21.   Last winter, Johnson nearly made it to the third round of tour qualifying school.

22.   Lee will play in Europe after the U.S. Open in preparation for the first stage of LPGA qualifying school in September.

23.   Losing a tour card means returning to the pressure-packed qualifying school in the off season, and potentially dropping off the PGA Tour.

24.   May went on to college stardom, PGA Tour failure, European Tour success, and graduation through a grueling qualifying school test back in America.

25.   Meanwhile, he gained respect by earning his card the hard way, advancing through all three grueling stages of qualifying school.

26.   Nobody took advantage more than Dawson, who is hoping a late-season kick will help him avoid a trip back to the qualifying school.

27.   Nor was qualifying school.

28.   One bad round last November at the qualifying school prevented him from advancing to the final round of qualifying and missing a shot at an exempt card.

29.   Return to qualifying school to regain his card.

30.   Scott McCarron had graduated to the PGA Tour through qualifying school, and with one big finish at Las Vegas last year, managed to keep his card.