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Q School Stage I Results: Alessandra Fanali & More Advance To Stage II

Aug. 23 2022, Published 5:42 p.m. ET

We’ve shared the qualification process involved with attending the LPGA and Epson Q School earlier this month and now it’s time to check in with Stage I leaderboard results and see which rising golf stars have advanced to Stage II.

Stage I was held over the weekend of Aug. 21 over two clubs, Shadow Ridge and Mission Hills, in Rancho Mirage, California. The top 100 finishers and ties advanced to Stage II where they will have the opportunity to advance to the final stage, the Q Series, later this year.

The Q School is set up in three stages, with the final run concluding in a handful of professional golf hopefuls graduating from the school. Upon graduation, the select top 45 players will receive their LPGA tour card as a token of their success. Due to recent changes to Q School, players who advance to the final stage must declare professional status in order to compete.

This rule could cause many to opt-out of playing for an LPGA tour card in Stage III, in order to maintain an amateur status. Stage II qualifiers will receive their Epson tour card, however, they still have the option to remain as an amateur.

Italian amateur Alessandra Fanali , amateur Natthakritta Vongtaveelap , Valery Plata , Bi Shin and Kaleigh Telfer make up the Top-5 Stage I leaderboard and will advance to Stage II.

Arizona State University golfer Fanali posted scores of 69, 67, 69 and 69, respectively, during her time split between Shadow Ridge’s Faldo Championship Golf Course and Mission Hill’s Arnold Palmer and Dinah Shores golf courses. The current solo leader saw a mix of scoreboards that included an impressive run of birdies and an eagle over the course of the week, bringing her total score to 274.

Vongtaveelap is currently tied for second going into Stage II and just a single point behind the leader with a total of 275 points following four rounds. Vongtaveelap carded rounds of 67, 72, 69 and 67 during her run in sunny California. The Thai golfer played fairly consistent with par for most rounds and saw several birdies along with multiple eagles. However, blunders such as a double bogey during her second round as well as bogeys throughout rounds 2 through 4 ultimately held her back from securing the solo leader position.

Plata is also tied for second heading into Stage II after posting rounds of 72, 69, 66 and 68, respectively. Plata carded just three bogeys over the course of her four days of competing. The run included a bogey-free round at the Arnold Palmer Golf Course at Mission Hills, where she remained on par until a birdie on No.17 and an eagle on No.18 were made. Plata followed her second round by making seven birdies and a single bogey during round three at Shadow Ridge’s Faldo Championship Golf Course.

Shin is tied for fourth with a total of 276 points following four rounds of play. Shin carded rounds of 69, 71, 68 and 68 that included a mix of bogeys, birdies and unfortunately, a double bogey on the back nine during the second round. Nonetheless, Shin worked to overcome any errors and saw streaks of back-to-back birdies each of the four rounds.

Auburn University golfer Telfer recorded rounds of 69, 67, 68 and 72 during her Stage I run to tie for fourth place with 276 points. Telfer carded a bogey-free round on her second day. The error-free round also saw five birdies over both sets of nine. An eagle and four birdies helped balance her third round that included two bogeys. While her final round saw just a single bogey and one birdie, a series of pars made would not be enough to advance her further up the leaderboard.

Q School starts up again with Stage II in October (18-21) in Venice, Florida. Stay tuned as we follow the Top-5 Stage I leaders through the next leg of the series.

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LPGA changes Q-Series rules, requires entrants be pros and revokes deferral option for college golfers

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For nearly two decades, the USGA and R&A have allowed amateurs to compete in professional qualifying schools without jeopardizing their amateur status. But now the LPGA Tour has decided that for its qualifying series, only professionals will be allowed to play in the final stage.

The LPGA Tour announced the change to its criteria Thursday, noting that golfers can play as amateurs in stages I and II of Q-Series. But any player who advances to or is exemption into the final stage—an eight-round tournament that spans over two weeks—must turn pro to be eligible.

The change goes into effect this year. Tour officials cited the desire to create an equal playing field for those committed to playing full time on tour.

“LPGA Q-Series is the final stage to competing on the LPGA Tour, which is a fully professional tour that requires that its Membership competes as professional athletes,” said Ricki Lasky, Chief Tour Business and Operations Officer for the LPGA, in a press release. “Ensuring all competitors have made the same choice to be a professional player elevates the Q-Series competition and creates the most appropriate options for athletes at different stages of their careers.”

The decision eliminates the option for college golfers to play in the final stage as amateurs, earn an LPGA card and defer using the card until after their college season finishes in the spring. The deferral program began in 2018 and attempted to give collegiate players the best of both worlds: If you made it through Q-Series, you could maintain your amateur status with the guarantee of being able to join the tour after having the opportunity to play out your collegiate career with your teammates—and you’d still have the chance to play in the Augusta Women’s Amateur, too.

But it was rarely utilized.

Of the 16 amateurs who made it through Q-Series since the deferral was announced, only two of them utilized it: Jennifer Kupcho and Maria Fassi. The other 14 players turned pro immediately, missing out on the spring semester and NCAAs. While Kupcho and Fassi were able to play out their amateur careers with their teams and shine at the ANWA , starting their pro careers in July instead of January made it harder to keep their cards: With fewer tournaments to play, they had fewer opportunities to move up the money list. Both players kept their cards after the 2019 season.

RELATED: Jennifer Kupcho relives winning the inaugural ANWA

One aspect of Q-Series that hasn’t changed is that all players who make it through stage II, regardless of if they’re pros or amateurs, will get Epson Tour status. Amateurs will be allowed to compete on the Epson Tour, with the option to turn pro after their collegiate seasons end. Noted Lasky: “Providing Epson Tour status to those athletes who advance through Q School but choose to retain their college eligibility provides an appropriate pathway for those players to complete their college season or career and then immediately compete on the Epson Tour.”

The LPGA said it will continue to work with the Women’s Golf Coaches Association on creating ways for college players who aspire to play pro golf to work their way on to the LPGA Tour.

This year’s LPGA Q-Series will run Dec. 1-4 at Magnolia Grove (Crossings and Falls Courses) in Mobile, Ala., then continue Dec. 8-11 at Highland Oaks (Highlands and Marshwood Courses) in Dothan, Ala.

Players finishing inside the top 45 and ties following the conclusion of the cumulative eight rounds of Q-Series will receive LPGA Tour status for the following season. All players finishing outside the top 20 and ties will also receive Epson Tour status.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Q-School – Updated for 2023

It’s been a little quiet on my blog but I have been very busy practicing and preparing for Stage II of Q-School. In less than three weeks, I will head to Florida to the Plantation Golf Club in Venice. The area was hit hard by Hurricane Ian so Stage II was postponed by a month. My brother will be back on my bag and my parents will be there to support me, so I am looking forward to it.

This weekend, I will be back in Salem for my fundraiser at Salem Golf Club. In case you missed it, Salem Golf Club is hosting an 18 hole scramble THIS Saturday (10/29) with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. There’s still openings if you want to play. Check out the details in my post here .

Many of you have been asking questions about Q-School and I thought an FAQ might be helpful. To be honest, I am learning right alongside all of you and the process is pretty complicated. There are still certain things I am trying to figure out. But here’s what I can share with you so far. As I make progress toward the LPGA, I’ll keep you all posted!

1. What is Q-School?

Q-School is an abbreviation for qualifying school. It is not school. It is a series of tournaments that golfers must progress through in order to gain status on the LPGA tour.

2. How does Q-School work ?

Q-School has a series of tournaments, over three stages, where players must make the cut in order to progress to the next stage. The first stage is open to woman with a handicap of 4.0 or less on courses with an average length of 6,200 yards. It is held in Palm Springs in mid-August at three courses. About 350 women usually sign up. Golfers play each of the courses in the first three rounds. After the third round, a cut is made to the top 125 players. The final round is played at Mission Hills and the top 95 players (plus ties) advance to Stage II.

Stage II is composed on the 100+ golfers who advanced from Stage I as well as players from the LPGA tour outside the top 150 and those ranked #36 – #125 on the current year’s Epson Tour. In 2022, there are 186 players in the field. The tournament is four days over two courses with approximately 45 players advancing to Q-Series (aka Stage III.) I say “approximately” because it depends on the size and strength of the field and the LPGA reserves the right to adjust the final number who advance. They won’t announce the number that will advance until just before the tournament starts. Stage II was been postponed in 2022 due to Hurricane Ian. It is now scheduled for November 17-20 for Venice, Florida.

The final stage of Q-School is called Q-Series and those advancing from Stage II are joined by LPGA tour members ranked #101 – #150 and Epson tour members ranked #11-#35. In the past few years, this has consisted of eight rounds at two difference courses, with a cut after the first four rounds. In 2023, the LPGA modified Q-Series to six rounds, with a cut after four rounds. This stage is played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Ala. Somewhere around the top 40 in the final round earn their LPGA status, also known as their “card”.

3. What is the Epson tour?

The Epson tour (formerly known as the Symetra Tour) is a development tour for players who did not qualify for the LPGA tour.  Players on the LPGA tour who do not have the status to get into all LPGA tournaments can petition to play in Epson events.

4. What does it mean to have “status” on the LPGA/Epson tour?

Status is a prioritization process that determines who can play in LPGA and Epson Tour events. LPGA tournaments usually have a field of about 130-144 players. There are a lot more golfers who would like to play in those tournaments. In order to determine who gets in, players are ranked based on their past performance and earnings. Over the course of year, some players on the tour perform well and move up the rankings and others move down. Additionally, every year, a crop of new players turns professional and want to join the tour. Q-School is a way of establishing where those newly professional players will land on the priority list as well as giving those who didn’t perform as well in the past year the opportunity to stay on the tour.

5. If you turned professional, why do you have to play in Qualifying School?

Turning professional is really just a matter of announcing that you are no longer an amateur golfer. Simply turning professional does not allow you access to play in an LPGA or Epson tournament. As mentioned in the previous answer, there are more players than spots. Your status is your spot on the priority list for tournaments. For those already on the tour, their play in the previous year establishes status for the coming year. For those who are newly turned professional, qualifying school serves as the way to establish that priority. There are other tours, such as the Cactus Tour and the Women’s All Pro Tour, which are comparable to Single A league teams in baseball. The goal is to work your way up to the major leagues, the LPGA. Q-School is the way to do that.  The farther you advance in Q-School, the higher on the priority list you move up.

6. What tournaments can you play in based on your status?

Players are prioritized by the way they finished in Q-School, all the way down through Stage I. If there were 150 players who finished ahead of me on the Epson tour (so not counting those who achieved their LPGA status) then I would be #151. When players sign up for a tournament, the lower your number, the more likely you are to get in. If there are 150 spots in a tournament and I am #151, I have to wait to see if someone who is in the top 150 decides not to play.

There are also categories with priority over others. For example, some players who have exemptions, LPGA players who can’t get into the LPGA tournament that week. Others might win a tournament early in the season and that moves them up to a prioritized category.

Over the course of the season, priority will reshuffle several times based on pay and performance. A player who performs well will be making more money than those who are not playing well. They will move up the priority list.

Each tournament also has a few exemptions, which are special invitations. I received a sponsor’s exemption in 2021 and 2022 from the Cambia Portland Classic. There are also spots for golfers who play in the Monday qualifier, which is an 18 hole tournament where the top 1 or 2 players get a spot in the tournament.

So there are a number of ways to get in, but until you’re very high up on the money list (meaning you have played really well in many tournaments and maybe won a few) you’re not going to know very far in advance which tournaments you can play in. Playing well in Q-School and gaining LPGA status is the best way to improve your chances of getting into tournaments.

7. What happens if you don’t get LPGA status?

I can play on the Epson Tour and I can play in Monday qualifiers for LPGA tournaments.

8. What happens if you don’t get Epson status?

Players who do not advance after three rounds at Stage I will no longer have any status on the Epson Tour. This is new in 2023. Those players can play in other tours, like the Cactus Tour, the Women’s All Pro Tour and the NXXT Women’s Pro Golf Tour.

9. Can you sign up for any professional tournament?

Sort of. See my explanation in “What tournaments can you play in based on your status?” answer. I can sign up for Monday qualifiers at LPGA tournaments and attempt to get in the field that way.

10. When does the professional golf season start?

The LPGA golf season starts in January and goes through November. The Epson tour starts in March and runs through October. The other tours are kind of all over the map.

11. How do you make money through professional golf? 

You win! No seriously, you need to play well. The purses have improved in women’s golf, but you still need to play well in order to make enough money to pay for all the expenses associated with traveling and playing on the tour. For example, the purse at the Portland Classic is $1.5 million. This year’s winner, Andrea Lee, won $225,000. Tenth place made $27,782. When you consider that players must often fly across the country, rent a car, find a place to stay and pay a caddie a week’s wages, there’s not a lot left over. Playing well improves your status and it’s how you make enough money to keep playing on the tour. Your rank on the money list at the end of the year is what decides whether or not you keep you card or go back to Q-school again.

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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson takes one step closer to LPGA card as tour continues gender policy review

A total of 100 players advanced out of the LPGA’s Pre-Qualifying Stage (formerly Stage I) and among them was transgender golfer Hailey Davidson.

“Third time’s a charm!” Davidson wrote on Instagram .

Three years ago, Davidson became the second transgender player to compete in LPGA Q-School, where she did not advance past the first stage. She tried again in 2022, missing the 54-hole cut by a single stroke.

This time around, Davidson tied for 42nd at Mission Hills Country Club with rounds of 72-72-69-71 to finish at 4 under. She now advances to the Qualifying Stage (formerly Stage II) October 15-18 in Venice, Florida. Those who complete the 72-hole event (play all four rounds) at Plantation Golf and Country Club will earn Epson Tour status based on their finish. Those who make the cut will advance to Final Qualifying, which will take place in December.

Amateur Ashley Menne won the Pre-Qualifying Stage with a 16-under total.

Days before the Pre-Qualifying event started, LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan sent out a memo to LPGA and Epson Tour players regarding the tour’s Gender Policy. Golfweek confirmed that in the memo, Marcoux Samaan stated that the tour planned to conclude a lengthy review of its current policy by year’s end and would implement any updates to the policy before the 2025 season.

The commissioner stated that the tour’s top priority must be to have a policy that provides for fair competition and considers “first and foremost” competitive advantage.

In 2010, the LPGA voted to eliminate its requirement that players be “female at birth” not long after a transgender woman filed a lawsuit against the tour.

Earlier this year, Davidson came within one spot of qualifying for the 79th U.S. Women’s Open, the biggest championship in women’s golf.

Davidson had primarily competed on NXXT Golf until the Florida-based mini tour announced in March – on International Women’s Day – that competitors must be a biological female at birth to participate.

A three-time winner on the tour, Davidson ranked second on the mini tour’s season standings at the time of the ban. She had played nine times this season on the NXXT.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson takes one step closer to LPGA card as tour continues gender policy review

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The second stage of LPGA Q-School took place last week in Venice, Florida, and of the 188 who started the week, 41 advanced. Among those 41 were nine amateurs, including LSU’s Ingrid Lindblad, who topped the field by four strokes with an 18-under total.

Lindblad, a fifth-year senior who is currently No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, shot 67-66-70-67 at Plantation Golf and Country Club’s Bobcat and Panther courses.

Last year, the LPGA changed its Q-Series criteria, requiring players to turn professional before they can compete for an LPGA card. The deadline for players to sign up for Q-Series as a professional is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, November 17.

Lindblad said she’s decided to go back to school for one more semester.

“At the beginning of the year I’m like I am probably just going to go through the whole Q-Series and like peace out,” said Lindblad, “but I was talking to my coaches, and I really like it at LSU. Like, our coaches are awesome. This year we have a really good team, so I just want to give it a chance to get another SEC and maybe a national championship.”

Lindblad left Venice with Epson Tour status for 2024.

Ingrid Lindblad from LSU plays her tee shot on the 10th hole during the first day of stroke play competition at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale. (Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic)

Notable amateurs who missed the cut include Southern Cal’s Amari Avery and former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Jensen Castle.

This year’s LPGA Q-Series takes place Nov. 30 to Dec. 5 in Mobile, Alabama, at the Magnolia Grove Golf Course.

Here are the eight other amateurs who will soon have to make a similar decision about turning pro:

T-6. Savannah Grewal

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The Clemson super senior shot back-to-back 69s over the weekend to move into the top 10. Grewal set a new Clemson scoring record last season with a 71.77 stroke average. She’s currently 124th in WAGR.

T-8. Sabrina Iqbal

Sabrina Iqbal, TCU (TCU Athletics)

Iqbal is a 2022 graduate of Texas Christian, where she set the program’s career scoring record at 72.9, birdies with 357 and rounds of par or better with 59.

The Californian then transferred to Colorado for a fifth year. She’s currently 116th in WAGR. Iqbal also played in the second stage last year and took a share of 102nd.

T-15. Saki Baba

Saki Baba holds the championship trophy after winning the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. (Photo: Darren Carroll/USGA)

The 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion vaulted up the board with a third-round 66. The Japanese star is No. 2 in WAGR.

T-21. Jennie Park

Texas A&M’s Jennie Park. (Photo: Texas A&M Athletics)

The Texas A&M super senior jumped up 15 spots on the leaderboard with a closing 69. Park, a Texan, led the Aggies last year with a 71.72 stroke average.

T-21. Lilly Thomas

Lilly Thomas hits her tee shot on hole five during the first round of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles. (Photo: James Gilbert/USGA)

The Tulsa grad student has 22 top-25 finishes in her first four years in Oklahoma. Following her strong play in Venice, Thomas went straight to Mississippi for The Alley at Old Waverly Golf Club. Thomas placed second earlier this fall at the Schooner Fall Classic.

T-25. Briana Chacon

Oregon women’s golf coach Derek Radley and Briana Chacon discuss a shot during the first round of the 2023 Annika Intercollegiate. (Photo: Ben Adelberg/The Back of the Range)

The fifth-year senior at Oregon from Whittier, California, Chacon’s best finish this fall for the Ducks was a T-5 at the Annika Intercollegiate. Last season, Chacon became the first Duck in program history to win an NCAA Regional individual title in Albuquerque.

T-25. Charlotte Heath

Charlotte Heath of the Florida State Seminoles plays a tee shot on the first hole during the 2023 NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Florida State senior, who hails from England, jumped up from T-41 to T-25 with a closing 69. Heath set new scoring record for the Seminoles last season with a 70.56 average.

T-30. Maddison Hinson-Tolchard

Oklahoma State’s Maddison Hinson-Tolchard. (Photo: OSU Athletics)

The Oklahoma State senior from Perth, Australia, is the back-to-back Big 12 Player of the Year. She overcame a final-round 76 to cling to one of the last spots to advance. Hinson-Tolchard is currently 35th in the WAGR.

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Transgender golfer eyes LPGA Tour card at Stage I of Qualifying School

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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson is attempting to become the first transgender woman to earn an LPGA Tour card after two rounds in the first stage of this weekend’s 2022 LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying School. 

Davidson, who was born in Scotland but lives in Florida, shot a 70 in the first round at the Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert, California, Thursday, finishing tied for 59th. Davidson shot a 76 the following day after bogeying on holes 6, 8, 13, 15, and 17. 

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According to the LPGA Tour’s rules for the event, any player with a score of 88 or higher in any of the first three rounds will automatically be dropped from the qualifiers and ineligible to receive Tour status for 2023. 

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Those who shoot under 88 on all three rounds "will earn 2023 Epson Tour Status," the official qualifying tour of the LPGA Tour. The top 100 players will then move on to Stage II beginning Oct. 18. 

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The final stage will be held during the first two weeks of December. 

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According to the LPGA website , more than 600 Epson Tour alumnae have earned LPGA Tour membership since its start in 1999. 

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Davidson began hormone therapy treatments in 2015 and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2021, Golfweek reported in May 2021. According to the outlet, Davidson last competed as a male at U.S. Open local qualifying in 2015 at Admiral’s Cove in Jupiter, Florida. 

The LPGA Tour removed its "female at birth" requirement in 2010, according to an ESPN report at the time.

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Vancouver's Leah John trusting the process in first professional season on Epson Tour

L eah John knows that the standard answer for on what her goals are as an up-and-coming golfer should be something like "top 15 on the Epson Tour" or "get my LPGA card."

But, if she's being honest, she'd rather just refine her process.

"I am just really focused on getting me and my game the best it can be, and then seeing where that takes it," John said on Wednesday. "I have always believed that things will work out the way they want to if you put in the work and make a plan and just stick to it.

"I know it's kind of a lame answer. I know the proper answer is 'be the best golfer in the world,' but really it's to be the best I am right now."

The 24-year-old from Vancouver turned pro this spring after graduating from the University of Nevada and has seven Epson Tour events under her belt since late April. She's made the cut three times, including a tie for eighth at the Twin Bridges Championship on July 19.

"I think the thing that I'm still trying to figure out is the difference between playing to win versus playing not to lose, and kind of how you work around that and using pressure to fuel you," she said.

The top 10 at Twin Bridges in Guilderland, N.Y., is the perfect example.

John needed a good showing or she'd have to go to the LPGA and Epson Tour's Qualifying Tournament Stage 1. She started the final round with back-to-back bogeys and briefly got down on herself but, by sticking with her process, she bounced back with four birdies on the final seven holes to earn her first professional top 10.

"You can't think about it at all but you want it to happen, right?" said John on the difficult balance of staying present while trying to achieve goals. "You have to dial into the process more and more.

"So learning that, there's so much your mind kind of can help you get away with. This is the thing my coach (Jennifer Greggain) and I talk about all the time: trusting your mind, trusting your brain, to create what you want, and not getting in its way."

John will be back in action on Friday at the Four Winds Invitational in South Bend, Ind. She'll be joined by Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont., and Yeji Kwon of Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Thibault is 114th on the Race for the Card points list, Szeryk is 117th, John is 120th and Kwon is unranked.

LPGA TOUR — Rookie Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont., leads the Canadian contingent into this week's FM Championship. She's 93rd on the Race to CME Globe rankings heading into play at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Hamilton's Alena Sharp (113th) and Maude-Aimee Leblanc (141st) of Sherbrooke, Que., are also in the field.

PGA TOUR — Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., is the lone Canadian in the Tour Championship at East Lake golf Club in Atlanta. The final event of the season has the top 30 players on the PGA Tour start with a score based on their rankings. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will tee off on Thursday at 10 under, No. 2 Xander Schauffele begins at 8 under, and so on. Pendrith, who starts tied for 21st, will start the tournament at 1 under.

PGA TOUR AMERICAS — Matthew Anderson of Mississauga is second in the Fortinet Cup standings, heading into the second last event of the PGA Tour Americas season. He can gain some ground on John Keefer of the United States at this week's CRMC Championship in Brainerd, Minn. There are 13 Canadians in the field at Craguns Legacy Course.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 28, 2024.

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Due to various concerns in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the LPGA Tour has adjusted the dates for Stage II of 2022 LPGA Q-School. Stage II will still be held in Venice, Fla., at its traditional venue, Plantation Golf and Country Club’s Bobcat and Panther Courses. However, the dates have been adjusted from Oct. 18-21 to Nov. 17-20.

“We are so thankful that our friends at Plantation Golf and Country Club survived the hurricane and are all safe. Now that they have had time to survey the course, we agree that we need to make the difficult decision to postpone Stage II of Q-School,” said Kathy Lawrence, vice president of Tour Operations and Q-Series. “With Stage II in just two weeks, we do not have time to properly secure an alternative venue, and we also do not want to pull this competition from our long-time partners in Venice. They will have our full support as they clean up the course and we look forward to a great week with them in November.”

While the courses at Plantation Golf and Country Club did not see catastrophic damage, the storm surge downed a significant number of trees and washed out many bunkers. The greater Venice area also saw significant flooding, with many hotels and restaurants facing extended closures due to lack of power.

The entry criteria for Stage II of LPGA Q-School will not change. Entries closed on Aug. 8.

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Dp world tour q-school – 2024 first stage preview & results.

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

I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish 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 starts on 27th August and ends 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.

This article will be updated with the results as each qualifier is completed.

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

FIRST STAGE

First Stage will consist 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 a lack of interest this event was cancelled.

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 will progress). All players tied for the the last qualifying position at the conclusion of play will advance 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 remains in place.

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

27th-30th August 2024

1. GOLF NAZIONALE, SUTRI, ITALY

Qualifying Spots: N/K

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

Entries –  89 players (inc. 7 amateurs) Phoenix CAMPBELL (AUS) AM Tiger CHRISTENSEN (GER) AM Marco FLORIOLI (ITA) AM Joaquin LUDUEÑA (ARG) AM Luca MEMEO (ITA) AM Marcus MOHR (ENG) Daniel MULLIGAN (IRL) David RUDD (SCO) Brandon ST JOHN (IRL) Aaron VAN HAUWE (FRA) AM Liam WALDRON (SCO) Michael YOUNG (IRL)

Did Not Qualify Luca CIVELLO (ITA) AM +10 79th Missed 36 Hole Cut

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

Qualifying Spots: 17 players and ties 

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

Entries –  81 players (inc. 6 amateurs) Jake BOLTON (ENG) Daniel BRENNAN (IRL) Jack BROUN (SCO) Callum BRUCE (SCO) Harvey BYERS (ENG) Taylor CARTER (ENG) Ian CLARK (SCO) Jack COPE (ENG) Jeg COUGHLIN III (USA) AM Lawrence COURTNEY (ENG) Arron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) Giles EVANS (ENG) Ryan EVANS (ENG) Callum FARR (ENG) OJ FARREL (ENG) Ben FIRTH (ENG) Hugh FOLEY (IRL) AM JR GALBRAITH (NIR) Tom GANDY (IoM) John GOUGH (ENG) Liam GREHAN (IRL) David HAGUE (ENG) Ryan HARMER (ENG) Matthew HIBBS (ENG) Josh HILLEARD (ENG) Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) Habebul ISLAM (ENG) Ayden KNIGHT (ENG) AM Matty LAMB (ENG) Rowan LESTER (IRL) Max MARTIN (ENG) Robbie MORRISON (SCO) Aidan O’HAGAN (SCO) Thomas PLUMB (ENG) Joseph QUINN (ENG) Joe RETFORD (ENG) Sebastian SANDIN (SCO) Tom SLOMAN (ENG) Finigan TILLY (ENG / USA) Charlie THORNTON (ENG)

Did Not Qualify 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

3rd-6th September 2024

3. MILLENIUM GOLF, BERINGEN, BELGIUM

Qualifying Spots:

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

Entries –  74 players (inc. N/K amateurs) Daniel BROWN (ENG) James CLARIDGE (ENG) Jamie DICK (ENG) Owen EDWARDS (WAL) Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) Jordan LOFT (ENG) Max ORRIN (ENG) Cormac SHARVIN (NIR) Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG)

Did Not Qualify

4. HUDDERSFIELD GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND

Click here for the full – Huddersfield Q-School Results

Entries – 71 players (inc. N/K amateurs) George ASH (ENG) Tom BEVINGTON (ENG) Rob BOOTH (ENG) Sam BROADHURST (ENG) Scott BROWN (ENG) Zach CHEGWIDDEN (ENG) Danny DANIELS (ENG) James EDWARDS (ENG) Will FARLEY (ENG) Alex FORD (ENG) Matt FORD (ENG) Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) Leon FRICKER (ENG) >Matt GAUNTLETT (ENG) Bailey GILL (ENG) Scott GREGORY (ENG) Chris HANSON (ENG) Ryan HARMER (ENG) Thomas HIGSON (ENG) Will HOPKINS (ENG) Jamie HOWARTH (ENG) Luca HOULGATE (ENG) Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) Ben JONES (ENG) Jonathan KEITH (SCO) Luke KELLY (ENG) Daryl LEY (ENG) Finn LORD (ENG) Freddie MACARTHUR (ENG) Jack MALONE (ENG) Nick MARSH (ENG) James MORGAN (ENG) Tom OSBORNE (ENG) Kipp POPERT (ENG) Will PORTER (ENG) Steve ROBINS (ENG) Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) Jack TREWHITT (ENG) Matthew TURNER (ENG) Harry WATKINS (WAL) James WILSON (ENG) William WHITEOAK (ENG) Egor ZOTOV (ENG)

10th-13th September 2024

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

Click here for the full – Arlandastad Q-School Results

Entries – 111 players (inc. N/K amateurs) Ryan BROOKS (ENG) Christian BROWN (ENG) Joe BRYCE (SCO) Kieran CANTLEY (SCO) Oliver CHESTERMAN (ENG) Greg DALZIEL (SCO) Jordan GODWIN (ENG) Luke HARRIES (WAL) Adam HARRIS (ENG) John HENRY (SCO) Arran KANTH (ENG) Daniel KAY (SCO) Phillip KELLY (ENG) Chris MACLEAN (SCO) Eric MCINTOSH (SCO) Stuart MCLAREN (SCO) Fraser MOORE (SCO) Bradley NEIL (SCO) Grant NICHOLSON (ENG) William NIMMO (ENG) John PATERSON (SCO) Tom SPREADBOROUGH (ENG)

11th-14th September 2024

6. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA

Click here for the full – Ebreichsdorf Q-School Results

Entries – 108 players (inc. N/K amateurs) Paul CONROY (IRL) Stephen GRANT (IRL) William HARROLD (ENG) Robert HARRHY (IRL) Scott HENRY (SCO) Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) Ollie ROBERTS (SCO) Craig ROSS (SCO) James ROSS (SCO) James SUGRUE (IRL) George TOONE (ENG)

17th-20th September 2024

7. DONNINGTON GROVE GOLF CLUB, NEWBURY, ENGLAND

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

Entries – 108 players (inc. X amateurs) Owen BENSON (ENG) Marc BOUCHER (IRL) Rob BRAZILL (IRL) Joe BROOKS (ENG) Barclay BROWN (ENG) Jake BURNAGE (ENG) Robbie BUSHER (ENG) David CAREY (IRL) Ryan CORNFIELD (ENG) Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) Ben DAVIES (ENG) Tom DOWDALL (IRL) Jack DYER (ENG) Masson ESSAM (ENG) Ben EVANS (ENG) Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) Calum FYFE (ENG) Harry GODDARD (ENG) Stuart GREHAN (IRL) Josef HACKER (JER) Robert HOLDEN (ENG) Tom JORDAN (ENG) Niall KEARNEY (IRL) Kris KIM (ENG) Paul MADDY (ENG) Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) Jake MCGOLDRICK (ENG) Billy MCKENZIE (ENG) Robert MORAN (IRL) Sean MULLAN (ENG) John MURPHY (IRL) Cameron MURRY (ENG) Max NICHOLLS (ENG) Luke NORTHWOOD (ENG) Taylor PAUL (ENG) Kevin PHELAN (IRL) Ben ROBINSON (ENG) Lewis SCOTT (ENG) Sandy SCOTT (SCO) Corey SHEPPARD (ENG) Jack SINGH BRAR (ENG) Daniel SMITH (ENG) Jack SOUTH (ENG) Jonathan THOMSON (ENG) Sam WESTWOOD (ENG) Adam WINTER (eng) Julian WOOD (ENG) Jonathan YATES (IRL) Jack YULE (ENG)

24th-27th September 2024

8. HORSENS GOLFKLUB, DENMARK

Click here for the full – Horsens Q-School Results

Entries – 102 players started (inc. N/K amateurs) James ALLAN (ENG) Piers BERRINGTON (ENG) Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) Harry ELLIS (ENG) Jack FLOYDD (ENG) Greg HOLMES (ENG) Max KENNEDY (IRL) David KITT (IRL) Curtis KNIPES (ENG) Zak MORGAN (ENG) Liam NOLAN (IRL) Mark POWER (IRL) Will ROEBUCK (ENG) James RUTH (ENG) Pavan SAGOO (ENG) Joseph STOCK (ENG) Reis SUART (ENG)

9. GOLF DE LÉRY, POSES, FRANCE

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

Entries – 106 players started (inc. N/K amateurs) Jake AYRES (ENG) Seve BENSON (ENG) David BOOTE (WAL) Calvin GRESCHNER (ENG) Toby HUNT (WAL) Luke JOY (ENG) Jack MADDEN (IRL) Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) Conor O’ROURKE (IRL) Tim RICE (IRL) Matt ROBERTS (WAL) Sam ROBINSON (ENG)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour 2024 Qualifying School Website

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 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. The current 3 year contract with the Spanish venue to stage the Finals expires this year.

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.

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Trans Golfer Moves One Step Closer to Qualifying for LPGA Tour Amid Outrage

A transgender golfer is one step closer to having a spot on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour.

Over the weekend, Hailey Davidson, who was born male, was among the female golfers who advanced to the next stage of Q School to earn a LPGA card. The results led the LPGA commissioner to send out a memo to players promising the tour will conclude a review of its current gender policy by the end of the year.

On Wednesday’s show, Megyn was joined by former Miss California USA and community activist Carrie Prejean Boller to discuss Davidson’s success and what women need to do to stand up for their sports.

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Davidson was among the 100 players who advanced out of the LPGA’s Pre-Qualifying Stage on Sunday. He finished tied for forty-second at the California event, shooting 4-under par. The golfer made it through to the next qualifying tournament, which will be held in Venice, Florida, beginning October 15. The final event of the series will take place in Mobile, Alabama, in December.

Davidson competed as a male golfer prior to starting hormone therapy treatments in 2015 and had gender reassignment surgery in 2021. In 2021 and 2022, he failed to advance out of Q School and previously caused a stir when he suggested women who are beaten by trans athletes need to try harder.

“I will never understand athletes who blame a transgender competitor on their own athletic failures,” Davidson wrote on Instagram while practicing for Q School. “If you don’t take accountability for your failures then you will never actually be good enough to make it.”

He struck a similar tone Monday. “Third time’s a charm! Finally made it through @lpga_tour Q Series: Pre-qualifying,” Davidson wrote on Instagram. “Every year I have played at Q School, the players have gotten longer and longer to where I was being outdriven by 40 yards consistently in the final round yesterday by one player. Honestly I love seeing it though, especially since their is this massive lie out there that I am outdriving everyone, which is just so very far from the truth and reality.”

He went on to blame the media coverage of trans athletes. “Clearly conservative media needs to give these amazing female athletes WAY more credit rather than belittle them and their capabilities all in an attempt to attack transgender athletes,” Davidson added.

Back in 2010, the LPGA voted to eliminate its requirement that players be “female at birth” after being sued by a trans person. But that decision may now be under review. Golfweek reported that LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan sent out a memo to players last week stating the tour is finishing a review of its current policy and will implement any changes before the 2025 season.

The Backlash

Riley Gaines and former LPGA Tour golfer Amy Olson were just a few of the athletes to slam the tour for allowing Davidson to compete. Prejean Boller said part of what makes the situation so disappointing is Davidson’s attitude. “He is so arrogant,” she noted. “He is not even sorry, and he is going to continue this.”

Exclusive footage of male golfer, Hailey Davidson, at @LPGA Qualifying School this week. He is vying for the opportunity to advance to the 2025 LPGA Tour. Looks like the mediocre male will be among the top 95 qualifying female golfers to move on later today. pic.twitter.com/tSc0jr0YMu — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 25, 2024

As a result, Prejean Boller said viewers must do their part. “Look what we did with Bud Light. Look what we did with Target. We must refuse to watch this circus,” she said. “It really hurts them when it hits the pocketbook… We are the consumers… we must refuse to watch.”

She also implored Davidson’s competitors to take a stand. “All the women who are about to compete against this dude, I challenge you: Take a knee, refuse to compete,” Prejean Boller concluded. “That is when this circus ends.”

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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson takes one step closer to LPGA card as tour continues gender policy review

A total of 100 players advanced out of the LPGA’s Pre-Qualifying Stage (formerly Stage I) and among them was transgender golfer Hailey Davidson.

“Third time’s a charm!” Davidson wrote on Instagram .

Three years ago, Davidson became the second transgender player to compete in LPGA Q-School, where she did not advance past the first stage. She tried again in 2022, missing the 54-hole cut by a single stroke.

This time around, Davidson tied for 42nd at Mission Hills Country Club with rounds of 72-72-69-71 to finish at 4 under. She now advances to the Qualifying Stage (formerly Stage II) October 15-18 in Venice, Florida. Those who complete the 72-hole event (play all four rounds) at Plantation Golf and Country Club will earn Epson Tour status based on their finish. Those who make the cut will advance to Final Qualifying, which will take place in December.

Amateur Ashley Menne won the Pre-Qualifying Stage with a 16-under total.

Days before the Pre-Qualifying event started, LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan sent out a memo to LPGA and Epson Tour players regarding the tour’s Gender Policy. Golfweek confirmed that in the memo, Marcoux Samaan stated that the tour planned to conclude a lengthy review of its current policy by year’s end and would implement any updates to the policy before the 2025 season.

The commissioner stated that the tour’s top priority must be to have a policy that provides for fair competition and considers “first and foremost” competitive advantage.

In 2010, the LPGA voted to eliminate its requirement that players be “female at birth” not long after a transgender woman filed a lawsuit against the tour.

Earlier this year, Davidson came within one spot of qualifying for the 79th U.S. Women’s Open, the biggest championship in women’s golf.

Davidson had primarily competed on NXXT Golf until the Florida-based mini tour announced in March – on International Women’s Day – that competitors must be a biological female at birth to participate.

A three-time winner on the tour, Davidson ranked second on the mini tour’s season standings at the time of the ban. She had played nine times this season on the NXXT.