Live Oak graduate John Ellis shot a 1-under 71 on Tuesday during
Stage One of the PGA Tour’s Qualifying Tournament at San Juan Oaks
Golf Club in Hollister, and currently sits tied for third place out
of 72 golfers.
HOLLISTER
Live Oak graduate John Ellis shot a 1-under 71 on Tuesday during Stage One of the PGA Tour’s Qualifying Tournament at San Juan Oaks Golf Club in Hollister, and currently sits tied for third place out of 72 golfers.
Travis Bertoni of Paso Robles and Nathan Tyler of Tucson, Ariz., both sit tied for first after each carded a 3-under 69.
Only the top 23 qualifying positions, including ties, will advance to Stage Two of the the Qualifying Tournament, also known as Q-School.
Stage One at San Juan Oaks will conclude on Friday.
Ellis, who started on the 10th hole Tuesday, began his round with three straight birdies before bogeying the 15th hole. He rebounded with a birdie on 16.
Ellis, who attended Gavilan College and resides in San Jose, qualified to the second stage last year. He earned a first-stage exemption after winning the Order of Merit on the Canadian Tour Championship, but fell nine strokes short of advancing to the third and final stage.
San Juan Oaks has served as a PGA Tour Stage One qualifying site since 2001. Q-School is a three-stage event where golfers from around the world compete in order to earn their PGA Tour card. This year’s Q-School began with more than 900 golfers, and only 35 will be rewarded with a PGA Tour card.
The third and final stage is scheduled to be held at the Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., from Dec. 2-7.
