PGA TOUR Americas Q-School notebook: Notables looking to regain status, extend seasons
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C.T. Lin heads to the Henryville, Indiana, site to continue his PGA TOUR Americas Q-School journey. (Jay Fawler/PGA TOUR)
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With the conclusion of the Latin America Swing after the Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship that saw Davis Lamb move up to No. 2 in the Fortinet Cup, 60 players from eight countries have secured exempt membership for the North America Swing.
While those 60 players can start booking their travel to Canada for the North America Swing, beginning with the Explore NB Open, which will be contested from July 3-6, other players in search of membership will try to earn status at PGA TOUR Americas Q-School.
Q-School will be contested across five sites – Henryville, Indiana (June 3-6), San Jacinto, California (June 3-6), Dothan, Alabama (June 10-13), Ocala, Florida (June 10-13) and Woodstock, Prince Edward Island, Canada (June 24-27). The top 11 finishers from each site will earn exempt membership for the North America Swing, while finishers 12th-30th (and ties) will earn conditional membership. If there are ties for the 11th spot after the final round, a playoff will determine who earns exempt membership. In total, 55 players will earn exempt status for the North America Swing.
Here’s a capsule look at notables who are set to compete at each of the five Q-School sites.
Henryville, Indiana
- Date: June 3-6
- Course: Champions Pointe Golf Club
Notables: Connor Creasy will look to regain status for the North America Swing after finishing as the No. 74 player in the Fortinet Cup after the Latin America Swing. Creasy notably finished as the runner-up at the 2024 Commissionaires Ottawa Open… Luke Gutschewski, the son of PGA TOUR member Scott Gutschewski, is in the field at Champions Pointe after finishing his collegiate career at Iowa State… Drew Shepherd finished 91st in the 2024 Fortinet Cup standings and registered two top-25s… Ben Warian is in the field after finishing the Latin America Swing at No. 69 in the Fortinet Cup, which included a T20 finish at the 70th ECP Brazil Open.
San Jacinto, California
- Date: June 3-6
- Course: Soboba Springs Golf Club
Notables: Riley Elmes will attempt to regain status after losing his card after the 2024 season. Elmes, who played collegiately at Loyola Marymount, made 14 starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024… C.T. Lin gained PGA TOUR Americas status in 2024 through mid-season Q-School and went on to finish 44th in the 2024 Fortinet Cup. A native of Chinese Taipei, Lin registered two top-five finishes in Canada last summer… Max Sekulic has made 36 PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts, including 12 on PGA TOUR Americas. A native of Rycroft, Alberta, Sekulic won the 116th Canadian Amateur Championship in 2021.
