Web.com Tour Championship Moves to First Coast
The PGA Tour announced the 2013 schedule for the Web.com
Tour today. The season-ending Web.com
Tour Championship will determine the ranking of the Web.Com players who qualify
for a PGA Tour card in 2014 and will determine the second 25 PGA Tour cards for
2014 as a result of the tournament. It
will be played on Dye’s Valley Course September 23rd to 29th.
“The 2013 season is going to be a landmark year for the
Web.com Tour,” said Web.com Tour president Bill Calfee. “It marks the
debut of a restructure of the PGA Tour’s qualifying system that will put a
great deal more spotlight on the Web.com Tour. Individual player performance in
all 21 Regular Season events will be critical and set the stage for the Web.com
Tour Finals, which will bring the season to an entirely new and dynamic
conclusion in September.”
“We can’t wait for the 2013 Web.com Tour season to get
underway, so we can see the great golf competition that the new structure
promotes,” said David L. Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of
Web.com of Jacksonville, FL. “We look forward to supporting these dynamic
Web.com Tour athletes as they pursue their coveted PGA Tour card.”
Those playing in the season ending tournaments will include
players finishing between 125 and 200 on the PGA Tour money list and those
finishing in 26th place and above on the Web.com Tour money list. Typically
there are several former PGA Tour winners in the 125-200 category.
After the Web.com Championship, the second 25 cards will be
awarded and the first 25 cards will be re-ranked. In all, 50 cards will be awarded.
While 50 cards are awarded for the PGA Tour, the order from
#1 to #50 is important. Just because a
player is eligible for the PGA Tour does not mean he will automatically get
into an event. The reason is the top 125
and special exemptions.
There are 125 exempt players on the PGA Tour, based on
money, at the end of each season. They
can play any regular PGA Tour event. Jim Furyk,
Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar and the like. Then there are additional
exemptions for players such as winners of major championships and The Players,
as well as other special categories such as medical exemptions and lifetime
earnings, etc. Angel Cabrerra finished
#174 but is exempt for winning The Masters. Gary Woodland finished 134, but he has
a two-year exemption for winning in Tampa
Then there are the 50 “new” PGA Tour cardholders, some of
which may actually be veteran players. Field sizes are typically between 120
and 156 spots, so all Web.com players cannot fit into every event. For that reason, the names of the “new” 50
PGA Tour cardholders are rotated or reshuffled as the season goes along to give
the players lower down the list an opportunity to play.
Though it is a challenge to move up from the Web.com Tour,
many have successfully made the transition including Jim Furyk and David Duval,
to name two. According to the PGA Tour, Web.com alumni have won 345 PGA Tour
titles, including 17 majors and five Players Championships.
Web.com,the umbrella sponsor for the developmental Tour, offers
web services, including domain registration, website design, online marketing,
search engine optimization, lead generation, and e-commerce solutions for small
businesses. According to the company, more
than 15 million successful websites have been created with Web.com tools and
services. Web.com is headquartered in Jacksonville , FL.
Kathy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the very interesting and informative article.
Warmest Regards,
Leland