Our 27 Q-School grads had a decent week South of the Border last week, and a few of the guys look to build on their momentum this week. As mentioned in my last post, the trip to Mexico was a great opportunity for our Q-School 27. As an aside, the course looked fantastic, and seems like a must-play for anyone visiting Cancun.
As it turned out, the winner of the Mayakoba Classic was one of the few golfers even lower on the Exempt priority list than our grads. Johnson Wagner finished an agonizing 126th on the money list in 2010 and came into the season with a priority below all 27 of the Q-School grads, and the Top 20 on last year's Nationwide list. This was only his third tournament of the year, and he hadn't made a cut yet this year. Andres Gonzalez, Billy Horschel and Scott Gordon also made their first cuts of the year, but to a bit less fanfare.
Just to point out how quickly fortunes can change, Wagner, instead of sitting at home this weekend watching Modern Family re-runs will be in one of the featured pairings this week, and he's now fully exempt through the end of 2013! And, although he wasn't one of our 27, we should be happy for him, because he's a nice guy and a Hokie - and that's a cool thing.
I predicted three Top 10's for our crew last week. I was close, with 3 in the Top 13. Jarrod Lyle finished 5th, his best result of the year, to the lead the way. Kent Jones and Kyle Stanley had their best finishes at 11th and 13th respectively.
This week in Palm Beach, there are 15 graduates in the field. Aside from the aforementioned golfers, Sunghoon Kang seems to be showing the most improvement over the first few months of the season. Let's see if he can keep it up this week. My prediction for the top finisher is Kyle Stanley who seems poised for his first Top 10, after cracking into the Top 100 on the year.
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