PGA Q-School Final Stage Scores
LA QUINTA, Calif. --- John Chin, a 2010 All-American while competing for UC Irvine, shot a 3-under 69 in Thursday's second round of the PGA Qualifying School's final stage at PGA West.
He recorded an eagle, four birdies, a bogey and double bogey during his round at the Nicklaus Tournament Course. Chin is in 47th place at 2-under 142 after 36 holes with four rounds left to play. He moved up 79 spots on the leaderboard Thursday.
'Eater alum Mike Lavery shot a 5-over 77 at the Stadium Course and is in 81st place at 144.
Sean Shahi, another UCI alum, shot a 6-over 78 at the Stadium Course and is in 133rd place with a two-round total of 148.
The final stage is being conducted at the Nicklaus Tournament & Stadium courses through Monday (Dec. 5). The last three rounds will be televised on the Golf Channel. The top 25 players, plus ties, will earn PGA Tour cards for 2012. The next 50 players, plus ties, earn Nationwide Tour cards for next year and any remaining finishers earn conditional status on the Nationwide Tour.
As a senior at UCI, Chin ranked No. 1 in the final 2010 Golfstat Cup with a 70.05 average and he finished first in four tournaments. He had 11 top-10 finishes, including eight top-5s.
Chin was a 2010 Golfweek and PING All-America First Team (first in UCI's NCAA Division I history) and he was named to the 2010 All-Nicklaus team.
He was a three-time Big West Conference Golfer of the Year and two-time medalist at the Big West Conference Championship, including in 2010 when he won the 54-hole tournament by nine shots.
Chin was a member of the 2010 United States Palmer Cup team that defeated Europe, 13-11, in Northern Ireland
Lavery, who played at UCI from 1999-2003, won the 2003 Big West individual title and was a three-time All-Big West honoree.
Shahi earned All-Big West Conference honors each of his three years with the 'Eaters (2007-09). He was runner-up to Chin in the 2008 Big West Championship.
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