The PGA TOUR Americas membership roster was completed across the past 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 earned membership for the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas season (subject to the second reorder), while players finishing 9th–25th and ties received conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder). There were playoffs contested at each venue to determine the final positions in the top eight.

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 provides a capsule look at the 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)
• Full leaderboard

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
• T8. (-10/278) Isaac Simmons (won a three-for-one playoff to secure eighth spot).

Who earned conditional status: 19 players

• T8. (-10/278) Harry Lord*, Zach Adams (a)* (lost a three-for-one playoff for a spot inside the top eight)
• 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.

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)
• Full leaderboard

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 8).

Who earned conditional status: 17 players

• T6. (-6/282) Andrew Morris (lost a four-for-three playoff for spots inside the top eight)
• 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.

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).

Sugar Land, Texas

• Dates: March 24-27
• Venue: TPC Houston – Pecan Course (7,051-yard Par-72)
• Full leaderboard

Who earned status: The top eight (no ties) earned membership (subject to the second reorder); 19 other players who finished inside the top 25 secured conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder)

Puerto Rico’s Chris Nido, a 26-year-old who turned pro in 2020, earned medalist honors at 22-under 266. He fired a final round 8-under 64 to charge to the top and finish one shot ahead of 2025 Korn Ferry Tour member Jonas Baumgartner of Düsseldorf, Germany. Nido makes his return to PGA TOUR Americas, where he made the cut in two of his 10 starts last season. Including seven starts at the Puerto Rico Open, he has made 10 career starts on the PGA TOUR.

Top eight finishers:

• 1. (-22/266) Chris Nido
• 2. (-21/267) Jonas Baumgartner
• 3. (-19/269) Jaxon Dowell
• 4. (-18/270) Evan Vo (a)
• T5. (-16/272) Gregory Odom Jr., Gustav Frimodt, Connor Gaunt
• T8. (-15/273) Trey Bosco (won a six-for-one playoff to secure a top eight spot)

Who earned conditional status: 19 players

• T8. (-15/273) Joaquín Ludueña, Steven DiLisio, Sangha Park, Carl Didrik M Fosaas, Eli Ortego (lost a six-for-one playoff for a spot inside the top eight)
• T14. (-14/274) Peter Jung, Melan Dhaubhadel, Garrison Smith, Shawn Stefani, Matt Gilchrest, Blake Elliott, Ethan Davidson
• T21. (-13/275) Pryce Beshoory, Alejandro González, Sam Bennett, Nicklaus Sutton, Jeremy Sisson, John Sand, Frank Kennedy

Notables to miss: Despite firing a week-low 10-under 62 in the final round, 2025 Korn Ferry Tour member Tanner Gore finished T28 at 12-under, one shot shy of the number… Aaron Jarvis, the 2022 Latin America Amateur Championship winner, shot 10-under to finish T39… Former DP World Tour and PGA TOUR Latinoamérica member Chase Hanna, finished T69 at 5-under… Isidro Benítez of Mexico, the 2018 VISA Argentina Open presented by Macro winner on PGA TOUR Latinoaméricas, withdrew after the third round.

Palm Springs, California

• Dates: March 24-27
• Venue: The Golf Club at Terra Lago – North (7,054-yard Par-72)
• Full leaderboard

Who earned status: The top eight (no ties) earned membership (subject to the second reorder); 19 other players who finished inside the top 25 secured conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder)

California native Berk Harvey, a 26-year-old Santa Clara University alum, earned medalist honors at 18-under 270. The outright leader after an opening 63, Harvey added rounds of 72-68-67 to finish one shot ahead of Chaz Aurilia, Brady McKindlay, and Zach Sokolosky. A professional since 2022, Harvey recorded two top 15 finishes last season on PGA TOUR Americas to finish No. 96 on the Points List.

Top eight finishers:

• 1. (-18/270) Berk Harvey
• T2. (-17/271) Chaz Aurilia, Brady McKindlay, Zach Sokolosky
• 5. (-16/272) Cole Ponich
• T6. (-15/273) Andrew Yun, Gunnar Broin, Tegan Andrews (won a four-for-three playoff to secure spots inside the top eight)

Who earned conditional status: 19 players

• T6. (-15/273) Bennett Swavely (lost a four-for-three playoff for a spot inside the top eight)
• T10. (-14/274) Juan José Guerra, Tee-K Kelly, Grant Godfrey, Joseph Lloyd, Aidan Thomas
• 15. (-13/275) Hazen Newman
• T16. (-12/276) Dalan Refioglu, AJ Ott, Grant Haefner, Ford Goldasich, Ben Warian
• T21. (-11/277) Trevor Lewis (a), TK Kim, Sun kyu Baek, Eduardo Carrete, Peter Bradbeer, Nicholas Marchese, Cole Ekert

Notables to miss: Canadian Jeevan Sihota, a 2024 PGA TOUR Americas member who dominated the Vancouver Golf Tour last season, finished T28 at 10-under, one shot outside the number… Mateo Fuenmayor, an Oregon State Universityalum who tied for third at the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship, finished T68 at 2-under… Andrey Xavier, a three-time winner of the Brazilian Amateur Championship who also won the 2020 Junior Orange Bowl, finished solo 78 at even par… Calgary native Brendan MacDougall, who finished No. 81 on the 2025 Points List to be the first man out of 2026 PGA TOUR Americas membership, finished T79 at 1-over.

San Jacinto, California

• Dates: March 31-April 3
• Venue: Soboba Springs Golf Course (7,339-yard Par-72)
• Full leaderboard

Who earned status: The top eight (no ties) earned membership (subject to the second reorder); 18 other players who finished inside the top 25 secured conditional status (subject to each periodic reorder)

Christian Banke, a 29-year-old University of Arizona alum from Scottsdale, shot 16-under 272 to earn medalist honors, finishing three shots clear of Jordan Lee, amateur Cole Rueck, and Jonny Baxter. Banke opened with a 70, followed with two rounds of 68, and closed with a final-round-low 66. Banke advanced to the Final Stage of the 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, earning conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he made four starts in 2024. He also made two starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, including a missed cut at the Tour’s inaugural event in Tulum, Mexico.

Top eight finishers:

• 1. (-16/272) Christian Banke
• T2. (-13/275) Jordan Lee, Cole Rueck (a), Jonny Baxter
• 5. (-12/276) Justin Biwer
• T6. (-11/277) Josh Anderson, Leo Oyo, Mason Greene (won a four-for-three playoff to secure spots inside the top eight)

Who earned conditional status: 18 players

• T6. (-11/277) Zack Missigman (lost a four-for-three playoff for a spot inside the top eight)
• T10. (-10/278) Finigan Tilly, Marcelo Garza, Ben Lorenz
• T13. (-9/279) Cade Anderson, Joey Moore, Jack Avrit, José de Jesús Rodríguez
• T17. (-8/280) Max Sekulic, Calder Overfelt (a), Johnny Travale, Angus Flanagan, Zac Jones, Noah Woolsey, Patrick Cover, Gavin Aurilia, Gabriel Salvanera, Bryce Barker

Notables to miss: Devon Bling, the 2018 U.S. Amateur runner-up and three-time collegiate winner at UCLA, finished T104 at 6-over par… Michael McGowan, a 34-year-old from Pinehurst, North Carolina, with 85 career starts across the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica and PGA TOUR Canada, placed T39 at 5-under par… Canadian Thomas Giroux, who played 30 PGA TOUR Americas events over the past two seasons, finished T91 at 3-over par.