With one round left in the First Stage of Web.com Tour Q-school, seven golfers with strong Colorado connections are in line to advance to Stage 2.
But there’s still work to do — 18 holes of it.
Beau Schoolcraft of Denver shot his second consecutive 6-under-par 66 and shares seventh place at the St. George, Utah Q-school site, where the top 21 finishers and ties after Friday’s final round will move on. The former University of Colorado golfer, who made seven birdies on Thursday, stands at 13-under-par 197. Former Colorado State golfer Riley Arp of Fort Collins (18th place at 203) is also on the right side of the cut line.
In Dayton, Nev., where the top 22 players and ties will advance, former Ram Jimmy Makloski of Pueblo is in fourth place at 6-under-par 210. Onetime CU golfer Josh Creel (11th place at 213) and former University of Denver golfer Chris Gilman (22nd at 215) are also in the top 22.
At other sites, AJ Morris of Aspen (10-under-par 206) shares fifth place in West Palm Beach, Fla., while Jamie Marshall of Lone Tree (3-under 213) is 20th in The Woodlands, Texas. The top 21 and ties will advance in Florida, and the top 22 and ties in Texas.
Last month, four players with strong Colorado connections advanced from a First Stage Q-school tournament to Second Stage — Zahkai Brown of Golden, fellow former CSU golfer Blake Cannon, and former CU players Yannik and Jeremy Paul.
Next up, there will be five Second Stage Q-school tournmaments from Oct. 30-Nov. 9. The Final Stage is Dec. 6-9 in Chandler, Ariz., where 2018 Web.com Tour cards will be distributed.
Here are this week’s First-Stage scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties:
Q-School First Stage (Oct. 9-12)
Dayton Nev. (Top 22 Finishers and Ties After 72 Holes Advance to Stage 2)
4. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 68-69-73–210
11. Former CU golfer Josh Creel 70-71-72–213
22. Former DU golfer Chris Gilman 74-69-72–215
35. James Love, Denver 71-72-76–219
66. Former Coloradan Eric Hallberg 80-75-75–230
St. George, Utah (Top 21 Finishers and Ties After 72 Holes Advance to Stage 2)
7. Beau Schoolcraft, Denver 69-64-64–197
18. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 68-67-68–203
30. Steven Kupcho, Westminster 70-67-69–206
38. Cole Nygren, Longmont 71-71-65–207
52. Tom Gempel, Lone Tree 68-71-72–211
58. Mike Schoolcraft, Denver 73-70-69–212
The Woodlands, Texas (Top 22 Finishers and Ties After 72 Holes Advance to Stage 2)
20. Jamie Marshall, Lone Tree 68-70-75–213
35. Former Coloradan Tom Whitney 67-76-74–217
West Palm Beach, Fla. (Top 21 Finishers and Ties After 72 Holes Advance to Stage 2)
5. AJ Morris, Aspen 68-67-71–206
