Knost flirts with, avoids 18th-hole disaster | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

LA QUINTA, Calif. — Former U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Colt Knost went from an emotional high to an emotional low and finally just relief that the Q School ordeal was over.

Knost, who finished 174th on the PGA Tour money list necessitating a return to the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, was 10-under par through 17 holes on Monday and safely inside the top 25 when he hit his tee shot on 18 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course into the water. It led to a double-bogey.

“I thought I was done,” Knost said. “I thought I had no chance.”

When he got to the scoring trailer, he discovered that eight-under par was the number and that he had retained his PGA Tour card. Rather than celebrating, he was more relieved.

“I really thought I was fine, all day,” he said. “I thought I had a shot or …