26th October 2023 (Updated 8th November 2023)
I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish professionals (and one or two other players of interest) through the 2023 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.
The Q-School consists of three stages, First, Second and Final. More information on the 2023 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.
This post covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which was scheduled to be played between the 2nd – 5th November. However, due to strong winds in Spain three of the fourth events required an extra day to be completed.
Four events were played concurrently at Golf Las Pinaillas, Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club, Isla Canela Links and Fontanals Golf Club, all in Spain. These competitions were all played over 72 holes with no cut.
An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE and an additional one will be penned prior to the FINAL STAGE being played.
Final Stage will be played at Infinitum Golf in Spain on 10th – 15th November where 156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 25 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2024 season.
SECOND STAGE
The Second Qualifying Stage consisted of four separate 72-hole events, all played without a cut.
306 players competed including 92 from Great Britain & Ireland – 30% of the overall field.
There were 15 players who started Second Stage as amateurs.
With 66 players exempt into Final Stage at the start of play 90 qualifying spots were initially made available by the DP World Tour for this week’s Second Stage competitions.
During the week an additional spot became available which was allocated to the Golf Las Pinaillas event.
Sudden death play-offs were held to resolve ties for the final spots at this Stage with Alternates determined too to deal with any future Final Stage withdrawals. Subsequent to Final Stage starting a further 8 players were called up from this Second Stage Alternates list.
Here is a summary of the four events with the results for my selected players, as well as their routes to Second Stage, all shown: –
2nd – 5th November 2023 (Play-Off 6th November 2023)
DESERT SPRINGS RESORT & GOLF CLUB, ALMERIA, SPAIN
78 players (inc. 4 amateurs) started with 25 qualifying (inc. 1 amateur)
Included in the above qualifying number is two Desert Springs Alternates.
Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results
Qualified
Jannik DE BRUYN (GER) -21 1st WINNER – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) -17 T3 – Challenge Tour OoM
Angel AYORA (ESP) AM -17 T3 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove WINNER
Richard MCEVOY (ENG) -15 T5 – DP World Tour Past Winner
Tom SHADBOLT (ENG) -13 T7 – DP World Tour Member Cat A1
George MASON (ENG) -12 T9 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
James RUTH (ENG) -11 T11 – 1st Stage Millennium
Owen EDWARDS (WAL) -10 T13- 1st Stage Millennium
Daniel YOUNG (SCO) -10 T13 – Challenge Tour OoM
Callum MCNEILL (SCO) -10 T13 – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Rhys ENOCH (WAL) -9 T17 – DP World Tour Member Cat 6a
Oliver FISHER (ENG) -8 T19 5-from-8 Play-Off – DP World Tour Member Cat 20
Garrick PORTEOUS (ENG) -8 T19 5-from-8 Play-Off Alt – DP World Tour Member Cat 5
Joe BROOKS (ENG) -8 T19 5-from-8 Play-Off Alt – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Did Not Qualify
George TOONE (ENG) -7 T27 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf JOINT WINNER
Franck DAUX (FRA) -7 T27 – 1st Stage Millennium WINNER
Daniel O’LOUGHLIN (ENG) -7 T27 – DP World Tour Member Cat 20
Nathan LEGENDRE (FRA) AM -6 T32 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) -6 T32 – Challenge Tour OoM
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) -6 T32 – Challenge Tour OoM
Ross MCGOWAN (ENG) -3 T45 – DP World Tour Past Winner
Pavan SAGOO (ENG) -2 T49 – DP World Tour Member Cat 20
Joe RETFORD (ENG) -1 T51 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Jacob AGERSCHOU (DEN) TURNED PRO 11/23 Ev T54 – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Callum FARR (ENG) Ev T54 – 1st Stage The Players Club
James FRAZER (WAL) +1 T57 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Jordan WRISDALE (ENG) +2 61st – 1st Stage The Players Club
Marc BOUCHER (IRL) AM +3 62nd – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Luke JOY (ENG) +4 T63 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Daniel SMITH (ENG) +4 T63 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Oliver CHESTERMAN (ENG) +5 T66 – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Jan SCHNEIDER (GER) AM +8 71st – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Sam LOCKE (SCO) WD After Rd 3 – 1st Stage Millennium
Jack SENIOR (ENG) RTD After Rd 3 – Challenge Tour OoM
Joe HERATY (ENG) WD After Rd 3 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Jack MCDONALD (SCO) WD Before Play Started – Challenge Tour OoM
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2nd – 5th November 2023 (Round 4 & Play-Off 6th November 2023)
GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN
78 players (inc. 3 amateurs) started with 25 qualifying (inc. 2 amateurs)
Included in the above qualifying number is one Las Pinaillas Alternate.
Click here for the full – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results
Qualified
Connor MCKINNEY (AUS) -12 1st WINNER – 1st Stage Millennium
Joe DEAN (ENG) -11 2nd – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Conor O’ROURKE (IRL) -4 T6 – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Maxence GIBOUDOT (FRA) AM -4 T6 – 1st Stage Millennium
Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO) -3 T9 – Challenge Tour OoM
Joel MOSCATEL NACHSHON (ESP) -3 T9 – 1st Stage Bogogno WINNER
OJ FARRELL (ENG) -3 T9 – DP World Tour Member Cat 20
Andrew WILSON (ENG) -2 T14 – DP World Tour Member Cat 5
James ASHFIELD (WAL) AM -2 T14 – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Dermot MCELROY (N.I.) -2 T14 – Challenge Tour OoM
Did Not Qualify
Mitch WAITE (ENG) Ev T26 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Nick MCCARTHY (ENG) Ev T26 – 1st Stage The Players Club
John GOUGH (ENG) TURNED PRO 9/23 +1 T30 – WAGR Ranking
Jack YULE (ENG) +2 T35 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Paul DUNNE (IRL) +2 T35 – DP World Tour Past Winner
Aram YENIDJEIAN (ARG) +3 T40 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets, WINNER
Darren HOWIE (SCO) +4 T42 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) +5 T45 – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Jake MCGOLDRICK (ENG) +5 T45 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Callum BRUCE (SCO) +6 T49 – 1st Stage The Players Club
David HORSEY (ENG) +6 T49 – DP World Tour Past Winner
Aldrich POTGIETER (RSA) +8 T54 – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Bailey GILL (ENG) +8 T54 – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Eric MCINTOSH (SCO) +9 T58 – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Ben FIRTH (ENG) +12 65th – 1st Stage The Players Club
Matt ROBERTS (WAL) AM WD After Rd 3- 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Jordan GODWIN (ENG) WD After Rd 3 – 1st Stage Arlandastad
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2nd – 5th November 2023
ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN
76 players (inc. 4 amateurs) started with 25 qualifying (inc. 1 amateur)
Included in the above qualifying number is three Isla Canela Links Alternates.
Click here for the full – Isla Canela Q-School Results
Qualified
Philipp KATICH (GER) -21 1st WINNER – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Pietro BOVARI (ITA) AM -20 T2 – 1st Stage Bogogno
Gary BOYD (ENG) -18 4th – Challenge Tour OoM
Ronan KLEU (SUI) TURNED PRO 7/23 -15 T7 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Giles EVANS (ENG) -12 T17 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) -12 T17 – 1st Stage Millennium
Oliver ROBERTS (SCO) -11 T19 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Matias SANCHEZ (AUS) -11 T19 4-from-6 Play-Off – 1st Stage Rosebud C.C WINNER
Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) -11 T19 4-from-6 Play-Off – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Luke HARRIES (WAL) -10 T25 Alt – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Did Not Qualify
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) -10 T25 – Alps Tour OoM
Anton ALBERS (GER) -9 T28 – 1st Stage Royal Oak WINNER
James ALLAN (ENG) -9 T28 – Challenge Tour OoM
Tom MURRAY (ENG) -9 T28 – Challenge Tour OoM
Joshua GRENVILLE-WOOD (ENG) -8 T35 – Challenge Tour OoM
Niall KEARNEY (IRL) -8 T35 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Sandy SCOTT (SCO) -8 T35 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Ben EVANS (ENG) -7 T40 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Luca HOULGATE (ENG) -7 T40 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Chris PAISLEY (ENG) -7 T40 – Challenge Tour OoM
Paul MADDY (ENG) -6 T46 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
David BOOTE (WAL) -4 T54 – Challenge Tour OoM
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) -4 T54 – 1st Stage The Players Club WINNER
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) -4 T54 – 1st Stage Millennium
James ROSS (SCO) -4 T54 – 1st Stage Royal Oak
Jake AYRES (ENG) -3 63rd – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Christian BROWN (ENG) -1 T64 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Malte VON BLANKENFELD (GER) AM +1 T66 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Maxime LEGROS (FRA) AM +2 T69 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Rhys THOMPSON (ENG) +2 T69 – Tartan Pro Tour OoM
Julien PALTRINIERI (ITA) AM +5 T73 – 1st Stage Bogogno
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2nd – 5th November 2023 (Play-Off 6th November 2023)
FONTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN
74 players (inc. 4 amateurs) started with 24 qualifying (inc. 1 amateur)
Included in the above qualifying number is two Fontanals Alternates.
Click here for the full – Fontanals Q-School Results
Qualified
Hamish BROWN (DEN) -13 1st WINNER – Challenge Tour OoM
Joshua BERRY (ENG) AM -12 2nd – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Sam JONES (NZL) TURNED PRO 11/23 -9 T4 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Calum FYFE (SCO) -5 T10 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Ruaidhri MCGEE (IRL) -4 T15 – Challenge Tour OoM
Mark POWER (IRL) TURNED PRO 9/23 -3 T19 4-from-7 Play-Off – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Did Not Qualify
Jakob HANSSON (SWE) -2 T26 – 1st Stage Arlandastad WINNER
David DIXON (ENG) -2 T26 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Kieran CANTLEY (SCO) -1 T29 – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
Harry ELLIS (ENG) -1 T29 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) AM Ev T33 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Jack FLOYDD (ENG) +1 T36 – Alps Tour OoM
Jack AINSCOUGH (ENG) +1 T36 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Michael STEWART (SCO) +1 T36 – DP World Tour Member Cat 12b
Brandon KEWALRAMANI (USA) +2 T41 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf JOINT WINNER
George BLOOR (ENG) +3 T44 – Clutch Pro Tour OoM
John MURPHY (IRL) +6 T54 – DP World Tour Member Cat 5
David HAGUE (ENG) +7 T55 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf
Gavin HAY (SCO) +8 T60 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove
Rob MORAN (IRL) AM +7 T61 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Callan BARROW (ENG) +9 T64 – DP World Tour Member Cat 8
Clément CHARMASSON (FRA) AM +13 70th – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website
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APPENDIX
THE 2023 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 2023 European Tour Q-School entrance fee was £2,500 (2022: £2,000, 2019: £1,800) with entries closed on 16th August 2023.
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 2023 can enter.
Some entrants are exempted straight into Second Stage or Final Stage based on their past results and ranking.
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 20-30 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. All players tied for the last qualifying position advanced to the Second Stage.
This year the DP World Tour introduced a 36 hole cut to First Stage removing players not within 12-shots of the final qualifying place. The 54 hole cut, where only players within 7-shots of the final qualifying place play the final round, also remained in place.
There were 70 amateur entries with 17 (24%) of these successful.
For more information on this year’s First Stage please read – DP World Tour Q-School – 2023 First Stage Preview & Results
Here are links to all of the results from the First Stage events:-
29-01 Sept 2023 SECTION A – THE PLAYERS CLUB, ENGLAND – The Players Q-School Results
29-01 Sept 2023 SECTION A – ROSEBUD C.C., AUSTRALIA – Rosebud Q-School Results
05-08 Sept 2023 SECTION B – MILLENNIUM GOLF CLUB, BELGIUM – Millennium Q-School Results
05-08 Sept 2023 SECTION C – ARLANDASTAD GOILF, SWEDEN – Arlandastad Q-School Results
13-16 Sept 2023 SECTION C – S. EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA – S. Ebreichsdorf Q-School Results
19-22 Sept 2023 SECTION D – BOGOGNO GOLF RESORT, ITALY – Bogogno Q-School Results
19-22 Sept 2023 SECTION D – DONNINGTON GROVE G.C., ENGLAND – Don. Grove Q-School Results
26-29 Sept 2023 SECTION E – ROYAL OAK G.C., DENMARK – Royal Oak Q-School Results
03-06 Oct 2023 SECTION F – GOLF DE MOLIETS, FRANCE – Golf de Moliets Q-School Results
SECOND STAGE
The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events.
2nd – 5th November 2023
DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN – Desert Springs Q-School Results
GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results
ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN – Isla Canela Q-School Results
FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN – Fortanals Q-SChool Results
The leading five amateur entrants as at 16th August 2023 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR were exempt from First Stage and could start their Q-School journeys at Second Stage. John Gough (ENG) was the only player to take advantage of this exemption.
There is no cut but players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wish to.
Sudden death play-offs were held to resolve ties at this Stage and provide an Alternates list.
90 places for Final Stage were initially made available but this number subsequently increased to 99 due to withdrawals.
There were 15 amateurs still standing by this point with 5 (33%) of them progressing.
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.
10th – 15th November 2023
INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN
Infinitum replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the fifth time this year. No Q-School was held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current 3 year contract with the Spanish venue to stage the Finals expires in 2024.
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 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 Conditional Membership of The DP World Tour (and fully exempt status on the Challenge Tour) for the 2024 season. On average the medalist receives 27 tournament starts whilst the 25th qualifier has receives 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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