'Last Chance to Enter PGA'... 'Must Finish in Top 5'

Qualifying (Q) School Final Stage Starts
168 Players Compete in 72-Hole Stroke Play
Top 5 Earn PGA Tour Eligibility for Next Year
Ham Jeong-woo, Kang Sung-hoon, Noh Seung-yeol Challenge the 'Hellish Suneung'

This is the last chance to enter the U.S. Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour.

From the 14th (local time) for four days, the PGA Tour Qualifying (Q) School Final Stage will be held at the TPC Sawgrass (Par 70, 7,054 yards) and the Sawgrass Dye's Valley Course (Par 70, 6,850 yards) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. This tournament offers a spot for the 2024 PGA Tour season. It is the first time in 11 years since 2012 that a regular tour card is directly awarded through Q School. In the meantime, top players from the Korn Ferry (second-tier) Tour have advanced to the PGA Tour.

Kang Sung-hoon will compete in the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School aiming for a full regular tour card.

The door to the PGA Tour through Q School remains narrow. 168 players compete, playing two rounds each on two courses. There is no cut-off. Only the top 5 (including ties) will earn the right to play on the PGA Tour next year. The top 40 will play on the Korn Ferry Tour. Among those 40, the top 25 are guaranteed entry into 12 tournaments, while the remaining players receive entry into 8 tournaments.

Korea is represented by Kang Sung-hoon, Noh Seung-yul, and Ham Jeong-woo. Kang Sung-hoon won the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Noh Seung-yul won the 2014 Zurich Classic, but both have struggled recently and are seeking a comeback through Q School. Ham Jeong-woo is knocking on the door of the PGA Tour this year as the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour Player of the Year.

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