LOOKING AHEAD to Thursday . . .

Dec 10, 2023, 9:58 PM

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The Final Stage of PGA/Korn Ferry Q-School will be taking place @ DYE'S VALLEY COURSE (PD) & SAWGRASS COUNTRY CLUB (SA) in PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA (DEC 14 - 17)

We will have 3 TIGERS (and a coot) in the Field:
Bryson Nimmer
Doc Redman
Sam Saunders
(Wesley Bryan)

Competition format
The 168-player field will play two rounds at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and two rounds at Sawgrass Country Club. The field will be split evenly between the two courses for Thursday and Friday action, with each competitor playing one round at Dye’s Valley Course and one round at Sawgrass Country Club.

After the second round, the field will be re-paired for the third and fourth rounds. The top half of the field after 36 holes will play the third round at Sawgrass Country Club and the fourth round at Dye’s Valley Course. The bottom half of the field after 36 holes will play the third round at Dye’s Valley Course and the fourth round at Sawgrass Country Club.

There will be no cut; all competitors will play 72 holes. Players will compete in the same groupings for Rounds 1 and 2. Players will compete in the same groupings for Rounds 3 and 4.

All players who tee it up at Final Stage will secure conditional Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas status at minimum for 2024. After the five (and ties) who earn PGA TOUR cards, the next 40 finishers (and ties) will receive guaranteed Korn Ferry Tour starts.

Benefits
• Top five finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn PGA TOUR cards.

• The next 40 finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn exempt status through multiple reshuffles of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, with the first 25 finishers and ties being subject to the third reshuffle (12 guaranteed starts), and any remaining finishers within the category being subject to the second reshuffle (eight guaranteed starts).

• The next 20 finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn exempt status for the Latin America Swing of the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season, while also earning conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership.

• All remaining finishers at Final Stage will have conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership and conditional PGA TOUR Americas membership for the 2024 season.

Note: The players who earn TOUR cards via Final Stage will slot into a category directly between Nos. 2-30 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List and Nos. 126-150 on the 2023 FedExCup Fall standings.