2019 PGA Tour Champions Q-School final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard, who earned status
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2019 PGA Tour Champions Q-School final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard, who earned status



The 2019 PGA Tour Champions Q-School final leaderboard is headed by winner Shane Bertsch, who came out the winner in the final stage of the Q-School at TPC Scottsdale's Champion Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Bertsch won Q-School by a shot over Thongchai Jaidee, shooting 17-under 267 to hold off the Thai legend for the win. Jaidee shot a final-round 62 to move from T-11 into solo second place.

Robert Karlsson finished alone in third, with Robin Byrd and Australia's Stephen Leaney finishing in a tie for fourth place to round out the five players who earned PGA Tour Champions cards in final stage.

Bertsch won the winner's share of the $200,000 purse.

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PGA Tour Champions Q-School recap notes

Q-School final stage is played as four consecutive rounds, with no cut in the event.

The top five players in the final standings earn PGA Tour Champions status through the year in the sixth major eligibility category. Players finishing outside the top five do not earn any status on PGA Tour Champions.

John Riegger was the first man out, shooting 11-under total and getting passed by Jaidee.

Matteo Manassero was cut after four rounds, only beating two players in the field. Manassero was once ranked inside the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Brandel Chamblee finished 70th in the final stage, shooting 8-over 292 for the week in a commendable effort to earn PGA Tour Champions status.

2019 PGA Tour Champions Q-School final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts

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POS PLAYER TO PAR R1 R2 R3 R4 TOTAL
1 Shane Bertsch -17 70 67 65 65 267
2 Thongchai Jaidee -16 67 71 68 62 268
3 Robert Karlsson -14 67 69 65 69 270
T4 Robin Byrd -12 66 72 66 68 272
T4 Stephen Leaney -12 65 66 71 70 272
6 John Riegger -11 67 71 69 66 273
T7 Craig Bowden -10 65 74 69 66 274
T7 Paul Stankowski -10 67 68 67 72 274
T9 Ricardo Gonzalez -9 72 64 73 66 275
T9 Bob Sowards -9 67 74 62 72 275
11 Carlos Franco -8 67 71 69 69 276
T12 Patrick Sheehan -7 70 68 67 72 277
T12 Omar Uresti -7 73 68 65 71 277
T12 Harry Rudolph -7 70 68 66 73 277
T15 Paul Claxton -6 71 68 71 68 278
T15 Guy Boros -6 72 71 67 68 278
T15 Gary Hallberg -6 69 69 71 69 278
T15 Jesús Rivas -6 67 70 71 70 278
T15 Chris Smith -6 76 64 67 71 278
T15 Jarmo Sandelin -6 68 70 67 73 278
T21 David Branshaw -5 70 69 71 69 279
T21 Brian Cooper -5 70 67 71 71 279
T21 Jerry Smith -5 70 69 69 71 279
T21 Roger Rowland -5 68 69 70 72 279
T21 Bobby Gage -5 71 69 68 71 279
T21 Cameron Beckman -5 71 66 66 76 279
T27 Andrew Raitt -4 69 72 69 70 280
T27 Michael Campbell -4 72 71 67 70 280
T29 Marcus Meloan -3 68 69 74 70 281
T29 Mathias Grönberg -3 70 72 69 70 281
T29 Jeff Hart -3 70 69 73 69 281
T29 Mark Walker -3 72 72 68 69 281
T29 Alan Morin -3 72 71 67 71 281
T29 Rick Garboski -3 72 72 69 68 281
T29 Todd Fischer -3 69 66 73 73 281
T36 Tom Kalinowski -2 71 68 72 71 282
T36 José Coceres -2 72 74 65 71 282
T36 Jay Williamson -2 72 68 72 70 282
T36 Euan McIntosh (a) -2 69 71 73 69 282
T36 Todd Hamilton -2 70 69 70 73 282
T41 Neal Lancaster -1 71 72 71 69 283
T41 Frank Esposito -1 66 69 73 75 283
T41 Frank Bensel -1 69 68 71 75 283
T41 Greg Bruckner -1 74 73 69 67 283
T45 David Morland IV E 71 71 68 74 284
T45 Grant Waite E 68 74 72 70 284
T47 John Inman 1 69 73 69 74 285
T47 Bryan Hoops (a) 1 72 70 70 73 285
T47 Robert Gamez 1 73 69 71 72 285
T47 Kevin Baker 1 73 71 72 69 285
51 Jim Carter 2 71 69 77 69 286
T52 Keith Huber 3 68 70 72 77 287
T52 Jim Rutledge 3 73 70 72 72 287
T52 Brett Quigley 3 73 71 71 72 287
T52 Thomas Levet 3 75 73 70 69 287
T56 Mike Genovese 4 72 70 72 74 288
T56 Tom Werkmeister 4 74 71 70 73 288
T56 Frank Lickliter II 4 74 71 73 70 288
T56 Paul Parlane 4 78 73 67 70 288
T56 Mike Goodes 4 75 72 72 69 288
T56 Tim Bogue 4 73 74 73 68 288
T62 Dick Mast 5 72 68 71 78 289
T62 Mike Grob 5 73 73 68 75 289
T62 Gibby Gilbert III 5 71 74 70 74 289
T62 Scott Hebert 5 74 77 69 69 289
T66 Vance Veazey 6 74 70 74 72 290
T66 Dave Cunningham 6 75 75 69 71 290
T68 Spike McRoy 7 76 73 72 70 291
T68 Jesús Amaya 7 75 72 77 67 291
70 Brandel Chamblee 8 69 75 73 75 292
71 Chris Hunsucker 11 76 67 73 79 295
72 Keith Clearwater 15 82 70 73 74 299
73 T.C. Chen 16 70 72 78 80 300
T74 Uly Grisette 18 70 75 80 77 302
T74 Mike Heinen 18 77 75 74 76 302

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