NAPA, Calif. – Tyler Duncan chipped in from the fringe for eagle on the par-5 18th hole Friday to take the second-round lead in the season-opening Safeway Open.

Making his second career PGA Tour start, Duncan shot a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brendan Steele at Silverado Resort and Spa.

Duncan, the Web.com Tour graduate who shared the first-round lead with Steele and Tom Hoge, also had seven birdies and three bogeys to reach 13-under 131.

“It’s crazy, it’s nothing I could have ever dreamed of,” said Duncan, whose only other PGA Tour event was as a regional qualifier in the 2015 U.S. Open. “I don’t think it’s sunk in yet, to be honest. It’s something I’ve dreamed about for a long time. I’m just happy to be playing here and to be in the lead is something special.”

Steele had six birdies and a bogey in a 67. He’s 30 under is his past six rounds in the event.

“It was really a solid day, very similar to yesterday,” Steele said. “I hit a lot of good shots, rolled and a lot of good putts and was able to watch Chesson go crazy.”

Chesson Hadley, who began the second round seven shots behind the leaders, broke the course record with a career-best 61 to get within two strokes. He parred the final two holes.

“It’s just one of those days everything was going my way,” said Hadley, the 2014 Puerto Rico Open winner who regained his tour card through the Web.com Tour. “I was hitting great shots, good putts and got some good breaks. When you get that of momentum, things just go your way.

He had an eagle, 10 birdies and a bogey. His previous career best was a 64 in the opening round of the 2015 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., is five shots back after a second round 67. Nick Taylor (68) of Abbotsford, B.C., and Corey Conners (69) of Listowel, Ont., are five under while Ben Silverman (71) of Thornhill, Ont., is 3 under and David Hearn (72) of Brantford, Ont., is 1 under.

Conners and Silverman are making their debuts as full PGA Tour members.

Mackenzie Hughes (74) of Dundas, Ont., and Jamie Sadlowski (71) of St. Paul, Alta., both missed the cut.

Zac Blair (66) and Tony Finau (65) were 9 under, and Brian Davis (66) was another stroke back.

“I just had a lot of good looks,” said Blair, who doesn’t have a bogey through 36 holes. “I made 17 greens out there, left myself in some good spots, made a few of them and it was just kind of easy out there.”

Emiliano Grillo, who won the event two years ago, was 7 under after a 70

Phil Mickelson, seeking his first win in since 2013, shot his second 69 to reach 6 under.

“I expected to score a little bit better today, but I had some good chances today,” said Mickelson, who had six birdies, one bogey and a double bogey. “I drove it a lot better, I hit quite a few more fairways and gave myself some good birdie chances. But I let a few opportunities slide.”

Mickelson, playing in his 91st PGA Tour event since his last win, finished eighth in the tournament last year and has six straight rounds in the 60s at Silverado.

“A low round is out there,” said Mickelson, who birdied three straight holes after double-bogeying the 14th – his fifth hole of the day. “I feel like I’m getting close to it.”

John Daly, the two-time major winner who in May won his first PGA Tour Champions title and is playing via a sponsor exemption, birdied the 18th for second-round 69 to make the 1-under cut at 143. Daly had missed the cuts in his past 12 PGA Tour events.

The Symetra Tour Championship has been shortened to a 54-hole tournament due to significant rain and saturated course conditions at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. The tournament, which has been suspended since one hour and 55 minutes into first-round play, is now scheduled to finish on Monday, Oct. 9.

The first round started on time at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Weather intensified around 9:30 a.m. and play was suspended at 9:55 a.m. While still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Irma, LPGA International received 2 1/2 inches of rain on Thursday, to total more than 6 1/2 inches of rain in the past week. Rain is also forecasted for the Daytona Beach area through the weekend and into early next week.

“Our staff is working tirelessly alongside the LPGA International crew to make the course playable,” said Mike Nichols, Chief Business Officer of the Symetra Tour. “We want to ensure we have a fair, competitive tournament to determine our final champion of the year, as well as the 10 players who graduate to the LPGA next season.”

Round one is currently scheduled to resume Friday at 2 p.m. local time. The starting times for the groups in the original second wave of round one will now begin no earlier than 4:45 p.m., with the last time being 6:13 p.m. Second-round starting times will be on Saturday and published later today. 

The cut will be made after 36 holes with the top 60 players and ties advancing to the final round. The final two hours of play will be broadcast on Facebook Live, with specific timing to be announced at a later time.

NAPA, Calif. – Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defence Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour’s season opener.

Lucas Glover, Chez Reavie, Emiliano Grillo and Jamie Lovemark were two shots back at 67.

Steele had an eagle, six birdies and a bogey. Last year at Silverado, he birdied the final three holes to overcome a four-shot deficit and beat Patton Kizzire by a stroke for his second PGA Tour title.

“A little bit of everything worked for me today,” Steele said. “I had a really good ball-striking day. I don’t think I missed a green, so that really helps. And then I had a good putting day as well, so you put that together and it’s going to be pretty good.

Duncan, making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

“I thought the course would fit my game because hitting the fairways is important,” said Duncan, whose only other PGA Tour event was the 2015 U.S. Open. “There are a lot of sections in the greens that you’ve got to hit into and to hit it into those sections from the rough is pretty challenging.”

Hoge, beginning his fourth PGA Tour season, had seven birdies. He had a back-nine 30 with six birdies.

“I played really well the whole day,” said Hoge, whose PGA Tour career best is a tie for fourth in August at the Barracuda Open. “I was in a lot of fairways, on a lot of greens and the made a few putts.”

Steele didn’t miss a green in regulation.

“The greens are not holding very well, you have to be in the fairway,” Steele said. “I think this is the way that it’s meant to be played. It plays really nicely this way.”

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., was the low Canadian at 3 under after a 69. Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., and Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., who are both making their debuts as full PGA Tour members, shot 70’s and are 2 under.

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., are 1 under while Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., is 2 over and Jamie Sadlowski of St. Paul, Alta., is 5 over.

Zach Johnson, the 12-time PGA Tour winner playing the event for the first time, had a 68 with five birdies and a bogey.

“I love it. I liked to the moment I stepped foot on it,” said Johnson, whose last title was the 2015 British Open. “You can’t fake it around here. It’s right out in front of you. There are a couple of tee shots and a couple of approaches where you have to pay attention. It’s a very classic golf course.”

Phil Mickelson, the 42-time PGA Tour winner beginning his 27th PGA Tour season, birdied the 18th from 7 feet for a 69. The 47-year-old Mickelson, playing in his 91st PGA Tour event since his last title at the 2013 British Open, had five birdies and two bogeys.

Sang-moon Bae, the 2014 tournament winner, shot 73. He’s playing in his first tournament since a mandatory 21-month military stint in South Korea.

John Daly, the two-time major winner who won the PGA Tour Champions’ Insperity Invitational in May, had a 74. Daly has missed the cut in 12 straight PGA Tour events.

À propos du Championnat de la PGA du Québec TaylorMade joué les 2 et 3 octobre au club Château Bromont, commençons par le volet sportif très bien réussi.

En vertu de sa fiche de -12 pour les deux jours, Pierre-Alexandre Bédard (63-69), du club Cap Rouge, a ravi le titre, un seul coup devant Dave Lévesque (65-68), du club hôte, pour repartir avec le chèque de 6 000 $ pour la première place versus 4 000 $ au suivant.

Un ex-gagnant provincial, Lévesque a scellé birdie-birdie, mais il a néanmoins fini par manquer de temps lorsque Bédard a sauvé une normale au 18e.

La lutte en fut une à deux, Martin Plante, du Balmoral, ayant pris la troisième place à -8.

MOINS CINQ EN DEUX TROUS

Un ancien du Rouge et Or, Bédard devient le premier golfeur à avoir appris son golf à Chibougamau à inscrire son nom sur le même trophée que les Adrien Bigras, Phil Giroux, Daniel Talbot, Carlo Blanchard et Jean-Louis Lamarre qui ont tous enlevé la palme plus d’une fois.

Sa victoire s’est dessinée le jour un en vertu de sa spectaculaire carte de 63, laquelle égalait le record. Elle a été le résultat plus exactement de son brio au premier neuf alors qu’il a réussi un rarissime albatros en logeant son deuxième coup dans le fond de la coupe au 6^e trou, une normale cinq de 488 verges. Il a enchainé peu après avec un aigle au 9e, une normale cinq de 510 verges.

Respectivement champion de la PGA du Canada et des adjoints au pays cette année, Jean-Philip Cornellier de Knowlton, et Marc-Étienne Bussières, de LongChamp, ont pris les 9^e et 6^e échelons.

QUE RÉSERVE LA SUITE?

Il y aura du gros travail à faire pour relancer la PGA du Québec, longtemps un fleuron du sport.

Une chance que le fabriquant TaylorMade est resté fidèle (très gros merci à Michel Normand fils), mais la participation a un immense besoin d’être stimulée.

Ils étaient 30 inscrits en classe ouverte, ce qui suscite la question à savoir si la PGA du Québec va se remettre de ses misères financières qui ont fait et font encore si mal.

Agé de 23 ans, le nouveau titulaire provincial arrive du Rouge et Or.

Son papa a été directeur du golf de Chibougamau et de la montagne de ski aussi avant de se lancer en affaires.

Le gaucher était auparavant sorti victorieux au Tournoi des maîtres disputé au club Bic.

Tentez sa chance au circuit PGA Tour Canada est dans les cartes et c’est donc un grand pas qu’effectue Pierre-Alexandre Bédard.

Golfers from across the country will be treated to a legendary golf trip next week at Cabot Links for the National Final of the RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company.

Taking place Oct. 12-14 at the world-famous Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs in Inverness, N.S., this once-in-a-lifetime national final features 22 teams—comprised of four amateurs and one PGA of Canada professional—playing in a 54-hole Ambrose-style format.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be heading to Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs for the RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company National Final,” said PGA of Canada President Steve Wood. “It’s widely known the golf at both Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs is world-class, however, the entire Cabot Links resort experience—lodging, dining, east coast charm—is also a second-to-none experience.”

Located in Inverness, N.S., Cabot Links is Canada’s first and only authentic links golf resort. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the picturesque town of Inverness, the Cabot Links course represents a dramatic departure from the typical golf excursion. With six holes playing directly alongside the water and every hole offers an ocean view, Cabot Links is where traditional links-land golf comes to life against the spectacular Nova Scotia landscape.

The Cabot Cliffs course, designed by the decorated team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, is the newest addition to Cabot. Exquisitely carved out of the breathtaking Cape Breton landscape, with postcard-worthy panoramas vying for your attention and every hole calling out to the sea, it is links-land golf at its best.

“There’s no place more fitting for the RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company to finish than the distinguished Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs,” said Matt McGlynn, Vice President of Brand Marketing for RBC. “With the special guests attending, top-notch east coast hospitality being provided and two first-rate golf courses on hand, the national final promises to be the perfect finale.”

Cabot Cliffs ranked No. 1, while Cabot Links ranked No. 4 on SCOREGolf’s 2016 Best Golf Courses in Canada list. Cabot Cliffs also debuted 19th on the World’s Top 100 Courses list by Golf Digest.

“We here at Cabot are thrilled to host the RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company National Final,” said Cabot Links’ General Manager Andrew Alkenbrack. “We plan on putting on a fantastic show for the winning amateurs and their PGA professionals from around the country.”

The RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company National Final promises to be a golf trip of a lifetime and will include a festival of special events, prizing, meals, activations and much more.

Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member and golf media personality Bob Weeks will be on site during championship week to handle emcee duties at the opening ceremonies. Weeks will also moderate a special Q&A on the opening night and act as the honorary starter during the second round at Cabot Cliffs.

In addition to the opening ceremonies, participants in the national final will be treated to two RBC dinners at the Panorama restaurant, as well as two receptions by The Lincoln Motor Company and a closing ceremonies event.

Those not playing in the RBC PGA Scramble of Canada presented by the Lincoln Motor Company National Final can still take part in all the action throughout the week at Cabot Links through social media. Watch on Facebook Live with multiple live streams—which include player interviews, behind-the-scene looks, drone flyovers, opening and closing ceremonies, and more. Follow along on Twitter and Instagram as well for great social content.

The RBC PGA Scramble presented by the Lincoln Motor Company saw thousands of golfers from across the country participate in the series of events this summer. The 22 teams participating at Cabot Links made it through local and regional qualifying events.

For more information about the RBC PGA Scramble presented by The Lincoln Motor Company, visit the website by clicking here.

The Angus Glen team of amateurs Patrick O’Leary, Dan Mesley, Mike Asselin, David Fotheringham and PGA of Canada professional Terry Kim won by a mere 0.2 shots last year over the team from Lookout Point to capture the inaugural edition in 2016.

The Canadian contingent on the PGA Tour is growing, and that’s no surprise to Corey Conners and Ben Silverman.

Part of what’s been called a “groundswell” of Canadian talent, Conners and Silverman will make their debuts as Tour members this week at the Safeway Open in California. They will join fellow Canadians Graham DeLaet, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor on golf’s biggest stage.

Silverman, of Thornhill, Ont., captured the Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Web.com Tour in August, en route to finishing 10th on the money list of the direct feeder to the PGA Tour.

The top 25 money earners during the 22-event season gain PGA Tour status.

Conners, from Listowel, Ont., finished 14th on the money list of the Web.com Tour finals and also earned PGA Tour status for the first time.

“I wouldn’t say I predicted this, but I saw it coming back when I was playing (on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada),” Silverman said on the growing number of Canadian PGA Tour members. “We were all playing at the same time? I just had a feeling we were all going to move on at some point or another, and we were all playing really well.”

Conners said it’s “pretty cool” to see the Canadians who have played golf together for a number of years reach the Tour at the same time.

“There are a lot of great players up and coming in Canada and it’s awesome to see they’re making their way to the top,” he said. “It’s great to see and I’m not surprised to see it.”

Conners notched three top-10 finishes this year on the Web.com Tour and also qualified for the U.S. Open. He played in the Masters in 2015, and said the experience he has from those two big events will be invaluable this year on the PGA Tour.

“I’ll be able to draw on those experiences a lot. I’ve drawn on previous experiences this year too, and it’s proved to be very helpful,” he said. “Having played on those big stages was great, and I’ll be really comfortable playing (PGA Tour) events.”

Conners will also be able to lean on Hughes, his former teammate at Kent State University, for tips during his rookie season. Conners said his girlfriend and Hughes’ wife have been texting a lot to prepare for the year ahead.

“It’ll be great to have (Mackenzie) and the other Canadian guys to learn from. It’ll be an easy transition,” he said.

Derek Ingram, the men’s head coach of Golf Canada’s national team _ which includes graduates Conners, Hughes, DeLaet, Hadwin, and Taylor _ thought having all these players on the PGA Tour at the same time would have taken a bit longer, but Hughes’ victory at the RSM Classic last November accelerated things.

“There are a lot of guys on the PGA Tour who can learn a ton from Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes. I’d say 80 to 90 per cent of Tour players could learn a lot from those two guys,” he said.

“It’ll be nice to have a buddy out there for sure. Corey will lean on (Mackenzie) heavily for the golf course details and where to stay ? just the process of the PGA Tour. They’re great friends.”

Although Silverman is 29, he said he doesn’t feel like an elder statesman amongst his younger peers.

“I didn’t play my first tournament until I was 16, so I kind of feel like I’m at the same point as these guys on the golf course,” he said. “Off the golf course it’s a little different. I have a family. I just don’t feel 30 when I’m playing professional golf.”

Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum said there has been a “groundswell” of enthusiasm around the Canadians who are representing the country in golf.

“It’s trending as if at least a dozen men and women will be playing on the PGA and LPGA Tours in 2018, and wins by Brooke Henderson, Mackenzie Hughes and Adam Hadwin, who just played in his first Presidents Cup, have been inspiring,” he said.

David Hearn will also play this week at the Safeway Open, which goes from October 5-8 in Napa, Calif. Hearn has conditional status on the PGA Tour this year after finishing 128th on the FedEx Cup standings last season. The top 125 golfers each year earn full status.

The Symetra Tour, the official qualifying Tour for the LPGA, is in Daytona Beach for the final event of the 2017 season. The top 10 money-earners at the end of the Symetra Tour Championship will earn LPGA Tour cards for the 2018 season. Canada’s Anne-Catherine Tanguay (Quebec City) currently sits at No. 7 with $73,309 while Brittany Marchand (Orangeville, Ont.) is No. 21 with $32,638.

The Symetra Tour Championship is a 72-hole tournament that starts on Thursday, October 5 and concludes on Sunday, Oct. 8. There will be a cut to the low 60 and ties following second-round play on Friday, Oct. 6.

After 21 events in 14 states around the country, the top 108 rising stars in women’s golf are at LPGA International to vie for a share of the $200,000 purse and the winner’s payout of $30,000. The field includes players from the United States and 23 countries around the globe.
Play will start at 8 a.m. all four rounds. The final-round will be broadcast on Facebook Live from 1 -3  p.m. with host Amy Rogers and analyst Gail Graham, a two-time LPGA Tour winner.

The battle to get into the top 10 will be as fierce as ever. While the top 10 has created more separation from the rest than in years past, everyone in the top 23 still has a mathematical chance to finish inside the top 10. If No. 23 on the money list, Laura Wearn (Charlotte, N.C.), wins the $30,000 she would move to $61,914, which is $114 more than No. 10, Emma Talley (Princeton, Ky.), has currently earned. Talley is $7,639 in front of No. 11 Daniela Darquea (Quito, Ecuador).

The Symetra Tour Championship is the sixth event in a row for the Tour. The grueling stretch started in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on August 31. As you would expect, the field is incredibly strong with all the top players fighting for a spot in the top 10 or a chance to skip Stage II of LPGA Qualifying Tournament (top 15 after the top 10 excluding LPGA Tour members). The top 23, all with a fighter’s chance to make the top 10, are in the field. In fact, the top 30 on the Volvik Race for the Card money list are all in the field.

Additionally, there are 26 current LPGA Tour members in the field. There are also nine players in the field from Florida: Daniela Iacobelli (Melbourne), August Kim (Saint Augustine), Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa), Alexandra Newell (Tampa), Catherine O’Donnell (Ponte Vedra), Erica Popson (Davenport), Madison Pressel (Boca Raton), Sierra Sims (Tampa) and Carlie Yadloczky (Casselberry).

The Symetra Tour has played the Tour Championship at LPGA International since 2012. Daniela Iacobelli won the inaugural event at LPGA International to earn her Tour card. She is back in the field this week. Megan McChrystal won in 2013, Marita Engzelius won in 2014 and Sherman Santiwiwatthanphong won in 2015. Nicole Broch Larsen won the Tour Championship in 2016, which was played at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood due to Hurricane Matthew.

WHO’S LOCKED FOR THE LPGA: The Symetra Tour has determined that the top five on the Volvik Race for the Card money list – No. 1 Benyapa Niphatsophon, No. 2 Celine Boutier, No. 3 Hannah Green, No. 4 Nanna Koerstz Madsen and No. 5 Erynne Lee – have already secured their LPGA Tour cards for 2018. Regardless of what they do this week, they are safe to finish in the top 10. Here is information on all five:

Benyapa Niphatsophon, 20, Bangkok, Thailand – She finished in the top 10 in 11 of 19 starts with five second place finishes. She has not won this season, which makes her position atop of the money list even more impressive. Niphatsophon has five second place finishes and ranks second on Tour with a 69.933 scoring average. Her nickname is “Gift”.

Celine Boutier, 23, Montrouge, France – She won two of the biggest purses on Tour this year – the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Health Classic and the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge. She is as consistent as they come and has made the cut in 18 of 19 starts. She was the 2013-14 WGCA National Player of the Year at Duke. Hannah Green, 20, Perth, Australia – She captured her third victory on Monday at the IOA Golf Classic and also won the Sara Bay Classic and the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout. She has 11 top 10 finishes. Green has become good friends with Karrie Webb and grew up playing junior golf with Minjee Lee. She finished second to Lydia Ko at the 2015 New Zealand Women’s Open.

Nanna Koerstz Madsen, 22, Copenhagen, Denmark – She won her third tournament in just her 11th start of the season. Koerstz Madsen played in three LPGA events this year through her Battlefield Promotion. She won on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2016 and represented Denmark at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Erynne Lee, 24, Silverdale, Washington – She won twice this year at the Donald Ross Centennial Classic and the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and has six top 10 finishes. She won her first event on the Symetra Tour to start the 2016 season, but did not win again until the middle of this year. She didn’t notch a top 10 finish in the first seven events and then dad, Brian, came out on her bag and things changed for the better. Lee’s mom passed away in 2011 while she was a freshman at UCLA.

11-23 HAVE A CHANCE AT A TOUR CARD: Every year, someone from outside the top 10 jumps into the top 10 at the final event. There are 13 players currently outside the top 10 that have a chance to spoil the party for someone inside the top 10.
Here is a look at what players 11 through 23 must do to have a chance. The projections are based on solo finishes and a cut of exactly 60 players. It also assumes that players in the top 10 don’t earn money.

HISTORY MADE WITH THREE PLAYERS OVER $100K: For the first time in the 37-year history of the Symetra Tour, three players have earned over $100,000 in a single-season. Niphatsophon ($109,736), Boutier ($108,690) and Green ($105,054) have all crossed six-figures. There are five other players that have a chance to cross $100,000 this week.

Niphatsophon, Boutier and Green are just the third, fourth and fifth players in the history of the Tour to earn at least $100,000. In 2016, Madelene Sagstrom ($167,064) and Ally McDonald ($110,359) became the first two.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – The 2017 Web.com Tour season concluded on Monday in Atlantic Beach, Fla., as the Web.com Tour Championship wrapped up the fifth annual Web.com Tour Finals. Five-time PGA TOUR winner Jonathan Byrd won the Tour’s season-ending event, where 25 players secured their TOUR cards for the 2017-18 season.

The first set of 25 PGA TOUR cards for the 2017-18 season were issued at the conclusion of the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz in August, with a second set of 25 solidified at the conclusion of the Finals.

Chesson Hadley, who won the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open in 2014 on his way to securing Rookie of the Year honors, returned to the Web.com Tour this year after losing his status following the 2015-16 season. The former Georgia Tech standout, who won the Web.com Tour Championship in 2013, notched victories at the LECOM Health Challenge in July and Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco last month on his way to winning both the Regular Season and Finals money lists. The 30-year-old is the first player in the five-year history of the Web.com Tour Finals to win both money lists.

By virtue of winning both money titles, Hadley is in turn the only player to earn full exempt status on the PGA TOUR next year, which includes a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass, located just minutes from Atlantic Beach.

Peter Uihlein, who earned his first Web.com Tour title at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, finished second to Hadley on the Finals-only money list with $185,863 in earnings. The former No. 1-ranked amateur in the world earned his spot in the Web.com Tour Finals via non-member FedExCup points, thanks to three top-25 finishes, including a season-best T5 at the Puerto Rico Open in March.

Byrd wound up third on the Finals money list after his Web.com Tour Championship title, while DAP Championship winner Nicholas Lindheim secured a return to the PGA TOUR this fall via the Finals as well.

Five of the 25 players who secured their PGA TOUR cards solely through the Web.com Tour Finals will be rookies during the 2017-18 season. The top 25, excluding Hadley (who only counted towards the Regular Season 25) are:

*=PGA TOUR rookie in 2017-18

Finishing 26^th on the Finals money list was Canadian Adam Svensson, who earned $37,937 to finish $2,888 behind Seamus Power. Svensson, who was the medalist at Web.com Tour Q-School in 2015, entered the week at No. 17 on the Finals-only money list, but fell nine spots after a missed cut.

The 25 players from the Web.com Tour Finals money list will join the 25 players from the Regular Season money list on the PGA TOUR. The 25 from the Regular Season are below:

*=PGA TOUR rookie in 2017-18

The 50 players are ranked, in order, following the conclusion of the Web.com Tour Finals. This order will be used to determine priority entry into PGA TOUR events for the upcoming season, which opens this week with the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif.

1 Chesson Hadley
2 Brice Garnett
3 Peter Uihlein
4 Andrew Landry
5 Jonathan Byrd
6 Abraham Ancer
7 Nicholas Lindheim
8 Sam Ryder
9 Rob Oppenheim
10 Ted Potter, Jr.
11 Ryan Armour
12 Stephan Jaeger
13 Sam Saunders
14 Talor Gooch
15 Shawn Stefani
16 Andrew Putnam
17 Jonathan Randolph
18 Ben Silverman (Canada)
19 Bronson Burgoon
20 Austin Cook
21 Keith Mitchell
22 Nate Lashley
23 Tyler Duncan
24 Kyle Thompson
25 Denny McCarthy
26 Adam Schenk
27 Troy Merritt
28 Matt Atkins
29 Tom Lovelady
30 Conrad Shindler
31 Martin Piller
32 Andrew Yun
33 Alex Cejka
34 Lanto Griffin
35 Matt Jones
36 Aaron Wise
37 Cameron Tringale
38 Zecheng Dou
39 Brett Stegmaier
40 Ethan Tracy
41 Corey Conners
42 Xinjun Zhang
43 Steve Wheatcroft
44 Brandon Harkins
45 Chad Collins
46 Roberto Díaz
47 Tom Hoge
48 Beau Hossler
49 Joel Dahmen
50 Seamus Power

For more information on the Web.com Tour or the Web.com Tour Finals, please visitPGATOUR.com.