Updating #ProHogs at PGA Q School
FAYETTEVILLE – Six former Razorbacks – Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Luis Garza, Wil Gibson, Luke Long, Julian Perico and Tyson Reeder – have advanced to the second stage of the 2023 PGA Q School.
Long and Garza won their respective First Stage events and are guaranteed status on 2024 PGA TOUR Americas, should they not earn PGA TOUR or Korn Ferry Tour status after Second Stage and/or Final Stage.
Fernandez de Oliveira was exempt into the Second Stage based on his #16 ranking in the final PGA TOUR University standings from this past spring.
Garza defeated a pair of Razorbacks – Gibson and Reeder – that tied for second in the Muskogee, Okla., First Stage. Garza was 10-under while Gibson and Reeder were 9-under which allowed them to advance to the Second Stage.
Long won his First Stage, played at Rockwall, Texas, by seven strokes thanks to a final-round 63. He finished his 72 holes at -21.
Perico led his Second Stage event in Semmes, Ala., after an opening-round 65 posted rounds of 69-66-67 to finish runner up at -21 to advance to the Second Stage.
Gibson and Perico had to advance through prequalifying into the First Stage. Gibson was second at 13-under in his prequalifying event in Newton, Kan., while Perico was second at -14 in his event in Greenville, Ala.
| Luke Long | -21 (69-69-66-63) | 1st at First Stage | Full Results | Rockwall Golf & Ath. Club • Rockwall, TX |
| Luis Garza | -10 (69-68-63-70) | 1st at First Stage | Full Results | Muskogee GC • Muskogee, OK |
| Wil Gibson | -13 (68-68-67) -9 (67-68-68-68) |
2nd in Prequalifying T2nd at First Stage |
Full Results Full Results |
Sand Creek Station GC • Newton, KS Muskogee GC • Muskogee, OK |
| Tyson Reeder | -9 (71-66-67-67) | T2nd at First Stage | Full Results | Muskogee GC • Muskogee, OK |
| Julian Perico | -14 (70-67-65) -21 (65-69-66-67) |
2nd in Prequalifying 2nd at First Stage |
Full Results Full Results |
Canyon/Loblolly • Greenville, AL Magnolia Grove-Crossing • Semmes, AL |
Q SCHOOL SECOND STAGE SCHEDULE
Nov. 14-17: RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks (Highlands/Marshwood), Dothan, AL
Nov. 14-17: Tesoro Club (Palmer), Port St. Lucie, FL
Nov. 14-17: The Landings Club (Deer Creek), Savannah, GA
Nov. 28-Dec 1: Valencia Country Club, Valencia, CA
Nov. 28-Dec 1: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, Valdosta, GA
The medalist (and ties) from each Second Stage site will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership and, provided they do not improve their status at Final Stage, will be subject to the second reshuffle of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, and be placed in the Korn Ferry Tour Priority Ranking after the first 40 finishers and ties who did not earn a PGA TOUR card at Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
Q SCHOOL FINAL STAGE SCHEDULE
Dec. 14-17: PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry
TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley Course)/Sawgrass Country Club (East/West), Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Performance benefits for Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry are as follows:
- Top five finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn PGA TOUR cards
- Next 40 finishers and ties at Final Stage will earn exempt status through multiple reshuffles of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, with the first 25 finishers and ties being subject to the third reshuffle, and any remaining finishers within the category being subject to the second reshuffle
- All remaining finishers at Final Stage will have Korn Ferry Tour membership, in addition to being exempt through the Latin America Swing of the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season
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