB.COM TOUR FINALS: Frequently asked questions | Eligibility for Finals explained | Qualifying structure | Priority Ranking explained

We'll proceed to Boise, Idaho for the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco at Hillcrest CC, September 15-18, a long-running Web.com Tour event that will assume a Finals spot for the first time this year.

We'll then circle back to Columbus, Ohio for the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship at the Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course), September 22-25. The traditionally demanding Scarlet Course holds the distinction of being the only returning Finals venue.

The Finals will conclude at the Web.com Tour Championship at Atlantic Beach CC in the Jacksonville, Florida metroplex, October 6-9. The event heads a few miles north from its previous home at TPC Sawgrass (Dye's Valley Course) in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour Regular Season money list have already earned their PGA TOUR card for the 2015-16 season, and their money list (Bucket A) will continue through the Finals, with Priority Ranking determined upon the conclusion of the Web.com Tour Championship. The rest of the field – Nos. 26-75 on the Web.com Tour money list; Nos. 126-200 in the TOUR FedExCup standings – will battle for the 25 remaining TOUR cards (Bucket B). Priority Ranking will alternate between top finishers from Bucket A and Bucket B, from the No. 1 spot to the No. 25 spot on each money list. The only way to cross over from Bucket A to Bucket B is by winning the Finals money list, which Derek Fathauer did in 2014.

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We broke down the players eligible to compete in this year's Web.com Tour Finals. Take a look below.

Web.com Tour money list (in order from 1 to 75)

Rank	Player	Comment
1	Wesley Bryan	Nine top-25 finishes in 13 starts, including three wins. Trick-shot artist. South Carolina alum. Lives in Augusta, Georgia.
2	Richy Werenski	Four top-2 finishes, including a win at BMW Charity Pro-Am. Georgia Tech alum; Boston-area native.
3	J.J. Spaun	Ten top-25 finishes, including win at News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot. Los Angeles native. 2015 Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit winner.
4	Ryan Brehm	Eight top-25 finishes, including win at WinCo Foods Portland Open. Former golf coach at Michigan State.
5	Martin Flores	Eight top-25s, including win at Lincoln Land Charity Championship. Has played 142 career PGA TOUR events.
6	Ollie Schniederjans	Seven top-25 finishes, including win at Air Capital Classic. Former collegiate standout at Georgia Tech.
7	Dominic Bozzelli	Four top-10 finishes, including win at Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Western New York native, Auburn alum
8	Trey Mullinax	Five top-25 finishes, highlighted by a win at Rex Hospital Open in mid-May. Helped lead Alabama to back-to-back national titles in 2013 and 2014.
9	Seamus Power	Seven top-25s, including win at United Leasing & Finance Championship. Represented home country of Ireland in Rio Olympics.
10	J.T. Poston	Western Carolina alum began year with no status but Monday-qualified into United Leasing & Finance Championship, finished top-25 and was off and running.
11	Cheng Tsung Pan	Represented Chinese Taipei in Olympic Games. 2015 University of Washington alum. Finished second on 2015 Mackenzie Tour Order of Merit.
12	Ryan Armour	Veteran earned first career Tour title at season-opening Panama Claro Championship. Ohio State alum, currently resides in south Florida.
13	Jonathan Randolph	Made 17 cuts in 20 starts, including two runner-up finishes. Proud Ole Miss alum who opts to drive rather than fly to several events.
14	Brad Fritsch	Veteran Canadian earned first Tour title at Servientrega Championship Presented by Efecty. Avid Ottawa Senators supporter.
15	Brian Campbell	Rookie recorded five top-10s in 14 starts, including two runner-ups. 2015 University of Illinois grad, was low amateur at 2015 U.S. Open.
16	Mark Anderson	South Carolina alum surged into The 25 with runner-up finish in Portland. Began year with conditional status.
17	Mackenzie Hughes	Overcame early-season struggles with win at Price Cutter Charity Championship. Proud Canadian and Kent State alum.
18	Grayson Murray	North Carolina native began year with conditional status, took advantage of sponsor invite to hometown Rex Hospital Open (T10).
19	Brandon Hagy	Five top-10 finishes in 16 starts, including T3 as crowd favorite at Ellie Mae Classic in Bay Area. Long-hitting California alum.
20	Julain Etulain	Made cut in first 12 starts of 2016, highlighted by runner-up in Louisiana. 2014 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Order of Merit winner.
21	Nicholas Lindheim	Earned first title at Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. Took up game as teenager, didn’t play college golf.
22	Sebastian Munoz	Took advantage of sponsor invite to hometown Club Colombia Championship and won. North Texas alum.
23	Max Homa	Won Rust-Oleum Championship outside Chicago in early June but has struggled since. Previously played TOUR in 2014-15.
24	Rick Lamb	Monday-qualified into LECOM Health Challenge and won in four-man playoff. Tennessee alum and resident of Sea Island, Georgia.
25	Joel Dahmen	Earned last of The 25 cards despite missing cut at WinCo Foods Portland Open. 2014 Mackenzie Tour Order of Merit winner, cancer survivor.
26	Xander Schauffele	Heated up mid-summer with back-to-back top-3 finishes in Utah and Bay Area. San Diego State alum.
27	Kevin Tway	Eight top-25 finishes, including third at Price Cutter Charity Championship. Son of former major champion Bob Tway.
28	Stephan Jaeger	Entered record books with 12-under 58 at Ellie Mae Classic, which he went on to win with record 250 total.
29	Andrew Svoboda	Won Brasil Champions and held spot in The 25 for most of season before falling out in Portland. St. John’s alum.
30	Rhein Gibson	Played TOUR for most of season but recorded runner-up finishes at LECOM Health Challenge and Ellie Mae Classic. Guinness World Record holder with 55 in casual round.
31	Sam Ryder	Held lead for most of weekend at News Sentinel Open before falling to good friend J.J. Spaun on 72nd hole. Stetson alum.
32	Matt Atkins	University of South Carolina-Aiken alum rebounded from rough 2015 season with six top-25s including runner-up at Club Colombia Championship.
33	Ryan Blaum	Ten top-25 finishes in 21 starts. Proud Duke alum.
34	Chris Baker	Made 14 cuts in 17 starts. 2008 Iowa State alum will play Finals for first time.
35	Bhavik Patel	Contended all week at Brasil Champions before falling to Andrew Svoboda on 72nd hole. Fresno State alum.
36	Josh Teater	Made 15 cuts in 21 starts, highlighted by T2 at Rust-Oleum Championship. Kentucky native.
37	Jason Millard	Mackenzie Tour alum recorded nine top-25s in 18 starts, highlighted by fifth-place effort at Rust-Oleum Championship.
38	Zack Sucher	Alabama-Birmingham alum recorded six top-25s, including runner-up at BMW Charity Pro-Am.
39	James Driscoll	Veteran earned second career Tour title at Nashville Golf Open in June. Virginia alum.
40	Adam Schenk	Purdue alum and Indiana native thrilled the crowd in home event at United Leasing & Finance Championship, finishing T2.
41	Andrew Putnam	Brother of fellow pro Michael. Pepperdine alum. Seven top-25s in 19 starts.
42	Kyle Thompson	Runner-up to good friend Ryan Armour at season-opening Panama Claro Championship. 2001 South Carolina alum.
43	Austin Cook	Arkansas alum recorded seven top-25s in 20 starts, highlighted by fourth place at Utah Championship.
44	Sebastian Cappelen	Began year with conditional status but took advantage of chances early, including T5 at Brasil Champions.
45	Denny McCarthy	Former University of Virginia standout made 14 of 18 cuts, including T6 at Air Capital Classic.
46	Zack Fischer	Entered Portland in danger of missing Finals but rose to occasion with solo third-place finish.
47	Jack Maguire	Left college at Florida State early to turn pro but silenced critics with five top-10s in 15 starts.
48	Jonathan Byrd	Five-time TOUR winner made nine cuts in 17 starts, including six top-25 finishes.
49	Roger Sloan	Veteran Canadian contended deep into Sunday at United Leasing & Finance Championship (fifth) and Digital Ally Open (T4).
50	Ted Potter, Jr.	Former TOUR winner came back from injury in late April and has recorded eight top-25s in 11 starts.
51	Roberto Diaz	T2 at Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Mexico native, South Carolina-Aiken alum.
52	Tag Ridings	Made 11 of 21 cuts, highlighted by third place at Servientrega Championship. Has made 219 career starts on PGA TOUR.
53	Cody Gribble	Runner-up at United Leasing & Finance Championship. Former teammate of Jordan Spieth at Texas.
54	Curtis Thompson	Finished third at season-opening Panama Claro Championship. Brother to fellow golf pros Nick and Lexi.
55	Brett Drewitt	Made 13 of 21 cuts, including runner-up at BMW Charity Pro-Am. Australia native.
56	Anders Albertson	Finished third at Brasil Champions in April. 2015 Georgia Tech alum, where he played with Ollie Schniederjans.
57	Brady Schnell	Near-miss at Rex Hospital Open, where he was runner-up to Trey Mullinax. Nebraska alum.
58	Alex Prugh	Three top-10 finishes in 11 starts while splitting time between Web.com Tour and PGA TOUR.
59	Adam Svensson	Six top-25s in 21 starts. Medalist at 2015 Q-School to earn full status in 2016.
60	Scott Harrington	Oregon native made 15 cuts in 20 starts, highlighted by T6 at BMW Charity Pro-Am.
61	Adam Long	Proud Duke alum made 11 of 21 cuts, highlighted by three straight top-15s in April.
62	Blake Adams	Finished runner-up at Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Missed 10 cuts in 15 starts.
63	Eric Axley	Played way into Finals with back-to-back top-7 finishes at Ellie Mae Classic and Digital Ally Open.
64	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	Spain native made 14 cuts in 19 starts, highlighted by a T9 at the Rust-Oleum Championship.
65	Timothy Madigan	Played his way into Finals in dramatic fashion, shooting final-round 64 at WinCo Foods Portland Open.
66	Jimmy Gunn	Scotland native had five top-25s in 20 starts, including a T6 at Servientrega Championship.
67	Steven Alker	New Zealand native made 10 of 15 cuts, with his best finish coming at the Club Colombia Championship (solo sixth).
68	Matt Fast	Mississippi State alum made 14 cuts in 20 starts, highlighted by a T7 showing in Punta Cana.
69	Albin Choi	North Carolina State alum fired a memorable 27 on the front nine of his final round at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.
70	Keith Mitchell	Georgia alum began year with conditional status but recorded a top-25 at the season opener in Panama to better his status.
71	Jin Park	Made just nine cuts in 21 starts but cracked the Finals field thanks to top-10s at United Leasing & Finance Championship and Ellie Mae Classic.
72	Erik Barnes	Entered Regular Season finale in Portland at 82nd on money list but broke into Finals field with T11 finish.
73	Alexandre Rocha	Brazil native shot final-round 68 in Portland to finish T19 and move up from 76th spot on money list entering week.
74	Greg Eason	Affable Englishman made 16 cuts in 21 starts, highlighted by a T9 at the Rust-Oleum Championship. Central Florida alum.
75	John Mallinger	Long Beach State alum finished T2 at Rust-Oleum Championship, the highlight of an up-and-down season that saw him miss nine cuts in 17 starts.

PGA TOUR FedExCup standings (Nos. 126-200)

Player	Rank	Comment
126	Matt Jones	Jones finished just one point back of Seung-Yul Noh’s total for 125. The Australian’s best finish was a T11 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February.
127	Whee Kim	Kim nearly captured the John Deere Classic in August but had to settle for a T3. The 24-year-old made 14 cuts this year.
128	Scott Stallings	Made 11 cuts in 27 starts, highlighted by a T9 at The RSM Classic.
129	Nick Taylor	Exempt via victory in 2014-15
130	Steve Marino	Exempt via top 125 on money list
131	Bronson Burgoon	The Texas A&M product’s best finish was a T14 at The Honda Classic in February. Burgoon was part of The 25 on the Web.com Tour last year.
132	Tim Wilkinson	The veteran New Zealander played 22 events this year, where he notched four top-25 finishes including a T4 at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
133	Morgan Hoffmann	Exempt via top 125 on money list
134	Chris Stroud	Stroud hadn’t finished outside the top 125 since 2010, but he only locked up one top-10 finish this year, a T10 in his first event of the season, the Frys.com Open.
135	Bud Cauley	Exempt via top 125 on money list
136	Chad Collins	Exempt via top 125 on money list
137	Steve Wheatcroft	Wheatcroft had a chance to win the RBC Canadian Open coming to the 72nd hole but had to settle for a tie for fifth – his second such finish in a three-week stretch.
138	Will Wilcox	Will not play Finals due to injury
139	Padraig Harrington	Exempt via victory in 2014-15
140	Tyler Aldridge	Aldridge – who went to Boise State University, where the second Finals event will take place – had an up-and-down season, making 14 cuts while missing 13.
141	Retief Goosen	Exempt via top 125 on money list
142	Greg Chalmers	Exempt via victory in 2015-16
143	Stuart Appleby	The veteran Australian returns to the Web.com Tour Finals again this year. His best finish this season was a T11 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
144	Tom Hoge	The 27-year-old notched two T9 finishes the year, but missed the final four cuts of his season to end up in the 144th position in the FedExCup.
145	Michael Thompson	The University of Alabama graduate had his best finish of the year – a tie for fourth – in ‘Bama at the Barbasol Championship.
146	Hiroshi Iwata	The native of Japan notched a T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but had an up-and-down season otherwise, making 14 cuts.
147	Stewart Cink	Not participating in Finals at this time
148	Sam Saunders	Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, notched two top-10s this season but also missed 13 cuts to find himself back at the Web.com Tour Finals.
149	Jamie Donaldson	Didn't play enough events to qualify for PGA TOUR membership
150	Greg Owen	Owen, who turned 44 this year, finished tied for fifth earlier this year at the Sony Open in Hawaii, but ended up missing 15 cuts as the season went on.
151	Will MacKenzie	MacKenzie missed five straight cuts to begin 2016, but bounced back nicely, making six straight after that, including his best finish of the year – a T9 in Puerto Rico.
152	Camilo Villegas	Villegas, who won two FedExCup Playoffs events in 2008 – but still was unable to grab the title of FedEx Cup champion from Vijay Singh – only had two top-25 finishes this year.
153	Ken Duke	Exempt via top 125 on money list
154	Andres Gonzales	The affable Gonzales missed seven straight cuts early in 2016 but bounced back with a collection of fine finishes to end his year. It wasn’t enough to crack the top 125, though.
155	Jason Gore	A former Three-Win Promotion recipient on the Web.com Tour, Gore made his first eight cuts of the TOUR season before having to withdraw from the Northern Trust Open. His best finish of the year was a T11 at the Valspar Championship.
156	Brendon de Jonge	The former Presidents Cupper just couldn’t get anything going this year, missing 19 cuts out of the 30 events he played. His best finish was a T11 at the Barbasol Championship.
157	Cameron Smith	The Australian’s best finish of the year came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he tied for 11th.
158	Rob Oppenheim	Oppenheim, a winner on the Web.com Tour last year, notched a single top-10 finish this year on the PGA TOUR, at the Quicken Loans National.
159	Chesson Hadley	Hadley made nearly as many cuts as he missed this year (13 vs. 14) but locked up two T11 finishes – at the Wells Fargo Championship and the Barbasol Championship – his best of the year.
160	Jeff Overton	The Indiana University product notched one top-10 finish this year, at The RSM Classic in November.
161	Geoff Ogilvy	Decided not to play Finals at this time
162	Martin Piller	The Texas native enjoyed his two best finishes this year in the Lone Star State, a T4 at the Valero Texas Open and a T6 at the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational.
163	Ernie Els	Exempt via 2012 Open Championship victory
164	Henrik Norlander	The striking Scandinavian (Norlander stands 6’4”) only missed six cuts this year but couldn’t get anything going results-wise, as his best finish was a T25.
165	Kelly Kraft	Kraft finished tied for fifth at the John Deere Classic, where he earned the most FedExCup points of any event he played in this season.
166	Thomas Aiken	The South African had a fine enough start to the season – he was even in the field for the WGC-HSBC Champions – but sputtered as the year came to an end, missing seven of his last 11 cuts.
167	Scott Langley	Langley enjoyed his best finish at the Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach, where he tied for 11th.
168	Cameron Percy	The veteran, who won on the Web.com Tour in 2014, played 15 events on the PGA TOUR this season and his best finish was a T13 at the Barracuda Championship.
169	Scott Pinckney	Pinckney is coming into the Web.com Tour Finals having made five cuts in a row. His best finish of the year was a T17 at the CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation.
170	Wes Roach	The 27-year-old from Knoxville, Tennessee withdrew from the Wyndham Championship to finish his year, but he also had three top-25 finishes this season.
171	Dawie van der Walt	Van der Walt won twice on the Web.com Tour in 2015 but couldn’t get anything going on the PGA TOUR this season, notching just one top-25.
172	Carlos Ortiz	The last golfer to receive a Three-Win Promotion prior to Wesley Bryan this year on the Web.com Tour, Ortiz struggled in 2016 on the TOUR, missing eight of his last 12 cuts.
173	Erik Compton	Compton comes into the Web.com Tour Finals having missed his last four cuts in a row, and his best finish this year came in the first tournament of the season, where he finished T26 at the Frys.com Open.
174	Ian Poulter	Will receive a medical extension
175	Luke Guthrie	Guthrie got off to a fine start, finishing T10 at the Frys.com Open, but that was his lone top-10 finish of the season.
176	Mark Wilson	The 41-year-old is just five years removed from winning twice on TOUR, but he only cracked the top-25 four times in 21 events this year.
177	Brice Garnett	Garnett’s season got off to a tremendous start. He finished solo ninth at the Sanderson Farms Championship and then solo seventh at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. However, those two finishes would be his best of the year.
178	Andrew Landry	Landry only played 18 events this season, but he made the most of a rare opportunity at the U.S. Open, where he led after the first round. He couldn’t convert that into more success on TOUR though, as his major T10 was his lone top-10 of the year.
179	Steven Bowditch	Exempt via victory in 2014-15
180	Angel Cabrera	Plans to play TOUR on past champion status and sponsor invitations
181	Justin Leonard	Plans to play TOUR on past champion status and sponsor invitations
182	Tim Herron	The multi-TOUR winner only notched one top-10 finish all season, but it was a solid one – a solo fourth at the Barracuda Championship
183	Hunter Mahan	Exempt via multiple TOUR victories in 2010, 2012 and The Barclays win in 2014
184	D.A. Points	Points, who turns 40 in December, saved his best for last. His highest finish of the year – a tie for 14th – came at the season-ending Wyndham Championship
185	J.J. Henry	Exempt via victory in 2014-15
186	Derek Ernst	The 26-year-old, whose unheralded victory in 2013 at the Wells Fargo Championship was the talk of the TOUR, struggled in 2016, notching just one top-25.
187	Miguel Angel Carballo	Carballo was a member of The 25 in 2015, but in his first 11 events on TOUR, he made only two cuts, had two WDs, and missed the cut in the others.
188	Davis Love III	Exempt; lifetime member on TOUR
189	Brian Gay	The four-time TOUR winner played only 13 events this season, and his best finish was a solo sixth at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, an event he won in 2009.
190	Abraham Ancer	The native of Mexico made just one cut in his first 11 starts. His best finish came in June at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he notched a tie for 18th.
191	Rory Sabbatini	Sabbatini, a six-time TOUR winner, turned 40 this year. He made only eight cuts this season and notched one top-25 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
192	George McNeill	McNeill had a troublesome season, having withdrawn three times and been disqualified twice. His best finish of the year came at the Valspar Championship, where he tied for 11th.
193	Alex Prugh	Also qualified for Finals via top-75 position on Web.com Tour money list
194	D.J. Trahan	The Clemson University graduate played just 14 events on the PGA TOUR this year and got his year started off well, with a T10 at Sanderson Farms Championship. He couldn’t keep that momentum going though and made just five more cuts.
195	Rod Pampling	The Australian won on the Web.com Tour in 2015, but couldn’t carry that momentum over to the PGA TOUR this year. He made nine cuts but didn’t record any finish higher than a tie for 26th.
196	Wesley Bryan	Top 25 on Web.com Tour money list; Three-Win Promotion to TOUR
197	Andres Romero	Romero had an excellent start to his season, recording a T20 and a T5 in two of his first five events. However, that early-season success didn’t translate into good play the rest of the year, as he made just three more cuts.
198	John Merrick	Merrick, a Californian who is a product of UCLA, teed it up in just 12 events this season. His best finish was a T18 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
199	Rhein Gibson	Also qualified for Finals via top-75 position on Web.com Tour money list
200	Matt Every	Exempt via victory in 2014-15

Non-TOUR members who would have placed between 126th and 200th in the FedExCup points list

Player	Comment
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	Aphibarnrat won twice on the European Tour in 2015, and this year he notched a tie for 15th at the Masters. He played just 11 events on TOUR, but also tied for fifth at the Olympics.
Bryson DeChambeau	The 2015 U.S. Amateur Champion made a splash at this year’s Masters, but was unable to make enough money to secure TOUR status via sponsor exemptions the rest of the year. He did finish tied for fourth at the RBC Heritage, though, and T15 at the U.S. Open.
Bobby Wyatt	Wyatt finished fourth this year at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on a sponsor exemption. He made two other cuts in the six TOUR events he teed it up at this year.
K.T. Kim	Kim won five times on the Japan Golf Tour in 2015, and played three of the four majors this year. His best finish on TOUR was a T21 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
George Coetzee	The South African notched one victory on the Sunshine Tour this year and played seven events on TOUR. He tied for 21st at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Gregory Bourdy	Bourdy notched identical 18th-place ties at both the Open Championship and the PGA Championship this year. He also finished T35 at the Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach.
Andrew Johnston	Affable Englishman known as "Beef" made four TOUR starts, highlighted by an eighth-place finish at The Open Championship.

Special medical extension

Player	Comment
John Peterson	Peterson didn’t tee it up at all on TOUR in the 2016 calendar year – he did play in three fall events in 2015 though – after having left-hand surgery in January. He played the Digital Ally Open on the Web.com Tour in July and made the cut.
Michael Putnam	Putnam played just seven events this season, and his lone made cut came at the Sanderson Farms Championship in November, where he tied for 15th.
Nicholas Thompson	Thompson, the eldest brother of Lexi and Curtis, missed the cut in all five TOUR events he played this year, and all six Web.com Tour events teed it up at. His low round of the year was a 70 (six times).