Kevin Chappell, the former UCLA All-American who is a pupil of golf instructor Nick Bradley of Sunset Beach, N.C., established three new standards for the Nationwide Tour this past season.
His 19-under-par 61-63-124 start at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic set records for both opening rounds and consecutive rounds. He also set a new mark for eagles, making one every 58.69 holes played. Todd Rose held the old mark of 61.40 set in 2001.
He might be one of the rookies to watch on the 2011 PGA Tour.