2017 FLW Cup Qualifiers

No Canadian make the cut.
By Luigi De Rose

The final event of the 2017 Walmart FLW Tour event concluded this past Sunday. Legendary swim jig angler Tom Monsoor clinched his first Tour event and Bryan Thrift won his second Angler of the Year title. Along with all the accolades, the 2017 FLW Cup qualifiers were determined. Anglers qualified via several FLW avenues to make it to Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina this August.
This list is of the 53 angler who will be fishing in the 2017 FLW Cup.
(* indicated double qualification)

2016 FLW Tour Angler of the Year
 Andy Morgan* (2nd in 2017 points)

2016 Forrest Wood Cup champion
 John Cox* (34th in points)

2016 Norris Lake FLW Tour Invitational winner
 James Watson

2016 Lake Norman FLW Tour Invitational winner
 Bryan Thrift* (1st in points)

2016 FLW Series championship qualifiers
 Pat Fisher (Southeastern)
 Cody Bird (Southwestern)
 Greg Bohannan (Central)
 Joel Richardson (Northern)
 Roy Hawk (Western)
 Hyo chul Kim (International)
 Zack Birge* (35th in points)
 Christopher Jones
 Travis Fox
 Jeremy Lawyer* (28th in points)
 Bradford Beavers

2017 TBF National Championship winner
 Allen Boyd

2017 BFL All-American champion
 Marshall Deakins

2017 FLW College champion
 Kyle Alsop

Top 35 in 2017 FLW Tour points
 Anthony Gagliardi
 Jeff Sprague
 David Dudley
 Shane Lehew
 Bryan Schmitt
 Shinichi Fukae
 Cody Meyer
 Mark Rose
 Brandon Cobb
 Michael Neal
 Wesley Strader
 Clark Reehm
 Jamie Horton

 Bradley Dortch
 Clark Wendlandt
 Larry Nixon
 Brandon McMillan
 Matt Arey
 Casey Scanlon
 Justin Atkins
 Scott Martin
 Terry Bolton
 Austin Felix
 JT Kenney
 Scott Canterbury
 Andrew Upshaw
 Chris McCall
 Matthew Stefan
 Scott Suggs
 Michael Wooley
 Joseph Webster
 Joey Cifuentes
 Jason Reyes
 Aaron Britt
Darrel Robertson