This son of an 8-time PGA Tour winner tied for medalist at PGA Tour first-stage qualifier

Taylor Funk posted 4 rounds successful nan 60s to necktie Davis Lamb for medalist successful a PGA Tour first-stage qualifier past week astatine nan Bermuda Run Country Club successful North Carolina.

Funk, nan Florida Times-Union’s precocious schoolhouse subordinate of nan twelvemonth successful 2013 erstwhile he led Ponte Vedra to a authorities championship, opened pinch a 68, had mediate rounds of 67-67 and vanished pinch a 69 for a 13-under 271 last score.

Funk is nan boy of 8-time PGA Tour victor Fred Funk.

Funk, a erstwhile University of Texas subordinate and Lamb, a erstwhile Notre Dame player, precocious to 1 of 5 second-stage qualifiers opening successful precocious November. Players successful those qualifiers will beryllium vying for nan last step, nan PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry Dec. 12-15 astatine nan TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley and Sawgrass Country Club.

Funk played successful nan last shape past twelvemonth and tied for 97th.

According to nan PGA Tour:

For nan 2nd consecutive year, PGA Tour cards will beryllium disposable astatine nan PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, which will beryllium held Dec. 12-15 astatine TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The apical 5 and ties will gain an contiguous promotion to golf’s highest level, pinch nan remaining finishers astatine Final Stage earning varying levels of Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Americas rank based connected finish.

Q-School consists of 4 stages: pre-qualifying, First Stage, Second Stage and Final Stage. Some players statesman astatine pre-qualifying, while others are straight exempt into First Stage, Second Stage aliases Final Stage based connected anterior merit.

One first-stage qualifier remains, astatine nan Country Club of Ocala Oct. 29-Nov. 1. It was postponed owed to Hurricane Milton.