29th October 2026 (Last Updated 1st November 2026)

I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish (GB&I) professionals through the 2026 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.

Q-School consists of three stages; First, Second and Final.

This article covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which was played in Spain on 29th October-1st November.

An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE, which was played between 25th August and 25th September 2026, whilst an additional one was penned prior to the FINAL STAGE commencing.

Final Stage will be played at Infinitum Golf in Spain on 6th-11th November where 156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 15 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2027 season. Last year the top 20 and ties earned playing privileges.

Additional background on the 2026 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix below.

SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consisted of four separate events played at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club, Isla Canela Links, Golf Las Pinaillas and Fontanals Golf Club, all in Spain.

72-holes of stroke play were played. There were no cuts but players were able to withdrawal after each round if they wished to.

Sudden death play-offs were held to resolve any ties for the final spots at this Stage with alternates also determined to deal with any future Final Stage withdrawals.

The DP World allocated 80 places in Final Stage across the four events. The qualifiers joining the 76 players exempt into the Finals. Alternates were also finalised this week and a number of these will inevitably be called up to Final Stage in due course as players withdraw.

321 players competed including 76 from Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) – 23.6% of the overall field. There were 15 players at Second Stage who are still amateurs.

Dean Greyserman (USA), Segundo Oliva Pinto (ARG) and Filippo Ponzano (ITA) earned exemptions to Second Stage via their Global Amateur Pathway Rankings (GAPR) as at 11th August 2026. Both have retained their amateur status for the time being.

The other amateur First Stage exemption, relating to the leading three amateur entrants to a limit of 20th place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as at 11th August 2026, was again not utilised.

At the close of play 16 GB&I players progressed with 4 amateurs also qualifying for Final Stage.

The winner received €2,500 with prize money totalling €7,000 at each event.

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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: –

* I also include all of the First Stage Winners here.

30th October – 2nd November 2025

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT & GOLF CLUB, ALMERIA, SPAIN

80 players (inc. 21 GB&I and 2 amateurs)

Qualifiers: 20 (inc. 4 GB&I and 1 amateur)

Qualified
Ahmad BAIG (PAK) – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See -27 1st WINNER
Jack YULE (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -22 T2
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -21 T4
Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -17 T10
Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG) AM – Global Amateur Pathway -16 T13
Graeme ROBERTSON (SCO) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -15 T15

Did Not Qualify
Jordan SUNDBORG (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -13 T24
Matthew BALDWIN (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025/26 -12 T26
Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest Winner -12 T26
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26 -11 T32
Matthew WILSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -10 T39
Steven BROWN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -10 T39
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -9 T44
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield -9 T44
Aaron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -9 T44
Robbie MORRISON (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26 -8 T51
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26 -8 T51
Miikka MAKINEN (FIN) – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See Winner -8 T51
George MASON (ENG) – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil -8 T51
Jake AYRES (ENG) – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil -6 T62
Taylor PAUL (ENG) – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See -6 T62
Liam MURRAY (ENG) – 1st Stage GC Schloss Ebreichsdorf Winner -4 T68
Paul MADDY (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield -1 73rd
Tom HUGHES (ENG) AM – 1st Stage The Northumberland Ev T74

Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results

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30th October – 2nd November 2025

FONTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN

82 players (inc. 17 GB&I and 5 amateurs)

Qualifiers: 21 (inc. 3 GB&I and 3 amateurs)

Qualified
Anthony QUAYLE (AUS) – DP World Tour 2025/26 -18 1st WINNER
Mateo PULCINI (ARG) AM – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil -12 T4
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield -11 T8
Nathan WANG (USA) AM – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil -10 11th
Dean GREYSERMAN (USA) AM – Global Amateur Pathway -9 T12
Gary HURLEY (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -9 T12
Paul BEAUVY (FRA) TURNED PRO 10/26 – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil Winner -8 T16
Max ORRIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -8 T16

Did Not Qualify
Giles EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -7 T21, Alt. 1 after a play-off
Tom LEWIS (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -6 T23
Hunter EPSON (USA) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn Winner -6 T23
Sam LOCKE (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26 -5 T27
Robert ROCK (ENG) – DP World Tour Career -5 T27
Bernardo COSTA PINHEIRO (POR) AM – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See -4 T33
Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) AM – 1st Stage Huddersfield -3 T36
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) – 1st Stage The Northumberland -2 T39
Aidan TRAN (USA) TURNED PRO 10/26 – 1st Stage Hulencourt -1 T44
Alfie PLANT (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 Ev T48
Daniel YOUNG (SCO) – DP World Tour 2025/26 +1 T54
Joe LONG (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26 +4 T59
Eric MCINTOSH (SCO) – The Nordic League 2025/26 +7 65th
Ash MANSELL (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield +13 T69
Lewis WRIGHT (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club +13 T69
William HARROLD (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest +8 WD after 36 Holes
Altruj WINAICHAROENCHAI (THA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt Winner +6 RTD after 54 Holes
Robert MORAN (IRL) – Alps Tour 2025/26 +2 RTD after 54 Holes

Click here for the full – Fortanals Q-School Results

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30th October – 2nd November 2025

ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN

80 players (inc. 21 GB&I and 4 amateurs are competing)

Qualifiers: 20 (inc. 5 GB&I and 0 amateurs)

Qualified
Jerry JI (NED) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn -22 1st WINNER
Michael MJAASETH (DEN) – 1st Stage Huddersfield Winner -19 T2
Nevill RUITER (NED) – 1st Stage Arlandastad Winner -19 T2
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -18 4th
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -17 T5
Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) – 1st Stage The Northumberland -14 T12
Aidan O’HAGAN (SCO) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -13 19th
Callum TARREN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -12 20th, after a 4-for-1 play-off

Did Not Qualify
Sakke SILTALA (FIN) AM – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn -11 T24, Alt. 4 after a play-off
Ashton TURNER (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield -9 T28
Conor PURCELL (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -9 T28
Aiden KRAFFT (USA) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad -9 T28
OJ FARRELL (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26 -8 T34
Max KENNEDY (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -7 T37
Will PORTER (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26 -7 T37
Maxwell MARTIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -7 T37
Gary KING (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -4 T47
Sam HUTSBY (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -3 T52
Sam HORSFIELD (ENG) – DP World Tour Event Winner -3 T52
Will HOPKINS (ENG) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn -3 T52
Dermot MCELROY (N.I.) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -2 T57
James WILSON (ENG) – 1st Stage The Northumberland -1 T63
Jamie DICK (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest -1 T63
Jakob LOTSCHAK (AUT) AM – 1st Stage GC Schloss Ebreichsdorf Winner +1 T69
Robert HOLDEN (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest +5 T72
Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 +6 T73
Riccardo FANTINELLI (ITA) AM – 1st Stage Players Club Ev WD After 54 Holes
Joe BROOKS (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield +4 WD After 54 Holes

Click here for the full – Golf Isla Canela Q-School Results

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30th October – 2nd November 2025

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN

78 players (inc. 17 GB&I and 4 amateurs are competing)

Qualifiers: 19 (inc. 4 GB&I and 0 amateurs)

Qualified
Albert BONETA (ESP) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn -19 1st WINNER
George BLOOR (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -16 T3
Harry GODDARD (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield -16 T3
Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025/26 -15 T5
David NYFJALL (SWE) – 1st Stage The Northumberland Winner -14 T7
Philipp KATICH (GER) – 1st Stage Players Club Winner -13 T10
Niall KEARNEY (IRL) – 1st Stage Huddersfield -13 T10
John GRECO (USA) – 1st Stage GC Schloss Ebreichsdorf Winner -13 T10

Did Not Qualify
George TOONE (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -11 T22, Alt. 4 after a play-off
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -11 T22, Alt. 6 after a play-off
Thomas HIGGINS (IRL) TURNED PRO 9/26 – 1st Stage Players Club -9 T29
Louis KLEIN (CZH) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt -9 T29
Filippo PONZANO (ITA) AM – Global Amateur Pathway -9 T29
Taylor CARTER (ENG) – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil -8 T36
Wolfgang GLAWE (GER) AM – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil -6 T43
Michael STEWART (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26 -5 T46
Joshua BERRY (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025/26 -5 T46
Jakob MELIN (SWE) TURNED PRO 10/26 – 1st Stage Arlandastad -4 T48
Mark POWER (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -4 48th
Ryan BROOKS (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26 -2 T54
John PATERSON (SCO) – 1st Stage Arlandastad -1 T57
Matthew HIBBS (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club -1 T57
John-Ross GALBRAITH (N.I.) – 1st Stage The Northumberland Ev 61st
Tyler KOWACK (USA) AM – 1st Stage The Northumberland Ev 61st
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) – Mena Golf Tour 2025/26 +1 T66
Josef HACKER (JER) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest +13 73rd

Click here for the full – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website

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APPENDIX

THE 2026 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 2026 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 11th August 2026.

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 11th August 2026 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR; and
• the leading 3 entrants (increased from 2 in 2025) as at 11th August 2026 to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Ranking.

FIRST STAGE

First Stage consists 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 since 2025 this has been tightened to 10 shots.

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:-

25th-28th August 2026 1. GOLF PGA FRANCE DU VAUDREUIL, FRANCE – Results

25th-28th August 2026 2. THE PLAYERS CLUB, BRISTOL, ENGLAND – Results

1st-4th September 2026 3. HULENCOURT, BELGIUM – Results

2nd-5th September 2026 4. HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – Results

8th-11th September 2026 5. GOLF-UND-COUNTRY CLUB SEDDINER SEE, GERMANY – Results

8th-11th September 2026 6. THE NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND – Results

15th-18th September 2026 7. ARLANDASTAD GOLF, SWEDEN – Results

15th-18th September 2026 8. DUNHAM FOREST G&CC, ENGLAND – Results

21st-24th September 2026 9. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA – Results

22nd-25th September 2026 10. FREDRIKSHAVN GOLFKLUB, DENMARK – Results

SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events with c.78 players competing at each one.

29th October-1st November 2026

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN

FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN

ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN

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.

6th-11th November 2025

INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN

Infinitum replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the eighth 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 leading 15 players (plus those tied for 15th place) in the Final Stage competition will earn Category 18 membership of The DP World Tour (and fully exempt Category 5 status on the HotelPlanner Tour) for the 2027 season. In 2025 the medalist had 21 tournament playing opportunities whilst the 20th qualifier had just 9.

Those who make the 72 hole cut but finish outside the Top 15 and ties but within the leading 40 players and ties will earn Category 9 status on the HotelPlanner Tour for the 2027 season. Other player who make the cut but finish beyond 40th place and ties will be eligible for Category 15 membership on the HotelPlanner tour next year.

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.

Copyright © 2014-2026, Mark Eley. All rights reserved.

26th October 2025 – Last Updated 6th November 2025

I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish (GB&I) professionals through the 2025 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.

Q-School consists of three stages; First, Second and Final.

This article covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which was played in Spain on 30th October-2nd November.

An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE, which was played between 26th August and 10th October 2025, whilst an additional one will be penned prior to the FINAL STAGE commencing.

Final Stage will be played at Infinitum Golf in Spain on 7th-12th November where 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. In previous years the top 25 and ties earned playing privileges.

Additional background on the 2025 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix below.

SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consisted of four separate events played at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club, Isla Canela Links, Golf Las Pinaillas and Fontanals Golf Club, all in Spain.

72-holes of stroke play were played. There were no cuts but players were able to withdrawal after each round if they wished to.

Sudden death play-offs were held to resolve ties for the final spots at this Stage with alternates also determined to deal with any future Final Stage withdrawals.

The DP World Tour initially allocated 95 places in the Final Stage event to the competitors. 7 alternates were subsequently called up to Final Stage meaning 102 players ultimately progressed from Second Stage.

287 players competed including 66 from Great Britain & Ireland – 23.0% of the overall field. There were also 8 players at Second Stage who were still amateurs.

The leading three (it was two in 2024) amateur entrants, who were Dominic Clemons (ENG), Charlie Forster (ENG) and Kristian Hjort Bressum (DEN), to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Pathway Ranking (GAPR) as at 13th August 2025 were exempt from First Stage. Clemons and Hjort Bressum both turned pro in October 2025 and Forster did so ahead of his Second Stage event.

The other amateur First Stage exemption, relating to the leading three amateur entrants to a limit of 20th place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as at 13th August 2025, was not utilised this year.

24 GB&I players were successful across the fours sites.

No amateurs progressed although two recently turned pros Matteo Cristoni (ITA) and Kristian Hjort Bressum (DEN) did qualify.

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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: –

* I also include all of the First Stage Winners here.

30th October – 2nd November 2025

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT & GOLF CLUB, ALMERIA, SPAIN

72 players (inc. 16 GB&I and 3 amateurs are competing)

Qualifiers: 24 / Alternates: 1 of 3

Qualified
Robin SCIOT-SIEGRIST (FRA) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour -19 T1 CO-WINNER
Oliver GILLBERG (SWE) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN -19 T1 CO-WINNER
Wouter DE VRIES (NED) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN C0-Winner -17 3rd
Andres German GALLEGOS (ARG) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA Winner -14 7th
Mark POWER (IRL) – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf AUT -13 T8
James COOPER (ENG) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA -12 T11
George BLOOR (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour -10 T16
Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) TURNED PRO 9/25 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf AUT Winner -10 T16
John-Ross GALBRAITH (N.I.) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG -9 T24 After 2-For-1 Play-Off

Did Not Qualify
Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG -8 T26 After 5-For-2 Alt Play-Off
David HAGUE (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG -6 T34
Frederik EISENBEIS (GER) TURNED PRO 10/25 – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE-5 T39
Dagbjatur SIGURBRANDSSON (ISL) TURNED PRO 10/25 – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN -4 T42
Ashley CHESTERS (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG -3 T45
James WILSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG -3 T45
Leon CAR (SVN) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL -3 T45
Joe BROOKS (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour OoM Ev 55th
Jake BEBER-FRANKEL (USA) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL +2 57th
Tim FORD (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG +4 T60
Taylor PAUL (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG +4 T60
Dermot MCELROY (N.I.) – DP World Tour 2025 Member +4 T60
Hugh FOLEY (IRL) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG +8 66th
Ralf Johan KIVI (EST) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE +10 67th
Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG +7 WD After 54 Holes
James WHYTE (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG +7 WD After 54 Holes
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) – Satelite Tours OoM RTD After 18 holes

Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results

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30th October – 2nd November 2025

FONTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN

73 players (inc. 17 GB&I and 0 amateurs are competing)

Qualifiers: 24 / Alternates: 2 of 3

Qualified
Tyler WOOD (NZL) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG -20 WINNER
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG Winner -13 T6
Callum FARR (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour OoM -13 T6
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025 Member -12 T10
Rhys ENOCH (WAL) – DP World Tour 2025 Member -12 T10
Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA -11 T13
Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025 Member -9 T16
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG -9 T16
Cooper MUSSELMAN (USA) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG Winner -8 T19
Sam LOCKE (SCO) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN -8 T19
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG 6th ALT -6 26th After 7-For-2 Alt Play-Off

Did Not Qualify
James ASHFIELD (WAL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE -6 T28 After 7-For-2 Alt Play-Off
Liam JOHNSON (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour OoM -5 T33
George MASON (ENG) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA -4 T41
Mason ESSAM (ENG) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL -3 T47
Gudmundur KRISTJANSSON (ISL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE Co-Winner -2 T49
Max ORRIN (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG -1 T53
David CAREY (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG +1 T60
Tom DOWDALL (IRL)– 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG +5 65th
Dominic CLEMONS (ENG) TURNED PRO 10/25 – Top 3 GAP Ranking Pathway +14 WD After 54 Holes

Click here for the full – Fortanals Q-School Results

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30th October – 2nd November 2025

ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN

72 players (inc. 15 GB&I and 2 amateurs are competing)

Qualifiers: 24 / Alternates: 1 of 3

Qualified
Ben WARIAN (USA) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE Co-Winner -20 CO-WINNER
Spencer TIBBITS (USA) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG -20 CO-WINNER
Max KENNEDY (IRL) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour -18 T3
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG -17 T6
Marc WARREN (SCO) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour -14 T11
Cormac SHARVIN (N.I.) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG -13 T13
Kristian H. BRESSUM (DEN) TURNED PRO 10/25 – Top 3 GAP Ranking -11 T19 After 10-for-6 Play-Off
Steven BROWN (ENG) – DP World Tour Tournament Winner -11 T19 After 10-for-6 Play-Off
Martin SIMONSEN (DEN) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN C0-Winner -11 T19 After 10-for-6 Play-Off
Frederico BIONDI (BRA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL Winner 3rd ALT -11 T19 After 10-for-6 Play-Off

Did Not Qualify
Jack FLOYDD (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour 11th ALT -11 T19 After 10-for-6 Play-Off
Matt GAUNTLETT (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG -10 T29
OJ FARRELL (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG -8 T36
James ALLAN (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour -7 T39
Sebastian SANDIN (SCO) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG -6 T43
Alfie PLANT (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour -5 T47
Callum BRUCE (SCO) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG -3 T56
Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour OoM -3 T56
Romain BUTTARAZZI (FRA) AM – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA +1 65th
Habib KHAN (ENG) AM – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG +2 T66
Michael STEWART (SCO) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL +5 T68

Click here for the full – Golf Isla Canela Q-School Results

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30th October – 2nd November 2025

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN

70 players (inc. 18 GB&I and 3 amateurs are competing)

Qualifiers: 23 / Alternates: 2 of 3

Qualified
Quentin DEBOVE (FRA) – Satelite Tours OoM -20 1st WINNER
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL -18 T2
Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG -16 4th
Jack YULE (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour OoM -12 T5
Alex GOFF (USA) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG Winner -11 8th
Grant HAEFNER (USA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL Winner -9 T14
Pablo ERENO (ESP) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG Winner -8 17th
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN -7 T18
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG -7 T18
Bailey GILL (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG -7 T18
Craig HOWIE (SCO) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG -6 T22 After 4-For-2 Play-Off

Did Not Qualify
Luke HARRIES (WAL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE 9th ALT -5 26th After 4-For-1 Play-Off
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG -4 T30
Giles EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG -4 T30
Barclay BROWN (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG -4 T30
Robert MORAN (IRL) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN -3 T35
Greg DALZIEL (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour OoM -1 T44
Kris KIM (ENG) AM – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG Ev T49
Christoph BLEIER (AUT) TURNED PRO 10/25 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf AUT Ev T49
Korbinian WALTHER (GER) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL +2 T54
Cedric OTTEN (GER) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL +2 T54
Calum SCOTT (SCO) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA +5 T60
Ben EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG +6 T62
Jordan LOFT (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG +11 WD After 54 Holes
Charlie FORSTER (ENG) – Top 3 GAP Ranking Pathway +1 RTD After 36 Holes
Claes Thrane BORREGAARD (DEN) AM – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN – WD Before Play Started

Click here for the full – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website

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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.78 players competing at each one.

30th October-2nd November 2025

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN

ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN

FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN

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.

Copyright © 2014-2025, Mark Eley. All rights reserved.

7th October 2024 (Updated 6th November 2024)

The DP World Tour Q-School consists of three stages, First, Second and Final. More information on the whole 2024 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.

This post covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which was played between the 31st October – 4th November.

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

An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE and an additional one will be penned prior to the FINAL STAGE commencing.

Final Stage will be played at Infinitum Golf in Spain on 8th – 13th November where 156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 20 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2025 season. The number of places available has been reduced from 25 and ties this year.

SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consisted of four separate events played at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club, Golf Las Pinaillas, Isla Canela Links and Fontanals Golf Club, all in Spain.

These competitions were all played over 72 holes with no cut.

The DP World Tour ultimately allocated 94 places in the Final Stage event to the competitors.

Sudden death play-offs were held to resolve ties for the final spots at this Stage with alternates also determined to deal with any future Final Stage withdrawals.

Six alternates were eventually called up to Final Stage meaning 100 players advanced from Second Stage.

302 players competed including 80 from Great Britain & Ireland – 26.5% of the overall field. There were also 10 players at Second Stage who were still amateurs.

The leading three amateur entrants, who were Bastian Amat (FRA), Wenyi Ding (CHN) and Jacob Skov Olesen, (DEN) to a limit of 20th place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as at 14th August 2024, were exempt from First Stage and started their Q-School journeys at Second Stage. Amat turned pro ahead of Second Stage in October 2024 whilst Ding, who also turned pro, subsequently withdrew from Q-School having earned his 2025 card as the No.1 ranked player on GAPR when it finished on 16th October.

Additionally the leading two amateur entrants, who were James Ashfield (WAL) and Luis Masaveu (ESP), to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Pathway Ranking (GAPR) as at 14th August 2024 were also  exempt from First Stage. Ashfield turned pro in late September 2024 and Masaveu immediately ahead of his Second Stage event.

20 GB&I players were successful across the fours sites.

3 amateurs, namely Tiger Christensen (GER), Max Kennedy (IRL) and Jacob Skov Olesen (DEN), also progressed to next week’s Final Stage. In addition to Olesen, new pros Bastian Amat and Luis Masaveu, also qualified from the exempt amateur group noted above.

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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: –

31st October – 4th November 2024*

* Round 4 carried over to Monday 4th due to heavy rain over the weekend.

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT & GOLF CLUB, ALMERIA, SPAIN

73 players (inc. 29 GB&I and 1 amateurs are competing.

Qualifiers: 23 / Alternates: 1

Qualified
Jiri ZUSKA (SLO) -20 1st WINNER – 1st Stage Golf de Léry Poses France Winner
Palmer JACKSON (USA) TURNED PRO 9/24 -19 2nd – 1st Stage Arlandastad Sweden Winner
Toby HUNT (WAL) -18 3rd – 1st Stage Golf de Léry Poses France
Jack FLOYDD (ENG) -17 4th – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark
Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) -15 6th – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Tom SHADBOLT (ENG) -14 T7 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Bailey GILL (ENG) -13 T10 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Matt SHARPSTENE (USA) -13 T10 – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark Winner
Alfie PLANT (ENG) -13 T10 – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) -12 T14 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Giles EVANS (ENG) -11 T20 (Play-off) – 1st Stage The Players Club
Jean BEKIRIAN (ARM) -11 T20 (Play-off) – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member

Did Not Qualify
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) -11 T20 (Play-off) – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Niall KEARNEY (IRL) -10 T27 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
James ALLAN (ENG) -10 T27 – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Matt FORD (ENG) -10 T27 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Liam NOLAN (IRL) -10 T27 – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark
Sandy SCOTT (SCO) -10 T27 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Jonathan CALDWELL (NIR) -9 T34 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Sam LOCKE (SCO) -8 T41 – 2024 Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit
Luke HARRIES (WAL) -7 T43 – 1st Stage Arlandastad Sweden Winner
Liam JOHNSTON (SCO) -7 T43 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Lars VAN DER VIGHT (NED) AM -6 T47 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium
Paul DUNNE (IRL) -6 T47 – 2014-22 Ranking Tournament Winner
Kieran CANTLEY (SCO) -6 T47 – 1st Stage Arlandastad Sweden Winner
James ROSS (SCO) -3 T54 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf Austria
Jack YULE (ENG) -2 56th – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Steve ROBINS (ENG) -1 T57 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
John HENRY (SCO) -1 T57 – 1st Stage Arlandastad Sweden Winner
Scott GREGORY (ENG) -5 WD after 54 holes – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Ross MCGOWAN (ENG) -4 WD after 54 holes – 2014-22 Ranking Tournament Winner
Gary BOYD (ENG) Ev WD after 54 holes – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Matty LAMB (ENG) +4 WD after 54 holes – 1st Stage The Players Club
Luca CIANCHETTI (ITA) +2 WD after 54 holes – 1st Stage Golf Nazionale Italy Co-Winner
Craig HOWIE (SCO) +7 WD after 54 holes – 2024 DP World Tour Member

Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results

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31st October – 3rd November 2024

FONTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN

75 players (inc. 17 GB&I and 1 amateur) are competing.

Qualifiers: 23 / Alternates: 2

Qualified
Haydn BARRON (AUS) -18 1st CO-WINNER – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Jakub HRINDA (SLO) -18 1st CO-WINNER – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Matthew CHEUNG (HKO) -16 T3 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium Co-Winner
Lee SLATTERY (ENG) -15 5th – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Bastian AMAT (FRA) TURNED PRO 10/24 -12 T15 – Top 3 2024 WAGR
Stuart MANLEY (WAL) -12 T15 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Luis MASAVEU (ESP) TURNED PRO 10/24 -12 T15 – Top 2 2024 Global Amateur Pathway Ranking
Scott STEVENS (USA) -10 T22 (Play-off) – 1st Stage Golf Nazionale Italy Co-Winner
Julian PERICO (PER) -10 T22 (Play-off) – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf Austria
Anton ALBERS (GER) -10 T22 (Play-off) – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member

Did Not Qualify
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) -9 T26 – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark
Calum FYFE (SCO) -9 T26 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England Co-Winner
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) -8 T32 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Chris PAISLEY (ENG) -6 T39 – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
George MASON (ENG) -4 T43 – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Jake BURNAGE (ENG) -3 T46 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Olly HUGGINS (ENG) -3 T46 – Top 3 2024 Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit
Jack MCDONALD (SCO) -2 T50 – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
John PATERSON (SCO) -2 T50 – 1st Stage Arlandastad Sweden Winner
Taylor CARTER (ENG) -1 T54 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Jake AYRES (ENG) Ev T58 – 1st Stage Golf de Léry Poses France
Toby TREE (ENG) Ev T58 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Oliver FISHER (ENG) +2 T62 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Rowan LESTER (IRL) +5 T68 – 1st Stage The Players Club
David KITT (IRL) AM +7 WD after 36 holes – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark

Click here for the full – Fortanals Q-School Results

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31st October – 3rd November 2024 *

* Round 2 was delayed by 5.5 hours due to heavy rain with the first tee time on Friday pushed back to 2.30pm from 9.00am. Fortunately the Tour was able to catch up over the weekend and the event was completed on time.

ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN

78 players (inc. 15 GB&I and 6 amateurs) are competing.

Qualifiers: 24 / Alternates: 2

Qualified
Clement SORDET (FRA) -27 1st CO-WINNER– 2024 DP World Tour Member
Max STEINLECHNER (AUS) -27 1st CO-WINNER – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN) AM -21 T4 – Top 3 2024 WAGR
Ryan EVANS (ENG) -18 T7 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Max KENNEDY (IRL) AM -15 T14 – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark
Tom LEWIS (ENG) -14 T17 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Tim TILLMANNS (GER) -14 T17 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England Co-Winner
Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO) -13 T24 (Play-off) – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Corey SHAUN (USA) -13 T23 (Play-off) – 1st Stage The Players Club
Gudmundur KRISTJANSSON (ISL) -13 T23 (Play-off) – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member

Did Not Qualify
Joe BROOKS (ENG) -11 T28 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Ben JONES (ENG) -11 T28 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England Winner
Gary KING (ENG) -11 T28 – Top 3 2024 Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit
Mark POWER (IRL) -10 T34 – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark
Cormac SHARVIN (NIR) -8 T43 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium
Joshua GREER (AUS) -6 T51 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium Co-Winner
Greg HOLMES (ENG) AM -6 T51 – 1st Stage Horsens GK Denmark
Oliver FARR (WAL) -3 T58 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Tom OSBORNE (ENG) AM -3 T58 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) Ev T69 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Daniel SMITH (ENG) Ev T69 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Cedric OTTEN (GER) AM +2 T72 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium
Jerry JI (NED) AM +4 74th – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium
Owen EDWARDS (WAL) +6 WD after 36 holes – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium

Click here for the full – Golf Isla Canela Q-School Results

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31st October – 3rd November 2024

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN

76 players (inc. 19 GB&I and 2 amateurs) are competing.

Qualifiers: 24 / Alternates: 1

Qualified
David BORIBOONSUB (THA) -22 1st WINNER – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Will ENEFER (ENG) -17 2nd – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) -14 T5 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium
Dan ERICKSON (USA) -12 T8 – 1st Stage Arlandastad Sweden Winner
Chris HANSON (ENG) -11 T13 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Joshua BERRY (ENG) -10 T16 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) -10 T16 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Tiger CHRISTENSEN (GER) AM -10 T16- 1st Stage Golf Nazionale Italy
Callan BARROW (ENG) -9 T22 (Play-off) – Top 3 2024 Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit
Andrew KELLY (AUS) -9 T22 (Play-off) – 2023/24 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit

Did Not Qualify
Graeme ROBERTSON (SCO) -8 T27 – 2024 Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit 
Callum FARR (ENG) -8 T27 – 1st Stage The Players Club Winner 
George BLOOR (ENG) -7 T33 – Top 90 2024 Challenge Tour Member
Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) -6 T38 – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC England
Joe RETFORD (ENG) -5 T42 – 1st Stage The Players Club
Pablo ALPERI LÓPEZ (ESP) AM -2 T49 – 1st Winner Ebreichsdorf Austria Winner
Ashley CHESTERS (ENG) -1 T51 – 2024 DP World Tour Member
Daniel BROWN (ENG) Ev T54 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Belgium
Marco FLORIOLI (ITA) TURNED PRO 9/24 Ev T54 – 1st Stage Golf Nazionale Italy
Nicola GERHARDSEN (SUI) TURNED PRO 9/24 Ev T54 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf Austria
Paul MADDY (ENG) Ev T54 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
James ASHFIELD (WAL) TURNED PRO 9/24 +2 T63 – Top 2 2024 Global Amateur Pathway Ranking
Harry GODDARD (ENG) +3 T65 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC England
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) +4 68th – 1st Stage Golf de Léry Poses France
Callum BRUCE (SCO) +13 73rd – 1st Stage The Players Club
Charlie THORNTON (ENG) +8 WD after 54 holes T75 – 1st Stage The Players Club

Jonathan THOMSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove GC WD prior to the event due to illness.

Click here for the full – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website

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APPENDIX

THE 2024 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 2024 European Tour Q-School entrance fee is £2,750 (2023: £2,500, 2022: £2,000, 2019: £1,800) with entries closed on 14th August 2024.

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 +1.5 can enter.

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 14th August 2024 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR; and
• the leading 2 entrants as at 14th August 2024 to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Ranking.

FIRST STAGE

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

Around 20% of each field, between 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.

808 players competed in First Stage this year. This included 199 players from GB&I (24.6%) and 76 amateurs (9.4%). 190 of them progressed to Second Stage. 50 were from GB&I and 10 were amateurs.

For more information on this year’s First Stage please read – DP World Tour Q-School – 2024 First Stage Preview & Results

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

27th-30th Aug 2024 1. GOLF NAZIONALE, SUTRI, ITALY – Golf Nazionale Q-School Results

27th-30th Aug 2024 2. THE PLAYERS CLUB, ENGLAND – The Players Club Q-School Results

3rd-6th Sept 2024 3. MILLENIUM GOLF, BELGIUM – Millennium Golf Q-School Results

3rd-6th Sept 2024 4. HUDDERSFIELD GC, ENGLAND – Huddersfield Q-School Results

10th-13th Sept 2024 5. ARLANDASTAD GOLF, SWEDEN – Arlandastad Q-School Results

11th-14th Sept 2024 6. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS, AUSTRIA – Ebreichsdorf Q-School Results

17th-20th Sept 2024 7. DONNINGTON GROVE GC, ENGLAND – Donnington Grove Q-School Results

24th-28th Sept 2024 8. HORSENS GOLFKLUB, DENMARK – Horsens Q-School Results

24th-28th Sept 2024 9. GOLF DE LÉRY POSES, FRANCE – Golf de Léry Q-School Results

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SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events.

31st October – 3rd November 2024

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN – Desert Springs Q-School Results

FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN – Fortanals Q-School Results

ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN – Isla Canela Q-School Results

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results

The leading three amateur entrants – down from five last year – as at 14th August 2024 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR were exempt from First Stage and could start their Q-School journeys at Second Stage. Bastian Amat (FRA), Wenyi Ding (CHN) and Jacob Skov Olesen (DEN) earned these exemptions.

The leading two amateur entrants as at 14th August 2024 to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Pathway Ranking were also exempt from First Stage. James Ashfield (WAL) and Luis Masaveu (ESP) enjoyed these exemptions. Ashfield turned pro in late September 2024 ahead of Second Stage but retained his exemption.

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

Sudden death play-offs are held to resolve ties at this Stage and provide an Alternates list.

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.

8th-13th November 2024

INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN

Infinitum replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the sixth 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 65 players and ties who will play a final 36 holes.

The leading 20 players (plus those tied for 20th place) – it has previously been the leading 25 players and ties – in the Final Stage competition will earn Conditional Membership of The DP World Tour (and fully exempt status on the Challenge Tour) for the 2025 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 20 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.

ME.

Copyright © 2014-2024, Mark Eley. All rights reserved.

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.

ME.

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