Hokie ClubFormer Hokie golfer Brendon de Jongefinished with a final round 66 and finished tied for fifth in thefinal stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School at the Bear LakesCountry Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 7.
De Jonge was the 2008 Nationwide TourPlayer of the Year and recorded four top 25s and two top 10s on thePGA Tour in 2009. His best result was a tie for seventh at the U.S.Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
In Monday's final round, de Jonge hadbirdies on #14, 16, 17, & 18 to finish the 108-hole PGA TOURQualifying School at 17-under par and earn one of the 25 cards to thePGA TOUR for 2010. He shot rounds of 70-68-71-69-71-66=415 to finishtied for fifth and is exempt for the 2010 PGA Tour season.
He joins former teammate Johnson Wagneras exempt members of the PGA Tour for 2010. Wagner earned hisexemption with his victory at the 2008 Shell Houston Open.