October 31, 2005

Top 125 Watch

October 31, 2005/ Geoff Shackelford

For those following the Top 125 race, this, from the PGA Tour's media notes:

Four players fell out of the top 125 with one event remaining, next week’s Southern Farm Bureau Classic – Loren Roberts (No. 120 to No. 126), Nick Watney (No. 121 to 127), Michael Allen (No. 123 to No. 128), Ben Curtis (No. 124 to No. 130). Roberts turned 50 this year and splits time between the PGA TOUR and the Champions Tour while the 2003 British Open champion Curtis has exempt status through the 2008 season.

Four players climbed into the top 125 – Tag Ridings (No. 126 to No. 101), Hidemichi Tanaka (No. 149 to No. 115), Patrick Sheehan (No. 129 to 116) and Tommy Armour III (No. 132 to No. 123). Tanaka’s T3 finish matched his career best, a T3 at the 2004 B.C. Open.

Geoff Shackelford

Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.