The DP World Tour Qualifying School reaches its conclusion in Spain.
It’s make-or-break time as the DP World Tour Qualifying School enters its final stages in Spain. Here’s everything you need to know about one of golf’s most competitive tests.
Since 1976, Q School has provided a pathway for professional and amateur golfers from across the globe to secure a tour card for Europe’s premier circuit – the DP World Tour.
With future livelihoods on the line and just 20 cards up for grabs – 5 less than 2023 – the Q School of 2024 is set to be the most pressurized and competitive yet.
Just to be in with a chance of playing for the privilege, players must come through two 72-hole stages to earn themselves a place in the 156-man field for the final stage at the INFINITUM Golf Resort in Tarragona, Spain – where a grueling six-round marathon decides who has what it takes.
And for those who prove worthy, a springboard to a potentially decorated and lucrative career awaits. Just ask previous alumni. Sandy Lyle, Jose Maria Olazabal, Colin Montgomerie, Jesper Parnevik, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez, and Justin Rose are just a few of the star names to graduates from Q School.
What is the format of Q School?
Q School’s first stage sees nine European venues host 72-hole strokeplay events, each sending roughly 15 players (depending on ties) through to the second stage in Spain. Here another series of four 72-hole tournaments dictate the 156 players that progress to the final stage of Q School.
To some extent – that was the easy part. Now the pressure ramps up again with the Tarragona field all tackling the Lakes Course and the Hills Course at INFINITUM twice before a cut is made and the top 65 players battle it out for 20 tour cards on the Lakes Course.
Q School 2024: Schedule and Venues
Final Stage
INFINITUM Golf Resort (Lakes & Hills Courses), Tarragona, Spain – November 8-13 November 3
Second Stage
Desert Springs Resort, Almeria, Spain – October 31 – November 3
Isla Canela Links, Huelva, Spain – October 31 – November 3
Golf Las Pinaillas, Albacete, Spain – October 31 – November 3
Fontanals Golf Club, Girona, Spain – October 31 – November 3
First Stage
The Players Club, Bristol, England – August 27-30
Golf Nazionale, Sutri, Italy – August 27-30
Millennium Golf, Paal, Beringen, Belgium – September 3-6
Huddersfield Golf Club, Huddersfield, England – September 3-6
Arlandastad Golf (Masters Course), Rosersberg, Sweden September 10-13
Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf, Ebreichsdorf, Austria September 11-14
Donnington Grove Golf Club, Newbury, England – September 17-20
Horsens Golfklub, Horsens, Denmark – September 24-27
Golf de Léry Poses, Poses, France – September 24-27
Who has won Q School?
Sandy Lyle (1977), José María Olazábal (1985), Jesper Parnevik (1988), Retief Goosen (1992), Adrián Otaegui (2015), and Sam Horsfield (2017), are all previous Qualifying School Champions. The most recent rollcall of winners include:
YearVenueWinner(s)CountryScore2023Infinitum GolfFreddy SchottGermany4012022Infinitum GolfSimon ForsströmSweden3992019Lumine Golf ClubBenjamin PokeDenmark4032018Lumine Golf ClubAlejandro Cañizares, Zander LombardSpain, South Africa4042017Lumine Golf ClubSam HorsfieldEngland4012016PGA Golf CatalunyaNathan KimseyEngland4152015PGA Golf CatalunyaUlrich van den Berg, Adrián Otaegui, Daniel ImSouth Africa, Spain, United States4102014PGA Golf CatalunyaMikko KorhonenFinland4082013PGA Golf CatalunyaCarlos del MoralSpain4022012PGA Golf CatalunyaJohn ParryEngland4092011PGA Golf CatalunyaDavid DixonEngland4072010PGA Golf CatalunyaSimon WakefieldEngland407
Who won Tour Cards from Q School in 2023?Final Stage Qualifiers:
Freddy Schott
Filippo Celli
Sebastian Friedrichsen
Darius van Driel
Matthis Besard
Sam Jones
Tom Lewis
Sebastian Garcia
Haydn Barron
Kristian Krogh Johannessen
Jack Davidson
Jacques Kruyswijk
Renato Paratore
Andrew Wilson
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
David Ravetto
Pieter Moolman
Garrick Porteous
Nicolo Galletti
Joshua Berry
Benjamin Rusch
Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen
Kristoffer Broberg
Rhys Enoch
Darren Fichardt
Jannik de Bruyn
Pedro Figueiredo
Søren Broholt Lind
Nicolai von Dellingshausen
Lauri Ruuska
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
Joe Dean
James Nicholas
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