Dawson moves in front at Q School

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12/04/2011 - LaQuinta, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marco Dawson posted a four-under 68 on Sunday to move atop the leaderboard after the fifth round of PGA Tour Q School.

Dawson finished 90 holes at 17-under 343 and is three shots ahead with just one round to go in one of the most pressure-packed marathon events in professional golf.

The top 25 and ties after Monday's final round will earn PGA Tour cards for 2012. Everyone else will get some type of status on the Nationwide Tour, but that top 25 is the magic number for this massive field.

Stephen Gangluff shot a five-under 67 and is second at minus-14.

Harris English (70) and Brendon Todd (68) share third place at 13-under 347.

Will Claxton led throughout most of the first four rounds, but struggled in the fifth one. He only managed a four-over 76 and fell into a tie for fifth with former Ryder Cupper Vaughn Taylor (70), Brian Harman (68) and Jarrod Lyle (68). The group finished at minus-11.

Play rotated between the Nicklaus Tournament Course and TPC Stadium Course at PGA West throughout the six rounds. The leaders played the Stadium Course in round five and the Nicklaus Tournament Course in round six on Monday.

Dawson played great early in Sunday's fifth round. He birdied three of his first six holes to move atop the leaderboard. After seven pars around the turn, Dawson rattled off back-to-back birdies at 14 and 15.

He was at 18-under par, but a bogey at the last dropped him to 17-under par.

Dawson played the PGA Tour in years past, but he spent most of the 2011 season on the Nationwide Tour. He had three top 10s on that circuit, including a runner-up, but he made the cut in all three starts on the PGA Tour.

There are four former major champions in the field this week and none are inside the top 25.

The closest is two-time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen, whose one-under 71 on Sunday moved him into a tie for 42nd at minus-four.

Former British Open champion and world No. 1 David Duval had a four-under 68 in round five, but he's tied for 63rd at two-under par.

Rich Beem and Shaun Micheel, both former PGA Champions, are well down the leaderboard with almost no chance of reaching the top 25 in Monday's final round.

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We do know the 24 finalists however.

Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24.  He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway.  He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien. 

Brandon Rogers - Who?

Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition.  He should go a good distance.

Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was.  And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition.  He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice!  People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way. 

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A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”

Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes. 

"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate.  "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past.  He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far.  Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."

Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts) 

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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter

The girls

"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis.  "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has.  The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive.  I think she will go far."

Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.

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Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.

Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.

Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan

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