Dodds, Delsing off to good starts in Q School Stage 2
St. Louisan Trevor Dodds fired a 5-under 67, good for T2 after one round of the PGA Tour Q School qualifying in Pine Mountain, Ga. Dodds, a former PGA Tour winner, enjoyed a bogey-free round to get off to a good start in his effort to move back onto the PGA Tour in 2009.
St. Louisan Jay Delsing fired a 4-under 68 and was tied for 7th after one round to put himself in solid position to advance.
Dodds, 49, won the 1998 Greater Greensboro Classic on the PGA and has victories on the Canadian and Nationwide Tours as well. Delsing, 48, won twice on the Nationwide Tour and has a pair of seconds in his lengthy PGA Tour career.
The PGA Tour is conducting Stage 2 qualifiers at four sites: Panama City, Fla, Brooksville, Fla., Kingwood, Texas and Pine Mountain, Ga. The top finishers at each site will advance to the final stage of qualifying, a 108-hole marathan slated for Dec. 3-8.
Other St. Louisans in the Stage 2 fields include: Bob Gaus, 78 (76th at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City, Fla.); Adam Betz, 72 (T32 at The Hombre).
Betz, 25, who was a standout at Parkway South High School and Spring Hill College, was the only St. Louisan from a strong group who survived Stage 1 qualifying earlier this fall. He finished T17 to earn one of 23 spots at Crandon Park Golf Club in Key Biscayne, Fla. Other area golfers who did not advance included: Doug Diemer, David Suggs, Michael Wellington, Steve Pleis, Parker LaBarge, Doug Lindahl, Chris Naegel, Britt Pavelonis and Shawn Jasper.
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