Four sites hosting the First Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry concluded play on Friday afternoon, with top finishers advancing to PGA TOUR Q-School’s Second Stage, which will be contested in late November and early December.

Players who advance from Second Stage will qualify for PGA TOUR Q-School’s Final Stage, Dec. 12-15, contested at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club with a chance at PGA TOUR cards.

For all scores from all Q-School sites, click here.

The top five finishers (and ties) at PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry’s Final Stage will earn 2025 PGA TOUR membership. Players who finish outside the top five and ties at Final Stage will earn 2025 Korn Ferry Tour membership, with status determined based on the position of finish. Players who qualify for Final Stage will also earn PGA TOUR Americas membership.

The medalist (and ties) from each First Stage site, provided they do not improve their status at a subsequent stage, will be exempt through the Latin America Swing of the 2025 PGA TOUR Americas season. So far, First Stage medalists/co-medalists are Hazen Newman, Spencer Cross, Patrick Flavin, Jake Staiano, Christian Salzer, John Greco, Jacob Harper, Taylor Funk, Davis Lamb, Charlie Nikitas, Derek Bard, Caleb Manuel, Brett White, Nate Stember, Tanner Napier, Danny List, Riley Lewis and Harrison Kingsley.

Oct. 29-Nov. 1 site (originally scheduled for Oct. 8-11)

Country Club of Ocala
Ocala, Florida
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 23 players advanced at 6-under 282 or better.

Ricardo Celia earned medalist honors at 16-under 272, three shots clear of Spencer Ralston. The Colombia native made 11 starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024 after notching his best finish in his season debut at the KIA Open on a sponsor exemption. Celia recorded three top 25s and finished No. 60 in the season-long points lists to become one of 11 Latin players to earn exempt membership through the Latin America Swing of 2025.

Notables to advance: University of Georgia alum Spencer Ralston advanced to Second Stage at 13-under 275. Ralston held membership on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023 and earned conditional status for the 2024 season through Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry in 2023 … Florida State spring graduates Cole Anderson (-10/278) and Brett Roberts (-7/281) advanced to Second Stage after making their professional debuts on PGA TOUR Americas this summer. Anderson finished No. 26 in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking, narrowly missing out on exempt PGA TOUR Americas membership, and Roberts was a three-time All-American at Florida State … Patrick Newcomb, who held membership on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023, carded a final-round 3-under 69 to advance two strokes clear of the number at 8-under 280. Newcomb finished No. 69 in the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas Points List to retain exempt membership through the Latin America Swing of 2025 … Winner of the 2022 Florida Amateur Match Play Championship John Houchin fired an 8-under 64 in the final round to advance to Second Stage on the number at 6-under 282.

Notables to miss: Andy Pope, who has made 125 PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts, finished at 5-under – one stroke off the number … Two-time PGA TOUR China winner Motin Yeung, who held 2019 Korn Ferry Tour membership, finished at 2-under … 2019 Russian Amateur Champion and co-medalist at the 2019 European Boys Team Championship Egor Eroshenko also finished at 2-under.

Oct. 22-25 sites

Champions Pointe Golf Club
Henryville, Indiana
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Final Stage; 22 players advanced at 11-under 277 or better.

Charlie Nikitas and Derek Bard shared medalist honors at 18-under 270, securing status for PGA TOUR Americas' 2025 Latin America Swing. Nikitas, an alum of Miami (Ohio) University, made four starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, highlighted by a T27 finish at the BioSteel Championship. Bard, who played collegiately at the University of Virginia, is a seven-year pro and upstate New York native who underwent open-heart surgery right after birth to correct heart stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve opening.

Notables to advance: Derek Hitchner comfortably advanced to Second Stage after finishing the week at 14-under. Hitcher finished No. 14 on the 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking. The Pepperdine alum finished 30th in the PGA TOUR Americas Fortinet Cup after four top-10s in 2024 … Veteran pro Joel Thelen advanced to Second Stage after finishing the week three strokes clear of the number at 14-under. Thelen has made 75 PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts since 2012, and he held Korn Ferry Tour membership in 2023 … Hunter Wolcott advanced to Second Stage one stroke inside the number at 12-under. This year, Wolcott made starts in all 10 North America Swing events on PGA TOUR Americas, notching three top-10s, including a solo-fourth at the CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open.

Notables to miss: 2020 U.S. Amateur champion Tyler Strafaci finished at 9-under, two strokes off the number ... Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Jared Wolfe, who held 2022 PGA TOUR membership, finished at 5-under ... Nick Bienz, who made headlines while enjoying a few beers while waiting for a potential playoff at this year's Rocket Mortgage Classic Monday qualifier (he ultimately qualified in a playoff), finished at 4-under.

Abilene Country Club
Abilene, Texas
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Final Stage; 24 players advanced at 8-under 280 or better.

Nate Stember and Tanner Napier shared medalist honors at 16-under 272, securing status for PGA TOUR Americas' 2025 Latin America Swing. Stember concluded his University of Oregon career as a fifth-year senior in 2023-24; his career scoring average (72.03) ranks seventh best in program history. Napier played four seasons at Arkansas State (2014-15 to 2017-18), and his career scoring average of 73.20 ranks fifth in program history. He has competed often on the All Pro Tour and won this year's Texas State Open in August.

Notables to advance: PGA TOUR Americas member Chris Korte advanced after finishing four strokes clear of the number. Korte made 16 starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, and he made his PGA TOUR debut at the 2024 Black Desert Championship … Kyle Karazissis advanced after finishing the weekend at 10-under, which was set up by an opening-round, 7-under 65. Karazissis finished 2024 with three top-10s in 16 starts on PGA TOUR Americas ... Amateur Jeg Coughlin III finished at 9-under, one inside the number. The Ohio State alum is the third-generation owner and operator of JEGS Automotive, an e-commerce retailer that sells automotive parts and accessories ... Brad Marek, who made the cut at the 2021 PGA Championship as a PGA of America professional, finished on the number to advance at 8-under.

Notables to miss: University of Oklahoma alum Jonathan Brightwell, who finished No. 10 on the inaugural PGA TOUR University Ranking in 2021, finished at 6-under ... Brigham Young alum Peter Kuest, who has notched three top-10s in 25 career PGA TOUR starts, finished at 5-under ... Nick Cantlay, younger brother of Patrick Cantlay, finished at 3-under.

Magnolia Grove - Crossing
Semmes, Alabama
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Final Stage; 21 players advanced at 15-under 273 or better.

Caleb Manuel and Brett White shared medalist honors at 24-under 264, securing status for PGA TOUR Americas' 2025 Latin America Swing. Manuel, a Maine native, played two seasons collegiately at the University of Connecticut and two seasons at the University of Georgia before turning pro in summer 2024. He won three consecutive Maine Amateur titles (2021-23). White, a Michigan native, finished No. 112 on PGA TOUR Americas' 2024 season-long Fortinet Cup and has made 26 career Korn Ferry Tour starts. In the middle of 2017, he spent three weeks in the hospital with viral encephalitis. Following his hospital stay, he was confined to a wheelchair and had to undergo 10 weeks of physical therapy to learn to walk again.

Notables to advance: Mason Williams advanced after finishing third in Semmes at 23-under. Williams made 13 starts across the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, which included a T9 finish at the Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club and three top-10s in Canada ... An opening-round, 8-under 64 propelled Thomas Ponder to Second Stage. Ponder competed on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, earning exempt status for the North America Swing through PGA TOUR Americas Q-School, and he finished No. 36 in the Fortinet Cup to secure status for the 2025 Latin America Swing … Ben Carr advanced to Second Stage after finishing the week at 20-under. Carr finished No. 17 on the 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking and made 16 starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, which included a T3 finish at the KIA Open in Quito, Ecuador … After four sub-70 rounds, 2024 PGA TOUR Americas member Piercen Hunt advanced to Second Stage. A member of Team Canada, Hunt made nine starts throughout the North America Swing after earning status through PGA TOUR Americas Q-School.

Notables to miss: Michael Miller, who has made 70 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, finished one off the mark at 14-under ... Chase Seiffert, a veteran of 71 PGA TOUR starts and 81 Korn Ferry Tour starts, finished at 7-under, as did Southern Pines, North Carolina native Michael McGowan, who made headlines by qualifying for his hometown 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Bear Creek Golf Club
Murrieta, California
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Final Stage; 25 players advanced at 6-under 282 or better.

Danny List, Riley Lewis and Harrison Kingsley shared medalist honors at 15-under 273, securing status for PGA TOUR Americas’ 2025 Latin America Swing. List, 26, played collegiately at the University of Washington and is from Australia but of Ghanian descent; his father moved to Ghana for business in 1990 and his mother is from Ghana. He lived in Ghana until age 11 and then moved to England. Lewis, 23, played collegiately at Loyola Marymount and made two PGA TOUR Americas starts in 2024. He was a national AP scholar during high school in Arizona, where he also earned math competition medals from throughout Yavapai County. Kingsley, 23, played collegiately at the University of San Diego and Monday qualified for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open. He’s a friend of fellow Murrieta, California native Rickie Fowler.

Notables to advance: Corey Shaun advanced after finishing 13-under in Murrieta. Shaun made six starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, with his best finish coming at the Bupa Championship at Tulum, where he finished T18 … Grant Booth moved on to Second Stage after finishing at 13-under. Booth earned status for PGA TOUR Americas’ 2024 North America Swing through Q-School and retained membership through the 2025 Latin America Swing after finishing No. 27 in the season-long Fortinet Cup … Nicolo Galletti advanced to Second Stage after finishing the week at 9-under. Galletti, an alum of Arizona State University, has made two starts on TOUR in 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open and Shriners Children's Open.

Notables to miss: Hawaii's Alex Chiarella, whohas made 82 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, finished at 3-under ... South Korea's Gunn Yang, who won the 2014 U.S. Amateur, finished at even-par ... University of Washington alum RJ Manke, who finished No. 4 on the 2022 PGA TOUR University Ranking, finished at 1-over.

Oct. 15-18 sites

University of New Mexico's Championship Course
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 23 players advanced at 2-over 286 or better.

Colorado native Jake Staiano earned medalist honors at 13-under 271, closing in 68 to finish seven strokes clear of runner-up Ryan Hall. Staiano played collegiately at Colorado State, compiling 20 top-20 finishes in 41 collegiate events. He has made 17 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, highlighted by a T19 at the 2023 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX.

Notables to advance: PGA TOUR University alum and 2024 Korn Ferry Tour member Ryan Hall advanced to Second Stage after a runner-up finish. The University of South Carolina alum made 18 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024, which included a T13 finish at the Magnit Championship. Hall finished T23 at the Sanderson Farms Championship after Monday qualifying ... PGA TOUR Americas member Rodolfo Cazaubon safely advanced at 1-under. Cazaubon made 10 starts on PGA TOUR Americas last season, with two top-10 finishes, and finished No. 71 on the Fortinet Cup to retain status through the 2025 Latin America Swing ... South Africa's James Hart du Preez, one of the game's longest hitters, finished T13 at even-par. The 29-year-old, who now plays from Fort Worth, Texas, stands a whopping 6-foot-9 ... Pepperdine alum Sam Choi finished T19 at 1-over, one stroke inside the number. Choi finished No. 2 on the 2023 PGA TOUR Canada's season-long Fortinet Cup standings to earn 2024 Korn Ferry Tour membership; he finished No. 177 on this year's Korn Ferry Tour Points List.

Notables to miss: Stanford alum Andrew Yun finished T41 at 8-over. Yun, 33, held PGA TOUR membership in 2018 after graduating from the Korn Ferry Tour ... John Chin, who played on TOUR in 2019, finished T43 at 9-over ... University of Oklahoma alum Garett Reband, who finished No. 5 on the inaugural PGA TOUR University Ranking in 2021, finished T50 at 10-over.

The Preserve at Ironhorse
West Palm Beach, Florida
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 22 players advanced at 7-under 281 or better.

North Carolina State alum Christian Salzer earned medalist honors at 16-under 272, two strokes clear of Danthai Boonma. Salzer, who turned pro in 2021, has made eight career Korn Ferry Tour starts and six PGA TOUR Canada starts. He's a North Carolina native but a fan of Pittsburgh's professional sports teams.

Notables to advance: Yale alum James Nicholas, who doubles as a popular content creator, finished T3 at 13-under. Nicholas has made 20 cuts in 39 career Korn Ferry Tour starts ... University of Florida alum Brett Stegmaier, 41, closed in 67 to finish at 12-under. The Connecticut native has made 223 starts across the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour; he finished runner-up at the 2015 Shriners Children's Open ... Bryson Nimmer comfortably advanced to Second Stage at 10-under. Nimmer built a comfortable cushion after an opening round, 7-under 65 to stay inside the number. The Clemson alum made 19 Korn Ferry Tour starts in 2024, notching two top-15 finishes ... Willie Mack III also advanced at 10-under, safely inside the number. Mack, a winner of over 70 mini-tour events and standout APGA Tour pro, made his major debut at the 2024 U.S. Open ... University of South Florida alum Cristian DiMarco advanced on the number at 7-under. DiMarco is the son of three-time TOUR winner Chris DiMarco.

Notables to miss: Blades Brown, 17, finished at 5-under total, two shots shy, after two birdies and four bogeys in his final six holes. The Tennessee native, who at age 16 broke Bobby Jones' record at the youngest stroke-play medalist in U.S. Amateur history, finished T26 at the TOUR's 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic ... University of Florida alum Fred Biondi, who won the 2023 NCAA Division I men's golf individual title, finished eight strokes off the pace at 1-over.

Lake Caroline Golf Club
Madison, Mississippi
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 25 players advanced at 7-under 273 or better.

John Greco earned medalist honors at 19-under 261, one stroke clear of Kyle Mueller and Alejandro Madariaga. Greco, 30, made six PGA TOUR Americas starts in 2024, highlighted by a T26 at the Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club. The Rochester, New York, native played collegiately at William Jessup University and now plays from Sunnyvale, California.

Notables to advance: Thomas Giroux made nine birdies in a final round, 6-under 64, to safely advance at 16-under. Giroux, a member of Team Canada, finished No. 79 on the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season-long Fortinet Cup to retain membership for the 2025 Latin America Swing … Chris Francoeur carded a final-round, 8-under 62 to comfortably advance at 15-under. Francoeur finished No. 52 on the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season-long Fortinet Cup to retain status for the 2025 Latin America Swing. Francoeur competed in all 16 PGA TOUR Americas events in 2024, with his best finish coming at The Beachlands Victoria Open presented by Times Colonist (T7) … Abel Gallegos closed in 4-under 66 to finish at 12-under, five strokes inside the number. The Argentinian won the 2020 Latin American Amateur Championship before turning pro in 2022. Gallegos made eight starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024 ... Isidro Benitez advanced at 10-under after carding four consecutive sub-70 rounds. Benetiz held PGA TOUR Americas membership for the 2024 Latin America Swing, making six starts. Benitez also made three starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024, which included a T11 finish at the Panama Championship.

Notables to miss: APGA Tour standout Kamaiu Johnson finished at 6-under, one stroke off the number ... LSU alum Andrew Loupe, who has made 95 career PGA TOUR starts, finished at 2-under, five off the number.

Bermuda Run Country Club
Bermuda Run, North Carolina
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 23 players advanced at 3-under 281 or better.

Davis Lamb and Taylor Funk shared medalist honors at 13-under 271 ... Lamb held 2024 Korn Ferry Tour status and made nine cuts in 25 starts, highlighted by a T11 at the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank. The Notre Dame alum finished No. 120 on the season-long standings ... Funk held conditional 2024 Korn Ferry Tour status but made just two starts; the University of Texas alum competed mostly on PGA TOUR Americas, notching three top-25s in 14 starts and placing No. 97 on the Fortinet Cup.

Notables to advance: Marcus Byrd advanced after back-to-back rounds of 3-under 68 to comfortably move inside the number. Byrd, who finished the week at 6-under, made 19 starts on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour, including back-to-back top-10s at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX (T9) and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open (ninth) ... 2024 PGA TOUR Americas member Connor Creasy also advanced at 6-under. After earning conditional status for the North America Swing through PGA TOUR Americas Q-School, the University of Georgia alum secured exempt status after a runner-up finish at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open in July. Creasy retained status for the 2025 Latin America Swing after finishing No. 45 on the Points List ... George Bryan IV of Aiken, South Carolina, and the brother of PGA TOUR member Wesley Bryan, advanced after finishing the week at 3-under, squarely on the cut line. The University of South Carolina alum has made 19 PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts ... Upstate New York native Bryan Bigley finished with three straight birdies to advance on the number at 3-under. Bigley finished runner-up at the Korn Ferry Tour's 2019 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open.

Notables to miss: Mickey DeMorat, the nephew of comedian Daniel Tosh, finished three strokes off the pace at even-par 284 ... North Carolina State alum Stephen Franken, who has made 63 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, also finished at even-par.

Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club
Rockwall, Texas
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 22 players advanced at 2-under 286 or better.

Jacob Harper earned medalist honors at 17-under 271, three strokes clear of Dawson Armstrong and Martin Vorster ... Harper, an Alabama native, led the 2024 Emerald Coast Tour money list (as of Oct. 14) with $61,125, nearly $50,000 ahead of No. 2 Will Cannon. He attended Alabama's Beulah High School, where he finished runner-up in back-to-back state championships, and he won the 2018 Alabama Open.

Notables to advance: After making his PGA TOUR debut at the Black Desert Championship, John Sand advanced to Second Stage with a closing 5-under 67 to finish the week at 10-under. Sand made 10 PGA TOUR Americas starts in 2024 after earning status for the North America Swing through PGA TOUR Americas Q-School ... 2023 PGA TOUR University graduate Yuxin Lin advanced at 5-under. Lin made seven starts apiece on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, including a T3 at the Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club (PGA TOUR Americas) and a solo-eighth at the Veritex Bank Championship (Korn Ferry Tour) ... C.T. Lin finished at 4-under, two strokes clear of the number. Lin started the summer with conditional status on PGA TOUR Americas, but he earned exempt status after making three cuts in four starts, including a T4 finish at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open. Lin appeared in all 10 North America Swing events, making seven cuts ... With three birdies in his final four holes, Evan Knight advanced on the number at 2-under. Knight has made 19 career PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts, including six starts on PGA TOUR Americas in 2024, with his best finish coming at the KIA Open (T19).

Notables to miss: University of Texas alum Toni Hakula, who played on the Longhorns' 2012 NCAA Championship-winning team, finished four off the number at 2-over 290 ... Australia's Ryan Ruffels, who has competed on the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, finished at 12-over.

Oct. 8-11 sites

Indian Springs (River)
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Who advances: The top 20 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 20 players advanced at 4-under 280 or better.

Oklahoma State alum Hazen Newman earned medalist honors at 17-under 267, closing in 8-under 63 to finish two strokes clear on Brandon McIver. Newman hails from Las Vegas and played five seasons at Oklahoma State, completing his fifth year in 2023-24. How deep is college golf? Newman’s stroke average as a fifth-year senior (73.22) ranked seventh on his Oklahoma State team. Newman works with swing instructor Bob May, who famously finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in a playoff at the 2000 PGA Championship.

Notables to advance: Queens, New York, native S.M. Lee carded a final-round 64 to finish at 6-under 278, two strokes inside the number. Lee played collegiately at Dalton State, where he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as NAIA National Player of the Year in both 2017 and 2018 … Grant Hirschman played his final nine in 4-under to finish at 6-under total, two inside the number. Hirschman, who has made 116 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, shared a Dallas-area house with Scottie Scheffler, Max McGreevy and Charlie Saxon early in their pro careers … Former University of Minnesota standout Angus Flanagan finished T16 at 5-under, one stroke inside the number. The Englishman represented Great Britain & Ireland at the 2021 Walker Cup after finishing No. 11 on the inaugural PGA TOUR University Ranking that year … Vancouver, Canada, native Chris Crisologo finished T5 at 9-under. Crisologo extended his PGA TOUR Americas status through a top-80 finish in the Fortinet Cup off the strength of two top-10 showings in his final three events … University of North Florida alum Travis Trace posted a final-round, 3-under 68 to safely move inside the number by one stroke. Three top-10s, along with a season-best T4 finish in his debut on PGA TOUR Americas this season, earned Trace status on the Tour for the 2025 Latin America Swing.

Notables to miss: Washington native Brady Calkins, who held Korn Ferry Tour membership in 2023, finished T34 at 1-over, five off the number … Amateur Joe Neuheisel, son of acclaimed college football coach Rick Neuheisel, finished T45 at 4-over, eight strokes off the number.

Wilderness Ridge Country Club (Champion)
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 25 players advanced at 7-under 277 or better.

Spencer Cross earned medalist honors at 17-under 267, one stroke clear of Griffin Barela and Caleb Proveaux. Cross, 26, hails from Sevierville, Tennessee and played five seasons at the University of Tennessee (2017-18 to 2021-22); he was named to the All-SEC First Team as a fifth-year senior in 2021-22, after earning a marketing degree in May 2021. Cross has made four cuts in five career Korn Ferry Tour starts, highlighted by a T10 at the Visit Knoxville Open in his home state. He also serves as president of Smoky Mountain Junior Golf, whose mission is “empowering the youth of Sevier County to pursue their dreams and help others through the game of golf.”

Notables to advance: Ohio State alum Bo Hoag finished T4 at 14-under. Hoag, 36, won the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2019 Regular Season-ending WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by KraftHeinz to earn his first TOUR card via the Korn Ferry Tour’s season-long standings … Georgia Tech alum Luke Schniederjans finished solo sixth at 13-under. Schniederjans has made 24 of 34 career cuts between PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Americas; his older brother Ollie is a past PGA TOUR member … Curtis Thompson, a Korn Ferry Tour winner and past PGA TOUR member, finished T13 at 9-under … University of South Carolina alum Scott Stevens, a good friend of Wesley and George Bryan, carded a final-round 65 to advance on the number at 7-under. Stevens made five birdies against one bogey on his final nine. The No. 18 finisher in the Class of 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking, Connor Howe, finished T7 through the strength of 4-under 67s in his opening and closing rounds. The Georgia Tech alum made six cuts in his season debut on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour … Des Moines, Iowa, native Tripp Kinney posted an 11-under showing to finish T9. The PGA TOUR Americas member made eight cuts in 10 starts this season and retained his exempt status through the Latin America Swing for the 2025 season.

Notables to miss: University of Kansas alum Charlie Hillier, who finished fifth on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica’s 2023 season-long Totalplay Cup, finished T34 at 3-under, four strokes off the number … Brad Hopfinger, a veteran of 181 Korn Ferry Tour starts, finished T38 at 2-under, five strokes off the number.

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
Maricopa, Arizona
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Who advances: The top 21 and ties advanced to Second Stage; 21 players advanced at 7-under 281 or better.

Miami (Ohio) University alum Patrick Flavin earned medalist honors at 16-under 272, four strokes clear of Jimmy Gunn and Isaac Merry. Flavin, 28, has made starts across a variety of TOUR-sanctioned circuits – PGA TOUR (10), Korn Ferry Tour (44), PGA TOUR Latinoamerica (24), PGA TOUR Canada (5), and PGA TOUR Americas (10) in a six-year pro career. The Chicago-area native, an honorary ambassador for the First Tee of Greater Chicago, finished No. 33 on the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas season-long Fortinet Cup standings, notching seven top-25 finishes in 10 starts.

Notables to advance: Scotland’s Jimmy Gunn, 44, tied for second at 12-under. Gunn has made 110 career Korn Ferry Tour starts and is chasing his first PGA TOUR card … University of Southern California alum Anthony Paolucci finished T7 at 9-under, two strokes inside the number. Paolucci, who made 95 career PGA TOUR Latinoamerica starts including a victory, was named the 2010 Rolex Junior Player of the Year before enrolling at USC to much acclaim. He has made just seven Korn Ferry Tour starts and four TOUR starts in his 10-year pro career, but he’s still grinding … Former Korn Ferry Tour pro Byron Meth, winner of the 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links, finished T13 at 8-under, one inside the number … University of San Diego alum Charles Reiter finished on the number at 7-under, including two birdies in his final three holes Friday. Reiter has qualified for two U.S. Opens and is known as one of professional golf’s longest hitters … Team Canada member Sudarshan Yellamaraju posted a final-round, 3-under 69 to finish inside the number with one stroke to spare … Jonathan De Los Reyes advanced on the number and finished T19 at 7-under. The 30-year-old broke the course record (10-under 61) this season on PGA TOUR Americas at the Rio Olympic Golf Course in Brazil, which contested the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Notables to miss: Canada’s Jared du Toit, who played collegiately at Arizona State and held 2024 Korn Ferry Tour membership, finished T27 at 5-under, two off the number … Veteran pro Scott Harrington, who has made 320 career starts between the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour, finished T34 at 3-under, four off the number … Notre Dame alum Mark Baldwin, who has made 62 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, also finished at 3-under.