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Buckle and Lyle secure US Tour cards

Asian Tour member Andrew Buckle secured his card for next season when he shot a 71 and finished in joint second position on the Nationwide Tour Championship.

He achieved a four-day total of 12-under-par 276 and with the result, Buckle was ranked 13th on the money list and secured his spot for next season's US PGA Tour.

Comptriot Jarrod Lyle fired a similar score and claimed tied 30th position. Lyle also sealed his position for next year on the PGA Tour when he was ranked 18th.

Korea's Charlie Wi stumbled to a 75 and finished in a lowly 57th place. Wi will head back to Qualifying School as he is ranked 40th on the money. Only the top-22 players make the cut for next year's PGA Tour.

On the Visa Taiheiyo Masters in Japan, Chinese Taipei's Yeh Wei-tze shot a 76 as he finished in joint 19th position.

November 13, 2006