Frazar follows 59 with 69, pulls away to five-stroke lead at Q-school

Harrison Frazar followed his 13-under 59 with a 69 on Sunday to increase his lead to five strokes in the PGA Tour qualifying tournament, the six-round test that ends Monday with the top 25 and ties earning tour cards.

Day shoots 64 to move into contention at Q-school

Glen Day took a big step Friday with an 8-under 64 to share the lead with James Nitties at the halfway point.

Amazingly, many players who don't need to be at Q-school choose to play

Why would someone choose to go through the rigors of PGA Tour Q-school? If you're Olin Browne, Bryce Molder or Chris Riley, it's all about status, writes ESPN.com's Peter Yoon.

...Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. Bryce Molder watches his chip shot on the 18th hole of the third round of the Compaq Classic...

Q-school a true litmus test for golfers seeking 2009 PGA Tour card

Q-school can make or break a career. Golfers will find themselves tightening up over the shortest of putts in just six rounds this week. But one thing is certain: If you can measure up here, you've truly earned your way onto the PGA Tour, writes ESPN.com's Peter Yoon.

Armour shoots 65 to take five-stroke lead over Beem at Pebble Beach

Defending champion Tommy Armour III birdied the final two holes, holing a 30-footer on the 18th, to take a five-stroke lead over Rich Beem on Saturday in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.

Taking unlikely career path, Bettencourt headed to PGA Tour in 2009

Matt Bettencourt fully expected to be playing sports for a living when he grew up. The California native just thought it would be in baseball, not golf, after he earned his PGA Tour card for 2009, writes ESPN.com's Peter Yoon.

Barnes had to sweat it out before learning his fate for 2009

More than five years removed from his highest moment in golf, Ricky Barnes didn't have much to smile about. That is, until Sunday, when the former U.S. Amateur champ earned his first full-time trip to the PGA Tour, writes ESPN.com's Peter Yoon.

Bettencourt wins Tour Championship, season money title with final-round 69

Matt Bettencourt began his week at the Nationwide Tour Championship with kidney stones and a trip to the hospital. He ended it Sunday with a victory and the season money title.

Molder in line for card after 64; Bettencourt gets course-record 63

Bryce Molder closed in on a PGA Tour card Saturday, shooting a 7-under 64 for a share of the third-round lead with Matt Bettencourt in the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship.

Stiles, Osborn co-lead at Tour Championship

Darron Stiles made a tap-in eagle on the final hole for a 4-under 67 and a share of the second-round lead Friday with Garrett Osborn in the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship.

Stiles shoots 64 to take lead in Nationwide Tour Championship

Darron Stiles shot a 7-under 64 for a one-stroke lead over Jeff Klauk in the Nationwide Tour Championship.

DeCorso's steady play at South Georgia nets Nationwide win

Bryan DeCorso won the South Georgia Classic for his first Nationwide Tour win.

Ames captures PGA Tour finale after year of swing changes

Stephen Ames wanted to escape the chill of Calgary for the final PGA Tour event, a decision that paid off Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

Armour, Estes lead, Chopra one back at rainy Ginn sur Mer

Daniel Chopra fired his second straight bogey-free round, a 7-under 66, to get to 13-under and within one shot of leaders Bob Estes and Tommy Armour III in the suspended second round of the rain-soaked Ginn sur Mer Classic.