Sep. 27, 2011
There's not one, but four bubbles to keep an eye on as the Nationwide Tour works their way through the second half of the season, with PGA TOUR cards, q-school exemptions and spots in the Nationwide Tour Championship up for grabs.
As the season races toward the finish, it's becoming even more difficult to make a significant jump on the money list. Every tournament is important. One missed cut could be the difference between a PGA TOUR card and another year on the Nationwide Tour.
The big shift this week was from Miguel Angel Carballo, who finished runner-up after the playoff at the Soboba Golf Classic. He moved from 60th to 23rd. J.J. Killeen maintained the top spot on the money list and is the only player in action at the WNB Golf Classic who has two wins this season.
In the chart below, we review what's at stake for the top 25, top 40, top 60 and top 100 players on the Nationwide Tour money list. We've highlighted 10 players who have made significant moves in the last week.
View the entire money list here.
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Ted POTTER JR. |
3 |
5 |
14 |
$362,934 |
2 |
No |
| With his win at the Soboba Golf Classic, Ted Potter became the third player of the season to win twice. One more win gives him a battlefield promotion to the PGA TOUR. |
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Jonas BLIXT |
6 |
10 |
19 |
$229,722 |
|
No |
| The former Florida player broke into single digits on the money list and has almost secured his PGA TOUR card for 2011. The only thing missing from his season? A win. He's resting this week. |
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Matt EVERY |
20 |
29 |
15 |
$151,266 |
0 |
Yes |
| Every recorded his best finish last week since he kicked off his 2011 season with a runner-up at the Panama CLARO Championship. The T6 moved him inside the all-important 25 on the money list. |
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Miguel Angel CARBALLO |
23 |
60 |
20 |
$142,609 |
|
Yes |
| Carballo may have lost the playoff to Potter, but his runner-up paycheck was enough to give him the biggest boost of the week. He went from 60th to 23rd. TOUR card is not a done deal, but he's closer. |
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Garth MULROY |
26 |
23 |
15 |
$133,756 |
1 |
yes |
| Mulroy's missed cut in California moved him in the wrong direction. He slide out of The 25 to 26th. He'll have a shot to work his way back in as he's in the field at this week's event. |
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Luke LIST |
27 |
42 |
20 |
$131,630 |
|
Yes |
| List was two strokes away from making the playoff at Soboba. He settled for a $24,281.25 paycheck that moved him from 42nd to 27th on the money list. |
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Darron STILES |
40 |
40 |
18 |
$114,256 |
|
Yes |
| The veteran was on a bit of a slide down the money list with several missed cuts going back to August. With T70 and T31 in his last two starts, he's getting back on track. He's the bubble boy at 40. |
 |
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James HAHN |
56 |
63 |
21 |
$83,198 |
|
Yes |
| Hahn had his second best finish of the year at the Soboba Golf Classic, for a $11,625 pay day. It moved him inside the top 60, which means he's on his way to qualifying for the Nationwide Tour Championship. |
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B.J. STATEN |
60 |
56 |
19 |
$80,410 |
0 |
Yes |
| Staten has gone T21, MC, T25, MC, T11, MC. The most recent missed cut dropped him to the No. 60 bubble. Without those, he'd be in good shape. He's in the field this week in Texas. |
 |
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Danny WAX |
100 |
96 |
21 |
$38,073 |
0 |
Yes |
| The rookie is hanging on in the No 100 bubble position. He's had a few good finishes, including a T8 at The Rex Hospital Open, but unfortunately has also missed 14 cuts. |
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