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2023/2024 SEASON PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA QUALIFYING SCHOOL

1. INTRODUCTION

The PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School has been conducted at the end of each season to establish which players, not otherwise exempt, will gain their playing privileges on the Tour for the following season through a qualifying competition. The entry form for the 2023/24 season will need to be completed online and be submitted to the PGA Tour of Australasia. Should you experience any difficulty, contact details are provided below to assist with your application. The Qualifying School will be conducted in two stages of stroke play as below. 

First Qualifying Stage (54 holes scheduled)

The First Stage is played over three rounds – at the conclusion of the three rounds a set number of players will qualify and proceed to the Final Stage taking place in the following week.

All applicants, except those who are exempt into the Final Qualifying Stage , are required to compete in the First Qualifying Stage. 

The exact number of qualifying positions available from the First Qualifying Stage will be announced as soon as  possible once all the participants have teed off in the first round. Players who are tied on the final qualifying position score shall be required to participate in a play-off to determine who qualifies for the Final Qualifying Stage (approximately 20% to 25% of players will advance, subject to entry numbers).

Following the first 2 rounds (36 holes) any player 10 shots or more behind the last qualifying place will not advance to Round 3 of the First Qualifying Stage.

Players at the first stage must register via the Tournament Office no later than 17:00 on Monday 10 th April 2023.   Players who do not confirm their participation by this time may be removed from the official draw.

Final Qualifying Stage (72 holes scheduled)

The following players are exempt from participating in PGA Tour of Australasia First Qualifying Stage and are exempt into Final Qualifying Stage:

• PGA Tour of Australasia (Tournaments with $400k prize purse or greater)
• European Tour
• Korn Ferry Tour (or previous equivalent)
• Sunshine Tour
• Any former winner of a PGA Tour of Australasia tournament with prize purse lower than $400k from January 1, 2017
• Any player ranked inside the Top 500 of the Official World Golf Rankings as at close of entries.
• 61 st to 100 th ranked Full Members, plus Temporary Tournament Member – Tour (TTMT) players within those positions from the 2022/23 Final PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
• Any player from the Top 30 of the PGA Tour of Australasia Career Money List at the conclusion of the 2022/23 season
• The Leading graduating PGA of Australia Associate (to a floor of 10 th position) as at the close of entries.
• The leading 3 entrants to a limit of 10th place in the R & A World Amateur Ranking at the close of entries.
• The current amateur champions of Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, United States, Canada, Japan, Asia and the Junior World Amateur Champion at close of entries.
• Any amateur that was selected by their country to play in the most recent World Amateur Teams Championship (Eisenhower Trophy).
• Any amateur player who would have accumulated points throughout the 2022/23 PGA Tour of Australasia season to the equivalent of 75 th place or higher. Note 1: A player’s accumulative points will be calculated by determining the amount of points the player would have earned in PGA Tour of Australasia Tournaments if they were a Professional. Note 2: Should the player turn Professional throughout the season, any points earned as a Professional will not be counted for the sake of determining the players accumulative points as an amateur.
• Any player who has already gained a PGA Tour of Australasia Tournament Exemption Category for the 2023/24 season to the equivalent of Category 16 (as per the 2023/23 Tournament Exemption Categories) or higher.
• Any additional player at the discretion of the Tournaments Director, Tournament Division.

The leading thirty (30) Players and those tied for 30th position at the PGA Tour of Australasia Final Stage Qualifying School will be eligible to apply to become Full Members (Tournament) of the PGA of Australia for the following year and will be placed in a Tournament Exemption Category. Those players who finish in positions above this and complete the final stage at the PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School will be eligible to apply to become Full Members (Tournament) of the PGA of Australia, however, they will not hold an exemption category. If a player is accepted as a Full Member (Tournament), they will be ranked according to their score after the completion of the Final Qualifying Stage, and, if eligible, placed in the appropriate tournament member classification for the 2023/24 season.

In the event of a tie for 1st position, the tie will be settled by a sudden death play-off which will be conducted immediately following the completion of the final round. The result of the play off will also determine prize money distribution (if applicable). All other scores will be ranked by card play-off as follows: the best last 18, 36, 9, 6, 3 and 1 holes. 

Players competing at Final Qualifying Stage must register in person with the PGA at Moonah Links no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 17th April 2023. 

The PGA Tour of Australasia reserves the right to add additional qualifying venues should this be necessary and amend the conduct, format and cut marks for the Qualifying School at any time.  Every effort will be made to complete the prescribed number of holes for each Stage of the Qualifying School but if fewer holes can only be completed over the days allotted to each Stage, the PGA Tour of Australasia may reduce the number of holes required to complete each Stage or reschedule a Stage.

2. ENTRY FEES AND ENTRY DEADLINE

Entry fees:.

PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School:

a) A$2,090 (incl. GST); irrespective of which Stage the applicant is applying to enter; or 

b) A$1,155 (incl. GST); former PGA Tour of Australasia Tournament Winners, members who fall under the ‘10 season tournament members’ category for 2023/24 season, or is ranked in the Top 30 of the Final 2022/23 PGA Tour Career Money List and any player who has already gained a PGA Tour of Australasia Tour Exemption Category for the 2023/24 season to the equivalent of Category 16 or higher.

Deadlines: 

a) Entries for First Stage must be received no later than: 5:00pm (AEDT) Monday, 27th March 2023 in order to be considered.

b) Entries for Final Stage must be received no later than: 5:00pm (AEST) Friday, 7th April 2023 if eligible for Final Qualifying Stage .

Note: PGA of Australia reserves all rights to extend the entry deadline for applicants in exceptional circumstances and at its complete discretion.

3. DELIVERY OF ENTRIES

PGA of Australia will accept online entries to enter the 2023/24 Qualifying School, should an entrant have trouble this Entry Form can be downloaded and submitted with all details complete.  Entries may be submitted by the following means:

Online via the PGA Portal   http://join.PGA.org.au/qschool   OR   v ia Email: [email protected]

4. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

The undersigned hereby applies to enter the 2023/24 PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School.  An application to participate in the Qualifying School may only be accepted by the PGA of Australia if the PGA of Australia has received a completed and executed online application or hardcopy form and the prescribed application fee by the Entry Deadline.  The PGA of Australia may reject or revoke an application at any time, irrespective of whether it has been accepted, including during either Stage of Qualifying School. 

The PGATA reserves the right to reject entries without recourse.  Conduct unbecoming of a professional or non-competitive performance during a previous Qualifying School can be a basis for the rejection of an application to enter.  The PGATA also reserves the right to withdraw a player from a Qualifying School Stage at any time due to conduct or non-competitive performance (+14 or more in any given round with weather factors considered).  An entrant who is withdrawn from a Qualifying School Stage for any of these reasons, after he has commenced play, will not be entitled to any type of refund of his entry fee.

The PGA of Australia reserves the right to apply other reasonable criteria (including, but not limited to, judgements as to character, conduct and other criteria in accordance with the current PGA of Australia Member Regulations) to all those who apply to become Full Members of the PGA of Australia.  

Accordingly, the PGA of Australia may, in its absolute discretion, determine whether to extend the undersigned an invitation to join the PGA of Australia as a result of their successful completion of the Qualifying School or whether to accept an application for membership once an invitation to join the PGA of Australia has been extended. If the undersigned successfully completes the Qualifying School and wishes to apply to become a Full Member of the PGA of Australia, they must pay the prescribed membership fee and complete a Membership Form before an application can be considered. 

a) Eligibility The PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School is open to: (i) All professional golfers; and (ii) All amateur golfers with a handicap index of 1.0 or less under the handicapping scheme adopted by the recognised authority controlling golf in the country from which they elect to enter.  An official certificate from the relevant home club affiliated with the national Golf Union or Golf Association verifying an applicant’s handicap must accompany this application before it can be considered.

b) Withdrawals A player may withdraw at any time provided notification of their withdrawal is received by the PGA of Australia in writing and signed by the player withdrawing.  Players who withdraw prior to the Entry Deadline will receive a full refund of their Entry Fee.  Players who withdraw after the Entry Deadline will be refunded no more than AUD$1,155 (incl. GST). Unless extreme personal circumstances exist, once a participant tees off (or is absent on the tee) the player is no longer eligible for any type of refund. c) PGA of Australia Membership Seminar and On-line Assessments All players eligible for Tournament Membership at the completion of Final Stage of Qualifying School must attend the prescribed PGA of Australia Membership Seminar and those who have been a Member for less than 3 years in total and have yet to complete the On-line Education Module must complete the required on-line study programmes. Any player who fails to attend the Membership Seminar(s) will be ineligible to be considered for Full Membership and those who fail to complete the required on-line study programmes by the prescribed dates may have their membership revoked.  Session date(s), time(s) and agenda(s), along with on-line learning deadlines will be made available to all eligible participants in due course. d)  Prize Money Prize money allocated to competitors at Final Stage will be confirmed prior to Round 1 of Final Stage.  e) Amateur Status Pursuant to the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by R&A Rules Ltd, an amateur golfer may compete in any qualifying competition for a professional Tour without breaching amateur status rules, provided that in advance of play and in writing, the golfer waives their right to any prize money in the competition. This declaration will be available for completion at Player Registration at both venues of Qualifying School. 

5. ENQUIRIES

All Qualifying School queries can be made to the PGA of Australia’s Tournament Division by the following methods:  Email: [email protected] Tel: +61 (0) 472 727 188

6. ENTRY FORMS ONLINE

To enter the 2023-24 PGA Tour of Australasia Q-School, competitors  will be required to either sign in or create an account either at the top of the page or below.   To enter the 2023-24 Q-School please select the appropriate fee below, click on the 'Purchase' button and follow the steps to make payment.

Please note: any player who has previously played in a PGATA Tour event may have log-in credentials already set in the MyPGA portal and may have to send a request via email to the address below to obtain log-in credentials to access this area. 

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Receipt will be issued upon payment If you are experiencing any difficulties registering please contact the PGA on 03 8320 1911

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Venues The Links Shell Cove Golf Drive Shell Cove NSW 2529 Kiama Golf Club  79-81 Oxley Ave, Kiama Downs NSW 2533

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The 18 Years & Under Golf Championships commenced in 1977 but were preceded by seven years of annual interstate competition between New South Wales and Queensland boy’s teams. Since 1970, these two teams have been competing for the “Gavin Semple Shield” in honour of an Inspector of Schools in Queensland who donated the trophy to the competition.

SSA 12 & Under Golf commenced in Victoria in 2002 at Beaconhills Golf Club in Victoria with the competing states being NSW and Victoria. Rob Bowtell (Vic), Ross Abbott (NSW) and Mike Murray from Victoria Primary School Sports Association were the driving forces in initiating the first competition.

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Complete guide to the PGA Tour of Australasia season

by Australian Golf Media

By Tony Webeck

Superstars back on Australian shores, time-honoured tournaments returning to the schedule and a format change that promises to deliver an enthralling race to crown an Order of Merit champion; the 2022/2023 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia season is coming in hot.

Starting with the CKB WA PGA Championship presented by TX Civil & Logistics at the iconic Kalgoorlie Golf Course on the western fringe of the Nullarbor Plain, there are 16 scheduled tournaments throughout Australia and New Zealand over the next six months.

The ISPS HANDA Australian Open will be contested for the first time since 2019 and will break new ground of its own.

For the first time the Australian Open will bring both male and female golfers together at two storied venues in Victoria Golf Club and Kingston Heath Golf Club.

Legends such as Karrie Webb and Geoff Ogilvy will tee it up alongside stars of today such as Cameron Smith, Adam Scott, Hannah Green and Stephanie Kyriacou and two-time men’s champion Matt Jones.

The Australian Open is also one of two DP World Tour co-sanctioned events as one of golf’s biggest tours kicks off its season Down Under.

With record prize money of $2 million, the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship will serve as the first event of the new DP World Tour season where former winners in Smith and Scott will go head-to-head with Kiwi No.1 Ryan Fox, Min Woo Lee, Lucas Herbert and defending champion Jed Morgan.

With people now able to freely move between Australia and New Zealand, the season is also significantly enhanced by the return of the New Zealand Open for the first time since 2020 and the NZ PGA Championship which has been on hiatus since 2019.

There will be extensive television coverage over the course of the season and the move to a points-based Order of Merit is designed to deliver a thrilling finale in April where numerous pathway opportunities will be awarded to the top finishers.

“After two challenging years due to COVID-19 we are thrilled to unveil a 16-tournament schedule that welcomes back some of the largest events on the PGA Tour of Australasia calendar,” said PGA of Australia Tournaments Director Australasia.

“Travel restrictions have limited our capacity to conduct tournaments in New Zealand so we can’t wait to get back to two events with such rich histories.

“It’s also great to have the Australian Open back and the coming together of both men and women on the Melbourne Sandbelt promises to begin a new chapter for two of Australia’s most treasured championships.

“This season also represents the return of some of our very best players to our biggest tournaments and their enthusiasm and support should ensure the summer of golf is one of our most successful in many years.”

The season commences with consecutive tournaments in Western Australia followed by a three-week break back.

Starting with the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links from November 10-13 there is a five-week run of tournaments highlighted by the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club (November 24-27) and Australian Open (December 1-4).

In addition to tournaments in four of the country’s capital cities, the PGA Tour of Australasia season also stretches into regional communities on the Murray River, Victoria’s West Gippsland region and Mornington and Bellarine peninsulas, the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales and Kalgoorlie-Boulder in WA, where it all begins on Thursday. 2022/2023 schedule

October 13-16 CKB WA PGA Championship presented by TX Civil & Logistics Kalgoorlie Golf Course, Kalgoorlie, WA Defending champion: Jay Mackenzie Total prize money: $250,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 October 20-23 WA Open Golf Championship Western Australian Golf Club, Perth, WA Defending champion: Braden Becker Total prize money: $162,500 Order of Merit points: 1,000 November 10-13 Victorian PGA Championship Moonah Links (Open and Legends Cses), Fingal VIC Defending champion: Blake Windred Total prize money: $250,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 November 17-20 Queensland PGA Championship Nudgee Golf Club, Nudgee, QLD Defending champion: Anthony Quayle Total prize money: $250,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 November 24-27 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship Royal Queensland Golf Club, Eagle Farm, QLD Defending champion: Jediah Morgan Total prize money: $2,000,000 Order of Merit points: 4,000 December 1-4 ISPS HANDA Australian Open The Victoria Golf Club and Kingston Heath Golf Club, Cheltenham, VIC Defending champion: Matt Jones Total prize money: $1,700,000 Order of Merit points: 4,000 December 8-11 Gippsland Super 6 Warragul Country Club, Warragul, VIC Defending champion: Jack Thompson Total prize money: $200,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 January 26-29 TPS Victoria Hosted by Geoff Ogilvy Rosebud Country Club (Composite Cse), Rosebud, VIC Defending champion: Todd Sinnott Total prize money: $200,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 February 2-5 TPS Murray River in Honour of Jarrod Lyle Cobram Barooga Golf Club (Old Cse), Barooga, NSW Defending champion: Hannah Green Total prize money: $200,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 February 9-12 Vic Open 13th Beach Golf Links (Beach and Creek Cses), Barwon Heads, VIC Defending champion: Dimitrios Papadatos Total prize money: $420,000 Order of Merit points: 2,000 February 16-19 TPS Sydney, Presented by Webex, Hosted by Braith Anasta Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Pagewood, NSW Defending champion: Jarryd Felton Total prize money: $200,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 February 23-26 TPS Hunter Valley, Hosted by Jan Stephenson & Peter O'Malley Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort, Pokolbin, NSW Defending champion: Aaron Pike Total prize money: $200,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000 March 2-5 102nd New Zealand Open Presented by Sky Sport Millbrook Golf Resort, Queenstown, NZ Defending champion: Brad Kennedy (2020) Total prize money: TBA Order of Merit points: TBA March 9-12 NZ PGA Championship Venue TBA, Auckland Defending champion: Kazuma Kobori (2019) Total prize money: TBA Order of Merit points: TBA March 16-19 Play Today NSW Open Venue TBA Defending champion: Harrison Crowe Total prize money: $400,000 Order of Merit points: 2,000 March 30-April 2 PGA Tour of Australasia Season Finale Venue TBA Total prize money: $200,000 Order of Merit points: 1,000

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Brooks Koepka returns to Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky to defend his title against a strong field at the 2024 PGA Championship. 

The second major of year sees Koepka line up against 15 past PGA Championship winners including Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods as well as world No. 1 and recent Masters winner Scottie Scheffler.

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What is the US TV schedule for the PGA Championship 2024?

Linear TV coverage of the PGA Championship in the US is on CBS.

That means you'll also be able to livestream the event via Paramount Plus for CBS's coverage.

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With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the tournament. So if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, nonblackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN , make it really easy to do this.

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.

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Livestream the PGA Championship 2024 in the US

Linear TV coverage in the US is with CBS, who will be showing the tournament's latter stages. That coverage will also be avaialble to watch via streaming service Paramount Plus. 

For more comprehensive access, PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place Thursday through to Sunday on ESPN Plus, offering main action feeds, marquee groups, featured groups and featured hole coverage.

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ESPN's standalone streaming service costs $11 a month or $110 for an annual subscription.  Read our ESPN Plus review .

CBS is showing the last two rounds of the tournament over the weekend, which in turn means you'll be able to stream that coverage via Paramount Plus. 

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Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $6 a month and Premium for $12 a month. Both offer coverage of the PGA Championship 2024 .

The cheaper Essential option has ads for on-demand streaming. It also lacks live CBS feeds and the ability to download shows to watch offline later. Newcomers can take advantage of a 30-day free trial, while students may qualify for a 25% discount. Black Friday savings are also still available, though we don't know how long for.

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Livestream the PGA Championship 2024 in the UK

Golf fans in the UK can watch the tournament live on Sky Sports. The tournament will be broadcast across its Sky Sports Golf and Main Events channels, with further coverage on its Red Button service. 

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Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the PGA Championship 2024 on Sky Sports Golf, with extensive coverage of each day's play. Subscribers can also stream the action via the Sky Go app. Sky subsidiary Now (formerly Now TV) offers streaming access to Sky Sports channels with a Now Sports membership. You can get a day of access for £12 (perhaps just for the final round), or sign up to a monthly plan from £35 a month to watch all four days of the tournament.

Livestream the PGA Championship 2024 in Australia

The PGA Championship 2024 can be watched Down Under on Fox Sports via Foxtel. If you're not a Fox subscriber, your best option is to sign up for the streaming service Kayo Sports. 

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Stream the PGA Championship 2024 in Canada

Live coverage of all four days of the 2024 PGA Championship will be available in Canada via TSN. Cord-cutters can watch via the network's streaming service TSN Plus. 

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Quick tips for streaming the PGA Championship 2024 using a VPN 

• With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming may vary.
• If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.
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• All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location. 
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Friday was a second consecutive day for low scoring in the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Many players took advantage of the wet conditions with no wind and posted rounds in red figures.

Tiger Woods, the winner of the 2000 PGA at Valhalla, was not one of them .

And because of that, he won’t get the chance to wear his signature Sunday red shirt in the final round.

Woods, who began the second round at 1-over par following his opening-round 72, made a mess of his early second round Friday and took any suspense out of his making the cut.

When play was suspended due to darkness, the cutline was 1-under par. Woods missed it by miles, finishing with a 6-over-par 77 to depart at 7-over.

After a par on the par-5 first hole, Woods took a triple-bogey on No. 2 then, after a bogey on No. 3, he tripled No. 4. The 7-over-par on those three holes doomed him.

“Unfortunately, I hit too many shots,’’ Woods said. “I got off to bad start and … just kept making mistakes and things you can’t do, not just in tournaments but in majors especially. I hung around for most of the day, but unfortunately the damage was done early.’’

Woods, who’s scheduled next to play at the U.S. Open in June at Pinehurst, N.C., said he believes his game will improve “in time.’’

“I need to play more,’’ he said. “Unfortunately, I just haven’t played a whole lot of tournaments, and [there are] not a whole lot of tournaments on my schedule, either. Hopefully, everything will somehow come together in my practice sessions at home and be ready for Pinehurst.

“Physically, I am better than I was a month ago. I still have more ways to go, lots of improvement to go physically, and hopefully my team and I can get that done pre-Pinehurst and going into it.’’

To Woods’ credit, after the 7-over-par start through the first four holes, he closed the round by playing the final 14 holes in 1-under par, punctuated with a birdie on the 18th, his final hole of the tournament.

“Just keep fighting,’’ he said. “Keep the pedal on, keep fighting, keep grinding, keep working hard at posting the best score that I can possibly post. That’s all I can do. It’s going to be a lot, but I’m going to fight until the end.’’

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Rory McIlroy won't rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return

Rory McIlroy has confirmed he won’t be returning to the PGA Tour board, blaming resistance from a "subset of people on the board".

Webb Simpson, one of six player-directors, recently offered to give up his seat — but only if McIlroy were to replace him. McIlroy would have needed board approval to be reinstated to a position that he resigned from last November.

McIlroy said ahead of this weekend's Wells Fargo Championship conversations surrounding his potential return became "pretty complicated and messy", which reminded him of why he left in the first place.

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"I think with the way it happened it opened up some old wounds and scar tissue from things that have happened before," McIlroy said.

"I think there was a subset of people on the board that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason."

McIlroy’s reinstatement would have been viewed as a chance to help improve the PGA Tour’s stalled negotiations with the Saudi financial backers of LIV Golf.

The world No.2 said when he stepped down he could no longer commit the time and energy that board work required with the PGA Tour trying to finalise an agreement with the Public Investment Fund.

Unable to finalise a deal by the end of last year, the PGA Tour brought in Strategic Sports Group as a minority investor. That deal could be worth as much as $4.5 billion.

"I put my hand up to help and it was, I wouldn’t say it was rejected, (but) it was a complicated process to get through to put me back on there," McIlroy said of potentially returning the board. "So that’s all fine, no hard feelings and we'll all move on."

Simpson said he now plans to finish out his three-year term on the board. He said he offered to give up his seat to McIlroy because he’s a "global superstar" and would give Europeans a needed voice in major tour decisions.

"Rory always had great ideas of how do we move forward, how do we get the love and attention from fans back from where we had it maybe two years ago, how do we grow our business, all things related to the PGA Tour," Simpson said.

But there are some on the board who remain at odds with the four-time major champion. McIlroy has in recent months changed his views about LIV Golf, and even suggested LIV players should be allowed to return to the PGA Tour without penalty.

McIlroy also disagreed in February with Jordan Spieth’s comments that a deal with PIF was not needed because of the SSG investment, although it would help with unification.

McIlroy suggested one solution for growing the game would be going to a more global schedule that includes more tournaments overseas, but also questioned whether American players would want to travel out of the United States for a dozen events.

Regardless, McIlroy remains bothered by the state of the game and wants to see a resolution for the good of the fans, a growing faction of which have become unhappy — or even worse, apathetic — with the splintering of players on two watered-down tours.

McIlroy said it's all about finding a compromise for both sides, even though neither side may walk away completely happy.

"I would say I'm impatient because I think we’ve got this window of opportunity to get it done, because both sides from a business perspective ... I wouldn’t say need to get it done, but it makes sense," McIlroy said.

"And I just think — I sort of liken it to like when Northern Ireland went through the peace process in the '90s and the Good Friday Agreement, neither side was happy. Catholics weren’t happy, Protestants weren’t happy, but it brought peace and then you just sort of learn to live with whatever has been negotiated, right?"

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Tour Q-School Heading to Australia and US

Singapore: The highly anticipated 2024 Asian Tour Qualifying School is set to be held across six different venues in three countries over a span of five months, starting in September.

Apart from its regular destination in Thailand, the Asian Tour Qualifying School will also be staged in the United States for the second straight year and is set to make a welcome return to Australia following a 17-year lapse.

The First Stage of the Qualifying School will consist of six events, with the first to be played ‘Down Under’ at the Mt Derrimut Golf & Community Club in Victoria from September 26-29, while the Soboba Springs Golf Club in California will host the next stop from November 7-10.

Thailand, which has such a strong association with the Qualifying School, will stage the ensuing events, at Grand Prix Golf Club, Kanchanaburi from December 12-15, and Pattana Sports Resort, Chonburi from December 19-22.

The final two First Stage qualifiers will be played simultaneously from January 9-12 at the Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok and Grand Prix Golf Club.

Each event will be played over four rounds, with the top-placed finishers earning places in the Final Qualifying Stage to be played in Thailand from January 16-20. 

The top-35 will earn their cards for the 2024 Asian Tour season with the venue for the final qualifying stage to be announced in due course.

“The Asian Tour added a new Qualifying School site in the United States for the first time last year and we received immediate interest with the site filling up in a matter of days. It made complete sense to look at other regions from which we typically see a large number of entrants. Australia was the natural candidate,” said Cho Minn Thant , Commissioner and CEO, Asian Tour.

“A First Stage Qualifying event being played in Australia reflects increased interest in the Asian Tour and our need to broaden Qualifying School’s reach. It also demonstrates the strong bond we have always enjoyed with Australia’s talent pool year in and year out. This way we can help lessen the burden if travelling for Stage 1.”   

The Final Qualifying Stage will be played over five rounds. The top 140 players (and ties) after 36 holes will progress to rounds three and four. The top 70 players (and ties) after 72 holes will play in the decisive final round, which will be held on January 20. At the conclusion of 90 holes, the top 35 will be ranked accordingly for the 2024 season.

Many of the Asian Tour’s most successful golfers have ascended through the Qualifying School including Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee (1999) and Kiradech Aphibarnrat (2009), Australian Scott Hend (2007), and American John Catlin (2018).

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Justin Thomas' journey from St. Xavier golfer to pro in search of third PGA Championship

Over the course of countless driving range sessions with Justin Thomas over the years, Jack Clare noticed a theme. Not only was Thomas, then his teammate at St. Xavier , consistently stellar, owning every shot — and shot shape — a golfer could want. But he was mind-numbingly consistent. When Thomas arrived at the range, he'd immediately grab two bags of golf balls; one bag, Clare remembers, inevitably would be dedicated solely to Thomas' wedges. Each swing of Thomas' club sent each ball nearly identical distances.

Genius at work.

"He was so good," Clare said. "He could just do things that no one else could do. And you'd be like, 'OK.' You wouldn't be surprised after a while. It became normal."

What was ordinary for Thomas might as well have been impossible for others. Just ask another St. X teammate, Luke Jones. Taking lessons from Mike Thomas , Justin's father, Jones partook in practice rounds with the younger Thomas from time to time at the family's home course, Harmony Landing Country Club in Goshen. During those practice rounds, Mike Thomas urged Jones to pick Justin's brain.

But there was a disconnect.

"There have been several times where (Justin) would tell me to stop for a second and say, 'OK, let's think about this shot one more time. Have you thought about punching out over the trees instead (of) punching out into the fairway sideways?'" Jones said. "Which was a great point.

"But at the same time, I would look at him like, 'I can't hit that shot. You can.'"

As the younger Thomas prepares to return to Louisville for this year's PGA Championship , which will be contested May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Club , those who knew him during his sparkling high school career at St. X reflect on the player they knew then, the accomplishments that followed — and his quest to return to the pinnacle of professional golf.

'Giving himself opportunities'

Dan Utley joked the biggest change he saw in Thomas during the golfer's time at St. X was his physical transformation. Thomas started high school "100 pounds, soaking wet," Utley noted.

"And he left 140 pounds, soaking wet," said Utley, who was Thomas' coach from 2007 through 2011, when he graduated.

Joking aside, Utley said Thomas' most noticeable improvement was course management.

"We always talked about, it's not a matter of, 'Can you hit this shot at this moment?'" Utley said. "It's, 'Should you hit this shot at this moment?' … Meaning, it's the third hole of the second round. (Ask yourself), 'Do I need to fire a high-cut 4-iron from 220 over a bunker to a tucked pin right?' Yeah, you can hit that shot, but do you need to right now?"

That's maturity, Utley said. Put another way, Utley described it as "the ability to manage the ability to hit a golf ball." Knowing you can call upon any shot you need at a moment's notice. But knowing to save it for the right time.

" Tiger (Woods) always says, 'Just get me to the back nine on Sunday, where I've got a chance, and then we'll watch the magic happen,'" Utley said. "And the more times you put yourself there, the more times you learn. And I think that's what Justin's (always done). He just kept giving himself opportunities."

Thomas, who could not be reached for comment in time for publication, hasn't let many go to waste. He's already racked up 15 wins — including two majors, both at the PGA ( 2017 and 2022 ) — and earned more than $57 million since joining the PGA Tour in 2015 . Thomas also has spent five weeks atop the Official World Golf Ranking .

Gifted as he is, none of it came by happenstance.

"He's always wanted to be the best that he could be," Jones said. "And that was one thing I loved to learn. Obviously the trophies were kind of like the end product of a lot of that, but he actually enjoyed the process and the passion (for) golf, which I think kind of speaks to his character, in a way, and why he's been so successful."

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Scottie Scheffler to have fill-in caddie Saturday while Ted Scott attends daughter’s graduation

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Scottie Scheffler will have a fill-in caddie on the bag for Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship.

Ted Scott, Scheffler’s full-time caddie, will miss Saturday’s round at Valhalla Golf Club to attend his daughter’s high school graduation. Scott will leave Friday night after caddying the first two rounds and return late Saturday to loop the final round.

“That's something we talked about from the beginning of our relationship was family always comes first,” Scheffler said during his pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday. “It's the same thing for me as it is for my caddie. It was a pretty easy decision. He told me at the beginning of this year that that was the date.”

Scheffler’s close friend Brad Payne will carry the bag on Saturday. Payne previously caddied for Paul Stankowski and remains a regular presence on the PGA TOUR as a chaplain. Payne played college golf at Pepperdine.

“I trust him to rake a bunker more than my buddies,” Scheffler said.

Scott has been on the bag for all of Scheffler’s 10 PGA TOUR victories and would be there again this week if Scheffler claims his 11th victory and third major championship on Sunday night, though Payne will also play a role.

Of course, Scheffler must make the cut first, or it’s all a moot point. He’s made 35 straight cuts, so forgive the prognosticating.

European Tour Q School to make history in Australia

The european tour qualifying school will make its first appearance outside of europe when rosebud country club hosts a first stage event in 2020..

European Tour hopefuls will tee it up in Australia from September 1-4, marking the first time in the European Tour Qualifying School’s 45-year history that an event will be staged in the country and outside of Europe.

Rosebud Country Club, based on the outskirts of Melbourne, will be the first event of the 2020 Qualifying School journey when it hosts Section A First Stage, which will see competitors play four rounds, with the leading players earning a place in Second Stage.

The club, which opened in 1964, boasts two 18-hole golf courses and has hosted an Australian PGA Championship (1976).

“We are thrilled to have a European Tour Qualifying School event in Australia for the first time. It is a historic moment for Qualifying School as we move to new venues across the globe, with the desire to play European Tour golf continuing to grow," said Mike Stewart, European Tour Qualifying School Director.

“Australia has a famed history of producing world-class golfers and we have seen that already this season with Adam Scott, Lucas Herbert and Min Woo Lee already winners on the 2020 Race to Dubai. With a Qualifying School event in Australia, it provides golfers in the Asia-Pacific region the opportunity to earn their place on the European Tour.

“We are looking forward to working with Nick Dastey at the PGA of Australia, as well as Danny McGrath and his team at Rosebud Country Club, ahead of this exciting occasion for golf in this region.”

Danny McGrath, Rosebud Country Club General Manager, said the club was thrilled to stage such a significant event.

“We are thrilled to have a European Tour Qualifying School event in Australia for the first time.” – Mike Stewart, European Tour Qualifying School Director

“Rosebud Country Club is extremely honoured to be partnering with the European Tour to host the First Stage Qualifying School event, held outside of Europe," McGrath said.

"Our club has a proud member base and a strong history of supporting the PGA of Australia and its members. We are very excited to have the opportunity to showcase the first-class North course to the entrants and contribute to fulfilling a dream of qualifying to play on the European Tour in 2021.”

Nick Dastey, the PGA’s Tournaments Director Australasia, said hosting a qualifying event in Melbourne will give more Aussie golfers the opportunity to advance their careers onto the European Tour.

“We are really excited to work with our partners at the European Tour to bring the very first European Tour Qualifying School First Stage to Australia,” Dastey said.

“This is a great opportunity for our members along with the elite amateurs in this country looking to turn professional. The Rosebud Country Club is a fantastic facility and one that will be a fitting host for this ground-breaking event.

“The PGA of Australia has had a terrific and long-lasting relationship with Rosebud, which previously hosted the Australian PGA Championship and many Pro-Am events”.

The importance of First Stage was shown by Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Gonnet in 2019, as he progressed through all three stages to clinch the 28th and final European Tour card at Final Stage in November. American Kurt Kitayama won Section D First Stage in 2018 ahead of claiming his European Tour playing rights en route to his successes in Mauritius and Oman.

Jake McLeod (2019), Deyen Lawson and Nick Cullen (2018) are some of the recent Australians to earn their European Tour cards through Qualifying School.

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Scheffler’s caddie will take a day off from the PGA to attend his daughter’s high school graduation

Scottie Scheffler speaks during a news conference during the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Jordan Spieth speaks during a news conference during the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Jordan Spieth chips to the green on the seventh hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Justin Thomas speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Max Homa speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Family comes first for golf’s newest dad. That’s why Scottie Scheffler didn’t think twice about giving his friend and caddie a day off during the PGA Championship to attend his daughter’s high school graduation.

Scheffler said Friday’s ceremony for caddie Ted Scott’s daughter, Gabrielle, has been on their calendar for a while. The plan always has been for Scott to leave Valhalla after the second round, then return for the final round Sunday.

“It was a pretty easy decision,” Scheffler said. “He told me at the beginning of this year that that was the date that it was, so I got a backup caddie lined up.”

This will be the first major for Scheffler as a dad . The Masters champion’s own baby boy, Bennett, was born May 8.

Scheffler said his old friend Brad Payne, who serves as a chaplain on tour, will carry the bag Saturday.

“I trust him to rake a bunker more than my buddies,” Scheffler said.

NOT PLAYERS ONLY

Jordan Spieth pushed back against the suggestion that players are taking over in the long-running negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded backers of LIV Golf.

In a news conference Tuesday ahead of the PGA Championship, the three-time major champion, who is one of six players on the PGA Tour policy board, said it was a “false narrative that the players are determining all these things.”

“If you’re in the room, it’s very obvious that players are not dictating the future of golf and the PGA Tour,” Spieth said. “You need to have everyone’s perspective on both sides of it. ... You have a lot of strategic investors that know a heck of a lot more than any of us players.”

Spieth was responding to comments made by Jimmy Dunne, who resigned from the board this week. In a letter delivering his resignation, Dunne said that because players outnumbered independent directors on the board, “I feel like my vote and my role is utterly superfluous.”

Woods joined the tour’s top policymaking body last year to give players six of 12 spots; a year before that, there were four players on the board.

Spieth said he was surprised by Dunne’s departure and called it a loss. He said reports from the “outside world” that focus on the negatives in negotiations that have been dragging out for nearly a year do not tell the full story.

“Things are, unfortunately, put in a really bad light right now, and I think things are actually in a really, really good place, based on what I know, which is quite a lot in this situation,” Spieth said.

PURSUING PARIS

Max Homa came to Valhalla still seeking his first major title after a near — well, about as near as anybody gets to Scottie Scheffler these days — miss at the Masters.

The 33-year-old’s relentless pursuit of one long-sought-after goal, however, has put him within reach of another he’s only recently considered: the Olympics.

Homa finds himself in a fight with Patrick Cantlay and Brian Harman for the potential fourth spot on the U.S. team with just over a month until the tournament field is set.

A country may send four players to France provided they are in the top 15 in the world golf ranking. Heading into the PGA Championship , Cantlay was eighth, Homa ninth and Harman 10th. They’re vying for a chance to join near-locks Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark at Golf National.

Getting to Paris isn’t something Homa thought about much until he realized the math was trending in his favor a year ago. Three top 10s in his last six starts have bolstered his chances, and his desire to be on Team USA.

“Now it’s like on the tip of my mind,” he said. “We were just talking about it actually at breakfast ... I think it just felt kind of not real. As a golfer, I don’t think the Olympics ever feels like a real thing we’re going to do, and then you get a chance, and now I would really like to be a part of that.”

POSTROUND MATCH

Justin Thomas has been given a morning start for the first round of his hometown major .

That suits the two-time PGA champion just fine, because it frees him up to watch a match in his latest sporting interest — soccer.

Thomas is a minority investor in English club Leeds United , which is attempting to get promoted to the lucrative Premier League. Leeds is currently in the second tier’s postseason playoffs and has a home game against Norwich City starting at 3 p.m. in the U.S. on Thursday.

Thomas should have finished his round at Valhalla by then.

“That has worked out nicely,” he said.

Thomas said he and close friend Jordan Spieth — another investor in Leeds — have gained some extra insight into the club from conversations with Billy Foster, an Englishman who is the caddie for Matt Fitzpatrick.

So, does Thomas have a message for the team as it heads into its biggest match of the season?

“My advice is very different than probably anything that would be useful or helpful to them,” he said, “but I know I’ve really, really enjoyed learning a lot more about the sport.”

To prove that, he added: “I mean, right now I like the fact that they’re playing at (home at) Elland Road. I know that they’re a tough team to beat there, so I’m excited to watch.”

AP Sports Writers Will Graves in Louisville and Steve Douglas in Sundsvall, Sweden, contributed to this report.

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Former Rutgers golfer Chris Gotterup, from Little Silver, wins on PGA Tour

Little Silver native Chris Gotterup officially introduced himself to much of the golfing world Sunday, as the former Rutgers standout and PGA Tour rookie dominated the field at the Myrtle Beach Classic for his first professional victory.

The 24-year-old former Rutgers standout, who starred at Christian Brothers Academy, made local history by becoming the first former Shore Conference player ever to win on the PGA Tour, finishing at 22-under-par 262 for a six-shot victory at the Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

In addition to the $720,000 top prize in the $4 million event, Gotterup gets a two-year PGA Tour exemption and earns a spot next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla, as well as events including the 2025 Players Championship and The Sentry, but not the Masters.  He picks up 300 FedEx Cup points for the victory, vaulting him into contention to finish in the top 70 and qualify for the playoffs, where a total bonus pool of $100 million will be up for grabs over three tournaments.

The event was played simultaneously with the Wells Fargo Championship, a limited field “signature event” featuring top players in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It was Gotterup’s putter that carried him through the final round, with a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 16 extending his lead to six shots, after the four-shot cushion he began the round with was trimmed to two early in the back nine.

“I felt like I had a really good gameplan all week. I just played my game,” said Gotterup in a television interview post-round.

He closed the win out with a birdie on the final green, with his parents, Mort and Kate, and brother Patrick, standing nearby, while providing the best Mother’s Day present imaginable.

“It saved me because I ordered some flowers and they weren’t supposed to come until tomorrow, but at least I gave her something today,” Gotterup said. “It’s awesome. They came down this morning.”

And Gotterup wasn’t the only former Shore Conference champion to shine on the Grand Strand.

Middletown’s Ryan McCormick, the ex-Mater Dei star who won a Big East championship at St. John’s, finished tied for fourth at 15-under-par 269, firing a 7-under-par 64 in the final round for his best finish of his rookie season. Both he and Gotterup qualified for the PGA Tour with their play on the Korn Ferry Tour last year, and were 1-2 on the leaderboard Sunday when McCormick went 6-under through his first 12 holes.

Gotterup won the New Jersey Amateur and MET Amateur titles in 2019, was the 2020 Big Ten Player of the Year at Rutgers and was named the top player in college golf during his one season at Oklahoma in 2021-22. He’s the first Shore native to win a PGA Tour event since Rumson’s Vic Ghezzi Jr. won the 1948 Dapper Dan-Alcoma Tournament in Pittsburgh, the last of his 11 PGA Tour wins.

It was a tough start for the overnight leader, three-putting the first two greens to see his lead cut in half. But he responded by going four-under over his next three holes, including an eagle at the par-5, fifth hole.

“I felt good, even better than I thought I would coming out of the gate even though I made two bogeys,” he said. “To bounce back the way I did, that’s kind of how I roll. If I make a bogey I am going to get my head screwed back on straight, or at least attempt to, and bounce back.

“No matter what I’m going to grind it out. That’s always how I’ve been. This week it happened to be that the driver wasn’t working great but my short game really saved me, getting up-and-down from some spots you shouldn’t be able to get up-and-down from.”