2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates

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This is a list of golf players who graduated from the Web.com Tour Finals in 2014.[1] The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list in 2014 earned their PGA Tour card for 2015. The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn their PGA Tour cards and their priority order.

To determine the initial 2015 PGA Tour priority rank, the top 25 Web.com Tour's regular season players were alternated with the top 25 Web.com Tour Finals players. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2015 season.

Under the new format, Adam Hadwin (Finals and regular season combined earnings) and Derek Fathauer (Finals earnings) were fully exempt for the 2014–15 season and received invitations to The Players Championship. Carlos Ortiz was also fully exempt on the PGA Tour after a three-win season.

2014 Web.com Tour Finals[edit]

Player 2014 Web.com Tour
regular season
2014
FedEx
Cup
2014 Web.com Tour Finals The 25
Regular + Finals
Priority
rank
Rank Earnings
($)
Rank Without
The 25
Earnings
($)
Best
finish
Rank Earnings
($)
Canada Adam Hadwin* 4 293,667 2 236,125 Win 1 529,792 Exempt
United States Derek Fathauer 13 218,052 1 250,133 Win 4 468,185 Exempt
Mexico Carlos Ortiz* 1 515,403 n/a 0 Cut 2 515,403 Exempt
United States Bud Cauley 197 4,460 143 4 1 180,000 Win 1
United States Justin Thomas* 5 276,637 3 204,633 Win 3 481,270 2
United States Colt Knost 34 106,460 5 2 154,000 2 3
United States John Peterson 179 6 3 130,592 2 4
United States Andrew Putnam* 2 320,438 49 22,200 T12 5 342,638 5
South Africa Richard Sterne 7 4 111,800 2 6
United States Jason Gore 9 253,046 176 12 87,300 3 6 340,346 7
United States Zac Blair* 41 97,799 8 5 108,000 2 8
United States Tony Finau* 8 254,315 17 65,442 T6 7 319,757 9
United States Sam Saunders 45 95,341 9 6 106,592 T4 10
United States Zack Sucher* 3 294,166 57 19,300 T14 8 313,466 11
United States Jim Herman 182 10 7 101,725 T4x2 12
United States Blayne Barber* 7 269,111 27 42,340 T6 9 311,451 13
Sweden David Lingmerth 134 11 8 99,368 T4 14
Germany Alex Čejka 6 276,448 227 89 8,099 T34 10 284,547 15
United States Tom Hoge* 65 72,616 13 9 83,827 3 16
New Zealand Steven Alker 10 249,536 72 12,365 T25 11 261,901 17
England Greg Owen 27 143,631 208 14 10 74,527 3 18
United States Andres Gonzales 11 238,620 82 10,025 T25 12 248,645 19
United States Tom Gillis 54 86,161 15 11 72,250 T4 20
United States Jon Curran* 12 231,854 n/a 0 Cut 13 231,854 21
South Korea Kim Meen-whee* 72 68,406 16 12 67,000 T3 22
Australia Cameron Percy 14 217,347 95 6,950 T40 14 224,297 23
United States Scott Pinckney* 37 101,941 18 13 62,673 T4 24
United States Daniel Berger* 15 209,286 68 14,200 T19 15 223,486 25
South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen 144 19 14 61,760 T7 26
United States Jonathan Randolph* 16 203,676 85 9,527 T27 16 213,203 27
United States Sean O'Hair 160 20 15 58,000 T3 28
United States Max Homa 17 192,350 59 19,227 T25 17 211,577 29
United States Heath Slocum 129 21 16 57,133 T4 30
United States Mark Hubbard* 18 187,448 75 11,315 T31 18 198,763 31
United States J. J. Henry 128 22 17 45,227 5 32
United States Steve Wheatcroft 19 183,411 84 9,808 T25 19 193,219 33
Canada Nick Taylor* 69 70,389 23 18 44,335 T9 34
United States Kyle Reifers 25 146,836 25 43,275 T4 20 190,111 35
United States Hudson Swafford 146 24 19 44,172 T10 36
United States Ryan Armour 20 180,856 T119 2,360 72 21 183,216 37
United States Alex Prugh 36 103,864 206 26 20 42,805 T14 38
United States Byron Smith* 21 177,172 T112 2,992 T46 22 180,164 39
Mexico Óscar Fraustro* 61 75,169 28 21 39,375 T4 40
United States Bill Lunde 22 168,864 83 9,920 T27 23 178,784 41
South Korea Park Sung-joon* 73 68,402 29 22 38,500 T11 42
Canada Roger Sloan* 24 159,018 86 9,040 T32 24 168,058 43
United States Chad Collins 159 30 23 37,995 T7 44
Argentina Fabián Gómez 23 162,322 247 n/a 0 Cut 25 162,322 45
United States Carlos Sainz Jr.* 74 67,897 31 24 37,925 T12 46
United States Eric Axley 184 32 25 36,312 T12 47
  • *: PGA Tour rookie in 2015
  • : First-time PGA Tour member in 2015, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
  •   Earned spot in Finals through PGA Tour.
  •   Earned spot in Finals through FedEx Cup points earned as a PGA Tour non-member.
  •   Indicates whether the player earned his card through the regular season or through the Finals.

Results on 2014–15 PGA Tour[edit]

Player Starts Cuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings ($) FedEx Cup
rank
Canada Adam Hadwin* 30 18 T5 110 937,611 107
United States Derek Fathauer 27 13 T7 158 482,023 169
Mexico Carlos Ortiz* 30 20 T9 106 964,137 93
United States Bud Cauley 0 0 DNP n/a 0 n/a
United States Justin Thomas* 30 23 T4x2 37 2,278,564 32
United States Colt Knost 29 17 T10x4 94 1,066,553 91
United States John Peterson 25 19 T11 121 779,509 105
United States Andrew Putnam* 23 10 T12 178 282,879 182
South Africa Richard Sterne 18 1 T39 239 27,690 233
United States Jason Gore 26 12 2 92 1,101,246 92
United States Zac Blair* 34 20 T4 78 1,244,676 59
United States Tony Finau* 31 22 T7x2 40 2,095,186 43
United States Sam Saunders 28 13 T2 150 578,571 137
United States Zack Sucher* 18 5 T20 212 85,614 206
United States Jim Herman 27 18 T4 80 1,212,778 74
United States Blayne Barber* 26 12 T8 122 768,383 145
Sweden David Lingmerth 28 17 Win 29 2,736,378 37
Germany Alex Čejka 30 18 Win 79 1,227,196 71
United States Tom Hoge* 26 15 T5 132 690,319 132
New Zealand Steven Alker 22 9 T22 185 236,862 177
England Greg Owen 19 9 2 83 1,180,794 104
United States Andres Gonzales 28 17 T3 111 925,335 115
United States Tom Gillis 16 8 2 143 634,554 142
United States Jon Curran* 28 14 T2 95 1,049,549 113
South Korea Kim Meen-whee* 23 13 T3 123 755,998 141
Australia Cameron Percy 23 13 T10 151 575,943 150
United States Scott Pinckney* 27 17 T2 76 1,259,389 83
United States Daniel Berger* 31 17 2x2 25 3,028,901 11
South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen 20 8 T15 196 168,234 191
United States Jonathan Randolph* 25 11 T20 182 256,066 179
United States Sean O'Hair 26 18 T2 58 1,662,300 42
United States Max Homa 27 12 T6 171 380,339 163
United States Heath Slocum 22 6 T21 207 122,480 211
United States Mark Hubbard* 25 15 T20 176 293,980 164
United States J. J. Henry 30 17 Win 96 1,046,123 90
United States Steve Wheatcroft 28 17 T2 105 973,024 114
Canada Nick Taylor* 28 17 Win 93 1,072,360 101
United States Kyle Reifers 31 17 2 84 1,179,228 78
United States Hudson Swafford 30 18 T8 107 959,391 81
United States Ryan Armour 17 6 T22 199 144,229 195
United States Alex Prugh 27 15 T5 142 636,373 133
United States Byron Smith* 21 8 T19 198 153,930 202
Mexico Óscar Fraustro* 21 7 T9 181 262,475 186
United States Bill Lunde 18 8 T25 204 128,788 197
South Korea Park Sung-joon* 27 13 T2 147 597,103 135
Canada Roger Sloan* 20 7 T18 203 133,048 200
United States Chad Collins 24 16 T6 125 747,899 120
Argentina Fabián Gómez 26 16 Win 59 1,651,012 64
United States Carlos Sainz Jr.* 20 3 T9 205 124,115 213
United States Eric Axley 21 7 T22x2 195 170,687 189
  • *: PGA Tour rookie in 2015
  • : First-time PGA Tour member in 2015, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
  •   Retained his PGA Tour card for 2016: won or finished in the top 125 of the money list or FedEx Cup points list.
  •   Retained PGA Tour conditional status and qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 126–150 on FedEx Cup list and qualified for Web.com Tour Finals.
  •   Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2016 but qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 150–200 on FedEx Cup list.
  •   Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2016 and to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished outside the top 200 on FedEx Cup list.

Tom Hoge, Sam Saunders, Mark Hubbard, Derek Fathauer, and Tyrone van Aswegen regained their PGA Tour cards through the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals. Bud Cauley suffered a torn labrum in September 2014, and could not play in 2015. He retained his PGA Tour card in 2016 through a medical extension.

Winners on the PGA Tour in 2015[edit]

No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up Payout ($)
1 Nov 9, 2014 Canada Nick Taylor Sanderson Farms Championship −16 (67-69-70-66=272) 2 strokes United States Jason Bohn, United States Boo Weekley 720,000
2 Mar 8, 2015 Germany Alex Čejka Puerto Rico Open −7 (70-67-75-69=281) Playoff United States Jon Curran, Argentina Emiliano Grillo
United States Tim Petrovic, United States Sam Saunders
540,000
3 Jun 7 Sweden David Lingmerth Memorial Tournament −15 (67-65-72-69=273) Playoff England Justin Rose 1,160,000
4 Jun 14 Argentina Fabián Gómez FedEx St. Jude Classic −13 (66-68-67-66=267) 4 strokes England Greg Owen 1,080,000
5 Aug 9 United States J. J. Henry Barracuda Championship 47 (13-11-17-6) Playoff United States Kyle Reifers 558,000

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2015[edit]

No. Date Player Tournament Winner Winning score Runner-up score Payout ($)
1&2 Jan 25 South Korea Park Sung-joon Humana Challenge United States Bill Haas −22 (67-63-69-67=266) −21 (68-67-67-65=267) 342,000
United States Steve Wheatcroft −21 (65-67-68-67=267)
3 Mar 2 United States Daniel Berger
Lost in playoff
The Honda Classic Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington −6 (67-66-71-70=274) −6 (68-71-71-64=274) 658,800
4&5 Mar 8 United States Jon Curran
Lost in five-man playoff
Puerto Rico Open Germany Alex Čejka −7 (70-67-75-69=281) −7 (70-71-70-70=281) 198,000
United States Sam Saunders
Lost in five-man playoff
−7 (72-72-69-68=281)
6 Mar 15 United States Sean O'Hair
Lost in three-man playoff
Valspar Championship United States Jordan Spieth −10 (70-67-68-69=274) −10 (66-72-69-67=274) 519,200
7 May 31 United States Scott Pinckney AT&T Byron Nelson Australia Steven Bowditch −18 (62-68-65-64=259) −14 (69-64-64-66=263) 530,133
8 Jun 14 England Greg Owen FedEx St. Jude Classic Argentina Fabián Gómez −13 (66-68-67-66=267) −9 (64-70-67-70=271) 648,000
9 Jul 12 United States Tom Gillis
Lost in playoff
John Deere Classic United States Jordan Spieth −20 (71-64-61-68=264) −20 (66-65-69-64=264) 507,600
10 Aug 9 United States Kyle Reifers
Lost in playoff
Barracuda Championship United States J. J. Henry 47 points (13-11-17-6) 47 points (9-14-2-22) 334,800
11 Aug 23 United States Jason Gore Wyndham Championship United States Davis Love III −17 (64-66-69-64=263) −16 (66-67-62-69=264) 583,200
12 Sep 20 United States Daniel Berger BMW Championship Australia Jason Day −22 (61-63-69-69=262) −16 (65-64-70-69=268) 891,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Meet the graduates: Meet The 50". PGA Tour. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

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