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HAAS SEALS THE DEAL AT SBC

October 23, 2005 - San Antonio: Dana Quigley and Jay Haas were all locked up with four holes to go on Sunday at the SBC Championship at Oak Hills CC when the proverbial wheels came off Quigley's game.

On number-15 Haas birdied and Quigley didn't. Quigley bogeyed holes-16 and 17 after pulling his tee-shot on number-17 into a tree on the left. His drive went only 79-yards. Haas made par on 16 & 17. Quigley bogeyed number-18 while Haas made a great putt for par and it was over.

Haas took the championship by 2-strokes at 14-under with Tom Purtzer taking 2nd-place at 12-under and Mark James grabbing 3rd-place at 11-under.

Quigley and R.W. Eaks tied for 4th at 10-under. Eaks experienced chest pains during his first nine and received medical attention from the EMS staff on-site at Oak Hills. When the EMS staff recommended he go to the hospital for further examination he said that would happen only after he completed his round. His tenacity paid off. His 4th-place showing earned him enough money to land him a slot in the Schwab Cup Championship next week in Sonoma which is limited to the top-30 money leaders for the year. He edged out Tom McNight by $26,541 to make the invite to the season-ending tourney.

Haas, who won two weeks ago at the Hickory Classic in North Carolina, admitted he has had a bit of an up & down 2005. Stating that he "just hasn't been as sharp and as passionate" about the game as he would like to be he's trying to get focused on the transition from the regular PGA Tour to the Champions Tour.

This is not the first tour victory for Haas here at Oak Hills. He won here in '82 & '93 at the Texas Open. Taking a fairly laid back approach to tourney week he did some fishing up in nearby Boerne on Tuesday and just re-familiarized himself with the course during the pro-am's. He noted that the course really has not changed much in the 12 years between today's win and in 1993.

Haas just kind of hung around and when Quigley faltered, Haas stood his ground. He made just one bogey in his last 40 holes at Oak Hills and only had two bogeys in the tournament.

Commenting on playing with Quigley, Haas stated that he learned a lot from watching Quigs and the commitment he has to making a shot. "He grabs a club and goes for it."

"He was a head golf-pro in his earlier days and loves playing golf everyday. He's a heck of a player."

Quigley on Haas:

"Jay is a true gentlemen. One of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure of playing with out here."

"He shot 5-under today under tough conditions and he beat me, but I'm ready to go at him again next week."

Quigley was the only one in the top-ten to pick up Schwab Cup points from the tournament, keeping his lead which now has been extended to 20 weeks for the season.
 

Current Schwab Cup Standings:

Rank This Week	Rank Last Week	Player	Events	Points	Wins	Top 10s
1	1	Dana Quigley	26	2,346	2	14
2	2	Hale Irwin	21	2,001	4	11
3	3	D.A. Weibring	24	1,701	1	13
4	4	Mark McNulty	22	1,682	2	14
5	5	Tom Watson	12	1,660	1	8
6	6	Loren Roberts	5	1,459	1	4
7	7	Allen Doyle	21	1,410	1	6
8	8	Tom Jenkins	26	1,322	1	10
9	9	Des Smyth	20	1,316	2	7
10	11	Gil Morgan	24	1,276		9

Hale Irwin, who trails Quigley buy 345 points in the Schwab Cup race, is the main threat to Quigley's quest for the 2005 title. With triple points being awarded at the Schwab Cup Championship it could get interesting if Irwin cranked it up and Quigs didn't.

With the 4th place showing today Quigley achieved over $2 million in earnings for the 2005 season. He enjoys the competition but notes that players like Haas and Stadler bring a lot of momentum with them when they make the move from the regular tour to the Champions Tour. "Stadler on the regular tour is like one of the medium hitters. Out here on the Champions Tour he's long."

On a final note, Lee Trevino and Raymond Floyd were paired today in a "Hall of Fame" pairing option. Floyd pitched up on their final hole-18 for a gimmee par putt while Trevino casually knocked in a 12 footer for par as well. After the round they signed their cards and proceeded to sign every cap, ball, program, etc, that was shoved their way.

These guys are good...and they love the fans and the attention, and they show it.