Lee moves on at PGA 'Q' School
By Bill Kwon
Hawai'i's Regan Lee shot a final-round 70 for a 72-hole score of 296 Friday at the Bayonet Course in Seaside, Calif., to pass the first stage of the PGA Qualifying School.
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The co-medalists at 8-under-par 280 were Nick Jones of Los Angeles, the 2000 California State Amateur champion, and Rob Bradley of Louisville, who plays on the Buy.com Tour.
Regan Lee finished 15th on the Gateway mini-tour money list.
"I took a break and was trying to get back to it," Lee explained about his 75-75-76 start before shooting 2-under on the last day to qualify for the next stage by one stroke.
Lee, who finished 15th on the money list in the Gateway mini-tour in Arizona this summer, hopes to play the second stage starting Tuesday at the Black Horse Course, also in Seaside, Calif.
"That's my first choice. But I won't know until Friday because one of the (first-stage) qualifyings was postponed," said Lee, who is waiting in Las Vegas. "They go in the order of how you finish and I was pretty low, so I may have to go to Texas or Florida."
No matter where he goes, Lee hopes it will be next week. The other three second-stage sites, including the one at the Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, Calif., won't be held until Nov. 12-15.
"That'll be the same time as the (Hawai'i) State Open. I'll miss it if I can't play next week," he said.
The final stage of the qualifying school is scheduled for Dec. 4-9 at the PGA West in LaQuinta, Calif., with the low 35 scores and ties earning their 2003 playing cards on the PGA Tour.
