He Signs Away His Tour Shot

Jaxon Brigman played well enough to earn his PGA Tour card for 2000. A careless scoring error will keep him on the Buy.com Tour.

Brigman had one of the best closing rounds at Q school in Miami, a five-under-par 65 that put him at eight under and right on the number for making the top 35 and ties. He was on top of the world--until rules official Steve Carmen asked him about his card.

While Brigman had 65, he signed for a 66.

Because he signed for a higher score, Brigman was not disqualified. But he had to take the 66, which caused him to miss his PGA Tour card by one stroke.

How did it happen?

The 28-year-old Texan birdied five consecutive holes early in the round at the Doral Golf Resort and his playing partner, Jay Hobby, recorded every birdie with a circle. But on the 13th hole, Hobby circled a 4 when it should have been a 3.

Brigman, who missed a six-foot birdie putt on the final hole, saw the five circles without checking the number inside.

“I never signed a wrong card in my life,” Brigman told the Web site golf.com. “Today was the first and the worst time.”