Q-School Primer, Part I: First Stage (AZ, FL-1, NE, OK)

 Having explained the criteria for First Stage in my last post, I now turn to the Q-school sites themselves for this stage. Included are a listing of the sites for this week with par numbers and yardages, field sizes and Umcees participating with their first and second round tee times. As is custom, if a golfer starts the week on tee No 1, he'll switch to starting at No 10 for round 2 and vice versa. All times are local, so consider the time zone in which a given site lies before opting to track any players, including but not limited to the listed Umcees. If a given player advanced from prequalifying, he is marked with (PQ).

Located in Nebraska's capital, Wilderness Ridge CC has the most Umcees this week at Q-school.

Arizona: Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa (par 72, 7546yd)

80 players. Umcees: Angus Flanagan, University of Minnesota '21 (7:40am on 10/8:50am); Emmet Herb (PQ), Middleton, WI (7:50am on 1/9:10am); Austin Rene (PQ), Jamestown, ND (8am on 10/9:10am); Andre Metzger, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD (8:20am on 1/9:40am)

Florida-1: Champions Gate Golf Club, Champions Gate (par 72, 7243yd)

80 players. Umcees: Austin Kendziorski (PQ), Germantown, WI (9:30am on 10/8:30am); Taylor Sundbom, Duluth, MN (8:40am on 1/10am)

Nebraska: Wilderness Ridge Country Club, Lincoln (par 71, 7106yd)

79 players. Umcees: Tripp Kinney, Des Moines, IA (9am on 10/10:10am); Ross Miller, Minneapolis, MN (9:50am on 10/11am); Ben Sigel, Deephaven, MN (10am on 1/11:10am); Zach Sklebar (PQ), Fargo, ND (10:10am on 10/9am); Jack Hiemenz (PQ), Blaine, MN (10:20am on 1/9:10am); Tyler Leach (PQ), Spring Valley, WI (10:40am on 1/9:30am); Harrison Ott, Brookfield, WI (10:40am on 10/9:30am); Jack Ebner (PQ), Edina, MN (10:50am on 1/9:40am); Brady Madsen (PQ), Raymond, MN (10:50am on 10/9:40am); Lucas Scherf (PQ), Pleasant Hill, IA (11am on 10/9:50am)

Oklahoma: Muskogee Golf Club, Muskogee (par 70, 6702yd)

78 players. Umcees: Thomas Longbella, Chippewa Falls, WI (9:47am on 1/8:41am); Will Grevlos, Sioux Falls, SD (9:47am on 10/8:41); Sterling McIlravy (PQ), Solon, IA (10:09am on 10/9:03am)

Edward the Scop