2008 Q-School Updates

Entering Monday?s final round, he stands at 14 under par, tied for 25th. The top 25 receive PGA Tour exemptions for 2009 and while Berganio is on the bubble, he likes his position nonetheless.

"I?ve always been an underdog," he said. "I like clawing and scratching."

Berganio lost a playoff to Phil Mickelson in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic down the street, on the Palmer Course at PGA West, in 2002, after which his career began to unravel as a result of his back.

"I'm not 100 percent yet, but I've learned to manage my practice time," he said Sunday. "I practice less and tell myself I?m ready."

LA QUINTA, Calif. (12:20 p.m. PST): Chris Riley was once ranked 22nd in the world and was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2002, yet he hasn't been exempt on the PGA Tour since 2005. He is moving to threshold of rectifying that. Riley, who turns 35 on Monday, is one under par today and has moved into a tie for 20th.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (2:43 p.m. EST): All three made par on the par-5 16th hole, Yang making a fine two-putt from 45 feet, Lewis an up-and -down chip from 25 feet and Wie barely missing an 18-foot birdie try. Wie had her bad cop/good cop thing going on the 17th, mis-hitting her tee shot on the par-3 30 yards short of the green then chiping in for birdie to get to 12 under. Lewis knocked in a nine-footer for birdie to get to 17 under and Yang made par.

Lewis birdied the 18th to finish off a three under 69 to win Q school at 18 under by three strokes over Yang, who finished second at 15 under. Anna Grzebien was third at 14 under, closing with a 65. Wie's final-round 74 put her at 12 under, tied for seventh, easily good to enough to earn her 2009 LPGA card.

There was no playoff as exactly 20 players finished at five under par or better.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (2 p.m. EST): In a perfect example of the course-management focus she has maintained all week, Wie had a wood in her hand to go for the green on the par-5 13th in two. But rather than flirt with the pond on the right side she switched to an iron and hit a lay-up shot. While four strokes behind Lewis, she realized the goal here is not so much to win as it is to finish top 20.

All three parred the 13th, but Wie lost another shot on the par-3 14th when she leaked her tee shot into the right bunker and couldn't get up and down, missing from seven feet. Lewis and Yang again made pars. All three made par on No. 15, leaving Lewis at 16 under par, Yang at 14 and Wie 11.

The number to get a card continues to be five under.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (12:59 p.m. EST): Wie made her first birdie of the day on No. 10, curling in a 12 footer, but it was only good enough to keep pace with Lewis, who made a seven footer. Yang missed from eight feet and made par. That put Lewis at 16 under par, Yang at 15 and Wie at 12.

Yang made her first poor swing of the day on the 11th, jerking her appproach into the left bunker and making bogey while Lewis and Wie made par. Perhaps hoping to see her potential marquee star get her card, LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens, who recently had foot surgery, showed up in a cart to watch.

All three missed birdie opportunities in the 15-foot range on No. 12, after which Lewis was one under for the day and 16 under for the tournament. Yang is at one under and 14 under, while Wie remains at two over and 12 under.

The projected number to get into the Top 20 is five under.

LA QUINTA, Calif. (9:20 a.m. PST): Two years of frustration aren't necessarily erased by one day of brilliance for Harrison Frazar, for whom the 59 that he shot on the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Saturday is less a cause for celebration than something on which to build.

Indeed, Frazar intended to have a single beer before turning his focus to the final two rounds of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. Frazar starts the homestretch of the tournament today (his tee time is 10:10 a.m. PST) with a four-stroke advantage on the field and newfound confidence that went missing the past two years.

"It shows me that I can make putts," Frazar said. "Probably the biggest thing for me today was I was proud of the swings I made on the last couple of holes."