The PGA TOUR Americas membership roster will be completed across three weeks, with the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas Qualifying School being contested at five different sites: Dothan, Alabama (March 17–20); Ocala, Florida (March 17–20); Palm Springs, California (March 24–27); Sugar Land, Texas (March 24–27); and San Jacinto, California (March 31–April 3).

The top eight finishers at each site will earn membership for the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas season (subject to the second reorder), while players finishing ninth–25th and ties will receive conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder). In the event of a tie for the final position in the top eight, a playoff will determine who secures membership.

In previous years, Q-School was contested in May and split the PGA TOUR Americas season into two segments. With Q-School now being played before the start of the season, membership and eligibility categories will apply to the Tour’s full 15-event schedule, which begins in April with back-to-back events in Brazil and Argentina.

Updated after each event, this notebook will provide a capsule look at notable players competing and emerging at each of the five Q-School sites.

Dothan, Alabama

Dates: March 17-20
Venue: RTJ Highland Oaks (7,459-yard, par 72)
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Who earned status: The top eight (no ties) earned membership (subject to the second reorder); 19 other players who finished inside the top 25 and ties secured conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder)

Patrick Sheehan, a 25-year-old Penn State University alum who made 10 PGA TOUR Americas starts last season, earned medalist honors at 17-under 271 to regain tour membership. He finished two shots clear of Maxwell Ford of Durham, North Carolina.

Top eight finishers: 1. (-17/271) Patrick Sheehan, 2. (-15/273) Maxwell Ford, 3. (-14/274) Jake Hall, T4. (-12/276) Jones Free, Peyton Callens, T6. (-11/277) Connor Creasy, Jack Marcotte, 8. (-10/278) Isaac Simmons (won a three-for-one playoff to secure eighth spot).

Who earned conditional status: T9 (-10/278) Harry Lord*, Zach Adams (a)*, T11 (-9/279) Maximilian Herrmann, Luke Schniederjans, Jonathan Nielsen, T14 (-8/280) Mac Mcclear, Charles DeLong, Evertt Whiten Jr., Caleb Bond (a), Nick Matthews (a), Piercen Hunt, Kevin Johnson, Jimmy Dales, Carter Graf, T23 (-7/281) Jay Spivey, William Holan, Will Morlan (a), Garrett Reband, Harrison Hughston. *Lord & Adams lost a three-for-one playoff for a spot inside the top eight.

Notables to miss:Tyler Strafaci, the 2020 U.S. Amateur champion, finished at 5-under (T33)… Martín Contini of Argentina, a 2024 PGA TOUR Americas member who previously played two full seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour (2022–23), finished at 3-under (T48)… Cooper Musselman, a Korn Ferry Tour member in 2023 and 2025, finished at 2-under (T57)… Erik Barnes, who competed in two full PGA TOUR seasons (2022–23 and 2024) after placing No. 15 on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, withdrew after the third round.

Ocala, Florida

Dates: March 17-20
Venue: Country Club of Ocala (6,920-yard, par 72)
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Who earned status: The top eight (no ties) earned membership (subject to the second reorder); 17 other players who finished inside the top 25 secured conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder)

Calen Sanderson, currently a senior at the University of Notre Dame, earned medalist honors at 13-under 275. He finished one shot ahead of runner-up Hogan Ingram of Rome, Georgia. The Newtown, Pennsylvania, native dominated the Canadian Collegiate Invitational last September and has never made a start on a PGA TOUR-sanctioned tour.

Top eight finishers: 1. (-13/275) Calen Sanderson (a), 2. (-12/276) Hogan Ingram, 3. (-10/278) Kyle Cottam, T4. (-8/280) Joshua Lee, Thomas Longbella, T6. (-6/282) Felipe Álvarez, Cooper Smith, Cole Anderson (won a four-for-three playoff to secure their cards inside the top eight).

Who earned conditional status: 9. (-6/282) Andrew Morris*, T10 (-5/283) Domenico Geminiani, Egor Eroshenko, CJ Jones, Wil Anderson, Logan Perkins, Fletch Wunderlich, T16 (-4/284) Cougar Collins, Nate Stevens (a), Jared Wolfe, Esteban Jaramillo, T20 (-3/285) Raúl Pereda, Paul Conroy, Chris Fosdick, Noah Connor, Randall Hudson, Jake Springer. *Morris lost a four-for-three playoff for spots inside the top eight.

Notables to miss:Etienne Papineau of Canada, winner of the 2023 Digital Commerce Group Open in Victoria, BC, and coming off two full Korn Ferry Tour seasons, finished at 2-under, one shot shy of the number… Charlie Hillier, winner of the 2023 Brazil Open on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica and a player with 18 PGA TOUR Americas starts over the last two seasons, finished at 1-over (T49)… Yi Cao, the 2023 CRMC Championship winner on PGA TOUR Canada and a 2024 Korn Ferry Tour member, finished at 3-over (T55).

Upcoming events:

Sugar Land, Texas
Dates: March 24-27
Venue: TPC Houston – Pecan Course (7,051-yard, par 72)
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Palm Springs, California
Dates: March 24-27
Venue: The Golf Club at Terra Lago – North (7,054-yard, par 72)
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San Jacinto, California
Dates: March 31-April 3
Venue: Soboba Springs Golf Course (7,339-yard, par 72)
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