Futures Tour Q-School

Duramed FUTURES Tour Kicks Off Qualifying Tournament For 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 30, 2009 - The Duramed FUTURES Tour will kick off its 11th annual qualifying tournament on Monday, Nov. 2. A field of 292 players from 40 nations and 36 U.S. states will converge on Central Florida for the annual Q-School, which will be contested in five rounds on four different courses Monday through Friday next week.

The qualifying event will be staged on four courses in Polk County, Fla. They are: The Golf Club at Bridgewater in Lakeland, Fla.; Huntington Hills Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, Fla.; Lake Region Yacht & Country Club in Winter Haven, Fla.; and Ridgewood Lakes Golf & Country Club in Davenport, Fla. All four courses are located just off the I-4 corridor linking Orlando to Tampa.

Of note, six nations not typically represented in the field will be Costa Rica, Egypt, Estonia, Indonesia, Kenya and American Samoa. Behind the United States, Canada boasts the most players with 18, followed by South Korea with 15, Australia with six, and Thailand and Mexico, each with five players. Of contestants from the U.S., Florida once again has the most players with 35, followed by California with 25, and Texas with 12 players.

For more information during tournament week, please visit www.duramedfuturestour.com.

Contestants will compete in an effort to gain or retain status for the Tour's 2010 season, playing one round at each of the four courses before a 72-hole cut is made. Players making the tournament cut will play the final round on Friday at Lake Region Yacht & Country Club.