WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Justin Hicks of Wellington, FL fired rounds of 70-66 to win 2019 Qualifying School Contest #1 at PGA National Estate.
Hicks started the final round 4 shots behind overnight leader David Kocher. Hicks closed the gap to just one after an opening nine of 3-under par 32. After a bogey on the par-4 12th hole Hicks rallied with birdies on 15, 16 and 17 to post 6-under par 136 and see if it would be good enough. Kocher got within one with a birdie on #14 but after a short par putt on #16 missed he entered the final two holes two shots back. He would go on the par the last two holes awarding Hicks the $5,000 first place prize.
Congratulations Justin and good luck this year at Web.com Q-School.
29 players participated in the Qualifying School Contest which created a prize pool of $5,800. After Hicks's $5,000 first place check, $800 was to go towards the 2nd place finishers Q-School entry fee. Billy Walthouse and David Kocher tied for 2nd at 138 and decided to split the money and will each receive $400 to put towards their Q-School entry fee.
A big thank you to PGA National Estate for hosting and Joey D Golf and ClubCraft for sponsoring the Qualifying School Contest.
| Score | Player | Amount | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 (70-66)* | Justin Hicks | 1 | $5,000.00 | Grosse Ile, MI |
| 138 (66-72)* | David Kocher | T2 | $400.00 | Charlotte, NC |
| 138 (69-69)* | Billy Walthouse | T2 | $400.00 | Longmeadow, MA |
| 139 (70-69)* | Brant Peaper | $0.00 | Tequesta, FL | |
| 140 (67-73)* | Olin Browne Jr. | $0.00 | Hobe Sound, FL | |
| 140 (71-69)* | Ryan Snouffer | $0.00 | Sparta, NJ | |
| 141 (68-73)* | Kristian Caparros (a) | $0.00 | Hollywood, FL | |
| 141 (72-69)* | Nick Latimer | $0.00 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 142 (68-74)* | Michael Schachner | $0.00 | Libertyville, IL | |
| 142 (71-71)* | Evan Russell | $0.00 | Essex, VT | |
| 143 (70-73)* | Jamie Sindelar | $0.00 | Horseheads, NY | |
| 145 (73-72)* | Patrick Langdon | $0.00 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 145 (75-70)* | Nicolas Cavero | $0.00 | Valencia, Venezuela | |
| 146 (67-79)* | Sunny Kim | $0.00 | Queens, NY | |
| 146 (69-77)* | Ryan Rettberg | $0.00 | Front Royal, VA | |
| 146 (74-72)* | Clancy Waugh | $0.00 | Jupiter, FL | |
| 147 (73-74)* | Eric Dietrich | $0.00 | Cheshire, CT | |
| 147 (72-75)* | Bryden Macpherson | $0.00 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 148 (73-75)* | Blake Morris | $0.00 | Waterbury, CT | |
| 148 (73-75)* | Kristoffer Ventura | $0.00 | Norway | |
| 148 (74-74)* | Raoul Menard | $0.00 | Ange-Gardien, Quebec | |
| 149 (74-75)* | Zach Zaback | $0.00 | Farmington, CT | |
| 150 (73-77)* | Paul Park | $0.00 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
| 151 (73-78)* | David Sanders | $0.00 | Mt. Laurel, NJ | |
| 152 (80-72)* | Rasmey Kong | $0.00 | North Haven, CT | |
| 154 (77-77)* | Sam Grindle | $0.00 | Deer Isle, ME |
