2026 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide and Tracker: Stages, Sites, Dates, and Who Advances

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UpdateOct 24, 2:57 AM UTC
Finals: Goecke goes 29-under, amateur Wang finishes second as the first five sites wrap
First Stage is final at the first five sites. The top finishers at each site advance to Second Stage, Dec. 1-4, and each medalist earns PGA TOUR Americas membership. The remaining nine sites play out Oct. 27-30 and Nov. 3-6.

RTJ Magnolia Grove (Mobile, Ala.): Alex Price closed with 67 to win at 26-under (65-66-64-67). Abel Gallegos and Robbie Higgins tied for second at 24-under, and John Daly II advanced, tied for 11th at 18-under. The number was 16-under. Amateur Hugo Thyr shot 70 and missed by two at 14-under.

Champions Pointe (Henryville, Ind.): Tyler Goecke ran away with medalist honors at 29-under, the lowest total of the week, three clear of Mats Ege. Danny Fisher and Petr Hruby tied for third at 21-under.

Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, Neb.): Jonas Baumgartner won at 17-under, and amateur Nathan Wang finished second, one back at 16-under. Scottsdale's Stuart Macdonald, the 54-hole leader, closed with 76 but advanced, tied for eighth at 10-under. Amateur Connor McNeely got through on the number, tied for 15th at 6-under. Twenty-one players advanced.

UNM Championship Course (Albuquerque): Blaine Hale Jr. closed with 65 to take medalist honors at 16-under, two ahead of Nathan Petronzio, whose third-round 59 still stands as the round of the week. San Diego amateur Tyler Kowack advanced, tied for 10th at 6-under, and Dan Erickson and Jeevan Sihota were among the five players who got in on the 5-under number.

Country Club of Ocala (Fla.): Esteban Jaramillo won at 18-under, two ahead of Brett Roberts and Quentin Debove. Jorge Garcia was fourth at 13-under.

Amateur watch: Three of the five amateurs who were inside the number after 54 holes made it through — Wang (2nd), Kowack (T10) and McNeely (T15, on the number). Thyr missed by two at Mobile.
UpdateOct 23, 1:54 AM UTC
Round 3: Nathan Petronzio shoots 59 to grab the UNM lead
Round 3 of First Stage is complete at all five sites, with 18 holes to play on Friday. At each site the top 17 and ties advance to Second Stage.

UNM Championship Course (Albuquerque): Nathan Petronzio of Austin, Texas, shot a 12-under 59 and jumped 17 spots into the lead at 14-under. He's two clear of Tyler Leach, and 36-hole leader Cole Ponich shot 73 and is third at 11-under. Amateur Tyler Kowack shot 75 but is still tied for seventh at 6-under. The number is 3-under. Round 1 leader Jeevan Sihota shot 79 and fell to T24.

RTJ Magnolia Grove (Mobile, Ala.): Alex Price shot 64 and leads at 21-under. Robbie Higgins, Steffen Smith and Lukas Boandl are tied for second at 19-under. Abel Gallegos shot 62 and jumped to fifth. The number is 12-under, and amateur Hugo Thyr is right on it after a 72. Amateur Carter Loflin is T25, two outside.

Champions Pointe (Henryville, Ind.): Tyler Goecke shot 63 and leads at 21-under. Mats Ege shot 64 and is one back. The number is 12-under. Amateur Riccardo Fantinelli shot 66 and Phoenix's Ian Simon shot 68, and both are tied for 18th, one shot outside.

Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, Neb.): Scottsdale's Stuart Macdonald shot 65 and leads at 15-under. Alejandro Alonso is two back. Amateur Nathan Wang is tied for third at 12-under, and 36-hole leader Daniel Wetterich shot 73 and is sixth. Amateur Connor McNeely shot 67 to move to T11, inside the 5-under number.

Country Club of Ocala (Fla.): Esteban Jaramillo leads at 14-under, two ahead of Brett Roberts. Quentin Debove and Carl Yuan are tied for third. Amateur Dean Greyserman shot 66 and climbed 23 spots to T7, two inside the number. Former PGA TOUR member Tyson Alexander also shot 66 and is T17, right on the 6-under number.

Amateur watch: Five amateurs are inside the number with one round left: Wang (T3), Kowack (T7), Greyserman (T7), McNeely (T11) and Thyr (T17). Fantinelli is one shot outside and Loflin is two.
UpdateOct 22, 4:33 AM UTC
Halfway: Higgins' 60 leads the way; amateurs Wang and Kowack sit second
Round 2 of First Stage is complete at all five sites, so we're halfway. The top 17 and ties at each site advance to Second Stage after Friday's final round.

RTJ Magnolia Grove (Mobile, Ala.): Robbie Higgins followed his 68 with a 12-under 60 and leads at 16-under 128. Steffen Smith is one back, and Lukas Boandl and Alex Price are tied for third at 13-under. Amateur Hugo Thyr (68-64) is tied for fifth at 12-under. Amateur Carter Loflin (71-64) is tied for 16th, right on the 9-under number. Round 1 leader Patton Samuels shot 70 and is tied for seventh. Amateur Aidan Tran shot 73 and dropped to T51.

Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, Neb.): Daniel Wetterich (63-66) leads at 13-under. Amateur Nathan Wang shot 65 and is alone in second at 11-under. Jonas Baumgartner and Alejandro Alonso are tied for third at 10-under, and Ryan Lumsden shot 63 to reach T5. Amateur Connor McNeely is tied for 15th, on the 4-under number. Parker Wisdom (a) shot 73 and is T26, three outside.

Champions Pointe (Henryville, Ind.): Tyler Goecke and Mats Ege share the lead at 12-under. Six players are one back, including last year's medalist RJ Manke and Jake Scott, who shot 63. The number is 8-under, and it's crowded: eight players are tied for 14th. Phoenix's Ian Simon shot 72 and is one outside. Amateur Riccardo Fantinelli is T36 at 5-under.

UNM Championship Course (Albuquerque): Cole Ponich (65-64) leads at 13-under, three clear of amateur Tyler Kowack, who shot 66-66. Jeevan Sihota, Sam Choi and Carson Lundell are tied for third at 9-under. The number is 3-under. Amateur Aiden Krafft shot 74 and is T33.

Country Club of Ocala (Fla.): Esteban Jaramillo (66-68) leads at 10-under, one ahead of Hunter Howell. Carl Yuan is tied for fifth at 7-under. Round 1 leader Quentin Debove shot 73 and is T9. The number is 4-under. Dean Greyserman (a) is T30, two outside.

Amateur watch: Five amateurs are inside the number with 36 holes to play. Wang and Kowack are both second, Thyr is T5, and McNeely and Loflin are right on the line. Wisdom, Krafft, Fantinelli, Greyserman and Tran need a move on Thursday.

Updated October 22, 2026 — First Stage enters Friday’s final round at Magnolia Grove, Champions Pointe, Wilderness Ridge, UNM and the Country Club of Ocala. Nathan Petronzio shot a 12-under 59 to take the lead at UNM, and five amateurs are inside the top 17 and ties with 18 holes to play. Pre-Qualifying sent 271 players through from seven of eight sites (the Sugar Tree advancing list will be added when official results post).

Welcome to AmateurGolf.com’s complete guide to the 2026 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry — the four-stage proving ground where careers are launched, revived, and sometimes broken. Beginning with Pre-Qualifying on September 16 and ending with the Final Stage at TPC Sawgrass, December 10–13, roughly three months of qualifying will decide who earns PGA TOUR cards for 2027 and who takes home Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas status.

Bookmark this page. We’ll update it after every stage with results, cut lines, advancing players, and the amateurs making noise along the way — just as we did with our 2025 Q-School hub.

🏆 What’s at Stake at 2026 Q-School

The top five finishers at Final Stage earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2027 season. A tie for fifth is settled by a hole-by-hole playoff — a sudden-death format first used in 2024 that produced last December’s sunset playoff between Dylan Wu and Ben Silverman.

Everyone else at Final Stage still leaves with something valuable:

Finishers 6–45: Korn Ferry Tour membership with periodic reorder protection — the first 25 of that group receive stronger (third-reorder) status, the remainder second-reorder status.
All other finalists: Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas membership subject to the first periodic reorder.

There are carrots earlier in the process, too: medalists at each First Stage site earn PGA TOUR Americas membership, and medalists at each Second Stage site earn Korn Ferry Tour membership (if they don’t improve on it at Final Stage).

📖 How Q-School Works: The Four Stages Explained

Pre-Qualifying (Sept. 16–Oct. 2) — The entry point for players with no status: 54 holes of stroke play at eight sites nationwide. There are no guaranteed rewards here except survival — advance and you move on to First Stage; miss and the season is over before October.

First Stage (Oct. 20–Nov. 6) — The largest wave: 72 holes at 14 sites across the country, with fields mixing Pre-Qualifying survivors, college graduates, mini-tour grinders, and exempt players entering here. Advancement is pro rata by field size (typically around 18–22 players per site), and site medalists pick up PGA TOUR Americas membership.

Second Stage (Dec. 1–4) — The pressure cooker. Five regional sites, 72 holes, and historically the most brutal cut in golf: this is where seasoned pros with real careers collide with the next wave. Site winners secure Korn Ferry Tour membership, and everyone who advances is guaranteed at least conditional Korn Ferry Tour status by reaching Final Stage.

Final Stage (Dec. 10–13) — Roughly 165–175 players, 72 holes, no cut, split between TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Five PGA TOUR cards on the table, and a reshuffle of Korn Ferry Tour priority for everyone else. Four days that can change a life.

📅 2026 PGA TOUR Q-School Schedule

Stage	Dates	Format & Sites
Pre-Qualifying	Sept. 16–18, 23–25, 30–Oct. 2	54 holes — 8 sites
First Stage	Oct. 20–23, 27–30, Nov. 3–6	72 holes — 14 sites
Second Stage	Dec. 1–4	72 holes — 5 sites
Final Stage	Dec. 10–13	72 holes, no cut — TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley) & Sawgrass CC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

👀 Who’s Chasing a Card — and How They Got Here

Every Q-School field is really four tournaments in one, because players arrive from very different places:

The college stars. The PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 gives the top finishing seniors a head start. No. 1 Ben James (Virginia) skipped the line entirely, earning a PGA TOUR card through 2027. Nos. 2–5 — Christiaan Maas (Texas), Jase Summy (Oklahoma), Filip Jakubcik (Arizona), and Luke Potter (Texas) — earned Korn Ferry Tour membership plus exemptions straight into Final Stage. Nos. 6–10 — Tommy Morrison (Texas), William Sides (SMU), Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine), Frankie Harris (South Carolina), and Wells Williams (Vanderbilt) — are exempt into Second Stage, as are Nos. 11–25, who also picked up PGA TOUR Americas membership.

The veterans. Former PGA TOUR winners and longtime members who lost full status routinely enter at Second or Final Stage — last year’s Final Stage field included Adam Hadwin, Camilo Villegas, and 2024 Final Stage winner Lanto Griffin. Expect another wave of familiar names when the exempt entries are announced this fall.

The Korn Ferry Tour and mini-tour pros. For players just outside the Korn Ferry Tour’s card-earning positions, Q-School is the fastest way to improve 2027 priority — and for mini-tour players, it’s the only door in the building.

The amateurs. Q-School is open to amateurs who play to a 0.0 course handicap or better, and every year a handful of them crash the party — like Jake Hall, who reached Final Stage as an amateur in 2024. Amateurs can advance through every stage, but must turn professional to accept tour membership. We’ll track every amateur in every field right here.

⏮️ What Happened Last Year: 2025 Q-School Recap

The 2025 edition ended with one of the best stories of the golf year. Canada’s A.J. Ewart — a Barry University alum who had never held Korn Ferry Tour status — went 66-67-67-66 to win Final Stage at 14-under 266 and jump straight to the PGA TOUR. He led a group of five card earners:

Pos	Player	Score	Story
1	A.J. Ewart (Canada)	-14	Medalist at 26 — straight to the PGA TOUR
T2	Adam Svensson (Canada)	-12	Former TOUR winner regained his card
T2	Alejandro Tosti (Argentina)	-12	Back-to-back Q-School cards
T2	Marcelo Rozo (Colombia)	-12	First TOUR card at 36, after 255 career starts
5	Dylan Wu (USA)	-11	Won a sunset playoff over Ben Silverman for the last card

The week had everything: Rozo — who once lost a Korn Ferry Tour playoff to Scottie Scheffler — finally breaking through in his 14th professional season, Spencer Levin firing a Saturday 63, and a two-for-one playoff decided by a birdie in near darkness. The year before, recent Vanderbilt graduate Matthew Riedel earned his card at Final Stage. That’s the promise of Q-School: every December, somebody’s life changes at Sawgrass.

🚦 Stage-by-Stage Tracker

Results, cut lines, and advancing players will be posted below as each stage completes. All times and fields via the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament office; leaderboard links go to full scoring.

Pre-Qualifying (Sept. 16–Oct. 2) — 8 Sites

Course	Location	Dates	Leaderboard
Bull Valley Golf Club	Woodstock, IL	Sept. 16–18	Leaderboard
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club	Valdosta, GA	Sept. 16–18	Leaderboard
Yolo Fliers Club	Woodland, CA	Sept. 16–18	Leaderboard
Cambrian Ridge (Canyon/Loblolly)	Greenville, AL	Sept. 23–25	Leaderboard
La Quinta Country Club	La Quinta, CA	Sept. 23–25	Leaderboard
The Golf Club at Irish Creek	Kannapolis, NC	Sept. 23–25	Leaderboard
Sugar Tree Golf Club	Lipan, TX	Sept. 30–Oct. 2	Leaderboard
The Club at Forest Ridge	Broken Arrow, OK	Sept. 30–Oct. 2	Leaderboard

Seven sites down, one result to go. Through seven of eight Pre-Qualifying sites, 271 players have advanced to First Stage. The final window (Sept. 30–Oct. 2) was played at Sugar Tree Golf Club in Lipan, Texas, and The Club at Forest Ridge in Broken Arrow, Okla.

Week three (Sept. 30–Oct. 2): play complete. Forest Ridge final results below; the full Sugar Tree advancing list will be added once official results are posted.

The Club at Forest Ridge (Broken Arrow, Okla.) — 37 advance

Medalist: Scott Newell, Tulsa, Okla., 7-under par. Newell went from two back after 36 holes to the top of the board, leading 37 players into First Stage. Durant, Okla., native Jessie Rouse finished at −5 and Broken Arrow’s Dylan Teeter at −4. Other Oklahomans moving on: Matthew Sparks (Owasso, E), James Roller (Jenks, +3), Jordan Wilson (Edmond, +5) and Austin Schmidt (Tulsa, +6). Amateur Cooper Scheck of Dodge City, Kan., led alone through 36 holes at −8. Broadcaster and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who played the final round the same day his CBS exit was announced, finished at 9-over and did not advance.

Sugar Tree Golf Club (Lipan, Texas) — final results pending

After 36 holes: Jay Nimmo (65-68), Christian Clark (66-67), BJ Rogillio (67-66), Jerry Fang (65-68) and Jack Beauchamp (second-round 63) shared the lead at 9-under 133, with Hunter Swanson, David Harrison and Joseph Kim two back at −7. The projected line was 3-over 145, with amateurs Tyler Kowack (T16, −1) and Daniel Choi (T23, +1) inside the number heading into Friday.

Week two (Sept. 23–25): 116 advance, 24 amateurs.

La Quinta Country Club (La Quinta, Calif.) — 41 advance

Medalist: Dylan Block (a), Mission Viejo, Calif., 14-under 202 (68-71-63). Block closed with a 9-under 63, the low round of the week, and led the field with 18 par-breakers including two eagles. Sean Maruyama was second at −12, and Ethan Klose, Tucker Allen and Isaac Rodea tied for third at −10. The line was 1-over 217. The site produced the week’s biggest amateur haul: 14 amateurs advanced — Dylan Block (1st), Aiden Krafft (6th), Collin Hodgkinson (T7), Riccardo Fantinelli (T7), Andrew Gianaros (T10), Jackson Suh (T13), Ian Maspat (T17), Amaan Patel (T20), Kyle Dougherty (T20), Davis McDowell (T24), Easton Phillips (T27), Chandler Barch (T32), Nathan Wang (T32), Yuki Bannai (T36). Fantinelli and Wang both came through DP World Tour First Stage in August, too.

Cambrian Ridge, Canyon/Loblolly (Greenville, Ala.) — 36 advance

Co-medalists: Ross Funderburke, Travelers Rest, S.C., and Jay Gould-Healy, Carmel, Calif., 15-under 201. Funderburke opened 65-65 and led the field with 21 par-breakers; Gould-Healy closed 66 to catch him. Tempe’s Kiko Coelho was third at −13. The line was 3-over 219 (top 36 and ties). Amateurs advancing (6): Ryley Heath (4th), Gustavo Rangel (T6), Joseph Lenane (8th), Nick Fowlkes (T21), Jacob Joiner (T26), Larry Daugherty (T26).

The Club at Irish Creek (Kannapolis, N.C.) — 39 advance

Medalist: Dean Greyserman (a), Boca Raton, Fla., 9-under 204 (66-73-65). Greyserman’s closing 65 gave him a two-shot win over Manuel Torres of Venezuela; Daniel Suter and Kaleb Wilson tied for third at −6. Amateur Keaton Vo of Austin, Texas, shot 64 in the final round to jump 18 spots into a tie for fifth. The line was 5-over 218 (top 38 and ties). Amateurs advancing (4): Dean Greyserman (1st), Keaton Vo (T5), Gareth Steyn (T21), Ayush Bodhale (T24).

Week one is in the books. The opening Pre-Qualifying window (Sept. 16–18) sent 118 players on to First Stage from Bull Valley, Kinderlou Forest and Yolo Fliers — and 20 of them are amateurs, including two of the three medalists.

Yolo Fliers Club (Woodland, Calif.) — 39 advance

Medalist: Jack Cantlay (a), Los Alamitos, Calif., 19-under 197 (67-64-66). The amateur ran away with it, winning by six over Travis Miller (−13) and leading the field with 22 birdies. Peter Lansburgh and Kobe Valociek tied for third at −11. The qualifying line fell at 2-over 218. Amateurs advancing (7): Jack Cantlay (1st), Steen Zeman (T6), Tyson Shelley (T18), Jake Beber-Frankel (T20), Mitchell Hoey (T20), Naoki Easterday (T23), Conner Conley (T30).

Kinderlou Forest Golf Club (Valdosta, Ga.) — 41 advance

Co-medalists: Patton Samuels, Clarksville, Tenn., and Aidan Tran (a), Morgan Hill, Calif., 10-under 206. Tran closed with a 5-under 67 to catch Samuels; it’s the second Q-School stage the California amateur has survived this month after also advancing through DP World Tour First Stage at Hulencourt. Dain Richie (−9, closing 65) was third and William Love (−8) fourth. PGA TOUR veteran Steve Wheatcroft advanced at T17. The line was 7-over 223. Amateurs advancing (6): Aidan Tran (T1), Aidan O’Donovan (T10), Bennett McNabb (12th), Drew Zielinski (T15), Andrew Riley (T17), Anthony Amoroso (T36).

Bull Valley Golf Club (Woodstock, Ill.) — 38 advance

Medalist: Billy Basham, Jupiter, Fla., 9-under 207 (71-65-71). Bradley Goldstein of Highland Park, Ill., made the biggest move of the week with a closing 9-under 63 to tie Gunnar McCollins and Andrew Walker for second at −7. The line was 4-over 220 (top 38 and ties). Amateurs advancing (7): Hugo Thyr (T6), Andrew Gwilliams (T22), Daniel Griffiths (T22), Aiden Spampinato (T22), Parker Wisdom (T22), Connor McNeely (T29), Jackson Hulsey (T29).

First Stage (Oct. 20–Nov. 6) — 14 Sites

Course	Location	Dates	Leaderboard
Wilderness Ridge Country Club	Lincoln, NE	Oct. 20–23	Leaderboard
Champions Pointe Golf Club	Henryville, IN	Oct. 20–23	Leaderboard
UNM Championship Course	Albuquerque, NM	Oct. 20–23	Leaderboard
RTJ Magnolia Grove (Crossings)	Mobile, AL	Oct. 20–23	Leaderboard
Country Club of Ocala	Ocala, FL	Oct. 20–23	Leaderboard
Sand Creek Station Golf Course	Newton, KS	Oct. 27–30	Leaderboard
Bermuda Run Country Club (East)	Bermuda Run, NC	Oct. 27–30	Leaderboard
The Preserve at Ironhorse	West Palm Beach, FL	Oct. 27–30	Leaderboard
Abilene Country Club (South)	Abilene, TX	Oct. 27–30	Leaderboard
Soboba Springs Golf Course	San Jacinto, CA	Nov. 3–6	Leaderboard
Lake Caroline Golf Club	Madison, MS	Nov. 3–6	Leaderboard
Bayonet Golf Course	Seaside, CA	Nov. 3–6	Leaderboard
Arizona National Golf Club	Tucson, AZ	Nov. 3–6	Leaderboard
Lakewood National Golf Club (Piper)	Lakewood Ranch, FL	Nov. 3–6	Leaderboard

Final results from the first five sites (Oct. 20–23). The top 17 and ties at each site advanced to Second Stage (Dec. 1–4), and each site medalist earns PGA TOUR Americas membership.

UNM Championship Course (Albuquerque): Blaine Hale Jr. closed with a 65 to take medalist honors at 16-under. Nathan Petronzio, whose 12-under 59 in Round 3 was the round of the week, finished second at 14-under. Sam Choi was third at 12-under. San Diego amateur Tyler Kowack advanced, tied for 10th at 6-under. The number was 5-under, and 18 players advanced.

RTJ Magnolia Grove (Mobile, Ala.): Alex Price won at 26-under (65-66-64-67), two ahead of Abel Gallegos and Robbie Higgins. John Daly II advanced, tied for 11th at 18-under. The number was 16-under, and 18 players advanced. Amateur Hugo Thyr missed by two, tied for 24th at 14-under.

Champions Pointe (Henryville, Ind.): Tyler Goecke won at 29-under, the lowest total of the week, three clear of Mats Ege. Danny Fisher and Petr Hruby tied for third at 21-under, and Billy Tom Sargent was tied for fifth at 19-under.

Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, Neb.): Jonas Baumgartner won at 17-under, one ahead of amateur Nathan Wang. Scottsdale’s Stuart Macdonald, the 54-hole leader, closed with a 76 but advanced, tied for eighth at 10-under. Amateur Connor McNeely advanced on the 6-under number, and 21 players moved on in all.

Country Club of Ocala (Fla.): Esteban Jaramillo won at 18-under, two ahead of Brett Roberts and Quentin Debove. Jorge Garcia was fourth at 13-under.

Former TOUR members Jared Wolfe, Sebastian Cappelen and Raul Pereda are entered at later First Stage sites (Oct. 27–30 and Nov. 3–6).

The next four First Stage sites play Oct. 27–30, with the final five Nov. 3–6. Results will be posted here as each site completes.

Second Stage (Dec. 1–4) — 5 Sites

Course	Location	Leaderboard
Valencia Country Club	Valencia, CA	Leaderboard
The Club at Starr Pass (Gambler/Pioneer)	Tucson, AZ	Leaderboard
Kinderlou Forest Golf Club	Valdosta, GA	Leaderboard
RTJ Trail at Highland Oaks (Highlands/Marshwood)	Dothan, AL	Leaderboard
The Club – Hammock Beach (Conservatory)	Palm Coast, FL	Leaderboard

The Final Stage field will be set here on December 4.

Final Stage (Dec. 10–13) — TPC Sawgrass & Sawgrass CC | LEADERBOARD

Four rounds across TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course (host) and Sawgrass Country Club (remote) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with no cut. Five PGA TOUR cards will be awarded on Sunday, December 13 — and if there’s a tie for fifth, it goes to a hole-by-hole playoff.

Field, tee times, storylines, and round-by-round coverage will be posted here in December.

📜 Why Q-School Matters

The Qualifying Tournament has been minting PGA TOUR players since 1965, and the list of Final Stage medalists reads like a Hall of Fame wing: Ben Crenshaw (1973), Fuzzy Zoeller (1974), Paul Azinger (1984), and Mike Weir (1998) all won Q-School before winning majors. For fans, it’s the rawest week in professional golf — no guaranteed money, no next week, just a number on a board deciding whether you’re a PGA TOUR player. And for the amateur game, it’s the bridge: the same names atop college leaderboards and amateur rankings all summer show up here every fall, chasing the day job.

❓ 2026 Q-School FAQ

What is PGA TOUR Q-School?
Q-School (officially the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament presented by Korn Ferry) is the annual multi-stage qualifying competition for the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, and PGA TOUR Americas. In 2026 it runs from September 16 through December 13.

How many PGA TOUR cards are awarded?
Five. The top five finishers at Final Stage earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2027 season, with a hole-by-hole playoff breaking any tie for the fifth spot.

Where is the 2026 Final Stage?
TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley Course) and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, December 10–13, 2026.

Can amateurs play in Q-School?
Yes — amateurs with a course handicap of 0.0 or better are eligible. They can advance through every stage, but must turn professional to accept PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, or PGA TOUR Americas membership.

What do players who miss the top five get?
Finishers 6–45 at Final Stage earn Korn Ferry Tour membership with reorder protection; everyone else at Final Stage receives Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas status. First and Second Stage site medalists also lock in PGA TOUR Americas and Korn Ferry Tour membership, respectively.

How many players advance from each stage?
Advancement is pro rata based on field size at each site — historically around 18–22 players per First and Second Stage site, producing a Final Stage field of roughly 165–175.

Compiled by AmateurGolf.com Staff — the leading source for amateur and professional golf coverage since 1999. This page is updated throughout the 2026 Q-School season.