Category Archives: Q-School

The greatest day in my writing career…so far

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:00 pm by Bill Rand

Dear Readers, The greatest day in my writing career — so far — is finally upon me, the first edit of my soon to be published book has just arrived from the publisher. For those who haven’t guessed it, Generating Miracles: A Spiritual … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: On commitment and the need for tournament rounds

Posted on Friday, June 5, 2015 12:05 am by Bill Rand

When I began my weekly, 20-minute radio segment Thursday morning (NBC Sports Radio, AM 1060, Phoenix, 7:32 PT), Tiger Woods was 3-over par right out of the gate in the first round of The Memorial Tournament and had then birdied 13 … Continue reading →

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Brian Davis: A long way from England

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2015 11:42 pm by Bill Rand

The opening round of the Valspar Championship got off to a good start with England’s Brian Davis zipping around the Copperhead course at the Innisbrook resort in 6-under par, 65. That gave him a 1-shot lead over Sean O’Hair and … Continue reading →

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Brad Fritsch: Wins Q-School by 7

Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:50 pm by Bill Rand

I first became aware of Canadian, Brad Fritsch, in the first round of the 2013 Sony Open when he popped up towards the top of the leaderboard. He’d just come off of the Web.com Tour — I didn’t know that … Continue reading →

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Web.com Q-School Underway

Posted on Friday, December 12, 2014 1:05 am by Bill Rand

While 24 PGA Tour veterans are positioning themselves in Naples, Florida to take a piece of the Franklin Templeton Shootout purse (the team of Jason Day and Cameron Tringale has a 2-shot lead over Harris English and Matt Kuchar), 150 … Continue reading →

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Generating Miracles – The Book

Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 1:38 am by Bill Rand

As our television viewing for the evening came to a close, I leaned up off the couch and told my wife, Helene, “Well, I gotta go to work.” “Oh,” she said in an empathetic voice, “too bad.” “Oh, no. I … Continue reading →

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Northern Trust Open: William McGirt Toughened Up on the Mini-Tours

Posted on Sunday, February 16, 2014 1:18 am by Bill Rand

William McGirt surged to a 2-shot lead at the 54-hole mark of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. He shot 6-under, 65, and will play in the last group Sunday with George McNeill and Charlie … Continue reading →

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Web.com Tour Q-School: 2nd Stage Gateway to the Final Complete

Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 10:57 pm by Bill Rand

Last Friday, the last four of six Second Stage tournaments that open the door to the Final Stage of the Web.com Tour Q-School were completed. Writing at pgatour.com, Sean Martin put together an interesting synopsis of each site in terms … Continue reading →

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Champions Tour Q-School: I Told You It Was Hard

Posted on Saturday, November 23, 2013 12:19 am by Bill Rand

The 2013 Champions Tour Q-School was supposed to have ended on Friday, but there was this little matter of soaking rains that began Thursday night and continue as I write this late Friday night. The implications of these welcome desert … Continue reading →

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The Hardest Q-School in Golf

Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:51 pm by Bill Rand

Back in my Monday qualifying days, up to 144 of us would assemble in whatever city that week’s tournament was being played for a chance at glory. During daylight savings time, it was 156 guys. One round to determine who … Continue reading →

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