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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Twenty-five members of the Nationwide Tour were awarded 2012 PGA TOUR cards Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island in Charleston, S.C. based on their season-ending finish on the money list.

Arkansas native Ken Duke claimed a two-shot victory over South Carolinian Scott Brown to win the Championship at the Daniel Island Club. Duke began the week 36th on the Nationwide Tour money list and vaulted to No. 7 with his win. Bounced from “The 25” was Aussie James Nitties, who dropped three spots to No. 26 after finishing T35. Naval Academy graduate Billy Hurley was the 25th and final player to earn a card.

J.J. Killeen hung on to capture the money title with earnings of $414,273. The 30-year-old Texan becomes fully exempt on the PGA TOUR in 2012 and receives an invitation to THE PLAYERS Championship in May.

• Top 25, Pos. Name 2011
• Earnings Name (wins) Hometown (native country) College
• 1 J.J. Killeen * $414,273 2 Fort Worth, TX Texas Christian U.
• 2 Ted Potter, Jr. * $402,470 2 Ocala, FL --
• 3 Mathew Goggin $378,492 2 Charlotte, NC (Australia) --
• 4 Jason Kokrak * $338,092 2 Warren, OH Xavier U.
• 5 Jonas Blixt * $327,020 Jacksonville Beach, FL Florida State U.
• 6 Danny Lee * $326,100 1 Irving, TX / Rotorua, New
• Zealand (South Korea) --
• 7 Ken Duke $313,241 1 Palm City, FL Henderson State U.
• 8 Scott Brown * $282,502 North Augusta, SC U. of South Carolina-
• Aiken
• 9 Gary Christian * $260,054 1 Chelsea, AL (England) Auburn U.
• 10 Miguel Angel Carballo * $258,833 1 Bahia Blanca, Argentina --
• 11 Troy Kelly $248,064 Tacoma, WA U. of Washington
• 12 Russell Knox * $242,821 1 Jacksonville Beach, FL (Scotland) Jacksonville U.
• 13 Erik Compton * $239,737 1 Coral Gables, FL U. of Georgia
• 14 John Mallinger $237,779 Las Vegas, NV Long Beach State U.
• 15 Kyle Thompson $233,949 1 Greenville, SC U. of South Carolina
• 16 Kyle Reifers $233,677 Atlanta, GA Wake Forest U.
• 17 Gavin Coles $229,991 1 Winter Garden, FL (Australia) --
• 18 Matt Every $229,066 Jacksonville Beach, FL U. of Florida
• 19 Daniel Chopra $225,637 1 Orlando, FL (Sweden) --
• 20 Steve Wheatcroft $225,054 1 Jacksonville, FL Indiana U.
• 21 Garth Mulroy $201,732 1 Raleigh, NC (South Africa) North Carolina State U.
• 22 Mark Anderson * $188,550 Beaufort, SC U. of South Carolina
• 23 Roberto Castro * $186,563 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech U.
• 24 Martin Flores $182,612 Dallas, TX U. of Oklahoma
• 25 Billy Hurley III * $180,191 Annapolis, MD U.S. Naval Academy
• * = will be first-year member of PGA TOUR in 2012