12th November 2025

RESULTS

Zander LOMBARD (RSA) -37 won the 2025 DP World Tour Final Stage Q-School competition by a massive 13-shots.

Zander Lombard (Photo: DP World Tour)

20 players from 16 different countries earned DP World Tour Category 18 playing privileges for the 2026 season after completion of the 108 hole marathon at INFINITUM in Spain.

Four GB&I players, Nathan KIMSEY (ENG), -22 tied 5th, Matthew BALDWIN (ENG), -20 tied 8th, and Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) & Jack YULE (ENG), both -19 tied 12th, were amongst this successful group.

Connor MCKINNEY (AUS), -24 tied 2nd, Daniel RODRIGUES (POR), -22 tied 5th, Quentin DEBOVE (FRA), -21 7th, Andres German GALLEGOS (ARG) and Frederico BIONDI FIGUEIREDO (BRA), Hunter LOGAN (USA) & Mike TOOROP (NED), all -18 tied 16th, successfully negotiated all three stages of Q-School to earn their cards.

Final Stage Leaderboard – Top 20 (Graphic: DP World Tour)

The remaining players who made the 72 hole cut but finished outside the Top 20 earned a lower membership category on the DP World Tour as well as playing rights on the HotelPlanner Tour.

John GOUGH (ENG) and Marc WARREN (SCO), -17 tied 21st, both missed out on their cards by 1-shot.

Here are the final results for all of the GB&I players who made the cut: –

Final Stage Leaderboard – GB&I Players Who Made The Cut (Graphic: DP World Tour)

23 of the 36 GB&I players who started Final Stage missed the leading 60 players and ties 72 hole cut which fell at 281 (-5).

The players, shown below, who missed the cut will be eligible for a membership category on the HotelPlanner Tour in 2026.

Final Stage Leaderboard – GB&I Players Who Missed The Cut (Graphic: DP World Tour)

Click here to view the – DP World Tour 2025 Q-School – Final Stage Scores

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4th November 2025

INTRODUCTION

The DP World Tour Q-School consists of three stages; First, Second and Final.

This post covers FINAL STAGE QUALIFYING which is being played at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona, Spain between the 7th-12th November.

My focus remains on the amateur players, the Great British & Irish (GB&I) professionals, any newly turned professionals from abroad and all of the 1st and 2nd Stage Q-School Winners.

Earlier articles have covered the nine FIRST STAGE and four SECOND STAGE events which have led us to this week’s FINAL STAGE.

156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 20 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2026 season.

The Final Results will be added to this article in due course.

More information on the whole 2025 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.

COMPETITION AND FIELD 

156 players will play a total of six rounds or 108 holes over Infinitum’s two championship courses; the Lakes which plays 7,001 yards (par 71) and the Hills which is slightly shorter at 6,956 yards (par 72).

102 players, including 7 Alternates, came through the four Second Stage competitions with the remaining 54 being exempted into Final Stage through their recent endeavours on the DP World Tour and HotelPlanner Tour.

36 Great British & Irish (GB&I) players will be competing this week; 25 came through Second Stage with 11 being exempt.

No amateurs have made it through to Final Stage this year.

After two rounds are played on both the Hills and Lakes courses (72 holes) the field will be cut to the leading 60 players and ties. The final 36 holes will then be played on the Lakes Course over the remaining two competition days.

Here is an alphabetical list of the 52 players that I am specifically following with details of their Q-School journeys so far: –

Great British & Irish (36)
Matthew BALDWIN (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) – 1st Fredrikshavn DEN / 2nd Las Pinaillas
George BLOOR (ENG) – EX Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour / 2nd Desert Springs
Steven BROWN (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Tournament Winner / 2nd Isla Canela
James COOPER (ENG) – 1st France Du Vaudreuil FRA/ 2nd Desert Springs
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) – 1st Northumberland ENG / 2nd Fontanals Alt
Rhys ENOCH (WAL) – EX DP World Tour 2025 Member / 2nd Fontanals
Callum FARR (ENG) – EX Clutch Pro Tour OoM / 2nd Fontanals
John-Ross GALBRAITH (N.I.) –1st Northumberland ENG / 2nd Desert Springs
Bailey GILL (ENG) – 1st Huddersfield ENG / 2nd Las Pinaillas
John GOUGH (ENG) – EX HotelPlanner Tour Ranking 21-45
Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) – 1st France Du Vaudreuil FRA / 2nd Fontanals
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) – 1st Hulencourt 2 BEL / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) – EX 1st The Players Club ENG / 2nd Isla Canela
David HORSEY (ENG) – EX HotelPlanner Tour Ranking 21-45
Craig HOWIE (SCO) – 1st Northumberland ENG / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) – 1st The Players Club ENG / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) – EX DP World Tour 2025 Member / 2nd Fontanals
Max KENNEDY (IRL) – EX Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour / 2nd Isla Canela
Nathan KIMSEY (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Ranking 111-145
Sam LOCKE (SCO) – 1st Fredrikshavn DEN / 2nd Fontanals
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) – 1st Huddersfield ENG Winner / 2nd Fontanals
Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) – EX DP World Tour 2025 Member / 2nd Fontanals
Mark POWER (IRL) – 1st Ebreichsdorf AUT / 2nd Desert Springs
Conor PURCELL (IRL) – EX DP World Tour Ranking 111-145
Jamie RUTHERFORD (ENG) – EX HotelPlanner Tour Ranking 21-45
Cormac SHARVIN (N.I.) – 1st Donnington Grove ENG / 2nd Isla Canela
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) – 1st Huddersfield ENG / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Matthew SOUTHGATE (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Ranking 111-145
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) – 1st Huddersfield ENG / 2nd Fontanals
Callum TARREN (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Ranking 111-145
Marc WARREN (SCO) – EX Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour / 2nd Isla Canela
Andrew WILSON (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Ranking 111-145
Oliver WILSON (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Past Winner
Chris WOOD (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Career Money
Jack YULE (ENG) – EX Clutch Pro Tour OoM / 2nd Las Pinaillas

Overseas (16)
Frederico BIONDI (BRA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL Winner / 2nd Isla Canela Alt
Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) TURNED PRO 9/25 – 1st Ebreichsdorf AUT Winner / 2nd Desert Springs
Wouter DE VRIES (NED) –1st Fredrikshavn DEN Co-Winner / 2nd Desert Springs
Quentin DEBOVE (FRA) – EX Satelite Tours OoM Winner / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Pablo ERENO (ESP) – 1st Northumberland ENG Winner / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Grant HAEFNER (USA) – 1st Hulencourt 2 BEL Winner / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Kristian H. BRESSUM (DEN) TURNED PRO 10/25 – EX Top 3 GAP Ranking / 2nd Isla Canela
Andres G. GALLEGOS (ARG) – 1st France Du Vaudreuil FRA Winner / 2nd Desert Springs
Oliver GILLBERG (SWE) – 1st Fredrikshavn DEN / 2nd Desert Springs Co-Winner
Alex GOFF (USA) – 1st Donnington Grove ENG Winner / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Cooper MUSSELMAN (USA) – 1st The Players Club ENG Winner / 2nd Fontanals
Robin SCIOT-SIEGRIST (FRA) – EX Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour / 2nd Desert Springs Co-Winner
Martin SIMONSEN (DEN) – 1st Fredrikshavn DEN Co-Winner / 2nd Isla Canela
Spencer TIBBITS (USA) – EX 1st Donnington Grove ENG / 2nd Isla Canela Co-Winner
Ben WARIAN (USA) – EX 1st Arlandastad SWE Co-Winner / 2nd Isla Canela Co-Winner
Tyler WOOD (NZL) – 1st Northumberland ENG Winner / 2nd Fontanals

EX – Exempt Into Final Stage

PRIZES

Players finishing in the The top 20 and ties will earn conditional membership (Category 18) on the DP World Tour and fully exempt status on the HotelPlanner Tour for the 2026 season.

Players making the cut and finishing lower than 20th will earn conditional membership (Category 21) on the DP World Tour and fully exempt status on the HotelPlanner Tour for the 2026 season.

Players who miss the Top 70 cut after 72 holes are eligible for membership of the HotelPlanner Tour in 2026.

Each 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 important as it can make a big difference to the number of Tour starts recevied.

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

APPENDIX

THE 2025 DP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL SERIES

The DP World Tour (previously known as the European Tour) 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 2025 European Tour Q-School entrance fee has been maintained at £2,750 (2024 & ’23: £2,500, 2022: £2,000, 2019: £1,800) with entries closed on 13th August 2025.

Male amateur golfers who are listed in positions 1-2,000 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) or have a handicap index of not more than +2.5 can enter (in 2024 this was +1.5).

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

From an amateur perspective, and subject to entering First Stage, exemptions into Second Stage are available to: –

• the leading 3 entrants as at 13th August 2025 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR; and
• the leading 2 entrants as at 13th August 2025 to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Ranking.

FIRST STAGE

First Stage consisted of ten 72 hole stroke play qualifying events.

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

The DP World Tour introduced a 36 hole cut to First Stage in 2023. Originally it removed players not within 12-shots of the projected final qualifying place but this year this was tightened to 10 shots. The 54 hole cut, where previously only players within 7-shots of the final qualifying place play the final round, has now been removed.

Any ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play proceed too.

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

26th-29th August 1. HULENCOURT, BELGIUM (WEEK 1) – Results

26th-29th August 2. THE PLAYERS CLUB, ENGLAND – Results

2nd-5th September 3. HUDDERSFIELD GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND – Results

2nd-5th September 4. HULENCOURT, BELGIUM (WEEK 2) – Results

9th-12th September 5. THE NORTHUMBERLAND G.C., ENGLAND – Results

16th-19th September 6. ARLANDASTAD GOLF (MASTERS COURSE), SWEDEN – Results

16th-19th September 7. DONNINGTON GROVE GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND – Results

23rd-26th September 8. FREDRIKSHAVN GOLFKLUB, DENMARK – Results

24th-27th September  9. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA – Results

7th-10th October  10. GOLF PGA FRANCE DU VAUDREUIL, FRANCE – Results

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SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events with c.72 players competing at each one.

30th October-2nd November 2025

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN – Results

FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN – Results

ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN – Results

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN – Results

There is no cut but players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wish to.

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

FINAL STAGE

The Final Qualifying Stage consists of 108 holes on the Lakes and Hills Courses at Infinitum Golf, previously known as Lumine GC, in Tarragona, Spain.

7th-12th November 2025

INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN

Infinitum replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the seventh time this year. No Q-School was held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new 3 year contract through to 2027 was announced on 12th November 2024 which will see the Tarragona venue continue to stage the Finals.

156 players will play two rounds over each of the Lakes and Hills Courses. After these 72 holes the field will be cut to the leading 60 players and ties who will play a final 36 holes. The top 65 have progressed in previous years.

The leading 20 players (plus those tied for 20th place) in the Final Stage competition will earn Conditional Membership of The DP World Tour (and fully exempt status on the HotelPlanner Tour) for the 2026 season. In 2024 the medalist had 28 tournament playing opportunities whilst the 20th qualifier has just 9.

Those who make the 72 hole cut but finish outside the Top 20 will also earn a membership category, albeit a lower one, on the DP World Tour (and HotelPlanner Tour).

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

ME.

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