First Tee Tour to Highland
By Craig DeVrieze, Quad-City Times
Saturday, July 5, 2003

The First Tee of the Quad-Cities Tour points race will take a new turn after the Highland Springs Amateur this weekend at the Rock Island golf course.

Jonas DeWitte leads in the chase for a John Deere Classic exemption that will be awarded to the year-end points list leader. But second-place Brian Soucinek and fourth-place Mike Jump both can make up significant ground because of a wrinkle in the points-series rules.

Only a player’s top five finishes count in the standings. DeWitte already has played in five events. Soucinek and Jump have played in four.

All three will be battling a 70-plus player field that includes most of the tour’s top players, including defending Highland Springs champion and St. Ambrose University star Joe Demory.

Craig DeVrieze can be contacted at (563) 333-2610 or cdevrieze@qctimes.com.