Former Australian Amateur and Stroke Play champion Matt Jager is now exempt on the Canadian Tour after finishing in the top 10 at the Tour&aposs Q-School this week. A member of Melville Glades Golf Club and Golf Australia&aposs Rookie Professional program, Jager opened with a first round 78 but fought back strongly to shoot 72-67-72 and finish at 1-over par at Soboba Springs Country Club and Oak Valley Golf Club in California. The score was enough to earn him playing rights on the Canadian Tour which begins in June. Twice a New Zealand Amateur champion, Jager had an excellent amateur careeer and became the first player since Lucas Parsons to win the Amateur titles on both sides of the Tasman when he won the Australian and New Zealand Amateurs in 2010. Other notable players to earn exempt cards were Argentine Angel Cabrera Jr – the son of former US Open and Masters champion Angel Cabrera and former PGA Tour player Boyd Summerhays also earned an exempt card. The Canadian Tour begins its season at the Times Colonist Island Savings Open the week of June 4th, 2012. Leaderboard: Andrew Roque, Monterey Park, CA 76-66-73-67 (-8) Kevin Tucker, Scottsdale, AZ 69-69-77-67 (-6) Cory Renfrew, Victoria, BC 72-73-70-68 (-5) Brandon Harkins, Scottsdale, AZ 71-68-74-71 (-4) Nicholas Ellis, East Wenatchee, WA 70-75-74-66 (-3) Micah Burke, Los Angles, CA 78-70-68-69 (-3) Tyler Aldridge, Nampa, ID 73-69-73-70 (-3) Nate McCoy (A), Des Moines, IA 73-70-70-72 (-3) AJ Shiffert, Visalia, CA 73-67-74-72 (-2) Stephen Bidne, Surprise, AZ 72-77-69-71 (+1) Matt Jager, Australia 78-72-67-72 (+1)
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