Matt Bettencourt

Since earning his PGA Tour card prior to the 2009 season, Bettencourt has done everything possible to avoid Q-School each season. He's averaged 31 events in the three years since joining the PGA Tour, but he's only averaged 14 cuts made per year. Technically he didn't need to get into the Top 125 last year as he won the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2010, but he kept a busy schedule anyways. Still, he hasn't accomplished much outside that one win in 2010, and unless he can figure out how to make more cuts, he's not going to improve his numbers in a significant way.

Bettencourt played a whopping 32 events last season yet only finished in the top 10 once. So how did he end up earning more than $850K? Well, that lone top-10 just happened to be a win. Bettencourt won the Reno-Tahoe Open last season in only his second full season on the PGA TOUR, but the Reno-Tahoe Open, of course, is held opposite another event, which means the field is watered down. His win last year could be a sign of things to come, but considering how many events he played, and his lack of success at the majority of them, he doesn't look like a good pick. Bettencourt ranked 15th in putting average last season, but that stat is a little misleading as he ranked 189th in GIR.

Nothing spectacular about Bettencourt's first season on the PGA TOUR, but he did do enough to retain his card, and with a year under his belt, he should find a way to improve this season.

Bettencourt won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Championship at the TPC Craig Ranch - he also finished first on the Nationwide Tour money list therefore earning fully exempt playing status on the 2009 PGA Tour.