AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Former Augusta State standout
Major Manning posted a two-under 70 Thursday on the PGA West
Nicklaus Course in the second round of the PGA Tour’s final
stage of Q School in La Quinta, Calif.
Manning is tied for 11th place at nine-under 135 and one-third of
the way through the final stage. He is three shots off the lead
held by Australian James Nitties, who fired a nine-under 63 on the
Nicklaus Course. Robert Garrigus and Harrison Frazar are tied for
second, one stroke back of Nitties, while a seven-player logjam is
tied for fourth, one shot in front of Manning and four other
players.
In Wednesday’s first round, Manning carded eight birdies
against a lone bogey and owned a share of the lead after a
seven-under 65. Manning stood at -1 through six holes before he
caught fire, recording birdies on six of his next seven holes,
including five straight. He parred his last five holes to take the
early clubhouse lead.
Richard Johnson, an ASU All-American in 1995, signed for a
three-over 75 and is in 159th place at seven-over 151.
A native of Daytona Beach, Fla., Manning led the NCAA Championships
as a sophomore in 2005 after the first round with a five-under 65
at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. He tied for fourth
to earn honorable-mention All-American honors and capped his
college career with his second All-America selection as a senior in
2007 while leading the Jaguars to an NCAA West Regional appearance
in Tempe, Ariz.
Manning earned his first professional victory on September 14 when
he claimed the Hooters Tour’s Capitol Chevrolet & Hyundai
Classic outside of Columbia, S.C.
The final stage of Q School is a six-day, 108-hole marathon that
features a 163-player field and includes 20 former PGA Tour winners
who have combined for 48 victories. The top 25 players and ties
after six rounds will earn their PGA Tour cards on Monday.
The final three rounds will be televised on Golf Channel beginning
Saturday, Dec. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m., and
Monday from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
For live scoring of the Q School Finals, visit www.pgatour.com.
Scores with relation to par from the second round of the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School, played Dec. 4 at the par-72, 7,204-yard Nicklaus (n) course and par-72, 7,266-yard Stadium (s) course at PGA West:
1. James Nitties 69t-63n--132 -12 2. Robert Garrigus 69n-64t--133 -11 2. Harrison Frazar 69n-64t--133 -11 4. Bryan DeCorso 66t-68n--134 -10 4. Geoffrey Sisk 69t-65n--134 -10 4. James Oh 71t-63n--134 -10 4. Diego Vanegas 70t-64n--134 -10 4. Troy Kelly 66t-68n--134 -10 4. Gary Woodland 70t-64n--134 -10 4. Tyler Aldridge 68n-66t--134 -10 11. Bryce Molder 68n-67t--135 -9 11. Jay Williamson 67n-68t--135 -9 11. Mark Brooks 66t-69n--135 -9 11. MAJOR MANNING 65t-70n--135 -9 11. Ted Purdy 68t-67n--135 -9 16. Steve Wheatcroft 72t-64n--136 -8 16. Guy Boros 70t-66n--136 -8 16. Kent Jones 67t-69n--136 -8 16. Chris Tidland 72t-64n--136 -8 16. Matt Every 68n-68t--136 -8 16. Brian Stuard 67t-69n--136 -8 16. Jeff Gallagher 66n-70t--136 -8 23. Jimmy Walker 69t-68n--137 -7 23. Drew Laning 70n-67t--137 -7 23. Jason Dufner 66n-71t--137 -7 23. Ryan Hietala 67n-70t--137 -7 23. Brian Smock 69n-68t--137 -7 23. Y.E. Yang 69n-68t--137 -7 23. Bob Heintz 67n-70t--137 -7 23. Patrick Sheehan 69t-68n--137 -7 23. Roger Tambellini 68n-69t--137 -7 23. John Riegger 68n-69t--137 -7 23. Marco Dawson 70t-67n--137 -7 23. Glen Day 70t-67n--137 -7 23. Webb Simpson 69t-68n--137 -7 36. Daniel Summerhays 68t-70n--138 -6 36. Todd Demsey 68t-70n--138 -6 36. Robert Gamez 69t-69n--138 -6 36. Alex Aragon 71n-67t--138 -6 36. Erick Justesen 67n-71t--138 -6 36. Chris Riley 71t-67n--138 -6 36. Chris Stroud 69t-69n--138 -6 36. Oskar Bergman 67n-71t--138 -6 36. Martin Piller 73n-65t--138 -6 36. Jeff Gove 71t-67n--138 -6 36. Steven Taylor 71t-67n--138 -6 36. Gavin Coles 69n-69t--138 -6 36. David Berganio, Jr. 72t-66n--138 -6 36. Scott Gardiner 69n-69t--138 -6 50. D.J. Brigman 69t-70n--139 -5 50. Scott Dunlap 68n-71t--139 -5 50. Olin Browne 73t-66n--139 -5 50. Garrett Willis 69t-70n--139 -5 50. Chris Smith 70t-69n--139 -5 50. Josh Teater 71n-68t--139 -5 50. Jason Enloe 68t-71n--139 -5 50. Patton Kizzire 68t-71n--139 -5 50. Derek Fathauer 70n-69t--139 -5 50. Aaron Watkins 71n-68t--139 -5 50. Vance Veazey 69n-70t--139 -5 50. Jonathan Fricke 76n-63t--139 -5 50. Troy Merritt 71n-68t--139 -5 50. Kris Cox 70n-69t--139 -5 50. Jay Delsing 69t-70n--139 -5 50. Ted Oh 67n-72t--139 -5 50. Joey Lamielle 65n-74t--139 -5 50. Steve LeBrun 66n-73t--139 -5 68. Ricky Barnes 72n-68t--140 -4 68. Henrik Bjornstad 70t-70n--140 -4 68. Mathias Gronberg 70t-70n--140 -4 68. Wil Collins 70t-70n--140 -4 68. Gary Christian 73t-67n--140 -4 68. Jonas Blixt 69t-71n--140 -4 68. Hiroshi Iwata 72t-68n--140 -4 68. Jon Mills 68n-72t--140 -4 68. Dustin White 72n-68t--140 -4 68. David Branshaw 70n-70t--140 -4 68. Charles Warren 73n-67t--140 -4 68. Jim Rutledge 70t-70n--140 -4 68. Josh Broadaway 71n-69t--140 -4 68. Steve Friesen 72n-68t--140 -4 68. Leif Olson 68t-72n--140 -4 68. Carlos Franco 71n-69t--140 -4 68. Neal Lancaster 69n-71t--140 -4 68. Joe Durant 68n-72t--140 -4 68. Ryan Cobb 70n-70t--140 -4 87. Spencer Levin 72n-69t--141 -3 87. James Driscoll 68n-73t--141 -3 87. Jason Knutzon 72t-69n--141 -3 87. Brennan Webb 70n-71t--141 -3 87. Keith Huber 68t-73n--141 -3 87. Bob May 72t-69n--141 -3 87. Matt Jones 71t-70n--141 -3 87. Sonny Skinner 72t-69n--141 -3 87. Scott Sterling 71n-70t--141 -3 87. Matthew Richardson 67n-74t--141 -3 87. Willie Wood 71n-70t--141 -3 87. Rich Barcelo 71t-70n--141 -3 87. Dustin Risdon 71t-70n--141 -3 87. Stuart Deane 71n-70t--141 -3 87. Brian Vranesh 70n-71t--141 -3 102. Tommy Gainey 71t-71n--142 -2 102. Frank Lickliter II 72n-70t--142 -2 102. David Robinson 75t-67n--142 -2 102. Lee M. Williamson 72n-70t--142 -2 102. Seung-su Han 73t-69n--142 -2 102. Won Joon Lee 74t-68n--142 -2 102. Hunter Haas 71n-71t--142 -2 102. Notah Begay III 72n-70t--142 -2 102. B.J. Staten 72t-70n--142 -2 102. Michael Bradley 68n-74t--142 -2 102. Jeff Curl 70t-72n--142 -2 113. Tag Ridings 72t-71n--143 -1 113. Jason Gore 74n-69t--143 -1 113. Jesse Mueller 73t-70n--143 -1 113. David Hearn 73t-70n--143 -1 113. Jason Day 74t-69n--143 -1 113. Jim Herman 71t-72n--143 -1 113. Adam Bland 71t-72n--143 -1 113. Steve Allan 73n-70t--143 -1 113. Garrett Osborn 69n-74t--143 -1 113. Jeff Hart 70t-73n--143 -1 113. John Huston 74n-69t--143 -1 113. Tom Gillis 74t-69n--143 -1 113. Paul Gow 72n-71t--143 -1 113. Craig Kanada 65n-78t--143 -1 113. Derek Lamely 73t-70n--143 -1 128. Kevin Stadler 75t-69n--144 E 128. Bubba Dickerson 71t-73n--144 E 128. Michael Putnam 73n-71t--144 E 128. Brandon Brown 74n-70t--144 E 128. David Skinns 70t-74n--144 E 128. Scott Fawcett 72n-72t--144 E 128. James Drew 71t-73n--144 E 128. Richard T. Lee 73t-71n--144 E 128. Martin Flores 71n-73t--144 E 128. Dong Yi 77t-67n--144 E 128. Matthew Borchert 72n-72t--144 E 139. Sang-moon Bae 73n-72t--145 + 1 139. Casey DeVoll 75t-70n--145 + 1 139. Justin Walters 70n-75t--145 + 1 139. S.S. Hong 72t-73n--145 + 1 139. Brad Elder 72n-73t--145 + 1 139. Michael Sims 76t-69n--145 + 1 145. Kent Eger 71t-75n--146 + 2 145. Robert Damron 71n-75t--146 + 2 145. Andrew Buckle 75n-71t--146 + 2 145. Paul Stankowski 73t-73n--146 + 2 145. Chip Sullivan 75t-71n--146 + 2 145. Andrew Bonhomme 72t-74n--146 + 2 151. Joseph Sykora 75n-72t--147 + 3 151. Sal Spallone 75n-72t--147 + 3 151. Nick Beach 73n-74t--147 + 3 151. Jhonattan Vegas 70n-77t--147 + 3 151. Brad Golden 73n-74t--147 + 3 151. Rodney Butcher 69n-78t--147 + 3 157. Camilo Benedetti 76t-72n--148 + 4 157. Brian Duncan 77t-71n--148 + 4 159. RICHARD JOHNSON 76t-75n--151 + 7 160. Andrew Dresser 75n-77t--152 + 8 160. Dave Schultz 73n-79t--152 + 8 162. Jerod Turner 75n-79t--154 + 10 163. Kevin Johnson 77n-79t--156 + 12