Former KU player earns PGA Tour Card

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Former Kansas golfer Gary Woodland has made it to the big leagues.

With a 10th place finish in the PGA Qualifying Tournament, Woodland, a former Jayhawk, earned his 2009 PGA Tour Card. Players who place in the top 25 in the tournament gain membership to the tour for the following season.

“It’s unbelievable. To make the tour in his first tournament is quite a feat,” Kansas coach Kit Grove said. “To now get to play with and be considered one of the top 150 golfers in the world is something.”

Woodland came from 24 spots behind on Sunday in the fifth round of the tournament to tie for ninth place for the tournament’s final round.

Woodland had finished 20 strokes under par and recorded 31 birdies in six rounds.

Woodland last played for the Jayhawks in 2007. His career was highlighted by two invitations to the NCAA Regional tournament. Woodland also had four victories and 10 other top 10 finishes at Kansas.

Woodland, a Topeka native, was also a three-time state basketball player at Shawnee Heights High School. Before attending Kansas, Woodland played one season at Washburn as a guard and averaged six points.

— — Edited by Lauren Keith

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