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DP World Tour Q-School – 2025 Final Stage Preview & Results

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

DP World Tour Q-School – 2025 Second Stage Preview & Results

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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.

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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.

DP World Tour Q-School – 2025 First Stage Preview & Results

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26th August 2025 – Last Updated 10th October 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 FIRST STAGE QUALIFYING which starts on 26th August and ends on 10th October 2025.

Additional articles will be written to cover the SECOND STAGE and FINAL STAGE in due course.

Four Second Stage events will be played in Spain on 30th October-2nd November.

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.

FIRST STAGE

This year First Stage consists of ten 72 hole stroke play qualifying events.

The number of players who advance from each First Stage tournament is based on field size and calculated on a pro rata basis (c.20% from each tournament progress). All players who tie for the last qualifying position also advance to the Second Stage.

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 has been tightened to within 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.

In 2025 761 (2024: 808) players competed in First Stage. This included 185 (199) players from GB&I (24.4%) and 76 (76) amateurs (10.0%).

In 2025 175 (2024: 190) progressed to Second Stage. 46 (50) were from GB&I and 12 (10) were amateurs.

Here is a chronological list of the ten events showing the entries / results of the GB&I and amateur players that I am following: –

26th-29th August 2025

1. HULENCOURT, GENAPPE, BELGIUM (WEEK 1)

Qualifiers: 15 (inc. 1 amateur)

Qualifying Spots: Top 14 and Ties

Entries –  64 players (inc. 10 amateurs)

Qualified
Frederico BIONDI FIGUEIREDO (BRA) -11 1st WINNER
Mason ESSAM (ENG) -9 2nd
Michael STEWART (SCO) -5 T5
Cedric OTTEN (GER) AM -3 T8

Did Not Qualify
Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG) AM Ev 16th
Craig ROSS (SCO) +1 T17
Jules GENTIL (FRA) AM +5 T26
Scott HENRY (SCO) +5 T26
Anthony DE SCHUTTER (BEL) AM +10 T41
Marc OWENSON (SCO) +11 T44
Mattias VARJUN (EST) AM +11 T44
Liam WALDRON (SCO) +14 T49
Paul SCHWAB (FRA) AM +19 52nd
Thomas CHRISTENSEN (USA) AM +25 53rd
Arthur BRUNERIE (FRA) AM +11 61st Missed 36 Hole Cut
Michael KATSMAN (CAN ) AM +13 62nd Missed 36 Hole Cut
Louis THEYS (BEL) AM +16 64th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Hulencourt Week 1 Q-School Results

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26th-29th August 2025

2. THE PLAYERS CLUB (CODRINGTON COURSE), BRISTOL, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 19 (inc. 0 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: Top 17 and Ties

Entries – 78 players (inc. 4 amateurs)

Qualified
Cooper MUSSELMAN (USA) -5 1st WINNER
Giles EVANS (ENG) -1 T2
Max ORRIN (ENG) -1 T2
Hugh FOLEY (IRL) +3 T5
Sebastian SANDIN (SCO) +5 T10
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) +5 T10
Callum BRUCE (SCO) +6 T14
Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) +6 T14

Did Not Qualify
Joe LONG (ENG) +7 T20
Joe RETFORD (ENG) +8 T26
Matthew HIBBS (ENG) +8 T26
Robbie MORRISON (SCO) +11 T33
Justin CHAN (MAL) AM +11 T33
Aidan O’HAGAN (SCO) +11 T33
David RUDD (SCO) +11 T33
Lawrence COURTNEY (ENG) +12 T33
Conor GOUGH (ENG) +12 T37
Joshua ASHTON (ENG) +14 T46
George TOONE (ENG) +14 T46
Harry GODDARD (ENG) +14 T46
Max NICHOLLS (ENG) +16 T52
Benjamin SCOTT (USA) AM +21 T58
Charlie THORNTON (ENG) +22 T59
Nikita GUBENKO (USA) AM +15 70th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Alberto BRUNELLI (ITA) AM +18 70th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Alex FORD (ENG) +26 74th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Peter ODEMWINGIE (ENG) +34 75th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Joseph QUINN (ENG) WD After 18 Holes
Luke GODDARD (ENG) RTD After 18 Holes

Click here for the full – The Players Club Q-School Results

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2nd-5th September 2025

3. HUDDERSFIELD GOLF CLUB, HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 17 (inc. 1 amateur)

Qualifying Spots: Top 16 And Ties

Entries – 76 players (inc. 9 amateurs)

Qualified
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) -11 1st WINNER
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) -9 2nd
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) -6 3rd
Ben EVANS (ENG) -5 T4
David HAGUE (ENG) -4 T8
Bailey GILL (ENG) -4 T8
Habib KHAN (ENG) AM -3 T12
Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) -2 T4
OJ FARRELL (ENG) -2 T14
Jordan LOFT (ENG) -1 T16
James WHYTE (ENG) -1 T16

Did Not Qualify
Will PORTER (ENG) Ev T18
Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) AM Ev T18
Zak MORGAN (ENG) Ev T18
Joshua BRISTOW (ENG) Ev T18
Freddie MACARTHUR (ENG) Ev T18
Harley SMITH (ENG) AM +1 T25
Leon FRICKER (ENG) +1 T25
Oliver LEWIS (ENG) +1 T25
James WALKER (ENG) +2 T29
Ollie CLAIREAUX (ENG) +2 T29
Paul CONROY (IRL) +2 T29
Tom PLUMB (ENG) +2 T29
Chris MACLEAN (SCO) +2 T29
Max MARTIN (ENG) +3 T35
James MORGAN (SCO) +3 T35
Kipp POPERT (ENG) AM +4 T38
Julian WOOD (ENG) +4 T38
Will FARLEY (ENG) +4 T38
Oliver SMITH (ENG) AM +5 T42
Sam BROADHURST (ENG) +5 T42
George ASH (ENG) +5 T42
Daniel BROWN (ENG) +5 T42
Jake HIBBERT (ENG) AM +5 T42
William HARROLD (ENG) +6 T50
Matthew TURNER (ENG) +6 T50
Greg HOLMES (ENG) AM +6 T50
Egor ZOTOV (ENG) +7 T53
Billy DOWLING (AUS) AM +8 T55
John PATERSON (SCO) +9 58th
Jamie HOWARTH (ENG) +11 59th
Henry HAYWARD (ENG) +14 62nd
George WRIGHT (ENG) +16 63rd
Luca HOULGATE (ENG) +9 RTD After 54 Holes
Luke KING (ENG) +9 RTD After 36 Holes
Matthew PEESKER (CAN) AM +10 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Max WEAVER (WAL) AM +10 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Ben BROOKES (ENG) +11 Missed 36 Hole Cut
James EDWARDS (ENG) +12 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Ben DAVIES (ENG) +13 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Simon BRYAN (IRL) +14 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Jonathan KEITH (SCO) +14 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Huddersfield Q-School Results

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2nd-5th September 2025

4. HULENCOURT, GENAPPE, BELGIUM (WEEK 2)

Qualifiers: 22 (inc. 3 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: Top 18 And Ties

Entries – 83 players (inc. 10 amateurs)

Qualified
Grant HAEFNER (USA) -8 1st WINNER
Jake BEBER-FRANKEL (USA) AM -7 T2
Korbinian WALTHER (GER) AM Ev T12
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) +1 T14
Leon CAR (SVN) AM +2 T18

Did Not Qualify
Alexis LERAY (FRA) AM +3 T23
Pablo ALPERI LÓPEZ (ESP) AM +5 T31
Owen EDWARDS (WAL) +5 T31
Felix KRAMMER (GER) AM +5 T31
Josep Maria SERRA BUSQUET (ESP) AM +8 T41
Ollie ROBERTS (SCO) +6 RTD After 54 Holes
Luca CIVELLO (ITA) AM +11 T63 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Stanley RICHARDSON (ENG) AM +12 T68 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Loïc NAAS (SUI) AM +15 T77 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Hulencourt Week 2 Q-School Results

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9th-12th September 2025

5. THE NORTHUMBERLAND G.C., NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 16

Qualifying Spots: Top 14 And Ties

Entries – 67 players (inc. 4 amateurs)

Qualified
Pablo ERENO (ESP) -18 1st WINNER
Craig HOWIE (SCO) -17 2nd
Tim FORD (ENG) -12 T6
John-Ross GALBRAITH (N.I.) -12 T6
Ashley CHESTERS (ENG) -11 T10
James WILSON (ENG) -11 T10
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) -10 T14

Did Not Qualify
Jordan SUNDBORG (ENG) -8 T19
Jon HOPKINS (ENG)  -7 T22
Ryan BROOKS (ENG) -6 T25
Josef HACKER (JER) -6 T25
Joe SULLIVAN (ENG) -6 T25
Robert BRAZIL (IRL) -4 T30
Harvey BYERS (ENG) -4 T30
Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) -4 T30
Michael HAY (ENG) -4 T30
Tom OSBORNE (ENG) AM -4 T30
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) -3 T36
Monty SCOWSILL (ENG) -2 T38
Jack SOUTH (ENG) -2 T38
Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) -1 T41
Daniel MULLIGAN (IRL) -1 T41
Luke O’NEILL (IRL) Ev T44
James SUGRUE (IRL) Ev T44
Andrew GIBSON (SCO) +5 54th
Jack MALONE (ENG) +6 55th
Luke SAMPLE (USA) AM +8 57th
Christian BROWN (ENG) +5 67th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Sam WESTWOOD (ENG) +5 67th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Harrison LINNEY (ENG) +11 67th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Sam EPSTEIN (ENG) AM +13 67th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Harry WATKINS (WAL) AM +18 67th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – The Northumberland Q-School Results

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16th-19th September 2025

6. ARLANDASTAD GOLF (MASTERS COURSE), ROSERSBERG, SWEDEN

Qualifiers: 17 (inc. 2 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: Top 17 And Ties

Entries – 81 players (inc. 4 amateurs)

Qualified
Gudmundur KRISTJANSSON (ISL) -6 T1 CO-WINNER
Ben WARIAN (USA) -6 T1 CO-WINNER
Frederik EISENBEIS (GER) AM -4 T3
Luke HARRIES (WAL) -4 T3
Ralf Johan KIVI (EST) AM -1 T11
James ASHFIELD (WAL) EV T15

Did Not Qualify
Oliver CHESTERMAN (ENG) +1 T18
John MURPHY (IRL) +1 T18
Kevin JEGERS (EST) AM +2 T21
Harry ELLIS (ENG) +7 T41
William NIMMO (ENG) +8 T46
Jack HOLLAND (AUS) AM +12 T58
Adam HARRIS (ENG) +15 T64

Click here for the full – Arlandastad Golf Q-School Results

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16th-19th September 2025

7. DONNINGTON GROVE GOLF CLUB, NEWBURY, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 18 (inc. 1 amateur)

Qualifying Spots: Top 17 And Ties

Entries – 81 players (inc. 10 amateurs)

Qualified
Alex GOFF (USA) -14 1st WINNER
Matt GAUNTLETT (ENG) -12 2nd
Barclay BROWN (ENG) -11 3rd
Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) -10 T4
David CAREY (ENG) -9 6th
Tom DOWDALL (IRL)-6 T10
Kris KIM (ENG) AM -6 T10
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) -6 T10
Taylor PAUL (ENG) -6 T10
Cormac SHARVIN (N.I.) -6 T10

Did Not Qualify
Archie SMITH (ENG) AM -5 T19
Olly HUGGINS (ENG) -5 T19
Paul MADDY (ENG) -4 T23
Greg HURLEY (ENG) -3 T25
Owen BENSON (ENG) -3 T25
Curtis KNIPES (ENG) -2 T29
Robbie BUSHER (ENG) -2 T29
Niall KEARNEY (IRL) -2 T29
Piers BERRINGTON (ENG) -2 T29
Melan DHAUBHADEL (ENG) -2 T29
Laurenz SCHIERGEN (GER) AM -2 T29
Lewis SCOTT (ENG) -1 37th
Jacob HASSAN (ENG) Ev T38
George SAUNDERS (ENG) AM Ev T38
Marc BOUCHER (IRL) +2 T46
Zak KARKALETSOS (ENG) +2 T46
Sam BURTON (ENG) AM +3 T49
Oliver WHITE (ENG) +3 T49
Bhumkit PITCHAYASAOWAPAK (THA) AM +5 T53
Michael YOUNG (IRL) +5 T53
Jake MCGOLDRICK (ENG) +5 T53
Ayden KNIGHT (ENG) AM +5 T53
Ramiz JAMAL (USA) AM +5 T53
Arran KANTH (ENG) +6 T58
Tom HUGHES (ENG) AM +6 T58
Jack NEILL (ENG) +7 T63
Ignatius MCGUINNESS (IRL) +7 T63
Finbar KANE (ENG) +11 70th
Luke CORNFORD (ENG)+9 WD After 54 Holes
Daniel SMITH (ENG) +11 WD After 54 Holes
Josh CRUMPLIN (ENG) +2 WD After 36 Holes
Ross EARNSHAW (ENG) +8 T75 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Sam POTTER (ENG) AM +8 T75 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Donnington Grove Q-School Results

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23rd-26th September 2025

8. FREDRIKSHAVN GOLFKLUB, FREDRIKSHAVN, DENMARK

Qualifiers: 15  

Qualifying Spots: Top 14 And Ties

Entries – 66 players (inc. 9 amateurs)

Qualified
Wouter DE VRIES (NED) -9 T1 CO-WINNER
Martin SIMONSEN (DEN) -9 T1 CO-WINNER
Sam LOCKE (SCO) -8 3rd
Robert MORAN (IRL) -7 4th
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) -5 T5
Dagbjatur SIGURBRANDSSON (ISL) AM -3 T8
Claes Thrane BORREGAARD (DEN) AM -2 T10

Did Not Qualify
Wolfgang GLAWE (GER) AM +2 T20
Will HOPKINS (ENG) +2 T20
Eric MCINTOSH (SCO) +5 T26
Morris SCHIEFNER (GER) AM +11 T47
Maik SÜSSBIER (GER) AM +14 WD After 54 Holes
Aissa EL KHADRI (NED) AM +11 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Connor ENGELMOHR (GER) AM +14 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Jordan BOLES (ENG) AM +16 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Vladimir ORLOV (RUS) AM +17 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Fredrikshavn GolfKlub Q-School Results

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24th-27th September 2025

9. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA

Qualifiers: 18

Qualifying Spots: Top 18 And Ties

Entries – 84 players (inc. 13 amateurs)

Qualified
Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) TURNED PRO 9/25 -12 1st WINNER
Mark POWER (IRL) -10 T3
Christoph BLEIER (AUT) AM -8 T7

Did Not Qualify
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) -3 T19
Stephen GRANT (IRL) AM -1 T26
David TOMI (CZH) AM Ev T29
Maximilian PIECK (GER) AM +1 34th
Martin GRÜNDERMANN (GER) AM +4 T42
James ROSS (SCO) +5 T45
Fabian LANG (AUT) AM +6 T50
Jakob LEHNER (AUT) AM +11 T55
Felix SCHROTT (ITA) AM +12 57th
Lenny KOCH (AUT) AM +10 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Julius WUNSCH (GER) AM +12 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Alex LEON (USA) AM +13 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Kevin BOYER (GER) AM RTD During Round 1

Click here for the full – Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf Q-School Results

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7th-10th October 2025

10. GOLF PGA FRANCE DU VAUDREUIL, LE VAUDREUIL, FRANCE

Qualifiers: 18

Qualifying Spots: Top 17 And Ties

Entries – 81 players (inc. 3 amateurs)

Qualified
Andres German GALLEGOS (ARG) -21 1st WINNER
Romain BUTTARAZZI (FRA) AM -11
Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) -11 T5
James COOPER (ENG) -10 9th
George MASON (ENG) -8 T12
Calum SCOTT (SCO) -8 T12

Did Not Qualify
Toby HUNT (WAL) -6 T19
Tom SHADBOLT (ENG) -4 T24
Jack AYRES (ENG) -3 T27
Tim RICE (IRL) -2 T32
Corey SHEPPARD (ENG) -2 T32
Taylor CARTER (ENG) -1 T41
Marcus MOHR (ENG) +4 T49
Cameron HEDGE (USA) AM +6 53rd
David BOOTE (WAL) +7 T54
Ben ROBINSON (ENG) +9 T57
Connor WORSDALL (ENG) +13 T60
Jack SINGH BRAR (ENG) +2 WD After 54 Holes
Tom GANDY (IoM) +6 T65 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Martin ENGEL (FRA) AM +12 T76 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Golf PGA France Du Vaudreuil Q-School Results

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour 2025 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 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 this year this has been 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.

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.

DP World Tour Q-School – 2024 Final Stage Preview & Results

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4th November 2024 (Updated 14th November 2024)

FINAL RESULTS

Eduardo MOLINARI (ITA) -29 secured medalist honours at the DP World Tour Q-School’s Final Stage event played at Infinitum Resort in Tarragona, Spain. The experienced Italian ended the 2024 Race to Dubai standings in 140th place but bounced back from this disappointment in some style.

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Eduardo Molinari (Photo: DP World Tour Q-School)

A total of 21 players from 13 different countries secured their cards for the 2025 season.

Niklas LEMKE (SWE) -28 finished 2nd and Davis BRYANT (USA) -27, who finished with a 9-under 62, was 3rd.

Joshua BERRY (ENG), who was the star of last year’s Q-School – Final Stage as an 18 year old, also finished strongly. His final round 63 saw him rise from tied 29th to tied 10th.

Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) -19, tied 12th, was the only other Great British and Irish player to finish in the all-important top 20 and ties places.

Amateur champion Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN) -18 came home in tied 18th. Still an amateur he will presumably turn pro now and forego The Masters Invitational and U.S. Open Championship exemptions he earned at Ballyliffin.

Davis BRYANT (USA), Albert BONETA (ESP), Riggs JOHNSTON (USA), Corey SHAUN (USA), Dan ERICKSON (USA) and Danny LIST (AUS) successfully contested all three rounds of Q-School to earn their cards. That’s a total of 14 competitive rounds and 252 holes over the last few weeks.

Bastian AMAT (FRA) -21, who tied 7th to also advance, turned pro ahead of Final Stage Q-School having been exempted into Second Stage due to his high World Amateur Golf Ranking.

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Qualifiers – Final Results (Graphic: DP World Tour)

David LAW (SCO) -17, Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) and Irish amateur Max KENNEDY (IRL) all finished on -17 to miss out on a card by 1-shot. A final round 64 from Kennedy will hopefully bolster his confidence ahead of turning pro and starting out on the Challenge Tour.

Play in Round 5 on Tuesday was suspended at 3.50pm local time with 20 players still to complete a few holes of their rounds. Due to a severe weather forecast for Wednesday play only re-started at 8.30am on Thursday with the final round tee times slightly delayed. A 24 hour delay to the playing of such an important round will no doubt have tested the nerves of the field.

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GB&I & Amateurs Final Results (Graphic: DP World Tour)

83 players made the 72 hole 65 player and ties cut which fell at -7 on Monday. These players are now eligible for the Challenge Tour in 2025.

Vince VAN VEEN (NED) produced the low round of the tournament in Round 3 with a 12-birdie 59 (-12) on the par 71 Lakes Course.

22 GB&I players missed this cut as shown below.

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Round 4 GB&I Missed Cut Leaderboard (Graphic: DP World Tour)

Click here to view the – DP World Tour 2024 Q-School – Final Stage Results

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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 8th-13th 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 2025 season. The number of places available has been reduced from 25 and ties this year.

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

More information on the whole 2024 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.

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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).

100 players – 94 qualifiers and 6 alternates – came through the four Second Stage competitions with the remaining 56 being exempted into Final Stage through their recent endeavours on the DP World Tour and Challenge Tour.

36 Great British & Irish (GB&I) players will be competing this week; 20 came through Second Stage with 16 being exempt.

3 amateurs have made it through to the Finals; namely Tiger Christensen (GER), Max Kennedy (IRL) and the Amateur champion Jacob Skov Olesen (DEN).

Alternates from Second Stage will be added to the field in the event of any withdrawals.

After two rounds are played on both the Hills and Lakes courses (72 holes) the field will be cut to the leading 65 players and ties (previously 70). 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 51 players that I am specifically following with details of their Q-School journeys so far: –

Great British & Irish (36)
Callan BARROW (ENG) – 2nd Las Pinaillas
Joshua BERRY (ENG) – 2nd Las Pinaillas
Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove / 2nd Desert Springs
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) – 2nd Las Pinaillas
Will ENEFER (ENG) – 2nd Las Pinaillas
Rhys ENOCH (WAL) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Giles EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Desert Springs
Ryan EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Jack FLOYDD (ENG) – 1st Stage Horsens GK / 2nd Desert Springs
Stephen GALLACHER (SCO) – EX DP World Tour Career Money List Top 75
Bailey GILL (ENG) – 1st Huddersfield GC / 2nd Desert Springs
Chris HANSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC / 2nd Las Pinaillas
David HORSEY (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Toby HUNT (WAL) – 1st Golf de Léry Poses / 2nd Desert Springs
Gary HURLEY (IRL) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Sam HUTSBY (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Max KENNEDY (IRL) AM – 1st Stage Horsens GK / 2nd Isla Canela Links
David LAW (SCO) – EX DP World Tour 2024 Ranked 111th-145th 
Tom LEWIS (ENG) – 2nd Isla Canela Links
Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO) – 2nd Isla Canela Links
Stuart MANLEY (WAL) – 2nd Fontanals
Dermot MCELROY (NIR) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
James MORRISON (ENG) – EX DP World Tour 2024 Ranked 111th-145th 
Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) – EX DP World Tour 2024 Ranked 111th-145th 
Alfie PLANT (ENG) – 2nd Desert Springs
Jamie RUTHERFORD (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour 2024 Ranked 21st-45th
Tom SHADBOLT (ENG) – 2nd Desert Springs
Lee SLATTERY (ENG) – 2nd Fontanals
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Desert Springs
Matthew SOUTHGATE (ENG) – EX DP World Tour 2024 Ranked 111th-145th 
Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) – 1st Stage Millennium Golf / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Marc WARREN (SCO) – EX DP World Tour Career Money List Top 75
Oliver WILSON (ENG) – EX DP World Tour 2024 Ranked 111th-145th 
Chris WOOD (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Career Money List Top 75

Overseas (15)
Bastian AMAT (FRA) TURNED PRO 10/24 – 2nd Fontanals
Haydn BARRON (AUS) – 2nd Fontanals Co-Winner
David BORIBOONSUB (THA) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove / 2nd Las Pinaillas Winner
Matthew CHEUNG (HKO) -16 T3 – 1st Stage Millennium Golf Co-Winner / 2nd Fontanals
Tiger CHRISTENSEN (GER) AM – 1st Stage Golf Nazionale / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Dan ERICKSON (USA) – 1st Stage Arlandastad Winner / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Jakub HRINDA (SLO) – 1st Stage Huddersfield GC / 2nd Fontanals Co-Winner
Palmer JACKSON (USA) TURNED PRO 9/24 – 1st Arlandastad Winner / 2nd Desert Springs
Luis MASAVEU (ESP) TURNED PRO 10/24 – 2nd Fontanals
Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN) AM – 2nd Isla Canela Links
Clement SORDET (FRA) – 2nd Isla Canela Links Co-Winner
Max STEINLECHNER (AUS) – 2nd Isla Canela Links Co-Winner
Scott STEVENS (USA) – 1st Stage Golf Nazionale Co-Winner / 2nd Fontanals
Tim TILLMANNS (GER) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove Co-Winner / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Jiri ZUSKA (SLO) – 1st Golf de Léry Poses Winner  / 2nd Desert Springs Winner

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 Challenge Tour for the 2025 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 Challenge Tour for the 2025 season.

Players who miss the Top 70 cut after 72 holes are eligible for membership of the Challenge Tour in 2025.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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DP World Tour Q-School – 2024 Second Stage Preview & Results

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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.

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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.

DP World Tour Q-School – 2024 First Stage Preview & Results

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26th August 2024 (Last Updated 28th September 2024) 

I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish (GB&I) professionals through the 2024 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.

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

This article covers FIRST STAGE QUALIFYING which started on 27th August and ended on 27th September 2024.

Additional articles will be written to cover the SECOND STAGE and FINAL STAGE in due course.

Four Second Stage events will be played in Spain on 31st October-3rd November.

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 25 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2025 season.

Additional background on the 2024 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix below.

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FIRST STAGE

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

The DP World Tour had offered up a tenth site at Moonah Golf Links in Victoria, Australia on 1st-4th October 2024 but due to insufficient demand this event was cancelled.

The number of players who advanced from each First Stage tournament was based on field size and calculated on a pro rata basis (i.e. c.21% from each tournament progressed). All players who tied for the last qualifying position also advanced to the Second Stage.

In 2023 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 progressed to Second Stage. 50 were from GB&I and 10 were amateurs.

Here is a list of the nine events showing the entries / results of the GB&I and amateur players that I was following: –

27th-30th August 2024

1. GOLF NAZIONALE, SUTRI, ITALY

Qualifiers: 20 (inc. 2 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: 19 players and ties

Entries –  89 players (inc. 7 amateurs)

Qualified
Luca CIANCHETTI (ITA) -14 T1 CO-WINNER
Scott STEVENS (USA) -14 T1 CO-WINNER
Tiger CHRISTENSEN (GER) AM -9 T5
Marco FLORIOLI (ITA) AM -5 T12

Did Not Qualify
Phoenix CAMPBELL (AUS) AM -3 T21
Michael YOUNG (IRL) +1 T40
Liam WALDRON (SCO) +1 T40
Marcus MOHR (ENG) +3 T49
Luca MEMEO (ITA) AM +3 T49
Joaquin LUDUEÑA (ARG) AM +5 T69 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Aaron VAN HAUWE (FRA) AM +7 T69 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Daniel MULLIGAN (IRL) +10 72nd Missed 54 Hole Cut
Brandon ST JOHN (IRL) +21 Missed 54 Hole Cut
David RUDD (SCO) RTD 77th Missed 54 Hole Cut
Luca CIVELLO (ITA) AM +10 79th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Golf Nazionale Q-School Results

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27th-30th August 2024

2. THE PLAYERS CLUB (CODRINGTON COURSE), BRISTOL, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 19 (inc. 0 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: 17 players and ties 

Entries –  82 players (inc. 6 amateurs)

Qualified
Callum FARR (ENG) -9 1st WINNER
Joe RETFORD (ENG) -5 T3
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) -4 T5
Ryan EVANS (ENG) -4 T5
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) -4 T5
Matty LAMB (ENG) -2 T8
Rowan LESTER (IRL) -1 T10
Giles EVANS (ENG) Ev T14
Charlie THORNTON (ENG) +1 16th
Taylor CARTER (ENG) +2 T17
Callum BRUCE (SCO) +2 T17

Did Not Qualify
John GOUGH (ENG) +3 T20
Liam GREHAN (IRL) +3 T20
Habebul ISLAM (ENG) +3 T20
Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) +4 T24
Tom GANDY (IoM) +4 T24
Matthew HIBBS (ENG) +5 T28
Max MARTIN (ENG) +5 T28
Harvey BYERS (ENG) +5 T28
Jeg COUGHLIN III (USA) AM +6 T34
Thomas PLUMB (ENG) +6 T34
Jack COPE (ENG) +7 T36
Ian CLARK (SCO) +8 37th
Daniel BRENNAN (IRL) +9 T38
JR GALBRAITH (NIR) +9 T38
Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) +10 40th
Hugh FOLEY (IRL) AM +11 41st
Aidan O’HAGAN (SCO) RTD 42nd
David HAGUE (ENG) +8 T43 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jake BOLTON (ENG) +8 T43 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jack BROUN (SCO) +9 T47 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Robbie MORRISON (SCO) +9 T47 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Ayden KNIGHT (ENG) AM +10 T52 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Ben FIRTH (ENG) +10 T52 Missed 54 Hole Cut
OJ FARREL (ENG) +10 T52 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Lawrence COURTNEY (ENG) +10 T52 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Sebastian SANDIN (SCO) +12 T59 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Finigan TILLY (ENG / USA) +15 63rd Missed 54 Hole Cut
Joseph QUINN (ENG) WD Missed 54 Hole Cut
Nicholas ADAMS (ENG) +14 T69 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Ciaran LAVERY (IRL) +14 T69 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Joe HARVEY (ENG) +19 T76 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Chase FUREY (USA) AM +19 T76 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Dylan MCDONALD (CAN) AM +19 T76 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Thomas CHRISTENSEN (USA) AM +27 79th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Bradley MOORE (ENG) +8 RTD Missed 36 Hole Cut
Alfredo CURBISHLEY (ENG) +5 WD Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – The Players Club Q-School Results

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3rd-6th September 2024

3. MILLENIUM GOLF, BERINGEN, BELGIUM

Qualifiers: 16 (inc. 3 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: 15 players and ties

Entries –  70 players (inc. 12 amateurs)

Qualified
Matthew CHEUNG (HKO) -22 1st CO-WINNER
Joshua GREER (AUS) -22 1st CO-WINNER
Cedric OTTEN (GER) AM -21 T3
Cormac SHARVIN (NIR) -20 5th
Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) -19 6th
Jerry JI (NED) AM -18 T7
Daniel BROWN (ENG) -17 T10
Lars VAN DER VIGHT (NED) AM -17 T10
Owen EDWARDS (WAL) -16 T14

Did Not Qualify
Jamie DICK (ENG) -15 T17
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) -14 T21
Clay SEEBER (USA) AM -12 T26
Nathan COSSEMENT (BEL) AM -10 T31
Max ORRIN (ENG) -10 T31
Jarno TOLLENAIRE (BEL) AM -9 T33
Tom GUEANT (FRA) AM -5 T40 Missed 54 hole Cut
Morris SCHIEFNER (GER) AM -5 T40 Missed 54 hole Cut
Maik SÜSSBIER (GER) AM -2 T51 Missed 54 hole Cut
Khaled ATTIEH (SAU) AM -2 T51 Missed 54 hole Cut
James CLARIDGE (ENG) -1 57th Missed 54 hole Cut
Fabius Will BRADHERING (GER) AM +4 63rd Missed 54 Hole Cut
Alexis-André KASUM (GER) AM +5 69th Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jordan LOFT (ENG) +7 70th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Millennium Golf Q-School Results

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3rd-6th September 2024

4. HUDDERSFIELD GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 15 (inc. 1 amateur)

Qualifying Spots: 14 players and ties

Entries – 69 players (inc. 10 amateurs)

Qualified
Ben JONES (ENG) -16 1st WINNER
Matt FORD (ENG) -11 2nd
Bailey GILL (ENG) -10 3rd
Scott GREGORY (ENG) -6 T7
Chris HANSON (ENG) -6 T7
Tom OSBORNE (ENG) AM -3 10th
Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) -2 T11
Steve ROBINS (ENG) -2 T11

Did Not Qualify
Rob BOOTH (ENG) -1 T16
James EDWARDS (ENG) -1 T16
Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) -1 T16
Matt GAUNTLETT (ENG) AM -1 T16
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) -1 T16
George ASH (ENG) Ev T23
Ryan HARMER (ENG) Ev T23
Jack TREWHITT (ENG) Ev T23
Matthew TURNER (ENG) Ev T23
Jamie HOWARTH (ENG) +1 T28
Nick MARSH (ENG) +1 T28
Will PORTER (ENG) +1 T28
Leon FRICKER (ENG) +2 T32
Luca HOULGATE (ENG) +2 T32
Kipp POPERT (ENG) AM +2 T32
William WHITEOAK (ENG) +3 T36
James WILSON (ENG) +3 T36
Harry WATKINS (WAL) AM +4 T38
Alex FORD (ENG) +5 T40
Thomas HIGSON (SCO) +5 T40
Will HOPKINS (ENG) AM +5 T40
Daryl LEY (ENG) +5 T40
Freddie MACARTHUR (ENG) +5 T40
James MORGAN (SCO) AM +6 46th
Jack MALONE (ENG) +7 T50 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Zach CHEGWIDDEN (ENG) AM +7 T50 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Finn LORD (ENG) AM +8 T54 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Danny DANIELS (ENG) +9 T56 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Luke KELLY (ENG) AM +9 T56 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Will FARLEY (ENG) +9 T56 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jonathan KEITH (SCO) AM +10 T59 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Scott BROWN (ENG) +12 62nd Missed 54 Hole Cut
Tom BEVINGTON (ENG) +14 T67 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Egor ZOTOV (ENG) +14 T67 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Huddersfield Q-School Results

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10th-13th September 2024

5. ARLANDASTAD GOLF (MASTERS COURSE), ROSERSBERG, SWEDEN

Qualifiers: 25 (inc. 0 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: 21 players and ties

Entries – 103 players (inc. 5 amateurs)

Qualified
Dan ERICKSON (USA) -8 1st WINNER
Kieran CANTLEY (SCO) -4 T4
John HENRY (SCO) -4 T4
Luke HARRIES (WAL) -2 T9
Palmer JACKSON (USA) TURNED PRO 9/24 -1 T13
John PATERSON (SCO) Ev T19

Did Not Qualify
William NIMMO (ENG) +2 T27
Joe BRYCE (SCO) +3 T33
Tom SPREADBOROUGH (ENG) +3 T33
Greg DALZIEL (SCO) +4 T37
Phillip KELLY (ENG) +5 T40
Bradley NEIL (SCO) +8 T49
Daniel KAY (SCO) +10 53rd
Fraser MOORE (SCO) +16 57th
Christian BROWN (ENG) +9 T59 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Chris MACLEAN (SCO) +10 T65 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Oliver CHESTERMAN (ENG) +11 T68 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jordan GODWIN (ENG) +12 T72 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jonathan HALLINGER (SWE) AM +13 T77 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Arran KANTH (ENG) +17 T84 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Will ROEBUCK (ENG) +14 T88 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Antti PASANEN (FIN) AM +14 T88 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Adam HARRIS (ENG) +14 T88 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Böðvar PÁLSSON (ISL) AM +15 T93 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Brian NIELSEN (USA) AM +17 95th Missed 36 Hole Cut
Grant NICHOLSON (ENG) AM +25 101st Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Arlandastad Q-School Results

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11th-14th September 2024 (Rounds 3 & 4 were postponed due to rain and strong winds)

6. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA

Qualifiers: 22 (inc. 1 amateur)

Qualifying Spots: 22 players and ties

Entries – 105 players (inc. 18 amateurs)

Qualified
Pablo ALPERI LÓPEZ (ESP) AM -12 1st WINNER
Nicola GERHARDSEN (SUI) TURNED PRO 9/24 -10 T2
James ROSS (SCO) -9 T5

Did Not Qualify
Scott HENRY (SCO) -3 T23
David TOMI (CZH) AM -3 T23
Sam BROADHURST (ENG) -2 T28
Paul CONROY (IRL) -2 T28
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) -2 T28
James SUGRUE (IRL) -2 T28
Paul FRANQUET (FRA) AM -1 T38
Jakob LOTSCHAK (AUT) AM Ev T45
Florian SCHWEIGHOFER (AUT) AM Ev T45
Maximilien STURDZA (SUI) AM Ev T45
George TOONE (ENG) Ev T45
Stephen GRANT (IRL) AM +1 59th
Craig ROSS (SCO) +2 T60
William HARROLD (ENG) +3 T67
Logi SIDURÐSSON (ISL) AM +3 T67
Aron GUNNARSSON (ISL) AM +4 T74
Mika SCHEPP (GER) AM +4 T74
Peter JANIK (CZH) AM +5 T80
Damon KIM (KOR) AM +5 T80
Noah BRUNNER (SUI) AM +6 T85
Jakob LEHNER (AUT) AM +6 T85
Ollie ROBERTS (SCO) +7 T88
Lukas PANY (AUT) AM +8 93rd
Mel LÖTSCHER (AUT) AM +12 T99 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Simon HAAS (GER) AM +14 T102 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Nathan TREY (FRA) AM +16 104th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Ebreichsdorf Q-School Results

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17th-20th September 2024

7. DONNINGTON GROVE GOLF CLUB, NEWBURY, ENGLAND

Qualifiers: 22 (inc. 0 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: 21 players and ties

Entries – 102 players (inc. 6 amateurs)

Qualified
Calum FYFE (SCO) -13 T1 CO-WINNER
Tim TILLMANNS (GER) -13 T1 CO-WINNER
Joe BROOKS (ENG) -10 4th
Niall KEARNEY (IRL) -9 T5
Jonathan THOMSON (ENG) -8 T7
Daniel SMITH (ENG) -7 T10
Sandy SCOTT (SCO) -7 T10
Paul MADDY (ENG) -7 T10
Jake BURNAGE (ENG) -6 T14
Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) -6 T14
Harry GODDARD (ENG) -6 T14
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) -6 T14
Jack YULE (ENG) -6 T14

Did Not Qualify
Jake MCGOLDRICK (ENG) -4 T23
Marc BOUCHER (IRL) -3 T27
Barclay BROWN (ENG) -3 T27
Robbie BUSHER (ENG) -3 T27
Rob BRAZILL (IRL) -2 T31
Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) -2 T31
Taylor PAUL (ENG) -1 T37
Alberto DOMINGUEZ (ESP) AM Ev T40
Masson ESSAM (ENG) Ev T40
Robert HOLDEN (ENG) Ev T40
Jonathan YATES (IRL) Ev T40
Tom JORDAN (ENG) +2 T50
Corey SHEPPARD (ENG) +2 T50
Jack DYER (ENG) +5 T56
Josef HACKER (JER) AM +5 T56
Robert MORAN (IRL) +5 T56
Luke NORTHWOOD (ENG) +7 T62
Owen BENSON (ENG) RTD T64
Ben EVANS (ENG) RTD T64
John MURPHY (IRL) RTD T64
Kevin PHELAN (IRL) RTD T64
Jack SINGH BRAR (ENG) RTD T64
Nikolas TYMINSKI (POL) AM RTD T64
Julian WOOD (ENG) AM RTD T64
Lewis SCOTT (ENG) +4 T74 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Tom DOWDALL (IRL) +4 T74 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Max NICHOLLS (ENG) +4 T74 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jack SOUTH (ENG) +4 T74 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Sam WESTWOOD (ENG) +4 T74 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Ben DAVIES (ENG) +7 T83 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Ryan CORNFIELD (ENG) +7 T83 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Sean MULLAN (ENG) +7 T83 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Ben ROBINSON (ENG) +7 T83 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Kris KIM (ENG) AM +8 T89 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Adam WINTER (ENG) +9 91st Missed 54 Hole Cut
Stuart GREHAN (IRL) +3 WD Missed 54 Hole Cut
Bradley DE BEER (RSA) AM +14 T97 Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Donnington Grove Q-School Results

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24th-28th September 2024 (Reduced to 54 holes with event extended by 1 day due to heavy rain)

8. HORSENS GOLFKLUB, DENMARK

Qualifiers: 25 players (inc. 3 amateurs) 

Qualifying Spots: 18 players and ties

Entries – 86 players started (inc. 6 amateurs)

Qualified
Matt SHARPSTENE (USA) -12 1st WINNER
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) -10 T2
Greg HOLMES (ENG) AM -8 T4
Mark POWER (IRL) -7 T8
Jack FLOYDD (ENG) -3 T16
Liam NOLAN (IRL) -2 T18
Max KENNEDY (IRL) AM -2 T18
David KITT (IRL) AM -2 T18

Did Not Qualify
Hugo STARK (SWE) AM -1 T26
Zak MORGAN (ENG) -1 T26
Harry ELLIS (ENG) +4 T46
Korbinian WALTHER (GER) AM +5 T51
Joseph STOCK (ENG) +6 54th
Piers BERRINGTON (ENG) +7 T55
James ALLAN (ENG) +4 WD After 36 Holes
Pavan SAGOO (ENG) +6 WD After 36 Holes
Juan Martín LOUREIRO (ARG) AM +16 84th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Horsens Q-School Results

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24th-28th September 2024 (Event extended by 1 day due to heavy rain)

9. GOLF DE LÉRY POSES, FRANCE

Qualifiers: 26 players (inc. 0 amateurs)

Qualifying Spots: 21 players and ties

Entries – 102 players started (inc. 6 amateurs)

Qualified
Jiri Zuska (SLO) -15 1st WINNER
Toby HUNT (WAL) -10 T3
Jake AYRES (ENG) -6 T16
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) -5 T21

Did Not Qualify
Conor O’ROURKE (IRL) -4 T27
David BOOTE (WAL) +2 50th
David GUYOT (FRA) AM +3 T51
Matt ROBERTS (WAL) AM +3 T58 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Jack MADDEN (IRL) +3 T58 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Tim RICE (IRL) +3 T58 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Nikita GUBENKO (USA) AM +6 T70 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Cameron HEDGE (USA) AM +8 T74 Missed 54 Hole Cut
Sam ROBINSON (ENG) +8 WD After 36 Holes
Calvin GRESCHNER (ENG) +9 T86 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Fabrizio DE ABREU (RSA) AM +9 T86 Missed 36 Hole Cut
Maxime HERVIEU (FRA) AM +17 96th Missed 36 Hole Cut

Click here for the full – Golf de Léry Q-School Results

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour 2024 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 consists of nine 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.

A 36 hole cut, where players need to be within 12 shots of the final qualifying place, and a 54-hole cut, where players need to be within 7 shots of the final qualifying place, reduces the field as each event progresses. Any ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play proceed too.

SECOND STAGE

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

31st October-3rd November 2024

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.

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) 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 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.

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

DP World Tour Q-School – 2023 Final Stage Preview & Results

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15th November 2023

RESULTS

33 players finished the Final Stage event in the top 25 and ties places thus earning conditional membership on the DP World Tour for the 2024 season.

A final score of 414 (-14) or better was required at Infinitum Golf in Spain to make the grade.

Freddy SCHOTT (GER, 22) who finished the six round marathon on -27 earned medalist honours from Filippo CELLI (ITA, 23) -25. Schott earned €20,636 (£18,044) in prize money for his victory with Celli collecting €14,904 (£13,032).

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Freddy Schott (Photo: DP World Tour Q-School) 

The best performance prize must go to 18 year old English amateur Joshua BERRY who finished tied 16th to secure his card. Ranked 560th in WAGR Joshua, who had his Yorkshire teammate George Hanson on the bag for his Q-School journey, will now turn pro.

As always a number of players came through the field on the final day to claim their prizes. Sebastian GARCIA (ESP) shot a final round 62 (-9) to finish in 8th place, Kiradech APHINBARNRAT (THA) a 64 (-7) to finish tied 14th and Renato PARATORE (ITA) 65 (-6) to end up tied 11th.

Mattis BESARD (BEL), Sam JONES (NZL), Nicolo GALLETTI (USA), Joshua BERRY (ENG), Jonathan GØTH-RASMUSSEN (DEN), Jannik DE BRUYN (GER), Søren BROHOLT LIND (DEN), Joe DEAN (ENG) and James NICHOLAS (USA) deserve extra credit as they completed the full Q-School examination, i.e. making it through all three stages to achieve their goals.

Here is a list of the 33 players who secured their DP World Tour cards with their Final Stage results and ranking positions: –

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Top 25 Final Stage Results (Graphic: DP World Tour) 

7 Great British & Irish (GB&I) players earned their cards. Well done to Tom LEWIS (ENG), Jack DAVIDSON (WAL), Andrew WILSON (ENG), Garrick PORTEOUS (ENG), Joshua BERRY (ENG), Rhys ENOCH (WAL) and Joe DEAN (ENG).

Garrick PORTEOUS (ENG) eagled the par 5 18th whilst Rhys ENOCH (WAL) and Joe DEAN (ENG) birdied it to move the right side of the ‘card line’.

16 of the 78 players, exactly half of the starting field, who made the 72-hole -5 cut were from GB&I: –

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

All is not lost for those that finished outside the top 25 places. Players who made the cut but finished lower than 25th will earn conditional membership, in a lower category, on the DP World Tour and will have fully exempt status on the Challenge Tour for the 2024 season.

Players that missed the cut may gain some starts on the Challenge Tour during 2024 simply by getting to the Final Stage.

23 of the 39 GB&I starters missed the 72-hole cut: –

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

In addition to Joshua Berry two other amateurs were competing in Final Stage, James ASHFIELD (WAL) and Maxence GIBOUDOT (FRA). After making a solid start over the first two days a disastrous third round left Ashfield with too much to do to make the cut. Giboudot made the cut and finished in a creditable 59th on -7.

Click here to view the – DP World Tour 2023 Final Stage Q-School Results

ME

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7th November 2023 (Updated 8th November 2023)

INTRODUCTION

I am following all of the amateurs, GB&I professionals, First Stage and Second Stage medalists and a few other overseas ‘players of interest’ through the 2023 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.

This post covers FINAL STAGE QUALIFYING which is being played at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona, Spain between the 10th – 15th November.

Q-School consists of three stages; First, Second and Final. Earlier articles have covered the nine FIRST STAGE and four SECOND STAGE events which have led us to this week’s FINAL STAGE.

More information on the 2023 Qualifying School can also be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.

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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 6,944 yards (par 72).

99 players came through the four Second Stage competitions with the remaining 57 being exempted into Final Stage through their past endeavours.

39 Great British & Irish (GB&I) players will be competing this week; 29 came through Second Stage with 10 being exempt.

3 amateurs have made it through to the Finals, namely James Ashfield (WAL), Joshua Berry (ENG) and Maxence Giboudot (FRA).

Angel Ayora (ESP) and Pietro Bovari (ITA) have both turned professional ahead of play starting at Infinitum.

After two rounds are played on both the Hills and Lakes courses (72 holes) the field will be cut to the leading 70 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 61 players that I am specifically following with details of their Q-School journeys so far: –

Great British & Irish (39)
James ASHFIELD (WAL) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Joshua BERRY (ENG) AM -12 2nd – 1st Stage Donnington Grove / 2nd Fontanals GC
Gary BOYD (ENG) – Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Joe BROOKS (ENG) – 2nd Desert Springs Alt
Steven BROWN (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Jonathan CALDWELL (N.I.) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) – Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Desert Springs
Joe DEAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Owen EDWARDS (WAL) – 1st Stage Millennium / 2nd Desert Springs
Rhys ENOCH (WAL) – DP World Tour Member Cat 6a / 2nd Desert Springs
Giles EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Oliver FARR (WAL) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
OJ FARRELL (ENG) – DP World Tour Member Cat 20 / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Oliver FISHER (ENG) – DP World Tour Member Cat 20 / 2nd Desert Springs
Calum FYFE (SCO) -5 T10 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf / 2nd Fontanals GC
Luke HARRIES (WAL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad / 2nd Isla Canela Links Alt
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) – 1st Stage Millennium / 2nd Isla Canela Links
David HOWELL (ENG) – EX DP World Tour Career Money List
Craig HOWIE (SCO) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Sam HUTSBY (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Tom LEWIS (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO) –Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Las Pinaillas
George MASON (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove / 2nd Desert Springs
Dermot MCELROY (N.I.) – Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Richard MCEVOY (ENG) – DP World Tour Past Winner / 2nd Desert Springs
Ruaidhri MCGEE (IRL) -4 T15 – Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Fontanals GC
Callum MCNEILL (SCO) – 1st Stage Royal Oak / 2nd Desert Springs
Conor O’ROURKE (IRL) – 1st Stage Royal Oak / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Garrick PORTEOUS (ENG) – 2nd Desert Springs Alt
Mark POWER (IRL) TURNED PRO 9/23 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf / 2nd Fontanals GC
Conor PURCELL (IRL) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Oliver ROBERTS (SCO) – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets / 2nd Isla Canela Links
James RUTH (ENG) – 1st Stage Millennium / 2nd Desert Springs
Jamie RUTHERFORD (ENG) – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) – 1st Stage Golf De Moliets / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Tom SHADBOLT (ENG) – DP World Tour Member Cat A1 / 2nd Desert Springs
Marc WARREN (SCO) – EX DP World Tour OoM
Andrew WILSON (ENG) –DP World Tour Member Cat 5 / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Daniel YOUNG (SCO) – Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Desert Springs

Overseas (12)
Angel AYORA (ESP) TURNED PRO 11/23 – 1st Stage Donnington Grove WINNER / 2nd Desert Spring
Pietro BOVARI (ITA) TURNED PRO 11/23 – 1st Stage Bogogno / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Hamish BROWN (DEN) – Challenge Tour OoM / 2nd Fontanals GC WINNER
Martin COUVRA (FRA) TURNED PRO 9/23 – EX Challenge Tour OoM
Jannik DE BRUYN (GER) – 1st Stage Royal Oak / 2nd Desert Springs WINNER
Maxence GIBOUDOT (FRA) AM – 1st Stage Millennium / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Sam JONES (NZL) TURNED PRO 11/23 -9 T4 – 1st Stage The Players Club / 2nd Fontanals GC 
Philipp KATICH (GER) – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf / 2nd Isla Canela Links WINNER
Ronan KLEU (SUI) TURNED PRO 7/23 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf / 2nd Isla Canela Links
Connor MCKINNEY (AUS) – 1st Stage Millennium / 2nd Las Pinaillas WINNER
Joel MOSCATEL NACHSHON (ESP) – 1st Stage Bogogno WINNER / 2nd Las Pinaillas
Matias SANCHEZ (AUS) – 1st Stage Rosebud C.C WINNER / 2nd Isla Canela Links

EX – Exempt Into Final Stage

PRIZES

Players finishing in the The top 25 and ties will earn conditional membership (Category 18) on the DP World Tour and fully exempt status on the Challenge Tour for the 2024 season.

Players making the cut and finishing lower than 25th will earn conditional membership (Category 21) on the DP World Tour and fully exempt status on the Challenge Tour for the 2024 season.

Players who miss the Top 70 cut after 72 holes are eligible for membership of the Challenge Tour in 2024.

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. 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.

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

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 could enter.

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

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, around 20-30 players, progressed from each event. 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 was no cut but players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wished 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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DP World Tour Q-School – 2023 Second Stage Preview & Results

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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.

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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.

Copyright © 2014-2023, Mark Eley. All rights reserved.

DP World Tour Q-School – 2023 First Stage Preview & Results

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28th August 2023 (Updated 6th October 2023)

I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish professionals through the 2023 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.

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

This article covers FIRST STAGE QUALIFYING which started on 29th August and ends on 6th October 2023.

Additional articles will be written to cover the SECOND STAGE and FINAL STAGE in due course.

Four Second Stage events will be played in Spain on 2nd – 5th November.

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.

More information on the 2023 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.

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FIRST STAGE

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

The number of players advancing from each First Stage tournament is based on field size and calculated on a pro rata basis (i.e. approximately the same percentage from each tournament progressed). All players tied for the the last qualifying position at the conclusion of play 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.

Here is a list of the events, in reverse chronological order, showing how all of the players that I am interested faired plus the medalists: –

3rd – 6th October 2023

9. SECTION F – GOLF DE MOLIETS, FRANCE

Qualifying Spots: 19th Place and Ties

Entries –  107 players (inc. 9 amateurs) started with 20 qualifying (inc. 4 amateurs)

Click here for the full – Golf de Moliets Q-School Results

Qualified
Aram YENIDJEIAN (ARG)  -14 1st WINNER
Maxime LEGROS (FRA) AM  -13 T2
Oliver ROBERTS (SCO)  -10 6th
Clément CHARMASSON (FRA) AM  -9 T7
Nathan LEGENDRE (FRA) AM  -9 T7
Matt ROBERTS (WAL) AM -9 T7
Kieran CANTLEY (SCO)  -9 T7
Niall KEARNEY (IRL)  -8 T11
Ben EVANS (ENG)  -8 T11
Jake AYRES (ENG)  -7 T15
Ben SCHMIDT (ENG)  -7 T15

Did Not Qualify
John HENRY (SCO)  -4 T28
Stuart GREHAN (IRL)  -4 T28
Tim RICE (IRL) -4 T28
Michael YOUNG (IRL)  Ev T44
Stephen GRANT (IRL) AM  +1 T47
Max MARTIN (ENG)  +2 50th
Liam WALDRON (SCO)  +3 T51
Daniel KAY (SCO)  MC 54h
Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) TURNED PRO 8/23  MC 54h
Christos PANTAZIDIS (GRE) AM  MC 54h
Morgan JACKSON (ENG)  MC 54h
Paul HENDRIKSEN (ENG)  MC 54h
Cormac SHARVIN (N.I.)  MC 54h
Antoine BACHELIER (FRA) AM  MC 54h
John WILDING (ENG)  MC 54h
Campbell GIBSON (SCO)  MC 54h
Thomas LE FLOHIC (FRA) AM  MC 36h
Danny DANIELS (ENG)  MC 36h
Alfie HALIL (ENG)  MC 36h
Thomas COLOMBEL (FRA) AM  MC 36h
Alex WALKER (ENG)  MC 36h

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26th – 29th September 2023

8. SECTION E – ROYAL OAK GOLF CLUB, DENMARK

Qualifying Spots: 18th Place and Ties

Entries –  95 players (inc. 4 amateurs) started with 26 qualifying (inc. 1 amateurs)

Click here for the full – Royal Oak Q-School Results

Qualified
Anton ALBERS (GER)  -17 1st WINNER
Callum MCNEILL (SCO)  -13 T5
Bailey GILL (ENG)  -12 T9
Jacob AGERSCHOU (DEN) AM  -10 T17
Conor O’ROURKE (IRL)  -10 T17
James ROSS (SCO)  -10 T17
Tom SLOMAN (ENG)  -10 T17

Did Not Qualify
Graeme ROBERTSON (SCO)  -8 T28
Dillon WEST (ENG)  -7 T36
Hugh FOLEY (IRL) AM  -6 T41
Michael BULLEN (ENG)  -5 T44
Craig ROSS (SCO)  -4 49th
Tom GANDY (I.o.M.)  -3 T50
Richard WALLIS (ENG)  -3 T50
Jake HAPGOOD (WAL)  +1 57th
Rowan LESTER (IRL)  MC 54h
Liam GREHAN (IRL)  MC 54h
Paul KINNEAR (ENG)  MC 54h
Juan Ramón AMADOR CLARK (ESP) AM  MC 54h
Jack SINGH BRAR (ENG)  MC 36h
Liam MURRAY (ENG)  MC 36h
Joseph STOCK (ENG)  MC 36h
Fabius WENZLAWEK (GER) AM  MC 36h
Darren MCHALE (IRL)  MC 36h

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19th – 22nd September 2023

7. SECTION D – DONNINGTON GROVE GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND

Qualifying Spots: 19th Place and Ties

Entries –  103 players (inc. 11 amateurs) started with 24 qualifying (inc. 3 amateurs)

Click here for the full – Donnington Grove Q-School Results

Qualified
Angel AYORA (ESP) AM  -15 1st WINNER
Jake MCGOLDRICK (ENG)  -10 T2
Sandy SCOTT (SCO)  -10 T2
David DIXON (ENG)  -9 T6
Luke JOY (ENG)  -9 T6
Jack AINSCOUGH (ENG)  -7 T9
Joe DEAN (ENG)  -7 T9
Daniel SMITH (ENG)  -7 T9
Joshua BERRY (ENG) AM  -6 T13
Joe BROOKS (ENG)  -6 T13
Joe HERATY (ENG)  -6 T13
Marc BOUCHER (IRL) AM  -5 T17
Christian BROWN (ENG)  -5 T17
Gavin HAY (SCO)  -5 T17
Paul MADDY (ENG)  -5 T17
George MASON (ENG)  -5 T17

Did Not Qualify
Samuel BYFORD (ENG)  -4 T25
Angus FLANAGAN (ENG)  -4 T25
Robert HARRHY (ENG)  -4 T25
Lewis SCOTT (ENG)  -4 T25
Jonathan YATES (IRL)  -4 T25
Luis MASAVEU (ESP) AM  -3 T32
Billy MCKENZIE (ENG)  -3 T32
Ryan EVANS (ENG)  -2 T34
Kris KIM (ENG) AM  -2 T34
Ben AMOR (ENG)  -1 37th
Finbar KANE (ENG)  Ev T38
Bradley NEIL (SCO)  Ev T38
Alejandro AGUILERA (ESP) AM  +1 T43
Zach CHEGWIDDEN (ENG) AM  +1 T43
Nick MARSH (ENG)  +1 T43
Bradley MOORE (ENG)  +2 T48
Taylor PAUL (ENG)  +2 T48
Corey SHEPPARD (ENG)  +2 T48
Finigan TILLY (USA / ENG)  +2 T48
Ashton TURNER (ENG)  +2 T48
Piers BERRINGTON (ENG)  +3 T54
Paul NESSLING (ENG)  +3 T54
Ben CARPENTER (USA) AM  +4 T57
Charlie THORNTON (ENG)  +5 T60
Ryan BROOKS (ENG)  +6 T61
Lucas SCHERF (USA) AM  MC 54h
Adam BATTY (ENG)  MC 54h
Greg DALZIEL (SCO)  MC 54h
Rob BRAZILL (IRL) AM  MC 54h
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG)  MC 54h
Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG)  MC 54h
Jevann PARMAR (ENG)  MC 54h
Max SMITH (ENG)  MC 54h
Taylor CARTER (ENG)  MC 54h
Jack SOUTH (ENG)  MC 54h
Curtis GRIFFITHS (ENG)  MC 54h
Sam WESTWOOD (ENG)  MC 54h
Tom BEASLEY (ENG)  MC 54h
Adam WINTER (ENG)  MC 54h
Jake BOLTON (ENG)  MC 54h
Alistair WADDELL (ENG)  MC 54h
Nathan LONGLEY (ENG)  MC 54h
Jason MCGUINNESS (ENG)  MC 54h
Ruairi O’CONNOR (IRL) AM  MC 54h
Ryan TATTAN (ENG)  MC 54h
Monty SCOWSILL (ENG)  RTD 54h
Jack DYER (ENG)  MC 36h
Scott BROWN (ENG)  MC 36h
Lucas HECHLER (ENG)  MC 36h

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19th – 22nd September 2023

6. SECTION D – BOGOGNO GOLF RESORT (CONTE COURSE), ITALY

Qualifying Spots: 19th Place and Ties

Entries – 112 players (inc. 6 amateurs) started with 22 qualifying (inc. 2 amateur).

Click here for the full – Bogogno Q-School Results

TOURNAMENT SHORTENED TO 36 HOLES DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

Qualified
Joel MOSCATEL NACHSHON (ESP)  -6 1st WINNER
Julien PALTRINIERI (ITA) AM  -5 T3
Pietro BOVARI (ITA) AM  -5 T13

Did Not Qualify
David RUDD (SCO)  -4 T23
Tom BEVINGTON (ENG)  -2 T33
Curtis KNIPES (ENG)  +1 T55
Ruben LAFUENTE MONTESA (ESP) AM  +1 T55
Flavio MICHETTI (ITA) AM  +1 T55
Matheo DOUESSY (FRA) AM  +4 T82
Connor WORSDALL (ENG)  +5 T87
Zak KARKALETSOS (ENG)  +6 T94
Daniel FACCINI (COL) AM  +6 T94
Simon BRYAN (IRL)  MC 54h

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13th – 16th September 2023

5. SECTION C – GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA

Qualifying Spots: 22th Place and Ties

Entries – 118 players (inc. 17 amateurs) started with 28 qualifying (inc. 3 amateurs).

Click here for the full – Schloss Ebreichsdorf Q-School Results

Qualified
Brandon KEWALRAMANI (USA)  -17 1st JOINT WINNER
George TOONE (ENG)  -17 1st JOINT WINNER
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) AM  -14 T6
Jack YULE (ENG) -14 T6
Calum FYFE (SCO)  -13 T10
David HAGUE (ENG)  -13 T10
Darren HOWIE (SCO) -13 T10
Ronan KLEU (SUI) TURNED PRO 7/23  -13 T10
Harry ELLIS (ENG)  -12 T16
Mark POWER (IRL) TURNED PRO 9/23  -12 T16
Jan SCHNEIDER (GER) AM  -11 T22
Malte VON BLANKENFELD (GER) AM  -11 T22

Did Not Qualify
William HARROLD (ENG)  -10 T29
Olly HUGGINS (ENG)  -9 T33
Gary KING (ENG)  -9 T33
Nils DOBRUNZ (GER) AM  -6 T40
Thomas LECOMTE (SUI) AM  -5 T42
Jamie SAVAGE (SCO)  -4 T47
Scott HENRY (SCO)  -3 T51
Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG)  -2 T54
Nicola GERHARDSEN (SUI) AM  MC 54h
Charlie KELLY (IRL) AM  MC 54h
Martin OBTMEIER (GER) AM  MC 54h
Florian SCHWEIGHOFER (AUT) AM  MC 54h
Will ROEBUCK (ENG)  MC 54h
Daniel CROFT (ENG)  MC 54h
Peter O’KEEFFE (IRL) AM  MC 54h
Mel LÖTSCHER (SUI) AM  MC 54h
Alessandro NODARI (ITA) AM  WD 36h
Richard SARKOZI (HUN) AM  MC 36h
Harrison WOAN (ENG)  MC 36h
Philipp MACIONGA (GER) AM  MC 36h
Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG) AM  MC 36h
Hakon Orn MAGNUSSON (ISL) AM  MC 36h
Qi Wen WONG (SGP) AM  MC 36h

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12th – 15th September 2023

4. SECTION C – ARLANDASTAD GOLF (MASTERS COURSE), SWEDEN

Qualifying Spots: 19th Place and Ties

Entries – 104 players (inc. 3 amateurs) started with 26 qualifying (inc. 1 amateurs).

Click here for the full – Arlandastad Q-School Results

Qualified
Jakob HANSSON (SWE)  -21 1st WINNER
Aldrich POTGIETER (RSA)  -10 T5
Eric MCINTOSH (SCO)  -7 T8
Oliver CHESTERMAN (ENG)  -4 T15
Luke HARRIES (WAL)  -4 T15
James ASHFIELD (WAL) AM  -3 T19
Jordan GODWIN (ENG)  -3 T19

Did Not Qualify
JR GALBRAITH (N.I.)  -2 T27
Thomas SPREADBOROUIGH (ENG)  -2 T27
Rory FRANSSEN (SCO)  +1 T37
Gavin MOYNIHAN (IRL)  +1 T37
Chris MACLEAN (SCO)  +2 T43
Jack MALONE (ENG)  +6 T56
Zak MORGAN (ENG)  +9 T59
Jesse SAAREKS (FIN) AM  +10 61st
Harvey BYERS (ENG)  MC 54h
Alex WRIGLEY (ENG)  MC 54h
Kevin PHELAN (IRL)  MC 54h
Antti PASANEN (FIN) AM  MC 54h
Adam HARRIS (ENG)  MC 36h
Louis BOSTON (ENG)  MC 36h

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5th – 8th September 2023

3. SECTION B – MILLENNIUM GOLF CLUB, BELGIUM

Qualifying Spots: 19th Place and Ties

Entries – 100 players (inc. 12 amateurs) started with 23 qualifying (inc. 1 amateurs).

Click here for the full – Millennium Q-School Results

Qualified
Franck DAUX (FRA)  -21 1st WINNER
Connor MCKINNEY (AUS)  -20 2nd
Owen EDWARDS (WAL)  -15 T8
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG)  -15 T8
James RUTH (ENG)  -14 T11
Maxence GIBOUDOT (FRA) AM  -13 T16
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL)  -13 T16
Sam LOCKE (SCO) -12 T18

Did Not Qualify
Jordan LOFT (ENG)  -11 T24
Cameron RAYMOND (IRL)  -11 T24
Russell CHRYSTIE (ENG)  -10 T28
Charles WEIS (LUX) AM  -10 T28
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) TURNED PRO 6/23  -8 T39
Jacob OAKLEY (ENG)  -8 T39
Laird SHEPHERD (ENG)  -8 T39
Jack HARRISON (ENG)  -7 T44
Justin GRONDAHL (USA) AM  -6 T48
Daniel BROWN (ENG)  -4 T52
Jamie DICK (ENG)  -4 T52
Mason ESSAM (ENG) AM  -3 T55
Luke GODDARD (ENG)  -2 T57
Campbell WOLF (USA) AM  -2 T57
Tom JORDAN (ENG)  +3 63rd
Connor BELL (ENG) AM  MC 54h
Harry GODDARD (ENG)  MC 54h
Issa ABOU EL ELA (EGP) AM  MC 54h
George ASH (ENG) AM  MC 54h
Jamie CLARE (ENG)  MC 54h
Tom GUEANT (FRA) AM  MC 54h
Richie O’DONOVAN (IRL)  MC 54h
Max BRACKLEY (ENG)  MC 54h
Alexis-André KASUM (GER) AM  MC 54h
Hlynur BERGSSION (ISL) AM  +7  MC 36h
Will FARLEY (ENG)  +8 MC 36h
Matthew Lloyd TRAVIS (ENG)​ AM  RTD

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29th August – 1st September 2023

2. SECTION A – THE PLAYERS CLUB (CODRINGTON COURSE), ENGLAND

Qualifying Spots: 19th Place and Ties

Entries – 100 players started (inc. 7 amateurs) with 19 qualifying (inc. 2 amateurs)

Click here for the full – The Players Q-School Results

Qualified
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG)  -8 1st WINNER
Mitch WAITE (ENG)  -4 T2
Callum FARR (ENG)  -4 T2
Joe RETFORD (ENG)  -3 T4
Nick MCCARTHY (ENG)  -2 6th
Giles EVANS (ENG)  -1 7th
Callum BRUCE (SCO)  +2 T10
James FRAZER (WAL)  +2 T10
Rob MORAN (IRL) AM  +2 T10
Ben FIRTH (ENG)  +3 T14
Jordan WRISDALE (ENG)  +4 T17
Sam JONES (NZL) AM  +4 T17
Luca HOULGATE (ENG)  +4 T17

Did Not Qualify
Jack COPE (ENG)  +5 T20
James WILSON (ENG)  +5 T20
Joe LONG (ENG)  +5 T20
Ben ROBINSON (ENG)  +5 T20
Matthew HIBBS (ENG)  +5 T20
Robbie MORRISON (SCO)  +5 T20
Daniel MULLIGAN (IRL)  +6 T28
Ryan CORNFIELD (ENG)  +6 T28
Tom PLUMB (ENG)  +6 T28
Rory SMITH (SCO)  +6 T28
Max ORRIN (ENG)  +6 T28
Dev MORLEY (IRL)  +7 T28
Jamie HOWARTH (ENG)  +8 T39
Joseph QUINN (ENG)  +9 T41
Adam CHAPMAN (ENG)  +10 T44
Paul MURPHY (IRL)  +10 T44
Robbie BUSHER (ENG)  +10 T44
John PATERSON (SCO) TURNED PRO 8/23  +11 T48
Sam BROADHURST (ENG)  +11 T48
Jack MADDEN (IRL) TURNED PRO 6/23  +11 T48
James COOPER (ENG)  +12 T53
Sam HESSIAN (ENG)  +17 T61
Harry BEAVAN (ENG)  MC 54h
Joseph HANNEY (IRL)  MC 54h
Jake BURNAGE (ENG)  MC 54h
Adam WOOLLEY (ENG)  MC 54h
Joshua ASHTON (ENG) AM  MC 54h
Louis GAUGHAN (SCO)  MC 54h
Luke DONNELLY (IRL)  MC 54h
Haider HUSSAIN (ENG)  MC 54h
Tom NORTH (ENG)  MC 54h
Alfredo CURBISHLEY (ENG)  MC 54h
Charlie STRICKLAND (ENG)  MC 54h
Brian NIELSON (USA) AM  MC 54h
Nikolas TYMINSKI (POL) AM  MC 54h
Narendra YONJAN (ENG)  MC 54h
Will PERCIVAL (ENG)  MC 54h
Nicholas ADAMS (ENG)  MC 54h
Humza RAFIQUE (ENG)  MC 54h
Oliver LEWIS (ENG) AM  MC 36h
James BIGGS (ENG)  MC 36h
Nicholas TAYLOR (ENG)  MC 36h
Owen BENSON (ENG)  MC 36h
Connor PENNING (ENG)  MC 36h
Elan HARRIS (USA) AM  DQ

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29th August – 1st September 2023

1. SECTION A – ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB (NORTH COURSE), AUSTRALIA

Qualifying Spots: 4th Place and Ties

Entries – 23 players started (inc. 1 amateurs) with 4 qualifying (inc. 0 amateurs).

Click here for the full – Rosebud Q-School Results

Qualified
Matias SANCHEZ (AUS)  -4 1st WINNER

Did Not Qualify
Josh GREER (AUS) TURNED PRO 8/23  +8 T11
Adam BRADY (AUS) TURNED PRO 8/23  +16 16th
Peter LYON (AUS) AM  MC 36h

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour 2023 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.

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 consists 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, progress from each event. The actual number of places are confirmed after all the players have teed off on Day 1 of each qualifier.

A 54-hole cut, where players need to be within 7 shots of the final allocated qualifying place, reduces the field for the final round. Ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play proceed too.

SECOND STAGE

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

2nd – 5th November 2023

DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN

ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN

GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN

FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN

The leading five entrants as at 16th August 2023 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR are exempt from First Stage and can start their Q-School journeys at Second Stage.

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 Infinity Golf, previously known as Lumine GC, in Tarragona, Spain.

11th – 16th 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.

Copyright © 2014-2023, Mark Eley. All rights reserved.

DP World Tour Q-School – 2022 Final Stage Preview & Results

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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.

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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.

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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:-

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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 

Click this link to view the DP World Tour’s full – FINAL STAGE Q-SCHOOL RESULTS

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.

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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.

APPENDIX

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

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

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.

ME.

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