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See who advanced through First Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

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The race to the PGA TOUR has begun, as players across 13 sites in October advanced through the First Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry. The Second Stage will begin Nov. 14 at five regional sites, with the Final Stage set for Dec. 14-17 at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

The top five finishers (and ties) from the Final Stage of Q-School will earn an immediate promotion, which is the first time since 2012 that Q-School will provide direct access to the PGA TOUR. Players who finish outside of the top five and ties at Final Stage will earn 2024 Korn Ferry Tour membership, with status determined based on the position of finish.

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa, Arizona (Oct. 10-13)

Matthew Braley Will Cannon Perry Cohen Gavin Cohen Jonathan De Los Reyes Alistair Docherty Conor Dore Lukas Euler Angus Flanagan Patrick Flavin Tanner Gore Jimmy Gunn Blake Hathcoat Oliver Jacobsson Brendon Jelley KK Limbhasut Andre Metzger Jared Nelson Daniel Robinson David Sanchez Joseph Winslow

ChampionsGate Golf Club (International), ChampionsGate, Florida (Oct. 10-13)

Tom Adrounie Michael Bakker Marcus Byrd Mickey DeMorat Hunter Eichhorn Taylor Funk Luis Gagne Abel Gallegos Keith Greene Juan J. Guerra Wes Homan Ashton Van Horne Jimmy Jones David Langley Willie Mack III Nyasha Mauchaza Chase O. Parker Garett Reband Nick Robillard Julian Suri Michael Sweeney Braden Thornberry Kyle Wilshire Jonathan Yaun

Wilderness Ridge Country Club, Lincoln, Nebraska (Oct. 10-13)

Clay Amlung Sean Bosdosh Davis Bryant Tyson Dinsmore Jack Ebner Emilio Gonzalez Brandon Kida TK Kim Tripp Kinney Jim Knous Brady Madsen Cooper Musselman AJ Ott Harrison Ott Alex Scott Ben Sigel Scott Stevens Jason Thresher Nate Vontz Daniel Wetterich

Muskogee Golf Club, Muskogee, Oklahoma (Oct. 10-13)

Blake Abercrombie Andrew Beckler Brayden Garrison Luis Gerardo Garza Wil Gibson Will Grevlos Will Grimmer Blaine Hale Thomas Hutchison Denzel Ieremia Eddy Lai Thomas Longbella Matt Mabrey Chris Navarro Tyson Reeder Alex Schaake Jesse Schutte Joshua Sedeno Ian Simon Max Theodorakis Patrick Williams Greg Yates

Bear Creek Golf Club, Murrieta, California (Oct. 17-20)

Mark Anguiano Yongjun Bae Alex Chiarella Seungbin Choi Morgan DeNeen Riley Elmes Michael Feagles Michael Feuerstein Ryan Gronlund Chad Hambright Joseph Harrison Paul Imondi Zihao Jin Braeden Koran Tain Lee Benjamin Lein David Longmire Adam Navigato Leo Oyo Charles Porter Jack Rahon Jared Sawada Corey Shaun Andrew Yun

The Falls Club, Lake Worth, Florida (Oct. 17-20)

Andrew Alligood Connor Arendell Ryan Baca Brian Carlson Cole Castro Nathan Cogswell AJ Ewart Nico Geyger Sam Goldenring Shunyat Hak Jimmy Hervol Matt Hill Bo Hoag Cal Hoskins Jason Li Dan McCarthy Dylan Meyer Bryson Nimmer Christian Salzer Brad Schneider Logan Sowell Kristoffer Ventura

Lake Caroline Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi (Oct. 17-20)

Michael Arnaud Brian Bullington JC Campbell Nic Cassidy Matias Dominguez Nicolo Galletti Thomas Giroux Ryan Hall James Holley Van Holmgren Christian Jalomo Eric Lilleboe Oliver Mast Alex Rocha Eli Scott Peyton Shore Zane Thomas Austen Truslow Kameron Williams Zander Winston

University of New Mexico: Championship Golf Course, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct. 17-20)

Patrick Beyhan Zach Burry Zack Byers Austen Christiansen Lee Detmer Jared du Toit Andrew Gibson Berk Harvey Noah Hofman George Markham Mitchell Meissner Devin Miertschin Joe Neuheisel (a) John Oda Nick Paez Corey Pereira Dominic Piccirillo Rhett Rasmussen Ryan Ruffels Spencer Tibbits (a) David Timmins Blake Tomlinson Brandon Tsujimoto Kevin Velo Matthew Walker

Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club, Rockwall, Texas (Oct. 17-20)

Joseph Abella Dawson Armstrong Braden Bailey Cody Banach Christian Banke Matthis Besard George Cunningham Greg Edwards Blake Elliott Ethan Farnam Charlie Flynn David Gazzolo Caleb Hicks Theodore Humphrey Ken Keller Evan Knight Luke Long Brendan MacDougall Leonardo Di Marino Chad Sewell James Swash George Toone Joey Vrzich Fred Wedel

Magnolia Grove Golf Course (Crossing), Semmes, Alabama (Oct. 24-27)

Evan Brown Connor Burgess Ford Clegg Alex Fuchs Mark Goetz Keenan Huskey Mason Lenhart Michael Miller Kyle Mueller James Nicholas Chris NidoMiami, FL Nicholas Pandelena Julian Perico David Perkins Spencer Ralston Austin Squires Brett Stegmaier Danny Walker Jackson Wedgeworth

Bermuda Run Country Club - East, Bermuda Run, North Carolina (Oct. 24-27)

Brandon Berry George Bryan Peyton Callens Ryan Cole Austin Duncan Erik Edwards Tom Forster Josh Goldenberg Bryce Hendrix Ian Holt Evans Lewis Thomas Lilly Nick Lyerly Blake McShea Austin Morrison Easton Paxton Cody Proveaux Benjamin Shipp Ryan Sullivan Garrett Wood

Abilene Country Club, Abilene, Texas (Oct. 24-27)

Derek Ackerman Dillon Board Cooper Dossey Domenico Geminiani Noah Goodwin Dylan Healey Matt Holuta Masahiro Kawamura Tee-k Kelly Aymeric Laussot Brad Marek Callum McNeill Sam Murphy Tanner Napier Nolan Ray Ryann Ree Trey Shirley Garrison Smith Jackson Solem Travis Trace Levi Valadez

Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club, Montgomery, Texas (Oct. 24-27)

Andres Acevedo Mark Baldwin Ryan Davis Sam Fidone Aman Gupta Jhared Hack Grant Hirschman William Holcomb V Shawn Lu Carter Page William Paysse Turk Pettit Zack Sucher Aaron Terrazas Hugo Townsend Sebastián Vázquez Blake Wagoner Trey Winstead Griffin Wood

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Play at the final four of 13 total first-stage sites for PGA Tour Q-School wrapped up on Friday.

Among the notables who will be playing on: Turk Pettit, who has apparently been cleared to play in PGA Tour-sanctioned events following his participation in LIV’s inaugural season last year; golf YouTuber George Bryan, the brother of PGA Tour winner Wes Bryan; and Ryan Ruffels, the former Aussie prodigy who has battled injuries in recent years.

Those advancing will compete in one of five second-stage events, which will take place either Nov. 14-17 or Nov. 28-Dec. 1. Final stage, where PGA Tour cards will be awarded to the top five players and ties, is scheduled for Dec. 14-17 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

For complete results from Q-School, click here .

Here is a site-by-site recap of each first-stage site:

Montgomery, Texas

Walden on Lake Conroe, Oct. 24-27

Medalists: Jhared Hack and Sam Fidone (-16)

Also advancing to second stage: Will Holcomb (-15), an alum of Sam Houston State who once played a semester on a casted, broken foot that he injured on his wedding night. … Hugo Townsend (-13), a Swede who played college golf at Boise State and then Ole Miss, and who once had Brendan Quinn of The Athletic caddie for him at an U.S. Amateur. … Trey Winstead (-13), son of former LSU coach Chuck Winstead, who abruptly retired a few weeks ago for health reasons. … Turk Pettit (-10), the 2021 NCAA individual champion and former LIV player who has apparently been cleared to compete again in PGA Tour-sanctioned events. … Mark Baldwin (-9), who impressively advanced while having to carry Monday Q Info’s Ryan French, who was on the bag. … Grant Hirschman (-8), a member of Oklahoma’s 2017 NCAA Championship team. … Aman Gupta (-7), a former standout at Oklahoma State.

Failed to advance: Brett White (-2), former KFT player who seven years ago nearly died from a brain infection and recently made his first PGA Tour cut. … Kaito Onishi (WD), who earned his KFT card at final stage last year and who turned pro mid-semester out of USC three springs ago and later, in his pro debut, had to withdraw while contending in a Japan Tour event because he violated COVID-19 quarantine laws.

Abilene, Texas

Abilene CC, Oct. 24-27

Medalist: Dylan Healey (-20), who closed in 7-under 65

Also advancing to second stage: Sam Murphy (-12), a frequent practice partner of Sam Burns at their home club of Squire Creek. … Noah Goodwin (-11), the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur champ who starred at SMU but had to withdraw from final stage last year because of illness. … Brad Marek (-10), the club pro from the Bay Area who made the cut at the 2021 PGA. … Cooper Dossey (-10), the former Baylor All-American also made the cut by a shot despite a closing 75.

Failed to advance: Gavin Hall (-9), a former stud junior who played college golf at Texas. … Andy Pope (-8), a KFT (117 starts) and mini-tour veteran. … Nick Cantlay (-2), younger brother of Ryder Cupper Patrick Cantlay. … Austin Lemieux (-1), son of NHL legend Mario Lemieux.

Semmes, Alabama

Magnolia Grove (Crossing), Oct. 24-27

Medalist: James Nicholas (-23), a pre-med grad of Yale in 2019

Also advancing to second stage: Julian Perico (-21), the recent Arkansas grad who won a ton of smaller pro events back in his native Peru this past summer. … Danny Walker (-15), the Virginia product who medaled at final stage in 2018. … Brett Stegmaier (-15), a 40-year-old Florida alum who played three seasons on the PGA Tour and most notably was runner-up at the 2015 Shriners. … Spencer Ralston (-14), a former All-American at Georgia. … Jackson Wedgeworth (-14), carded five back-nine birdies to advance by a shot – can’t confirm if he did so with all wedges.

Failed to advance: S.M. Lee (-13), the only player to miss by a shot and was a former AJGA standout who signed with Dalton State, where he’d go on to win the NAIA’s Jack Nicklaus Award. … Brandon Pierce (-7), a member of LSU’s 2015 NCAA title squad. … James Leow (-7), who served his mandatory national service in Singapore and later played some key tournaments for Arizona State. … Dominic Bozzelli (-6), who has played in 96 career PGA Tour events. … Jon Mayer (+2), he couldn’t stop this bogey train as gravity was working against him.

Bermuda Run, North Carolina

Bermuda Run CC (East), Oct. 24-27

Medalist: Tom Forster (-17)

Also advancing to second stage: George Bryan (-8), a popular YouTuber who played at South Carolina and the brother of Wes Bryan. … Benjamin Shipp (-7), who played college golf at North Carolina State and was diagnosed with Tourette’s at age 15. … Cody Proveaux (-4), the 2011 Rolex AJGA Junior Player of the Year who a few seasons ago was the assistant golf coach at Middle Tennessee.

Failed to advance: Caleb Proveaux (-3), the younger brother of Cody who competed at South Carolina. … Rylee Reinertson (-2), a member of Oklahoma’s 2017 NCAA Championship team and who suffers from severe hearing loss. … Jacob Bergeron (-2), who was a former standout at LSU before turning pro early in 2018. … Derek Castillo (+1), older brother of recent Florida star and KFT player Ricky Castillo. … Derek Bard (+6), the runner-up to Bryson DeChambeau in the 2015 U.S. Amateur. … Patrick Sullivan (+9), who back in 2018 narrowly missed out on his KFT card at final stage after putting a ball into the water on his back nine.

Murrieta, California

Bear Creek GC, Oct. 17-20

Medalists: Adam Navigato and Riley Elmes (-14)

Also advancing to second stage: Andrew Yun (-13), Stanford product who made 22 starts on PGA Tour in 2017-28 and owns three career KFT runners-up. … Jared Sawada (-12), a Hawaii-Mãnoa alum who closed in 8-under 64. … Tain Lee (-9), the 2010 NCAA D-III individual champ will play off a medical next year on the KFT. … Michael Feagles (-9), former All-American from Illinois who is the nephew of former NFL punter Jeff Feagles. … Morgan DeNeen (-5), played three years of club golf in the PGM program at Coastal Carolina before being called up to varsity and then winning the Sun Belt individual title in 2018.

Failed to advance: Alex Lee (-4), played last seven holes in 6 over to miss by a shot. … RJ Manke (-4), played his college golf at Pepperdine and Washington, and his former Waves teammates Josh McCarthy (-1). … Anthony Paolucci (+9), former can’t-miss prep standout who, now 31, has played just two PGA Tour events as a pro – and none since 2017.

Lake Worth, Florida

The Falls Club, Oct. 17-20

Medalist: Jimmy Hervol (-23)

Also advancing to second stage: Shunyat Hak (-19), a former No. 1 junior who signed with Georgia Tech in 2012 as the No. 29 amateur in the world but spent just one season with the Yellow Jackets. … Dylan Meyer (-12), former All-American at Illinois. … Kristoffer Ventura (-12), played on that Oklahoma State team that won the 2018 NCAA Championship and has been a PGA Tour card holder before. … Matt Hill (-12), won the 2009 NCAA individual title while at North Carolina State to tie Tiger Woods for the most wins in a D-I season with eight. … Bo Hoag (-11), the reigning final-stage medalist made just eight of 21 cuts on the KFT this past season. … Cal Hoskins (-11), the 20-year-old turned pro this year after just one freshman start at Indiana (T-6 at Purdue Fall Invite) and he closed in 10-under 61 to advance by a shot.

Failed to advance: Albin Choi (-6), another North Carolina State star who reignited his playing career after a brief stint caddying for friend Sungjae Im a few years ago. … Rodolfo Cazaubón (-6), teammates with Carlos Ortiz at North Texas. … Jack Sparrow (-5), the Captain played his college golf at Indiana. … The real OBJ, Olin Browne Jr. (+1). … Clancy Waugh (+3), son of PGA CEO Seth Waugh.

Madison, Mississippi

Lake Caroline, Oct. 17-20

Medalist: Zander Wilson (-23), the Scottsdale resident capped his week in 10-under 60

Also advancing to second stage: Austen Truslow (-15), the former junior standout who left Virginia early and has since played on a variety of developmental tours and suffered from a multitude of injuries before qualifying for the U.S. Open this past summer. … Van Holmgren (-12), not Mike’s son but at 6-foot-8 the Florida Gulf Coast alum could play football. … Matias Dominguez (-12), who won the inaugural Latin America Amateur in 2015.

Failed to advance: Graysen Huff (-10), the Auburn alum missed by a shot after closing in double bogey-bogey. … Harry Ellis (-10), the 2017 British Amateur champion who played his college golf at Florida State. … Matt Nagy (-8), not the Chiefs offensive coordinator but rather the Kennesaw State alum who turned pro in 2012. … Garrett Barber (-5), an LSU product who won the prestigious Jones Cup a few years ago. … Michael Visacki (-4), the former viral sensation who missed by two shots at final stage two years ago and has made just eight KFT starts the past two seasons.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

UNM Championship Course, Oct. 17-20

Medalist: Matthew Walker (-14)

Also advancing to second stage: Spencer Tibbits (-11), an Oregon State alum playing as an amateur. … Corey Pereira (-8), the Washington product who qualified for this past summer’s U.S. Open while helping his girlfriend, Leah, battle cancer (she was in remission for five months before announcing two days ago that her cancer had returned). … Jared du Toit (-7), a Canadian who was Jon Rahm’s teammate at Arizona State. … Ryan Ruffels (-4), the former Aussie prodigy who for a moment looked to be on his way to a PGA Tour card during the 2020-21 KFT season but lost his KFT card after 2022 and has since battled a serious back injury. … John Oda (-3), an UNLV alum who led for portions of the KFT’s opening two Bahamas events in 2019 before finishing T-4 in each; he didn’t earn his PGA Tour card that year and lost his KFT card after the super season in 2021.

Failed to advance: James Hart du Preez (-2), the 6-foot-9 bomber from South Africa. … Charlie Saxon (-1), an Oklahoma alum who closed in 4-over 75 to miss by two. … Hunter Wolcott (+4), the former Tennessee standout and son of Bob Wolcott, who made 168 career starts on the PGA Tour.

Rockwall, Texas

Rockwall GC, Oct. 17-20

Medalist: Luke Long (-21), who played college golf at Houston and Arkansas

Also advancing to second stage: Matthis Besard (-14), the Belgian played his final year of college golf at Illinois last season. … Dawson Armstrong (-10), KFT veteran who played collegiately at Lipscomb. … George Cunningham (-7), the Arizona product who has two thirds on the KFT in 2020-21 before losing his card after the 2022 season. … Pepperdine products Joey Vrzich (-4) and Fred Wedel (-4). … Theo Humphrey (-4), a former Vanderbilt standout who lost his KFT card prior to last season.

Failed to advance: SEC alums Conrad Shindler (Texas A&M) and Matt Gilchrest (Auburn) each bogeyed the last hole to miss by a shot at 3 under. … Cameron Sisk (-2), a former All-American at Arizona State.

Maricopa, Arizona

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes, Oct. 10-13

Medalists: Tanner Gore and Jonathan De Los Reyes (-17)

Also advancing to second stage: Brendon Jelley (-15), who was teammates with Viktor Hovland and Matt Wolff at Oklahoma State. … Angus Flanagan (-11), a Minnesota product who competed in the 2021 Walker Cup. … Jared Nelson (-8), UConn alum fired a closing 7-under 65 to advance. … K.K. Limbhasut (-7), Collin Morikawa’s teammate at Cal.

Failed to advance: Iowa alum Carson Schaake (-6) bogeyed each of his last two holes to miss by a shot. … Ollie Osborne (-4), the 2020 U.S. Amateur runner-up. … Andy Zhang (-4), former SEC individual champion at Florida who recently qualified for the Bermuda Championship.

Orlando, Florida

ChampionsGate GC (International), Oct. 10-13

Medalist: Michael Sweeney (-18), the 27-year-old rapper who was homeless for some time in recent years closed in 8-under 64

Also advancing to second stage: Taylor Funk (-17), son of eight-time PGA Tour winner Fred Funk. … Julian Suri (-13), a 32-year-old DP World Tour winner in 2017 who notched two top-30s in majors in 2018. … Jimmy Jones (-12), South Florida alum and son of late LPGA player Dawn Coe-Jones. … Garett Reband (-12), recent All-American at Oklahoma and PGA Tour University graduate. … Braden Thornberry (-11), the 2017 NCAA individual champion out of Ole Miss who is the last remaining member of the 2017 U.S. Walker Cup team who has yet to secure a PGA Tour card. … Kyle Wilshire (-11), UCF product who in the past worked as a trash porter for an apartment complex. … Marcus Byrd (-10), four-time winner on APGA Tour this year. … Liberty products Jonathan Yaun (-10) and Mickey DeMorat (-10), the latter of whom is comedian Daniel Tosh’s nephew. … Luis Gagne (-9), LSU alum closed in 66 to advance by a shot. … Willie Mack III (-9), mini-tour legend looking to at least re-earn KFT card.

Failed to advance: Charlie Reiter (-8), long-hitting San Diego and former USC player. … Jay Card (-6), opera singer finished with a 77. … Chase Johnson (-5), Kent State alum had been playing well on APGA. … Patrick Martin (-4), former All-American at Vanderbilt.

Lincoln, Nebraska

Wilderness Ridge CC, Oct. 10-13

Medalist: Alex Scott (-14), Grand Valley State product shot 9-under 62 in second round

Also advancing to second stage: Tripp Kinney (-10), Iowa State alum closed in 76 but it didn’t matter. … Harrison Ott (-5), Vanderbilt grad who last year Monday-qualified for a Canada event with rental clubs and a borrowed Coors Light polo. … Davis Bryant (-4), a Colorado State product who was born 14 weeks premature, and his former college teammate A.J. Ott (-4).

Failed to advance: Clay Feagler (-2), member of Pepperdine’s 2021 NCAA Championship team. … Cole Hammer (-1), former Texas star missed by two shots. … Tyler Copp (-1), brother of NHL player Andrew Copp. … Gunn Yang (+1), the 2014 U.S. Amateur champion. … Ethan Marcus (WD), brother of former Golf Channel and PGA Tour employee Ari Marcus.

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Muskogee GC, Oct. 10-13

Medalist: Luis Garza (-10), Arkansas product who played sparingly for the Razorbacks and recently has competed mostly in Mexico and Latin America

Also advancing to second stage: Former Arkansas teammates Wil Gibson (-9) and Tyson Reeder (-9). … Alex Schaake , the Iowa alum who qualified for last summer’s U.S. Open via an eight-hole playoff. … Blaine Hale , member of Oklahoma’s 2017 NCAA Championship team and creator of the Burly Boys™. … Will Grimmer (-2), who shot 59 to win the 2013 North and South Junior and made the cut at the 2018 U.S. Open.

Failed to advance: Xinjun Zhang (E), who won the KFT’s regular-season points race in 2019. … Jonathan Brightwell (+3), former All-American at Oklahoma who played four years at UNC-Greensboro as well. … Thomas Lehman (+6), son of 1996 Open champ Tom Lehman. … Philip Barbaree (+10), the 2015 U.S. Junior champ who played college golf at LSU.

PGA Tour qualifying begins this week and ends in December in Ponte Vedra. How will it work?

Brunswick country club is a site for a pre-qualifier, with the road ending at tpc sawgrass dye's valley and sawgrass country club.

A three-month road to the First Coast begins this week for the reimagined PGA Tour qualifying process. 

PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry starts with eight 54-hole pre-qualifying tournaments in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Illinois and California that will be played late this week and next week. 

The Georgia pre-qualifier is Sept. 20-22 at the Brunswick Country Club. Among the players in the field will be Golden Isles residents Bradley Arrington, Ben Boyle, Aaron George, Cody Montgomery and Christopher Williard, and past First Coast Amateur champion Trevor Hulbert. 

A nifty 60: Taylor Funk goes low to qualify for PGA Tour Canada Fortinet Cup Championship

Two First Coast residents will be playing in the North Carolina pre-qualifier at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis on the same dates, Sam Ohno of Ponte Vedra Beach and Neal Pease of St. Augustine. Playing in the Alabama event at the RTJ Golf Trail Canyon/Loblolly Courses is 2016 Junior Players champion Khavish Varadan.  

Depending on the size of the fields, a certain number of finishers will advance to one of 13 72-hole first-stage qualifiers that will be played between Oct. 10-27. First-stage survivors will advance to one of five 72-hole second-stage events between Nov. 14-Dec. 1. 

The last step: the PGA Tour Q-School Final Stage qualifier Dec. 14-17 at the TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley Course and the Sawgrass Country Club. Each participant will play two rounds at those courses with the top-five finishers, plus ties, earning PGA Tour cards for the 2024 season. 

The next 25 finishers, plus ties, will earn Korn Ferry Tour status through the third reshuffle of the 2024 season. The next 15 will have status through the second reshuffle. 

Everyone else who reaches the final stage will have Korn Ferry Tour membership and will also be exempt to the Latin American Swing of the 2024 PGA Tour Americas season. 

It will be the first time since 2012 that the national qualifier has had PGA Tour cards at stake. Since 2013, it meant membership only to the Korn Ferry Tour. 

But there’s a bit more to the process than just progressing from one stage to another. At each step, beginning with first-stage qualifying, players who have competed on professional tours worldwide or have strong amateur credentials will have exemptions. Here’s how that works: 

First stage

There are 11 exemptions to the first stage, including anyone who held membership since 2021 on the PGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Japan Golf Tour, the Korea Professional Golf Association, the DP World Tour, PGA Tour Australiasia, the Sunshine Tour (South Africa), PGA Tour Latinoamerica or PGA Tour Canada. 

Also exempt to first stage are players who reached second stage qualifying for the last three years of the Korn Ferry Tour qualifying process, top-50 in first stage, a participant in a major or The Players in 2022, between No. 101-200 on the World Golf Rankings as of Sept. 11 or who played in the 2023 PGA Professional Championship or made the cut in the 2022 PGA Assistant Professional Championship. 

There are also avenues for amateurs. First-stage qualifying is open to members of the 2021 and 2023 Walker Cup teams, those ranked between No. 6-25 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Sept. 6 and semifinalists of the last three U.S. Amateurs or finalists of the last two U.S. Mid-Amateurs. 

Among the area players meeting those criteria are Taylor Funk and Travis Trace from PGA Tour Canada. 

Second stage

There are 17 categories of exemption to the second stage. Among them are any PGA Tour member from 2022-23, Korn Ferry Tour winners since 2020, the players from No. 61-85 on the final 2023 Korn Ferry Tour points list (to be determined after the final three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events), any player who has made 50 or more PGA Tour cuts, anyone who made the cut in a major or The Players Championship last season and the Nos. 2-5 money-leaders on the pro tours from Japan, Korea, South Africa, Australia and Asia. 

The top-five on the World Amateur Rankings, Nos. 6-20 on the 2023 PGA Tour University rankings, the top-five finishers at the PGA Professional Championship also are exempt to second stage. 

Final stage

When the survivors of the second-stage qualifiers arrive in Ponte Vedra, they will be met by players who have met a dozen other exemption categories to the final stage. 

Those include the top-40 available players between No. 125-200 on the 2023 PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list, the leading money-winners on the international professional tours and the top-five players from PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica. 

The final category was claimed by Chandler Blanchet of Atlantic Beach, who won the PGA Tour Latinoamerica Tour Championship to claim first on the Totalplay Cup points list.

Why Q-School?

That’s been the shorthand for the PGA Tour’s qualifying process since the 1970s when there were two six-round qualifiers each year. During the competition, the players also received classes from the PGA Tour staff in finance, the rules of golf and media and fan relations. 

That will be the case again. On Dec. 18, the day after the final round of the final stage, rookies who have qualified for either the PGA Tour or Korn Ferry Tour will have sessions on what to expect from professional golf at the Tour’s Global Home. 

Q-School tales

Of course, between this week and the final week in Ponte Vedra, the Q-School success and horror stories from back in the day will resurface. The latter seems to resonate in history more than the former. 

Some of the more notable: 

• David Gossett shot 59 in one of his 2000 Q-School rounds at PGA West in La Quinta. He also never shot in the 60s in the other five rounds and failed to earn his Tour card. 
• Jaxon Brigman signed for a 66 in the final round of the 1999 Q-School. Turns out he gave himself one more stroke than he actually took and had a 65, which would have qualified on the number. But he had to take the 66 and missed his card by one. He later called it, "like a death in the family." 
• Tim O'Neal was two shots ahead of the number to earn his Tour card with two holes to play 2000. He went bogey-triple bogey. 
• Sean Pacetti of Palatka needed to par the final hole at PGA West in 2004 to qualify, but hooked his tee shot in the water and made a triple. 
• One of the notable stories of perseverance was Mark McCumber of Jacksonville, who finally got his Tour card after eight attempts to qualify. He went on to win 10 times and the 1988 Players Championship. 

But Q-School success is no guarantee of the future.  

• Paul Tesori of St. Augustine got his Tour card in 1996 but an auto accident during the off-season marred his rookie year and his swing, and he never recovered. Tesori has, however, gone on to be one of the most successful PGA Tour caddies in recent history. 
• Ty Tryon of Orlando became the youngest player to earn his card at Q-School at the age of 17 in 2001. But he missed most of his rookie season with mononucleosis and soon lost his Tour card, never to return. 

Where they’re playing 

There will be competition on 28 courses in 14 states and all four time zones. There will be five courses in Florida used, four in Texas and three each in Georgia, Alabama and California. 

Pre-qualifying stage (54 holes)  

• Sept. 13-15: Bull Valley Golf Club, Woodstock, Ill.; Ironwood Country Club, Palm Desert, Calif.; Sand Creek Station Golf Course, Newton, Kan. 
• Sept. 20-22: Brunswick (Ga.) Country Club; RTJ Golf Trail Cambrian Ridge, Greenville, Ala.; The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, N.C.; Sand Ridge Golf Club, Chardon, Ohio. 
• Sept. 27-29: The Bridges Golf Club, Gunter, Texas. 

First stage (72 holes)  

• Oct. 10-13: AK-CHIN Southern Dunes Golf Course, Maricopa, Ariz.; Omni Resort at ChampionsGate; Muskogee (Okla.) Golf Club; Wilderness Ridge, Lincoln, Neb. 
• Oct. 17-20: Bear Creek Golf Club, Murrieta, Calif.; Lake Caroline Golf Club, Madison, Miss.; Rockwell (Texas) Golf and Athletic Club; The Falls Club at the Palm Beaches, Lake Worth; University of New Mexico Golf Club. 
• Oct. 24-27: Abilene (Texas) Country Club; Bermuda Run (N.C.), Country Club; RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, Mobile, Ala.; Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Course, Montgomery, Texas. 

Second stage (72 holes)  

• Nov. 14-17: RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks, Dothan, Ala.; Tesoro Club, Port St. Lucie; The Landings Golf and Athletic Club, Deer Creek Course, Savannah, Ga. 
• Nov. 28-Dec. 1: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, Valdosta, Ga.; Valencia (Calif.) Country Club. 

Final stage (72 holes)  

• Dec. 14-17: TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley; Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach. 

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PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry dates to 1965, with sometimes twice-yearly events providing access to PGA TOUR open qualifiers. Upon the introduction of the all-exempt tour in 1983, Q-School was contested once a year and granted competitors the opportunity to earn direct access into PGA TOUR events. Over the years, Q-School grew to its current state of four separate stages – Pre-Qualifying, First Stage, Second Stage, Final Stage.

With the introduction of the Korn Ferry Tour (originally the Ben Hogan Tour) in 1990, Q-School provided access to the Korn Ferry Tour for a certain number of finishers who missed the cutoff mark for PGA TOUR cards. From 2013 through 2022, Q-School was known as the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, and only awarded varying levels of Korn Ferry Tour membership. Beginning with 2023, Q-School will be known as PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry and award PGA TOUR cards to the top-five finishers (and ties), with additional finishers earning varying levels of Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas membership.

The Utah native advanced through 2013 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing T3 at Final Stage to earn guaranteed starts. He earned his first PGA TOUR card via The 25 in 2014, including a victory at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae. He has carved out a successful TOUR career, including a victory at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, and has retained his TOUR card ever since.

Justin Thomas

The Kentucky native advanced through 2013 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing T32 at Final Stage to earn guaranteed starts. He took advantage with a strong 2014 Korn Ferry Tour campaign, earning his card through The 25 and then winning a Finals event, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. The Alabama alum has proceeded to a strong TOUR career including 13 TOUR wins through 2020. He has retained his TOUR card ever since.

Patton Kizzire

The Alabama native advanced through 2014 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing T21 at Final Stage to earn guaranteed starts. He earned his first PGA TOUR card via The 25 in 2015, producing an impressive campaign that included victories at the REX Hospital Open and Utah Championship, and resulted in Player of the Year honors. He has proceeded to a successful TOUR career that has included victories at the 2017 Mayakoba Golf Classic and 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii. He has kept his TOUR card ever since.

The Louisiana native advanced through 2017 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing T10 at Final Stage to secure guaranteed starts. He earned his first PGA TOUR card via The 25 in 2018, including a victory at the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club, where he closed with three consecutive birdies to defeat Roberto Castro by a stroke. In 2021, Sam secured his first PGA TOUR win at the Valspar Championship in Tampa, Florida.

Cameron Champ

The California native advanced through 2017 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing T16 at Final Stage to earn guaranteed starts. He earned his first PGA TOUR card via The 25 in 2018, including a victory at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. The Texas A&M alum has proceeded to a strong TOUR career including victories at the 2018 Sanderson Farms Championship and 2019 Safeway Open. He has retained his TOUR card ever since.

Scottie Scheffler

The Texan via New Jersey advanced through 2018 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing T34 at Final Stage – including dramatic up-and-downs on the 71st and 72nd holes – to narrowly secure guaranteed starts. He took advantage with a sparkling 2019 Korn Ferry Tour campaign, including victories at the Evans Scholars Invitational and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, comfortably finishing inside The 25 and earning Player of the Year honors. He has maintained his TOUR card ever since.

The South Korea native advanced through 2017 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, finishing solo second at Final Stage – including a third-round 60 – to secure guaranteed starts. He earned his first PGA TOUR card via The 25 in 2018, producing a scintillating campaign that included victories at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay and WinCo Foods Portland Open, en route to Player of the Year honors. He earned his first TOUR title at The Honda Classic in 2020. He has retained his TOUR card ever since.

Return of PGA Tour Q-School brings back not-so-fond memories of a different kind of pressure

Newest iteration of the pga tour's final-stage qualifying process begins this week at two ponte vedra golf courses.

• PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry will be Dec. 14-17 at the TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley and Sawgrass Country Club
• There will be 16 past PGA Tour winners in the field of 168 chasing five Tour cards for 2024
• Tickets are available at pgatourqschool/tickets for $5. All proceeds will go to charity

Mark McCumber, Fred Funk and Len Mattiace have combined to win 20 PGA Tour events. McCumber and Funk won The Players Championship and Mattiace nearly did. 

They combined to play in 124 major championships and had 10 top-10 finishes. All three had majors within reach late on a Sunday. 

But to a man, they said the pressure of winning on the PGA Tour and competing in golf's five biggest events don't carry as much pressure as competing in a PGA Tour Final Stage qualifying tournament, or, in the more familiar parlance, PGA Tour Q-School — so named because passing the grind of the qualifying process also included classes in rules, finance, media relations and tour regulations. 

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The 2023 PGA Tour Q-School, presented by Korn Ferry, will be Thursday through Sunday, with 168 players competing in two rounds at the TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley and two rounds across A1A at the Sawgrass Country Club. The public can purchase tickets for $5 (the total amount will go to charity) for rounds at the Valley Course, with free parking. 

The top five players, plus ties, will earn PGA Tour cards for the 2024 season, with the rest of the players in the no-cut event earning varying degrees of Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Americas status. 

Q-School is 'the most pressure you can feel' 

McCumber, Funk and Mattiace, all long-time First Coast residents (McCumber is a Jacksonville native) have combined to play in 17 Q-Schools. But unlike the glorious memories of victories or valiant efforts in majors, talking about Q-School brings back a flood of emotions that include anxiety, disappointment and at best, relief, with the ones that got them their PGA Tour cards. 

"It's the most pressure you can feel," said Funk, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and the 2005 Players champion who went through the qualifying process five times. "On the PGA Tour, if you don't win, you've got next week. If you don't make it out of Q-School, you don't have another week. You're waiting another year." 

Mattiace, a two-time PGA Tour winner who also played in five Q-Schools, pointed out that players don't get to win Tour events unless they get Tour status. When he was in his prime earning years on the Tour in the 1990s and into the first decade of the 21st century, missing out at Q-School meant playing on the Korn Ferry Tour, where the purses are about an eighth of a PGA Tour purse. 

"It's more pressure because guys don't have anything to lean back on," Mattiace said. "If you're good enough to have won on the PGA Tour, or compete, you've got status. You're disappointed with a missed cut or a missed opportunity but you know you're playing somewhere next week." 

And McCumber, the Jacksonville native who won 10 times on the PGA Tour, topped by the 1988 Players, went through seven Q-Schools, including a time when there were two per year, one in June and another in December. 

It also was a time where there wasn't a developmental Tour, so McCumber's options when he missed the cut for a card in a qualifier was to return to his family's landscape architecture business and perhaps play on mini-tours such as the Space Coast Tour or the J.C. Goosie Tour. 

"The pressure in Q-School is greater than any tournament you'll ever play in," he said. "Great players, like [World Golf Hall of Fame member] Curtis Strange miss it multiple times. I missed it six times and I still managed to have a career when I won double-digit victories. Q-School is a different kind of pressure. It's all or nothing." 

Q-School will have fewer holes, fewer cards 

This is the first year that the Tour has offered membership through the final-stage qualifier since 2012. Between 2013-2022, the qualifying process got players on the Korn Ferry Tour (formerly the Web.com, Buy.com, Nationwide, Nike and Ben Hogan Tour), and they had to earn their cards through a season of work. 

That process still exists: the top 30 players on the Korn Ferry Tour points list earned cards for 2024. But there are now five more up for grabs and the numbers game is a lot tougher than before: when Mattiace and Funk played, for example, the top 25 at Q-School earned cards. 

They and McCumber also had to play six grueling rounds — 108 holes, sometimes each more nerve-wracking as the longest week of their lives went on. 

All three have war stories about making pressure shots to get their cards — or not. 

Players mustered late heroics 

"The Woodlands [in Houston] ... the first time I made it I took about two clubs too many into the 18th green to avoid the trouble in front, and wound up 100 feet over the back of the green," Funk said, recalling one of his best moments in a Q-School. "I needed two putts from there to make it on the number. I knocked the first putt to 5 feet, then made that one to get my card." 

Mattiace also had a pulse-pounding finish at The Woodlands, in 1992. He needed a par at the last to get his card on the number but pulled his drive into trees on the left. 

"I had to do a Bubba Watson shot," Mattiace said. "I hit this big, high hook, over the water and got on the green, about 50 feet from the hole. Then I hit the first putt 5 feet past and made that." 

McCumber's first Q-School was in 1975 in Myrtle Beach, where more than 400 players were spread out on four courses, with only 13 cards up for grabs. He eventually played qualifiers at Pinehurst, the Bardmoor near Tampa and finally at the University of New Mexico golf course in Albuquerque. 

McCumber was safely within the cut line for a card when he started his final round, parred the first seven holes, then made up for a poor drive at the eighth hole by making a 30-foot putt for par. 

He realized, with a flood of relief, that he would get his card barring multiple disasters. 

"When that putt at No. 8 went in it was a total release," McCumber said. "I birdied 9, 10, 11 and 12 and it was easy street after that." 

McCumber finished second to medalist Wren Lum. Nine months later McCumber won the first of two titles at Doral and he never had to worry about Q-School again. 

Q-school atmosphere is tense 

Sometimes a heroic shot in Q-School can mean disaster for others. McCumber remembers a group of four or five players who were already finished with their final round at Pinehurst watching Jim Chance, playing in the final group at No. 18. The players were tied with Chance for the final qualifying spot and if he two-putted from 30 feet, they all got their cards. 

Chance then dropped the putt for birdie, clinching the final spot all to himself and relegating the rest of those players to waiting for next year. 

Mattiace said the atmosphere of a Q-School is vastly different from a PGA Tour event. The practice range, putting green and locker room banter are at a minimum and the tension rachets up every day. 

"I don't remember seeing guys throw up in the locker room but I remember having a lot of sleepless nights," he said. "I'd be playing the shots in my head, over and over, get to sleep around 1 a.m. and maybe got two hours of sleep. It's a lot of stress." 

Funk said golf is not a game at Q-School. 

"It's not fun ... not fun at all," he said. 

What's their advice? 'Stay in the moment' 

Since they played six-round Q-Schools for 25 cards, McCumber, Funk and Mattiace said the strategy under those circumstances might be different from this week's conditions of competition, 72 holes for five cards. 

That said, what was their advice? 

"Stay in the present, one shot at a time, but don't tell yourself, 'all I have to do is finish fifth,'" McCumber said. "Set a goal of winning the tournament." 

Funk has a vested interest in the proceedings this week since his son Taylor is among the players vying for the card. Taylor Funk turned professional six years ago and has already made a noteworthy accomplishment, playing his final 11 holes at 7-under at the Kinderlou Golf Club in Valdosta, Ga., to advance to final stage on the number. Funk shot 66 in the final round and tied for 11th to advance 

Taylor Funk also shot 60 in the final round of a PGA Tour Canada event earlier this year to make that tour's championship and earned status on PGA Tour Americas. 

Fred Funk said he doesn't need to offer copious amounts of advice to his son, who is playing some of the best golf of his life. 

"Taylor knows what he needs to do," Funk said of his son. "You have to realize that if you're at this stage, you're playing well, so go out and trust it. Stay away from the big numbers, the doubles and triples. Those are what will kill you. Let the course come to you and let the scores come to you." 

Mattiace said players should try to visualize every shot on every hole. 

"The power of the mind is very important," he said. "Know how you want to play the holes but also know how to get out of trouble. Every one of these guys is a good player. Any of them can go out on any day, on either course and shoot 6-under. Just get out of your own way and let it happen." 

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Doull breezes into final stage of Aus PGA Tour Q-School

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Jordan Doull made serene progress through the first stage of Qualifying School for the PGA Tour of Australasia, finishing T1st in his heat at Moonah Links Old Course in Victoria.

Mount Lawley GC member Doull (pictured above) fired rounds of 70, 70 and 68 in the 54-hole qualifier to share first place with QLD’s Zachary Maxwell on eight under par, with just the top 18 players progressing to next week’s final stage.

Doull was the only WA representative to qualify from his heat, with Jose De Sousa, Rick Kulacz, Adam Hatch, Michael Hanrahan Smith and Trafford Wilcox all falling short – De Sousa by a single stroke. View the full scoreboard here .

In the second heat at Moonah Links Legends Course, WA’s Adam Brady recorded a seven-under-par 54-hole total to finish T2nd and also progress to the final stage with room to spare.

The Vines member turned pro in mid-2023 and played six events on the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not earn sufficient ranking points to gain exempt status for next season.

Adam Brady turned pro in the middle of 2023

Like Doull, Brady was the only WA player to come through his heat, with Logan Vidovich, Cooper Geddes, Jarred McCosh, Jakeb Dunkley, Anthoony Joseph and Michael Pentland all missing out. View all the scores here .

The final stage of Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Q-School will take place at Moonah Links from April 9-12. Other WA golfers set to compete are Ryan Peake, Brady Watt and Lake Karrinyup amateur Joseph Owen.

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2024/2025 SEASON CHALLENGER PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA QUALIFYING SCHOOL

1. introduction.

The PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School has been conducted at the end of each season to establish which players, not otherwise exempt, will gain their playing privileges on the Tour for the following season through a qualifying competition. The entry form for the 2024/25 season will need to be completed online and be submitted to the PGA Tour of Australasia. Should you experience any difficulty, contact details are provided below to assist with your application. The Qualifying School will be conducted in two stages of stroke play as below.

FIRST QUALIFYING STAGE (54 holes) The First Stage will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play, with 18 holes being played each day. After 36 holes, there will be a cut to those players within 10 shots or more of the final qualifying place. At the conclusion of 54 holes, a set number of players will qualify and proceed to the Final Stage taking place in the following week.

The First Stage is divided into two sections (Sections A and B) with each Section to be played on a different course as below.

The exact number of qualifying positions available from the First Qualifying Stage will be announced as soon as possible once all the participants have teed off in the first round. Players who are tied on the final qualifying position score shall be required to participate in a play-off to determine who qualifies for the Final Qualifying Stage (approximately 20% to 25% of players will advance, subject to entry numbers).

In the event of a delay in completing the First Stage, applicants are advised that the day after the scheduled dates may be used as a full playing day to complete the relevant qualifier.

Players at first stage must register via the Tournament Office no later than 12:00pm (noon) on Tuesday April 2, 2024. Players who do not confirm their participation by this time may be removed from the official draw.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All applicants, except those who are exempt into the Final Qualifying Stage, are required to compete in the First Qualifying Stage.

Following the first 2 rounds (36 holes) any player 10 shots or more behind the last qualifying place will not advance to Round 3 of the First Qualifying Stage.

FINAL QUALIFYING STAGE (72 HOLES) The Final Stage will be contested over 72 holes of stroke play, with 18 holes being played each day. After 54 holes, there will be a cut to those players within 10 shots or more of the final qualifying place.

On the conclusion of 72 holes, the leading 30 players (and those players tied on the final qualifying place score) will be ranked according to score. Each of these players will be eligible to for Full Tournament Membership of the PGA of Australia for the following season and will be placed in a Tournament Exemption Category and will be subject to any re-rank policy. In the event of a tie for 1st position, the tie will be settled by a sudden death play-off which will be conducted immediately following the completion of the final round. The result of the play off will also determine prize money distribution (if applicable).

Those players finishing beyond 30th place and ties, who complete the Final Stage, will be eligible for Full Tournament Membership of the PGA of Australia, however, they will not hold an exemption category. If a player is accepted as a Full Member (Tournament), they will be ranked according to their score after the completion of the Final Qualifying Stage, and, if eligible, placed in the appropriate tournament member classification for the 2024/25 season.

In the event of a delay in completing the Final Stage, applicants are advised that the day after the scheduled dates may be used as a full playing day to complete the relevant qualifier.

All tied scores shall be ranked by card play-off as follows: (a) the best last 18, (b) the best last 36 holes, (c) the best last 9, 6, 3 & 1 holes (holes 10 – 18).

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

3. ELIGIBILTY FOR ENTRY

a) All male professional golfers; and b) All male amateur golfers with a handicap index of 1.0 or less under the handicapping scheme adopted by the recognised authority controlling golf in the country from which they elect to enter. An official certificate from the relevant home club affiliated with the national Golf Union or Golf Association verifying an applicant’s handicap must accompany this application before it can be considered.

NOTE : It is not a breach of the Rules of Amateur Status for an amateur golfer to file an entry for and play in any Stage of the PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School. A player who is an amateur golfer when commencing play at the Final stage of the Qualifying School is not eligible to win any prize money on offer at Final Stage

A player who enters the Qualifying School as an amateur may change his status to professional for any Stage of the Qualifying School but must do so in writing (to the PGA Tour of Australasia, prior to participating at the relevant stage.

4. EXEMPTIONS FOR FINAL STAGE

The following players are exempt from participating in PGA Tour of Australasia First Qualifying Stage and are exempt into Final Qualifying Stage:

• Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia (Tournaments with $400k prize purse or greater)
• European Tour
• Korn Ferry Tour (or previous equivalent)
• Sunshine Tour
• Any former winner of a PGA Tour of Australasia tournament with prize purse lower than $400k from January 1, 2018.
• Any player ranked inside the Top 500 of the Official World Golf Rankings as at close of entries.
• 61st to 100th ranked Full Members, plus Temporary Tournament Member – Tour (TTMT) players within those positions from the 2023/24 Final PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
• Any player from the Top 30 of the PGA Tour of Australasia Career Money List at the conclusion of the 2023/24 season
• The Leading graduating PGA of Australia Associate (to a floor of 10th position) as at the close of entries.
• The leading 3 entrants to a limit of 10th place in the R & A World Amateur Ranking at the close of entries.
• The current amateur champions of Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, United States, Canada, Japan, Asia and the Junior World Amateur Champion at close of entries
• Any amateur that was selected by their country to play in the most recent World Amateur Teams Championship (Eisenhower Trophy)
• Any amateur that was selected and played in the most recent Walker Cup.
• Winner of the last played Asia Pacific Championship.
• The leading five (5) players within the Top 10 from the 2023 Dogwood Invitational.
• Any Future Tour Affiliate Member who would have accumulated points throughout the 2023/24 PGA Tour of Australasia season to the equivalent of 100th place or higher. Note 1: A player’s accumulative points will be calculated by determining the amount of points the player would have earned in PGA Tour of Australasia Tournaments if they were a Professional.
• Note 2: Should the player turn Professional throughout the season, any points earned as a Professional will not be counted for the sake of determining the players accumulative points as an amateur.
• Any player who has already gained a PGA Tour of Australasia Tournament Exemption Category for the 2024/2025 season to the equivalent of Category 16 (as per the 2023/24 Tournament Exemption Categories) or higher.
• Any additional player at the discretion of the General Manager of Tournaments, PGA of Australia.

Players competing at Final Qualifying Stage must register in person with the PGA at Moonah Links no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 8th April 2024.

The PGA Tour of Australasia reserves the right to add additional qualifying venues should this be necessary and amend the conduct, format, and cut marks for the Qualifying School at any time. Every effort will be made to complete the prescribed number of holes for each Stage of the Qualifying School but if fewer holes can only be completed over the days allotted to each Stage, the PGA Tour of Australasia may reduce the number of holes required to complete each Stage or reschedule a Stage.

5. ENTRY FEES

Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School:

• A$2,090 (incl. GST); irrespective of which Stage the applicant is applying to enter; or
• A$1,155 (incl. GST); former PGA Tour of Australasia Tournament Winners, members who fall under the ‘10 season tournament members’ category for 2024/25 season, or is ranked in the Top 30 of the Final 2023/24 PGA Tour Career Money List and any player who has already gained a PGA Tour of Australasia Tour Exemption Category for the 2024/25 season to the equivalent of Category 16 or higher.

Payment may only be made by credit card or debit card and must be made at the end of the entry application process.

6. ENTRY DEADLINES

5:00pm (AEDT) Friday, 22nd March 2024.

Note: PGA of Australia reserves all rights to extend the entry deadline for applicants in exceptional circumstances and at its complete discretion.

7. WITHDRAWALS

A player may withdraw at any time provided notification of their withdrawal is received by the PGA of Australia in writing. Players who withdraw prior to the Entry Deadline will receive a full refund of their Entry Fee. Players who withdraw after the Entry Deadline will be refunded no more than AUD$1,155 (incl. GST). Unless extreme personal circumstances exist, once a participant tees off (or is absent on the tee) the player is no longer eligible for any type of refund.

8. REGULATIONS

By submitting a completed Qualifying School application form, each applicant: a) acknowledges the sole authority of the Tournament Players Committee and Board of PGA of Australia to establish: (i) the Qualifying School Rules and Conditions of Entry and Participation as published in this application form; and (ii) any subsequent rules and regulations of which the applicant is notified of prior to any stage of the Qualifying School (together with the “QS Rules and Regulations”). b) agrees to abide by the QS Rules and Regulations and any amendments made from time to time by the Tournament Players Committee or the Board of PGA of Australia, or persons acting with their authority. This may include but is not limited to changes to the format, conditions, field sizes and schedules referred to in this form. c) accepts and abides by the decisions of the Tournament Players Committee, Board of the PGA of Australia, Chief Executive of PGA of Australia, Qualifying School Tournament Director or such other authorised persons of PGA of Australia. d) agrees to conduct himself in accordance with and agree that he is bound by the Code of Behaviour and Disciplinary Procedure of the PGA of Australasia (in each case references therein to ‘Members’ are deemed to be a reference to the relevant applicant).

9. GENERAL POLICY

The PGA Tour of Australasia reserves the right to reject an application for entry at any time. Conduct unbecoming a professional or non-competitive performance during a previous Qualifying School can be a basis for the rejection of an application to enter. The PGA Tour of Australasia also reserves the right to remove a player from a tournament at any time due to conduct or non-competitive performance (+14 or more in any given round with weather factors considered). An entrant who is removed from a tournament for any of these reasons, after he has commenced play, will not be entitled to any type of refund of his entry fee. The PGA of Australia reserves the right to apply other reasonable criteria (including, but not limited to, judgements as to character, conduct and other criteria in accordance with the current PGA of Australia Member Regulations) to all those who apply to become Full Members of the PGA of Australia. Accordingly, the PGA of Australia may, in its absolute discretion, determine whether to extend the undersigned an invitation to join the PGA of Australia as a result of their successful completion of the Qualifying School or whether to accept an application for membership once an invitation to

join the PGA of Australia has been extended. If the undersigned successfully completes the Qualifying School and wishes to apply to become a Full Member of the PGA of Australia, they must pay the prescribed membership fee and complete a Membership Form before an application can be considered.

10. MEMBERSHIP SEMINAR AND ONLINE ASSESSMENTS

All players eligible for Tournament Membership at the completion of Final Stage of Qualifying School must attend the prescribed PGA of Australia Membership Seminar and those who have been a Member for less than 3 years in total and have yet to complete the On-line Education Module must complete the required on-line study programmes. Any player who fails to attend the Membership Seminar(s) will be ineligible to be considered for Full Membership and those who fail to complete the required on-line study programmes by the prescribed dates may have their membership revoked. Session date(s), time(s) and agenda(s), along with on-line learning deadlines will be made available to all eligible participants in due course.

11. PRIZE MONEY

Prize money allocated to competitors at Final Stage will be confirmed prior to Round 1 of Final Stage.

12. ENQUIRIES

All Qualifying School queries can be made to the PGA of Australia’s Tournament Division by the following methods: Email: [email protected] Tel:+61(0) 3 8320 1921

13. ONLINE ENTRY PROCESS

All players entering the 2024-25 Q-School are to enter via the MyPGA Online Portal via the following link:

Please note: any player who has previously played in a PGATA Tour event may have log-in credentials already set in the MyPGA portal and may have to send a request via email to obtain log-in credentials to access this area. Email Address: [email protected]

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Former Baylor, UTC Golfer Stephan Jaeger Claims First PGA Tour Victory

• Sunday, March 31, 2024

Whatever Stephan Jaeger’s plans were for next week, his schedule will look a lot different following Sunday afternoon.

Jaegar, the former Baylor School and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golfer who still resides in the Scenic City, claimed his first PGA Tour victory winning the Texas Children’s Houston Open by one shot over world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

The victory for the 34-year-old Jaeger not only earned him $1,638,000 and entry into the remaining four signature events this season, but qualifies him for the upcoming Masters Tournament.

Scheffler, trying to become the first player in seven years to win three straight starts, missed a 5-footer on 18 that would have forced a playoff. Jaeger parred the final hole to shoot 3-under 67 on Sunday, finishing at 12-under for the tournament.

“It feels amazing,” Jaeger said. “I couldn’t have thought … dreamed up a better week to do it. Obviously playing Scottie last couple days, he’s been on a tear, so to kind of slay the dragon a little bit this week was amazing. He’s such a good dude, such a good player. I was just happy to play with him a couple days.”

Jaegar had six wins on the Korn Ferry Tour before finally claiming his first PGA Tour victory in his 135 th start. He moved into the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time in his career and is currently 10 th in the FedEx Cup standings.

Jaeger joins fellow Baylor alums Harris English (4 wins), Luke List (2 wins) and Keith Mitchell (1 win) as former Red Raider golfers to win a PGA tournament.

The German native who moved to the United States to attend Baylor when he was 16, celebrated the win with his wife, Shelby, and their 16-month-old son, Harrison.

“Being able to enjoy this moment with my wife and son was a life-changer,” Jaeger said in the post-tournament press conference. “My wife has seen the worst and she’s seen me win on the Korn Ferry Tour. She’s been my biggest supporter and my biggest critic to set me straight. To be able to celebrate with the two most important people in my life was special.”

Jaeger, who has a pair of third-place finishes this season, was one of five players tied for the lead entering the final round. He shot 3-under on the opening nine, then recorded nine consecutive pars to close his round.

Jaeger turned professional after graduating from UTC in 2012, and his victory is particularly meaningful for current Mocs golf coach Blaine Woodruff.

“It’s huge for our program,” Woodruff said. “Stephan practices at our facility a ton and plays the same courses in our rotation when he’s in town. It just shows that our facilities are not only good enough to get you to the Tour but helps you prepare to win on the Tour. It’s really encouraging for our guys to have spent a bunch of time around Stephan and to see what it takes to win.”

John Houk, a senior on the UTC squad, viewed Jaeger’s win with pride in seeing a former Mocs golfer close out the victory.

“Seeing him get it done against the best player in the world was special for our program to witness,” Houk said. “Seeing how hard he works each day is a testament to our program that we have what it takes in our facilities, community and surrounding courses to become a top golfer. That is super exciting for me, and I’m sure the rest of the players on my team as well.”

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An extended break from LPGA Tour competition can often leave a player feeling a little rusty. Drives can go a bit wayward, putts might stop a bit short and chips could feel a little wonky as you once again find your footing on the biggest stage in women’s golf.

But that doesn’t appear to be the case for Angel Yin so far at the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards.

After kicking off her week at Shadow Creek with a ho-hum, even-par 72, the 25-year-old let the birdies fly on Thursday in Las Vegas, carding a 4-under 68 to hold just the second 36-hole lead/co-lead of her LPGA Tour career and give herself a good shot at qualifying for the match-play portion of the tournament come Friday’s conclusion.

Yin got the party started early with a birdie on the par-4 10th hole, making four consecutive pars before erasing that effort with a bogey on 15. She quickly rectified that misgiving with a birdie on the par-5 16th hole and then snagged one more birdie on the par-5 18th hole to turn in 34.

Yin parred the first three holes of the front nine and picked up a pair of back-to-back birdies on holes four and five before parring out to post a 68 in her first start of the 2024 LPGA Tour season, her lowest first-round score since she carded a 67 to open the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship.

“I was making some putts, but then on seven, I missed a short one, like a five-footer, which is a bit disappointing because I hit it too soft, which I never do, so that's a bit new to me,” said Yin when asked what was working well for her on Thursday at Shadow Creek. “Overall, today putting really worked. I was able to close out on the saves I had.”

The Buick LPGA Shanghai winner suffered an ankle injury late last year, forcing Yin to take an extended break from professional golf while she healed. She walked 18 holes for the first time since November a little over a week ago and knew making her return at Shadow Creek, a difficult walking venue for both players and spectators, would be an incredibly tall order, but it was a challenge that Yin was willing to face to finally get back in the LPGA Tour saddle, especially with the year’s first major rapidly approaching.

“I got to say it was pretty tough. Took two Advil. They do work. It is not an ad, but they do work,” said Yin. “I’m just happy to play. No tournament next week, so I can rest all I want. If I can hash it out this week and see where my game is, because every single round I play, I get to improve more. My range of motion rankings gets more and more incrementally every day, so the more I play, the better for me. When I go home, I'm going to play anyway because I need to prep for Chevron.”

The 2023 season was a strong one for Yin as she became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Buick LPGA Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China and earned five additional top-10 results, ultimately finishing 16th in the Race to the CME Globe, form she will be working to carry over to her eighth year as an LPGA Tour member.

But despite the early physical setback, Yin said ahead of this week’s event that she feels like she is “hitting it better than before,” something that appears to be true if her first two rounds at a challenging Shadow Creek are any indication.

But with 18 holes to play in Las Vegas, Yin knows that she still has plenty of work to do if she wants to secure a coveted spot in the top eight and advance to single-elimination match play. So, with that goal squarely in mind, Yin will ready herself for another walk around Shadow Creek on Friday, preparing to battle the difficult conditions and her fellow competitors in hopes of playing the weekend in Sin City, something she may not have bet on at the start of the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards.

“I'm playing really well. I just need to stick to my game plan and see how far it takes me,” Yin said. “Tomorrow is going to be tough. I almost think it's tougher than the match play itself. Only eight people get to go on, and you could be out there playing in a playoff with 10 people. Hopefully, I do well enough where I don't have to do that. I don't want to walk extra.”

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