Dawgs at Final Stage of Q-School

The six round marathon that is the final stage of the PGA Tour's Q School has begun at PGA West in La Quinta, CA.  There are eight former Bulldogs in the field of 172 trying to secure one of the 25 PGA Tour cards up for grabs.

The tournament is being played for the second consecutive year on the Nicklaus Tournament and Stadium courses at PGA West.

After the first round of play, Erik Compton was the low Bulldog after round one.  Compton sits in a tie for 9th at 5 under, thanks to a first round 67 on the Stadium Course.  Bryden Macpherson is tied for 20th at 4 under, Brendon Todd and Hudson Swafford are both tied for 50th at 2 under, Kevin Kisner is tied for 82nd at 1 under, Richard Scott and Scott Parel are tied for 136th at 1 over and Paul Claxton is tied for 169th at 6 over par.

Erik Compton                    T9      -5   Stadium Course
Bryden Macpherson          T20    -4  Nicklaus Course
Brendon Todd                   T50    -2  Stadium Course
Hudson Swafford              T50    -2  Nicklaus Course
Kevin Kisner                     T82    -1  Nicklaus Course
Richard Scott                    T136  +1 Stadium Course
Scott Parel                        T136  +1  Nicklaus Course
Paul Claxton                     T169  +6  Stadium Course

The second of six rounds of play takes place today and the scoring can be followed live at www.pgatour.com