ATLANTIC BEACH, Florida – The 2018 Web.com Tour season came to a close on Sunday in Atlantic Beach, Florida, as the Web.com Tour Championship wrapped up the sixth-annual Web.com Tour Finals. University of Virginia alum Denny McCarthy won the season-ending event, where 25 players secured their PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season.
The Web.com Tour awarded a first set of 25 PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season 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.
South Korea native Sungjae Im began his rookie season with a win at the season-opening The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay. The 20-year-old backed up his win with a runner-up finish the following week, essentially locking up a spot in The 25 at the end of the Regular Season. Im continued his momentum throughout the year, winning the Regular Season-ending WinCo Foods Portland Open to end the year with two victories and six additional top-10 finishes. Im’s performance continued into the Finals, allowing him to win the combined money list. Im became the first player in Tour history to lead the money list wire-to-wire for the duration of the season and became the first Korean-born player to be named a money list winner.
McCarthy graduated from the Web.com Tour via the Web.com Tour Finals in 2017, picking up three top-20 finishes in the four-event series to earn his first PGA TOUR card. The 25-year-old struggled in his rookie season on TOUR, however, carding just one top-10 finish in 22 starts. The three-time Maryland Open winner found his stride in the 2018 Web.com Tour Finals, notching four top-13 finishes, capped off by a win Sunday in Atlantic Beach.
By virtue of winning their respective money titles, Im and McCarthy have earned fully-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.
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Jim Knous picked up the 25th and final card with a par-save on the last. The Colorado School of Mines alum had a breakout sophomore season on Tour in 2018, picking up five top-25 finishes in the Regular Season to earn his first Web.com Tour Finals berth. Knous continued his strong play into the Finals, where he finished T10-T25-T24 in the first three events before eventually finishing at No. 25 on the Finals-only money list.
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Player
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Finals Stats
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Finals Earnings
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College
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1. Denny McCarthy
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One win
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255,793
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University of Virginia
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2. Sangmoon Bae
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One win
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218,156
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Sungkyunkwan University
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3. Robert Streb
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One win
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187,460
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Kansas State University
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4. Peter Malnati
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One runner-up
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157,296
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University of Missouri
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5. Cameron Davis*
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Two top-20s
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126,675
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N/A
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6. Adam Schenk
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One runner-up
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125,798
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Purdue University
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7. Lucas Glover
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One runner-up
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125,212
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Clemson University
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8. Matt Jones
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One runner-up
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112,000
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Arizona State University
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9. Hunter Mahan
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One runner-up
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107,505
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Oklahoma State University
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10. Roger Sloan
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One runner-up
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84,307
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University of Texas – El Paso
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11. Shawn Stefani
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Three top-25s
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80,579
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Lamar University
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12. Seth Reeves*
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Two top-5s
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80,360
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Georgia Tech
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13. Max Homa
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Two top-10s
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78,200
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University of California
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14. Roberto Diaz
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Three top-25s
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70,326
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University of South Carolina – Aiken
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15. Stephan Jaeger
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One top-5
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69,923
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University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
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16. Curtis Luck*
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Two top-10s
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64,920
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N/A
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17. Nicholas Lindheim
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Two top-20s
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59,169
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N/A
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18. Dylan Frittelli
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Two top-20s
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48,600
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N/A
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19. Wes Roach
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Two top-25s
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48,100
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Duke University
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20. Sepp Straka*
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One top-5
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47,844
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University of Georgia
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21. Cameron Tringale
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One top-5
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47,760
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Georgia Tech
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22. Ben Silverman
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One top-5
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47,700
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Florida Atlantic University
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23. Michael Thompson
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Two top-25s
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45,466
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University of Alabama
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24. Fabián Gómez
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Two top-20s
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43,657
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N/A
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25. Jim Knous*
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Three top-25s
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41,931
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Colorado School of Mines
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Finishing 26th on the Finals money list Justin Lower, who earned $41,441 to finish $490 behind Knous. Lower had a career-best season on Tour in 2019, earning a Web.com Tour Finals berth for the first time in his career. The Malone University alum was on the bubble all week, but ultimately missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole at Atlantic Beach CC to come up just shy.
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:
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Player
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Hometown
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Stats
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College
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1. Sungjae Im*
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Jeju, South Korea
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Two wins
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Korea Nat’l Sport
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2. Sam Burns
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Shreveport, La.
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One win, five top-10s
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Lousiana State University
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3. Scott Langley
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Barrington, Ill.
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One win, five top-10s
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University of Illinois
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4. Martin Trainer*
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Palo Alto, Calif.
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Two wins
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Southern California
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5. K.H. Lee*
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Ilsan, South Korea
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Three runners-up
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Korea Nat’l Sport
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6. Cameron Champ*
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Sacramento, Calif.
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One win, five top-10s
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Texas A&M
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7. Sebastian Muñoz
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Bogotá, Colombia
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Six top-10s
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North Texas
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8. Anders Albertson*
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Alpharetta, Georgia
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One win, two top-10s
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Georgia Tech
|
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9. Chase Wright*
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Muncie, Ind.
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One win, four top-10s
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University of Indiana
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10. John Chin*
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Temecula, Calif.
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Three top-10s
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UC Irvine
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11. Kyle Jones*
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Snowflake, Ariz.
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Four top-10s
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Baylor University
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12. Jose de Jesus Rodriguez*
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Irapuato, Mexico
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One win, three top-10s
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N/A
|
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13. Adam Long*
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St. Louis, Mo.
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Five top-10s
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Duke University
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14. Adam Svensson*
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Surrey, B.C., Canada
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One win, four top-10s
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Barry University
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15. Josh Teater
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Lexington, Ky
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Three top-10s
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Morehead State
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16. Wyndham Clark*
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Denver, Colo.
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Four top-10s
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University of Oregon
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17. Julian Etulain
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Three top-10s
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N/A
|
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18. Alex Prugh
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Spokane, Wash.
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Four top-10s
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University of Washington
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19. Joey Garber*
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Petoskey, Mich.
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One win, three top-10s
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University of Georgia
|
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20. Chris Thompson*
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Five top-10s
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University of Kansas
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21. Carlos Ortiz
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Jalisco, Mexico
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Four top-10s
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North Texas
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22. Brady Schnell
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Omaha, Neb.
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One win, two top-10s
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University of Nebraska
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23. Kramer Hickok*
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Dallas, Texas
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Four top-10s
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University of Texas
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24. Roberto Castro
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Five top-10s
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Georgia Tech
|
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25. Hank Lebioda*
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Orlando, Fla.
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Four top-10s
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Florida State University
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