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Florida standout and 2024 Western Amateur champion Ian Gilligan leaps to second place in tight race for PGA Tour card
PGA Tour University is rounding the corner and heading down the home stretch. With just over two months left to accrue points, players are all jockeying for position and the top spot is still very much up for grabs.
David Ford raced to the front of the pack with a strong finish to his fall season for North Carolina. However, his lead is slim and the likes of Ian Gilligan, Brendan Valdes, Jose Luis Ballester, and Preston Summerhayes are within touching distance.
There is more to earn than just a PGA Tour card; players throughout the top 25 spots will earn various exemptions and opportunities.
PGA TOUR University First Team
Eligible players finishing 1st-5th in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking will:
1. Earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the then-current season and will be exempt into all open, full-field Korn Ferry Tour events beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current Korn Ferry Tour regular season;
a. Earn exempt membership on PGA TOUR Americas Segment I (through the Latin America Swing) the season following his finish in PGA TOUR University.
2. Have no limit to the number of PGA TOUR events he plays as a nonmember in the then-current season and the following season;
3. Have no limit to the number of PGA TOUR sponsor exemptions he may receive in the then-current season and the following season; and
4. Be exempt into Final Stage of the current season’s PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
PGA TOUR University Second Team
Eligible players finishing 6th-10th in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking will:
1. Earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the then-current season and will be exempt into all open, full-field Korn Ferry Tour events beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current Korn Ferry Tour regular season;
a. Earn exempt membership on PGA TOUR Americas Segment I (through the Latin America Swing) the season following his finish in PGA TOUR University.
2. Be exempt into Second Stage of the current season’s PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
PGA TOUR University Third Team
Eligible players finishing 11th-25th in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking will:
1. Earn membership on PGA TOUR Americas for the then-current season and will be exempt into all open, full-field Segment II – North America Swing events beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current PGA TOUR Americas season; and
a. Earn conditional membership on PGA TOUR Americas Segment I (through the Latin America Swing) the season following his finish in PGA TOUR University.
2. Be exempt into Second Stage of the current season’s PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
HERE ARE THE TOP TEN FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2025
1) David Ford – University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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