Final Stage Standings

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Former USC Aiken standout Scott Brown earned a spot on the Nationwide Tour in 2010 in the final stage of the PGA Tour's Qualifying School.

Brown concluded the grueling six-round, 108-hole tournament at the Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. with a four-under-par score of 428.

Brown rebounded from an opening round score of 77 to earn the spot on the Nationwide Tour next season. Brown followed the 77 with rounds of 71-68-73-67-72 to claim the spot.

Brown will be a full-time member of the Nationwide Tour for the first time. This was his first appearance in the final stage of the PGA Tour's "Q School." A three-time NCAA Division II All-America selection and a member of all three of USC Aiken's NCAA Division II National Championship teams, Brown (North Augusta, S.C.) in four previous appearances had never made it past the second stage prior to last weekend.

He earned the spot in the final stage of "Q School" by finishing second in the second stage of the PGA Tour's Qualifying School at the Callaway Gardens Mountain View Golf Course in Pine Mountain, Ga. with a four-round score of 270. The final round was on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Last year playing on the eGolf Professional Tour, Brown finished first on the money list at $142,362. He finished the year with two wins. In total between the eGolf and the NGA Hooters Tour, Brown finished last year with over $152,000 in earnings.