Golf: Kiwi quartet tee off in Florida qualifier

Four New Zealanders will tee off in the tough six-round PGA Tour final qualifying event in Florida on Thursday morning.

Steve Alker, Grant Waite, Michael Long and Tim Wilkinson are in a field of 165. The top 30, plus ties, qualify for the Tour next year.

The field includes many past PGA Tour winners, most notably 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize.