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DP World Tour Qualifying School - Final Stage: Who secured their cards for 2024 and who missed out?

Tom Lewis, Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Darren Fichardt all earned DP World Tour cards, while the likes of Marc Warren and Alvaro Quiros missed out; 33 players secured their playing privileges for the 2024 season

Wednesday 15 November 2023 17:53, UK

Freddy Schott eagled the final hole to secure a two-stroke victory at the Final Stage of DP World Tour Qualifying School to become one of 33 players to earn their DP World Tour cards.

Only the top 25 and ties at the end of the six-round event at Infinitum Golf in Tarronga secured their playing privileges for the 2024 season, with Schott carding a final-round 65 to end the week on 27 under and claim top spot ahead of Filippo Celli.

"I'm unbelievably happy," Schott said. "I knew it was going to come down to the final few holes. I had a chip-in on 14, made a good birdie on 16 and then the eagle putt dropping on 18 just made it a really good week. I wasn't really thinking about winning it but then after three or four days, I thought I might as well go for it and so I did.

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All the emotions of the final day, captured on the 18th green 🤗 #DPWTQSchool | @infinitumresort | @DPWorldTour pic.twitter.com/Z0rrvA50nJ — DP World Tour Q-School (@DPWTQSchool) November 15, 2023

"I couldn't have imagined that after last year I wouldn't be back on the DP World Tour. I've made some great friendships there this year and it's just amazing to play on the DP World Tour. That was my only goal this week."

Belgian Matthis Besard fired a closing six-under 65 to finish in tied-third alongside overnight leader Sebastian Friedrichsen and Dutchman Darius van Driel, while two-time DP World Tour winner Tom Lewis completed a remarkable recovery to earn his card.

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What a day for Tom Lewis 🫡 The Englishman with a ten under par 61 🔥 #DPWTQSchool pic.twitter.com/1BX9EWzAiX — DP World Tour Q-School (@DPWTQSchool) November 13, 2023

Lewis charged back into contention with a 10-under 61 and added rounds of 67 and 65 over the final two days to claim sixth spot, with former British Masters champion Renato Paratore also among the contingent to ensure a return to the top tier.

"I've had some up and down moments in my career, and hopefully this can start a new path for me and I can keep building from here," Lewis said. "I've been in these positions before and got excited and took my foot off the pedal. Hopefully I can learn from that and keep moving forward and take the opportunities when I get them."

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There were storylines aplenty on the final day in Spain as New Zealand's Sam Jones, Belgian Besard, English amateur Joshua Berry, Danish duo Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen and Søren Broholt Lind, England's Joe Dean and American James Nicholas each completed all three stages of Qualifying School to earn their DP World Tour cards.

Five-time DP World Tour winner Darren Fichardt secured his return to the DP World Tour, as did four-time DP World Tour winner Kiradech Aphibarnrat after a final-round 64, while Englishman Garrick Porteous eagled the last to secure his card in dramatic fashion.

Final stage qualifiers (in position order):

Freddy Schott, Filippo Celli, Sebastian Friedrichsen, Darius van Driel, Matthis Besard, Sam Jones, Tom Lewis, Sebastian Garcia, Haydn Barron, Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Jack Davidson, Jacques Kruyswijk, Renato Paratore, Andrew Wilson, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, David Ravetto, Pieter Moolman, Garrick Porteous, Nicolo Galletti, Joshua Berry, Benjamin Rusch, Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen, Kristoffer Broberg, Rhys Enoch, Darren Fichardt, Jannik de Bruyn, Pedro Figueiredo, Søren Broholt Lind, Nicolai von Dellingshausen, Lauri Ruuska, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, Joe Dean, James Nicholas.

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The Class Of '22 - This Year's DP World Tour Q-School Qualifiers

We run through the players who earned their cards through this year's DP World Tour Q-School

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DP World Tour Qualifying School is over for another year. The mammoth three-stage event concluded at Infinitum in Spain with a six-round showdown over the resort's Lakes and Hills courses to determine who would earn full playing privileges for the upcoming season.

Sweden's Simon Forsstrom topped the pile at 29-under but matters further down the leaderboard were of far greater significance as competitors fought for a place inside the top 25 and to punch their ticket onto the Old World circuit.

The mark this year fell at 17-under, with 28 players coming through the gruelling process to follow in the footsteps of some legends of the game. There were, as ever, some big-name casualties along the way , but here we're going to run through the DP World Tour Q-School's class of '22.

2022 DP World Tour Q-School qualifiers

• Simon Forsstrom (Sweden): -29
• David Ravetto (France): -27
• Daniel Brown (England): -26
• Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand): -25
• Alejandro Del Rey (Spain): -24
• Mick Bachem (Germany): -23
• Pedro Figueiredo (Portugal): -22
• Christoffer Bring (Denmark): -22
• John Axelsen (Denmark): -22
• Ryo Hisatsune (Japan): -22
• Tobias Eden (Sweden): -21
• Joel Stalter (France): -20
• Mike Lorenzo-Vera (France): -19
• Marcel Siem (Germany): -19
• Johsua Lee (USA): -19
• Gary Hurley (Ireland): -19
• Gunner Wiebe (USA): -19
• Sam Hutsby (England): -19
• Gary Stal (France): -18
• Gudmundur Kristjansson (Iceland): -18
• David Horsey (England): -18
• Jens Fahrbring (Sweden): -18
• Niklas Lemke (Sweden): -17
• Andrew Wilson (England): -17
• Ricardo Santos (Portugal): -17
• Garrick Porteous (England): -17
• John Murphy (Ireland): -17
• Adrien Saddier (France): -17

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Dp world tour q-school – 2022 final stage preview & results.

16th November 2022 – Updated

The DP World Tour’s FINAL STAGE QUALIFYING  event, played at Infinitum in Tarragona, Spain came to a conclusion on 16th November 2022.

I have been following all of the amateurs, GB&I professionals, First Stage and Second Stage Qualifying medalists and a few other overseas ‘players of interest’ throughout the Q-School process.

Here is a summary of their final results after 6 rounds of Final Stage play: –

PLAYERS WHO FINISHED IN THE TOP 25 AND TIES These players have earned conditional membership (Category 17) on the DP World Tour and fully exempt status on the Challenge Tour for the 2023 season.

1st  -29   Simon FORSSTRÖM (SWE) – EX Challenge Tour OoM   WINNER 3rd -26   Daniel BROWN (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM T13 -19   Gary HURLEY (IRL) –  Alps Tour OoM / 2nd Stage  Emporda T13 -19   Sam HUTSBY (ENG) –  1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T19 -18   David HORSEY (ENG) – EX DP World Tour OoM T19 -18   Jens FAHRBRING (SWE) –  Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Stage  Emporda CO-WINNER T23 -17   Andrew WILSON (ENG) – EX DP World Tour OoM T23 -17   Garrick PORTEOUS (ENG) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage  Emporda T23 -17   John MURPHY (IRL) – EX Challenge Tour OoM

A total of 28 players finished in the top 25 and ties positions with -17 being the cut-off.

Simon Forsström (SWE) was medalist with an impressive 399 (-29) total, two shots better than France’s David Ravetto who won the Brabazon Trophy in 2020.

Simon Forsström (Photo: DP World Tour)

Christoffer Bring (DEN), Tobias Edén (SWE), Sam Hutsby (ENG) and Gunner Wiebe (USA) all completed the full Q-School, working their way through the First, Second and Final Stages to secure their DP World Tour cards.

Here are the round-by-round scores of the 28 players who earned their DP World Tour cards:-

DP World Tour Q-School Results

PLAYERS WHO MADE THE TOP 70 AND TIES 72 HOLE CUT AND FINISHED BELOW 25TH PLACE These players have earned conditional membership (Category 20) on the DP World Tour and are fully exempt on the Challenge Tour for the 2023 season.

T29 -16  Oliver FARR (WAL) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T32 -15  OJ FARRELL (ENG) –  Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T32 -15  Ross MCGOWAN (ENG) – EX DP World Tour OoM T35 -14  Tom MURRAY (ENG) –  1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Stage  Emporda CO-WINNER T35 -14  Marco PENGE (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM T35 -14  Takumi KANAYA (JAP) –  1st Stage Mottram Hall WINNER / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T43 -13  Tom LEWIS (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner T43 -13  Pavan SAGOO (ENG) –  PGA EuroPro Tour OoM / 2nd Stage  Emporda T43 -13  Daniel O’LOUGHLIN (ENG) –  1st Stage Mottram Hall / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T43 -13  Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG) TURNED PRO 9/22  –  WAGR Top 10 / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T43 -13  Chris WOOD (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner T43 -13  Chris PAISLEY (ENG) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T51 -12   Callan BARROW (ENG) AM –  1st Stage Mottram Hall / 2nd Stage Las Colinas T56 -11  Craig HOWIE (SCO) – EX DP World Tour OoM T66   -6  Liam JOHNSTON (SCO) –  Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T68   -5  Gary BOYD (ENG) –  1st Stage Arlandastad / 2nd Stage Desert Springs 70th  -4  Oliver FISHER (ENG) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage Isla Canela WD        Ashley CHESTERS (ENG) – EX DP World Tour OoM (after 90 holes -4) 

Callan Barrow was the only amateur to make the cut and ultimately finished in a very credible tied 51st position. With Challenge Tour status secured for 2023 he will inevitably turn pro in the coming weeks.

PLAYERS WHO MISSED THE TOP 70 AND TIES CUT AFTER 72 HOLES Players failing to make the cut are eligible for membership of the Challenge Tour in 2023.

T73   -4  Jack SENIOR (ENG) – EX DP World Tour OoM T73   -4  Stephen GALLACHER (SCO) – EX  DP World Tour Career Money List T73   -4  Harry GODDARD (ENG) –  1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot / 2nd Stage  Emporda T73   -4  Ivan CANTERO GUTIERREZ (ESP) –  Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Las Colinas WINNER T73   -4  Steven BROWN (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner T85   -3  Cormac SHARVIN (ENG) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage Las Colinas T85   -3   Hayden HOPEWELL (AUS) AM –  1st Stage Arlandastad / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T85   -3  Simon DYSON (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Career Money List T85   -3  Joel SJOHOLM (SWE) –  Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Isla Canela CO-WINNER T93   -2  Jonathan CALDWELL (NI) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner T93   -2  Alfie PLANT (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM T93   -2  Tom GANDY (IoM) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T93   -2  Matt FORD (ENG) –  DP World Tour Member / 2nd Stage  Emporda T100  -1  Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) –  1st Stage Lyngbygaard / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T103 Ev  Paul DUNNE (IRL) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner T103 Ev  Craig ROSS (SCO) –  1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot  / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T103 Ev  Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) –  1st Stage Arlandastad / 2nd Stage  Emporda T114 +2  Philipp KATICH (GER) –  1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot / 2nd Stage Desert Springs WINNER T123 +3  James ALLAN (ENG) –  PGA EuroPro Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Las Colinas T123 +3  Braden THORNBERRY (USA) –  1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T123 +3   Luke HARRIES (WAL) AM –  1st Stage Arlandastad / 2nd Stage Las Colinas T131 +4  Michael STEWART (SCO) –  1st Stage The Players Club CO-WINNER / 2nd Stage Las Colinas T131 +4  David HOWELL (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Career Money List T131 +4  Christian BANKE (USA) –  1st Stage Montado / 2nd Stage Isla Canela T137 +6  David HAGUE (ENG) –  1st Stage Mottram Hall / 2nd Stage Desert Springs T144 +8  Pieter MOOLMAN (RSA) –  Sunshine Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Isla Canela CO-WINNER  T146 +9  Hamish BROWN (DEN) -5 T23 –  Nordic Golf league OoM / 2nd Stage Emporda 149th +13  Kyle MICHEL (AUS) –  1st Stage Rosebud / 2nd Stage Las Colinas WD          Luis MASAVEU (ESP) AM  –  1st Stage Montado / 2nd Stage  Emporda (after 36 holes -3) WD          Richard MCEVOY (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner (after 54 holes +2) WD          Ben STOW (ENG) –  Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Stage Las Colinas (after 54 holes +12)

EX – Exempt Player 

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Every player will be ranked according to their final results with ties resolved by card play-off. For those that make the cut the initial focus will be on the best last 18 holes, then best last 36 holes and then the best 3rd or 4th round over the Lakes Course.

This finishing position ranking is very important as it can make a big difference to the number of Tour starts recevied. To illustrate this Pre-COVID the Final Stage medalist could expect to receive 27 DP World Tour starts whilst the 25th placed qualifier garnered 18.

The DP World Tour announced on 3rd November that exempt players in categories 1-17 in the 2023 season would be guaranteed minimum earnings of $150,000 if they compete in 15 or more events. As the Top 25 and Ties finishers at Q-School gain Category 17 membership they will be eligible for this payment. Players who made the cut but finished below 25th place earned Category 20 membership which excludes them from this arrangement.

Infinitum – 18th hole, Hills Course (Photo: http://www.infinitumliving.com )

156 players contested the DP World Tour’s FINAL STAGE QUALIFYING  event which was played between 11th – 16th November 2022 at Infinitum, previously known as Lumine Golf Club, in Tarragona, Spain.

96 of these players came through the four Second Stage competitions with the remaining 60 players being exempted into Final Stage through their past endeavours.

45 Great British & Irish (GB&I) players were in the field; 26 coming through Second Stage with 19 being exempt.

Four amateurs made it through to the Finals – Callan Barrow (ENG), Luke Harries (WAL), Hayden Hopewell (AUS) and Luis Masaveu (ESP).

A total of six rounds or 108 holes were played over the venue’s two championship courses; the Lakes which plays 7,001 yards (par 71) and the Hills which is slightly shorter at 6,944 yards (par 72).

After two rounds were played on both the Hills and Lakes courses (72 holes) the field was cut to the leading 70 players and ties. 72 players, including 24 from GB&I, made this cut which fell at -5. The final 36 holes were then played on the Lakes Course on the remaining two competition days.

The Q-School consists of three stages, First, Second and Final. More information on the 2022 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article. Earlier articles on this website covered the FIRST STAGE  and SECOND STAGE Qualifying School events.

THE 2022 DP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL SERIES

The DP World Tour (previously known as the European Tour until November 2021) Qualifying School was first played in 1976, four years after the European Tour was founded. What started out as a 72 hole test has grown into potentially a 252 hole marathon.

Nowadays there are three stages of stroke play qualifying; First, Second and Final.

The 2022 European Tour Q-School entrance fee is £2,000 (2019: £1,800).

Male amateur golfers with a handicap below 0.4 (i.e. scratch) and who have appeared in positions 1-2,000 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) in 2022 can enter.

Some entrants are exempted straight into Second Stage or Final Stage based on their past results and ranking.

From an amateur perspective the leading 5 entrants to First Stage as at 17th August 2022 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR are fast-tracked straight into Second Stage.

FIRST STAGE

First Stage consisted of nine 72 hole stroke play qualifying events split into six Sections, A, B, C, D, E and F.

Around 20% of each field, normally 15-30 players, progressed from each event. The actual number of places were confirmed after all of the players had teed off on Day 1 of each qualifier.

A 54-hole cut, where players needed to be within 7 shots of the final allocated qualifying place, reduced the field for the final round. Ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play also advanced.

For more information on this year’s First Stage please read – DP World Tour Q-School – 2022 First Stage Preview & Results

Here are links to all of the results from the First Stage events:-

4-8 Oct 2022  SECTION F – MOTTRAM HALL, ENGLAND –  Mottram Hall Q-School Results

4-7 Oct  2022  SECTION F – GOLF D’HARDELOT, FRANCE –  Hardelot Q-School Results

27-30 Sept 2022  SECTION E – LYNGBYGAARD GOLF, DENMARK –  Lyngbygaard Q-School Results

20-23 Sept 2022  SECTION D – BOGOGNO GOLF RESORT, ITALY –  Bogogno Q-School Results

14-17 Sept 2022  SECTION C – HAUGSCHLAG, AUSTRIA –  Haugschlag Q-School Results

13-16 Sept 2022  SECTION C – ARLANDASTAD GOLF, SWEDEN –  Arlandastad Q-School Results

7-10 Sept 2022  SECTION B – MONTADO, PORTUGAL –  Montado Q-School Results

30-2 Sept 2022 SECTION A – THE PLAYERS CLUB, ENGLAND –  The Players Q-School Results

30-2 Sept 2022  SECTION A – ROSEBUD CC, AUSTRALIA –  Rosebud Q-School Results

SECOND STAGE

Four events were played concurrently at Desert Springs GC, Emporda Golf, Isla Canela Links and Las Colinas G&CC, all in Spain. These competitions were played over 72 holes with no cut.

The actual number of places available for Final Stage were again confirmed after all of the players have teed off on Day 1 of each event. Sudden death play-offs were also held to resolve ties at this Stage.

For more information on this year’s First Stage please read – DP World Tour Q-School – 2022 Second Stage Preview & Results

3-6 Nov 2022 – DESERT SPRINGS GC, SPAIN – Desert Springs Q-School Results

3-6 Nov 2022 – EMPORDA GOLF, SPAIN – Emporda Q-School Results

3-6 Nov 2022 – ISLA CANELA LINKS, SPAIN – Isla Canela Q-School Results

3-6 Nov 2022 – LAS COLINAS G&CC, SPAIN – Las Colinas Q-School Results

FINAL STAGE

The Final Qualifying Stage consists of 108 holes on the Lakes and Hills Courses at Infinitum, previously known as Lumine GC, in Tarragona, Spain. Infinitum / Lumine replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the fourth time this year.

The Tour has entered a new 3 year contract, covering 2022-24, with the Spanish venue to stage the Finals.

156 players will play two rounds over each of the Hills and Lakes Courses. After these 72 holes the field will be cut to the leading 70 players and ties who will play a final 36 holes.

The leading 25 players (plus those tied for 25th place) in the Final Stage competition will earn Full Membership of The DP World Tour (and Challenge Tour) for the 2023 season. On average between 2014-19 the medalist has received 27 European Tour starts whilst the 25th qualifier has garnered 18.

Those who make the 72 hole cut but finish outside the Top 25 will also earn a membership category, albeit a lower one, on the DP World Tour (and Challenge Tour).

Players who miss the cut will be eligible for membership of the Challenge Tour.

Every player is ranked according to their finishing score, card count backs assisting in this process, and this ranking matters when it comes to future playing opportunities.

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How it works: 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: A course view of the chipping area during the second round at the Korn Ferry Tour's Korn Ferry Challenge at TPC Sawgrass at Dyes Valley Course on June 12, 2020 in Ponte Vedra B the chippingeach, Florida. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)

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Beginning in 2023, PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry will award PGA TOUR cards to the top five finishers and ties, in addition to determining 2024 season eligibility for the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas.

Related: Scores and results: PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry consists of four different stages, though competitors can bypass Pre-Qualifying, First Stage, or Second Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry if they meet the criteria of at least one exemption category for First, Second, or Final Stage.

Competition for Pre-Qualifying, First Stage, and Second Stage is conducted at several different sites, with the number of competitors advancing from each site being on a pro rata basis (i.e., approximately the same percentage from each site will advance).

Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry will be contested at Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass, as well as Sawgrass Country Club, with each competitor playing two rounds on each course. At the conclusion of the final round, the last set of TOUR cards for the 2024 season will be awarded, with the others coming from the 2022-23 DP World Tour season (top 10 players from Race to Dubai Rankings not already exempt) and 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season (top 30 players on final points list).

• Pre-Qualifying (eight sites, 54-hole stroke play competition) – September 13-29

• First Stage (13 sites, 72-hole stroke play competition) – October 10-27

• Second Stage (five sites, 72-hole stroke play competition) – November 14-December 1

• Final Stage (72-hole stroke play competition) – December 14-17

The medalist (and ties) from each First Stage site will be exempt through the Latin America Swing of the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season.

The medalist (and ties) from each Second Stage site will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership and, provided they do not improve their status at Final Stage, will be subject to the second reshuffle of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, and be placed in the Korn Ferry Tour Priority Ranking after the first 40 finishers and ties who did not earn a PGA TOUR card at Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.

Performance benefits for Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry are as follows:

• Top five finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn PGA TOUR cards.

• Next 40 finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn exempt status through multiple reshuffles of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, with the first 25 finishers and ties being subject to the third reshuffle, and any remaining finishers within the category being subject to the second reshuffle.

• The next 20 finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn exempt status for the Latin America Swing of the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season, while also earning conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership.

• All remaining finishers at Final Stage will have conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership and conditional PGA TOUR Americas membership for the 2024 season.

The field at Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry will feature players who advanced through the various stages of Q-School – Pre-Qualifying, First Stage, Second Stage – and others who automatically qualify by meeting the criteria of at least one exemption category.

Exemption categories for 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry are as follows:

First Stage

• Members of the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA), DP World Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica or PGA TOUR Canada during the years 2021, 2022 or 2023.

• Applicants that made the cut in a tournament awarding Official Money conducted by the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, DP World Tour, Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica or PGA TOUR Canada during the years 2022 or 2023 as of the First Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 11, 2023).

• Applicants who played the Second Qualifying Stage of the 2019, 2021 or 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.

• Applicants who finished in the top 50, including ties, at a First Qualifying Stage site of the 2021 or 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.

• Applicants that played in the 2022 or 2023: THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open or The Open Championship.

• Applicants that played in the 2023 PGA Professional Championship.

• Applicants that made the cut in the 2022 PGA Assistant Professional National Championship.

• Applicants ranked 101-200 on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) to be released as of the entry deadline for First Qualifying Stage (September 11, 2023).

• Applicants ranked six through twenty-five (6-25) on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) to be released as of Wednesday, September 6, 2023.

• Applicants who qualified for the 2021 or 2023 Walker Cup.

• Applicants who played in the semifinals of the 2021, 2022 or 2023 U.S. Amateur, or the final of the 2021 or 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

Second Stage

• 2022-23 PGA TOUR Members who are eligible for tournament play as defined in the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations.

• Applicants with an official victory in a 2020-2021, 2022, 2023 Korn Ferry Tour tournament as defined in the Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations .

• Applicants finishing sixty-one through eighty-fifth (61-85) on the final 2023 Official Korn Ferry Tour Points List, as defined in the Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations .

• Applicants who have made fifty (50) or more cuts in PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments awarding official money as of the Second Qualifying Stage entry deadline (October 9, 2023).

• Applicants who made the cut in the 2023: THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open or The Open Championship.

• Players ranked fifty-first through one hundred (51-100) on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) to be released as of October 9, 2023.

• Applicants ranked sixth through twentieth (6-20) on the current season’s Final Official 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking.

• Applicants ranked sixth through twenty-fifth (6-25) on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica 2022-23 Final Official Totalplay Cup Points List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Tournament Regulations .

• Applicants ranked sixth through twenty-fifth (6-25) PGA TOUR Canada 2023 Final Official Fortinet Cup Points List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Canada Tournament Regulations .

• Applicants ranked first through fifth (1-5) on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) to be released as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

• Applicants ranked one through five (1-5) including ties at the 2023 PGA Professional Championship.

• Applicants ranked two through five (2-5) on the current season’s Official Order of Merit for Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) as of the Second Qualifying Stage deadline (October 9, 2023).

• Applicants ranked two through five (2-5) on the 2022-2023 Final Official Money List for the PGA Tour of Australasia.

• Applicants ranked two through five (2-5) on the 2022-2023 Final Official Players List for the Sunshine Tour.

• Applicants ranked two through five (2-5) on the 2022-2023 Final Genesis Point List for the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA).

• Applicant who is a current Korn Ferry Tour member that has been disabled to the extent he is unable to compete in more than twelve (12) events in a season but has played in a minimum of five (5) Korn Ferry Tour events that season; has performed at a level which placed him 61st – 85th position on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List at the time he was disabled; or who has average points per event at the time he was disabled which would have placed him 61st – 85th position on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List for the entire season (determined by multiplying such an average number of Korn Ferry Tour events played by all Korn Ferry Tour members).

Final Stage

• The top 40 available applicants below the 125th position on the Final 2022-2023 FedExCup Playoffs & Eligibility Points List, to a floor of 200th position.

• Applicants ranked on the PGA TOUR Nonmember FedExCup Points list (including Special Temporary Members) whose combined official points and points earned in official money World Golf Championship events and the Barbasol and Barracuda Championships is equal to or greater than the 150th place finisher on the Final 2022-2023 Regular Season FedExCup Points List.

• Applicants ranked thirty-first through sixtieth (31-60) on the season ending 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Official Points List, as defined in the Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations .

• Applicants ranked first through fifty (1-50) on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) to be released as of the Final Qualifying Stage entry deadline (November 13, 2023).

Applicants ranked one through five (1-5) on the current season’s Final Official 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking.

• Applicants ranked one through five (1-5) on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica 2022-23 Final Official Totalplay Cup Points List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Tournament Regulations .

• Applicants ranked one through five (1-5) PGA TOUR Canada 2023 Final Official Fortinet Cup Points List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Canada Tournament Regulations .

• Leading player on the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) Official Order of Merit as of the Final Qualifying Stage deadline (November 13, 2023).

• Top five players on the 2022-2023 Final Official Money List for the PGA Tour of Australasia.

• Leading player on the 2022-2023 Final Official Players List for the Sunshine Tour.

• Leading player on the 2022-2023 Final Genesis Point List for the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA).

• Applicants among Major and Minor, Medical Extension category members (as defined in the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations ) whose FedExCup Points earned in their “Available Tournaments”, when combined with the amount of FedExCup Points earned in their “Tournaments Played”, equals or exceeds the amount of FedExCup Points earned by the member who finished last in the 25 finishers beyond 125th place on the FedEx Cup Points List for the preceding season shall be exempt into Final Qualifying Stage in that year provided that the FedExCup Points earned in his “Tournaments Played” was less than the 150th finisher on the FedExCup Points List in the year of the applicant’s injury.

• Applicant who is a current Korn Ferry Tour member that has been disabled to the extent he is unable to compete in more than twelve (12) events in a season but has played in a minimum of five (5) Korn Ferry Tour events that season; has performed at a level which placed him 31st – 60th on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List at the time he was disabled; or who has average points per event at the time he was disabled which would have placed him 31st – 60th on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List for the entire season (determined by multiplying such an average number of Korn Ferry Tour events played by all Korn Ferry Tour members).