Welcome PGA Tour Rookies! – 2010 (Pt. 2)

by M. Wangerin on January 2, 2010

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Yesterday I previewed the nine PGA Tour rookies who earned their card via the Nationwide Tour. Today I’ll introduce the nine rookies who qualified via December’s Q-School tournament.

Troy Merritt (Age 25, PGA Tour Starts = 0)
Merritt’s next PGA Tour start will be his first, but he is no stranger to playing quality golf. In two years at Boise State University Merritt won nine times. As a Nationwide Tour rookie in 2009 he won the Mexico Open, finishing #39 on the money list. Merritt rounded out his 2009 season as the Q-School medalist, finishing at 22-under par, one shot ahead of PGA Tour veteran Jeff Maggert
Martin Flores (27, 1)
Flores only started nine times on the 2009 Nationwide Tour, making the cut in four events and finishing at #156 on the money list. That didn’t matter much in December as he shot 18-under par to finish 4th at Q-School and earn his 2010 PGA Tour membership
Billy Horschel (23, 3)
Horschel was a three-time First-Team All-American at the University of Florida during his college career. Graduating in 2009, he finished #166 on the Nationwide Tour money list before finishing Q-School at 16-under par in 7th place
Graham DeLaet (26, 2)
Canadian Tour veteran DeLaet will test his mettle on the big stage in 2010 after finishing Q-School at 15-under par (T8). DeLaet was the Canadian Tour’s Rookie of the Year in 2007 and the Player of the Year in 2009
Chris Wilson (25, 1)
Wilson finished tied for 12th with a total score of 12-under par. A Hooters Tour player, Wilson started at the 2009 Memorial Tournament where he missed the cut
Rickie Fowler (20, 8 )

2010 PGA Tour Rookie Rickie Fowler

The youngest member of the 2010 rookie class, Fowler might also be the most heralded.
Having made 8 starts on the PGA Tour, including a playoff loss in last year’s Frys.com Open, Fowler is a two-time member of the US Walker Cup team with a 7-1 record over the two years.
Fowler qualified for full membership on the PGA Tour by finishing Q-School tied for 15th at 11-under par.
Brian Stuard (27, 0)
Stuard missed his PGA Tour card by two strokes after shooting a final-day 74 at the 2008 Q-School. Playing on the 2009 Nationwide Tour, he entered the season’s final event at #23 on the money list but a missed birdie putt on the 72nd hole led to a 14th place finish wasn’t good enough to keep him there, dropping him to #26 for the season.
At December’s Q-School, Stuard put together six solid rounds which included back-to-back birdies on his final two holes to ensure his 2010 PGA Tour card.
Cameron Tringale (22, 1)
Three-time All-American at Georgia Tech, Tringale qualified for the 2010 PGA Tour by finishing at 10-under par at Q-School (T19). Tringale is a former Walker Cup and Palmer Cup team member
Brent Delahoussaye (27, 1)
Another Clemson Tiger joins the PGA Tour in 2010. 2005 graduate Delahoussaye played on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 and 2009, finishing at #79 on the 2009 money list. He qualified for his 2010 PGA Tour card by shooting 9-under par over the six days of Q-School, good for a T23 finish