Dong-hwan Lee was the medalist at Q-School. (Getty Images)

This year will mark the final PGA Tour Q-School. It's a sad day for aspiring golfers that have always dreamed of making it on some Disney-style journey through the three stages, and for those that really have a shot, the last gasp before another way to fame will have to appear. 

The sixth and final round was Monday, and 26 players got their 2013 PGA Tour cards punched. All of those guys are winners, and plenty more were losers, but we picked a few of our favorites for the winners and losers from the 2012 PGA Tour Q-School.

Winners

 

Dong-hwan Lee -- The 25-year-old South Korean golfer was medalist at this year's Q-School, posting just two of the six rounds in the 70s and closing with a salty 67 on Monday to post 25-under. Not only does this punch him a ticket to the PGA Tour next season, but medalist at Q-School gets a nice $50,000 check. Not a bad week for the two-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour.

Ross Fisher -- Just two years ago Fisher was celebrating with his fellow European Ryder Cup teammates instead of stressing about having to go back to golf's toughest test, but six solid days of golf landed the four-time European Tour winner in second place and a spot on tour next season. 

Steven Bowditch -- It looked like the leader heading into the final round might take one of those epic plunges that we see years after on the Q-School TV special, but after a double-bogey on the third hole and two bogeys on Nos. 5 and 6, Bowditch got it together, making four birdies over his final 12 holes to hold on to a T-10 and a spot with the big boys in 2013.

Bobby Gates, Patrick Reed and Henrik Norlander -- Imagine heading into the final round of the final PGA Tour Q-School well outside the top-25 and needing something special? And then imagine having that dream round you've imagined your entire life? That's what all three of these guys did, all posting a 5-under 67 to jump from a T-46 to a T-22, getting a card for 2013 and making these three the stories of the week. 

Losers 

 

Edward Loar -- Oh Edward, Edward, Edward … The long-hitting lefty was two shots back of the lead heading into the final round of Q-School, tied for third and looked like if he just showed up for his tee time would be a full-time member of the 2013 class. That was until Loar got to the first tee of the Stadium Course and forgot what he was doing. Two bogeys over his first nine holes were offset by a birdie and everything looked fine, but a double-bogey-bogey finish left him two shots out of the top-25 after that final round 78. If you see this man in the next week, or month, or decade, give him a hug.

Nicholas Thompson -- If you've ever played the Stadium Course at PGA West, you probably remember the par-5 5th hole. It's a vicious little devil that tests just about every nerve you have in you (and the ones your caddie has) and if you can get out of there with a par you feel like you won the Powerball. Thompson will be remember that hole for a long time after Monday, because he took a quadruple-bogey 9 there and even with three birdies over his next four holes, couldn't bounce back, missing out on the top-25 by two shots. 

Matthew Goggin and Kevin Kisner -- The one thing you can't do a Q-School is be content with your position. Heading into Monday, Goggin and Kisner were both T-17, well inside the top-25 with just 18 holes to go. But they both shot even par, and missed out on a card by one measly shot. Ouch.

Vaughn Taylor -- Taylor was T-17 himself with one round to play before experiencing the joy that is PGA West Stadium Course. Taylor made a triple-bogey on No. 7, a double-bogey on No. 14 and finished T-43, well outside the needed number.