• R.W. Eaks (Colorado Springs native and attended Northern Colorado, 4 Champions Tour wins) — Finished 29th at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Nov. 2. … Won September’s Greater Hickory Classic for second straight year. It was Eaks’ fourth Champions Tour victory overall and second this year, following July’s 3M Championship. ... Finished 21st on 2008 money list ($942,316). ... In 2007 was Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year after his two-victory season.

• Dale Douglass (CU graduate and Castle Rock resident, 3 PGA Tour wins and 11 Champions Tour wins) — Did not play in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which concluded on Nov. 2. … Finished season-best 71st in Bank of America Championship in June. ... Placed 224th on 2008 money list ($1,304).

• Gary Hallberg (Castle Rock resident, 3 PGA Tour wins and 1 Nationwide victory) — Did not play in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which concluded on Nov. 2. … Posted 10 top-30 finishes in 14 Champions Tour events.  … Finished Champions career-best second at July’s 3M Championship. … Was 16th in the first Champions Tour event of his career, June’s Bank of America Championship. ... Finished 48th on 2008 money list with $378,738 in 14 events. … Made two cuts in six Nationwide events this year.

• Hale Irwin (Grew up in Boulder and CU graduate, 20 PGA Tour wins and record 45 Champions Tour wins) — Did not play in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which concluded on Nov. 2. … Finished 20th in late October’s AT&T Championship, his best performance since July. … Was season-best 12th at 3M Championship in July. … In May, missed cut at Senior PGA Championship, marking just his second missed cut in 13 years on the Champions Tour. ... Finished 60th on 2008 money list ($266,447).

• Craig Stadler (Evergreen resident, 13 PGA Tour wins and 8 Champions Tour wins) — Finished 27th in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Nov. 2. … Was season-best second at First Tee Open in late August. … Posted five top-10 Champions performances as individual this year. ... Finished 27th on the 2008 Champions money list ($752,732).

• Mark Wiebe (Denver-area resident, 2 PGA Tour wins and 2 Champions Tour wins) — Finished 21st at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Nov. 2. … Came in 17th in late September’s SAS Championship, moving past $1 million in prize money for a year for the first time in his career. … Won Cap Cana Championship in early April, the second Champions Tour victory of his career. ... Finished 17th on 2008 money list ($1,061,949). ... Won in his Champions Tour debut at the 2007 SAS Championship last September.

• Kane Webber (Castle Rock resident and CU graduate, 1 Asian Tour win) — Did not play in Hong Kong Open. … Placed third at Johor Open in Malaysia in early November. … Stands 14th on Asian Tour money list ($292,284 in 18 events).

• Matt Call (Boulder native, CU graduate and Castle Rock resident) — Due to limited sponsorship and having another child on the way, he decided not to utilize his 2008 Nationwide Tour card in his rookie season on the circuit. Said he’s retired from professional golf.

• Bret Guetz (Grew up in Littleton) — Did not play in season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, which concluded on Nov. 9. … Missed the cut in seven of his last nine Nationwide events. … Placed 10th at Gretzky Classic in June, matching his best finish of the year. … Finished 84th on 2008 money list ($82,232). ... Made 12 cuts in 26 events in his rookie season.

• Scott Petersen (CU graduate and Parker resident, 1 Nationwide Tour win) — Did not play in season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, which concluded on Nov. 9. … Missed cut in all three starts he made in 2008.

• Esteban Toledo (Castle Rock resident, 1 Nationwide Tour win) — Did not play in season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, which concluded on Nov. 9. … Posted his first top-10 finish of the year, a second-place showing, at the Rex Hospital Open in June. ... Finished 71st on 2008 Nationwide money list ($96,083). ... Made the cut in 16 of 24 Nationwide events this year. ... He survived the cut in all three of his PGA Tour events this year, earning $111,305.

• Matt Zions (Denver resident, CU graduate) — Did not play in season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, which concluded on Nov. 9. … Made one cut in two events this year, finishing 46th at Moonah Classic in February. … Primarily played on the European Challenge Tour.

• Jill McGill (Denver native and Cherry Creek High School graduate, 0 LPGA Tour wins) — Did not play in season-ending ADT Championship. … Finished sixth in late September’s Navistar LPGA Classic, marking her second top-10 performance of the year. … Was third at MasterCard Classic in March, her best performance on the LPGA circuit since May 2005. ... Earned $227,183 in official prize money this season, ranking 62nd on the 2008 money list, her best finish since 2005. ... Made 13 cuts in 26 events this year.

• Shane Bertsch (Denver native and Parker resident, 0 PGA Tour wins) — Missed cut at season-ending Children‘s Miracle Network Classic, which concluded on Nov. 9, losing his fully exempt status for 2009. He‘ll be partially exempt next year. … Finished 126th on 2008 money list ($841,248). ... Posted eight top-20 finishes this year, including season-best ninth at Wyndham Championship in August. ... Made 20 cuts in 29 events this year.
• David Duval (Cherry Hills Village resident, 13 PGA Tour wins) — Did not play in season-ending Children‘s Miracle Network Classic, which concluded on Nov. 9. … Finished season-best 22nd in September’s Viking Classic. … Came in 39th at British Open in July. … Made five cuts in 20 events in 2008 and finished 219th on money list at $114,974. ... Duval can use a one-time exemption -- by virtue of being in the top 50 in career Tour earnings -- to play full-time on Tour in 2009.
• Brandt Jobe (Kent Denver High School graduate and Colorado Golf Hall of Famer, 0 PGA Tour wins) — Did not play at season-ending Children‘s Miracle Network Classic, which concluded on Nov. 9. … Finished season-best 11th at U.S. Bank Championship in July. … Was 18th at U.S. Open in June. ... Finished 179th on 2008 money list ($293,214). ... Made the cut in seven of 19 tournaments in 2008. ... Playing on major medical extension (finger injuries and surgery on left wrist in 2007), he had 23 events in 2008 to earn $774,164 in order to remain fully exempt on Tour. The four unused events out of those 23 can be carried over to 2009.
• Steve Jones (Grew up in Yuma and University of Colorado graduate, 8 PGA Tour wins) — Has yet to play in 2008 due to a case of tennis elbow.
• Jonathan Kaye (Denver native and CU graduate, 2 PGA Tour wins) — Did not play in season-ending Children‘s Miracle Network Classic, which concluded on Nov. 9, and didn’t compete on Tour after June. … Finished season-best 44th in AT&T Classic in May. ... Made three cuts in eight starts in 2008, finishing  235th on money list ($41,375). ... Playing on major medical extension (toe surgery in late 2006), he had 21 events to earn $785,180 in order to remain fully exempt on Tour. The 13 unused events out of those 21 can be carried over to 2009.
• Martin Laird (Colorado State graduate, 0 PGA Tour wins) — Finished 21st at season-ending Children‘s Miracle Network Classic on Nov. 9, his best showing on Tour since August. … Improved to 125th on 2008 money list ($852,752), which assures him of remaining fully exempt on Tour in 2009. … In August, placed a career-best fourth twice. ... Posted six top-30 performances since beginning of July. … Cashed in 20 of 29 2008 events. ... He also missed the cut in one Nationwide Tour event.
• Kevin Stadler (Kent Denver High School graduate, 0 PGA Tour wins) — Finished 16th at season-ending Children‘s Miracle Network Classic on Nov. 9, marking his best showing on Tour since May. … Ended up 145th on 2008 money list ($529,945), having cashed in 15 of 30 events. Unless he improves his status during the Tour qualifying process, he‘ll be partially exempt on Tour next year. ... Finished season-best fourth at March’s Puerto Rico Open.

How Local Tour Pros are Faring

How Players with Major Colorado Ties are Faring This Year on the
PGA, Champions, LPGA, Nationwide and Asian Tours (through Nov. 16)