PGA Tour Qualifying School Final Stage Leaderboard
LA QUINTA, Calif. --- UC Irvine men's golf alums John Chin, Mike Lavery and Sean Shahi are preparing for the sixth and final round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School's final stage Monday at PGA West.
Chin, who shot a 1-over 73 on the Stadium Course Sunday, is in 63rd place with a 90-hole score of 2-under 358.
Lavery carded a 1-under 71 Sunday on the Nicklaus Tournament Course and is 92nd at even-par 360.
Shahi had a 5-over 77 on the Nicklaus Tournament layout and is 165th at 381.
Following Monday's final round, 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.
The final round will be televised on the Golf Channel from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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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