Copy of TEST 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament: Tournament Information

Applicants not exempt to First, Second or Final Qualifying Stage shall participate in Pre-Qualifying.  Field sizes at each site are scheduled to be approximately 78 applicants with no reduction (cut) of field.  In the event the number of Pre-Qualifying entries exceeds the number that can be accommodated by the Pre-qualifying sites currently scheduled an overflow site will be used.  Approximately 228 qualifying positions plus ties will be available for Pre-Qualifying contestants to advance to the First Qualifying Stage.  The number of applicants advancing from each Pre-Qualifying site will be on a pro rata basis (i.e., approximately the same percentage from each site will advance), and such number will be announced during Pre-Qualifying.  All applicants tying for the last qualifying position at the conclusion of play at each site will advance.  Successful Pre-Qualifying applicants will be assigned their First Qualifying Stage site in the order of the applicant’s preference based on Pre-Qualifying finish position.  A blind clinical draw will be conducted at PGA TOUR Headquarters to determine the order that successful Pre-Qualifying applicants with the same finish position are assigned First Qualifying Stage sites.  Ties among those earning a First Qualifying Stage position at the same Pre-Qualifying site will be broken for the purpose of making First Qualifying Stage assignments by matching individual stipulated round scores in descending order beginning with the last round.  Ties remaining after a match of rounds will be broken by matching individual hole scores from the 18th hole of the last round backwards.  The entry fee includes: green fees, practice balls on all official practice and qualifying round days and liability insurance coverage covering liability, which may arise as a result of the applicant’s presence at the Pre-Qualifying site.  Players and caddies shall walk during official practice and competitive rounds.

PGA TOUR reserves the right to change the Qualifying Tournament format, schedule of play, number of qualifying sites and locations as presently contemplated and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add applicants to the field of any Qualifying Stage.  Applications to Enter should be submitted early to allow for delay in delivery, for the correction of any errors/deficiencies and to increase the likelihood of the applicants’ preferred qualifying site assignment.

Successful Pre-Qualifying applicants and applicants exempt to First Qualifying Stage shall participate in the First Qualifying Stage.  First Qualifying Stage sites are scheduled to be approximately 78 players with no reduction (cut) of field.  Approximately 240 positions are reserved for successful Pre-Qualifying contestants with approximately 20 positions reserved in each of the twelve scheduled First Qualifying Stage sites.  In the event the number of exempt to First Qualifying Stage entries exceeds the number that can be accommodated by the twelve scheduled First Qualifying Stage sites, an overflow site will be used.  The number of applicants advancing from each site will be on a pro rata basis (i.e., approximately the same percentage from each site will advance), and such number will be announced during the First Qualifying Stage.  All applicants tying for the last qualifying position at the conclusion of play at each site will advance.  Successful First Qualifying Stage applicants will be assigned their Second Qualifying Stage site in the order of the applicant’s preference based on First Qualifying Stage finish position.  A blind clinical draw will be conducted at PGA TOUR Headquarters to determine the order that successful First Qualifying Stage applicants with the same finish position are assigned Second Qualifying Stage sites.  Ties among those earning a Second Qualifying Stage position at the same First Qualifying Stage site will be broken for the purpose of making Second Qualifying Stage assignments by matching individual stipulated round scores in descending order beginning with the last round.  Ties remaining after a match of rounds will be broken by matching individual hole scores from the 18th hole of the last round backwards.  The entry fee includes: green fees, practice balls on all official practice and qualifying round days and liability insurance coverage covering liability, which may arise as a result of the applicant’s presence at the First Qualifying Stage site.  Players and caddies shall walk during official practice and competitive rounds.  

The following applicants shall be exempt to First Qualifying Stage:

1. Members of the Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR, Japan Golf Tour, PGA European Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour, or PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Canadian Tour or Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, or PGA TOUR Series- China during the 2017, 2018 or 2019 seasons.

2. Applicants that made the cut in a tournament awarding Official Money conducted by the Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Series-China during the 2018 or 2019 seasons as of the First Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 10, 2019).

3. Applicants that played in the Second Qualifying Stage of the 2016, 2017 or 2018 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament.

4. Applicants that finished in the top 50, including ties, in a First Qualifying Stage of the 2017 or 2018 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament.

5. Applicants that played in the 2018 or 2019; Masters Tournament; U.S. Open; British Open or PGA Championship.

6. Applicants that played in the 2019 PGA Professional National Championship.

7. Applicants that made the cut in the 2018 PGA Assistant Professional National Championship.

8. Applicants ranked first through two hundredth (1-200) on the Official World Golf Ranking as of the First Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 10, 2019).

9. Applicants ranked sixth through twenty-fifth (6-25) on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

10. Applicants that played in the 2018 Walker Cup or 2019 World Amateur Team Championship.

11. Applicants that played in the Semi-Finals of the 2018 or 2019 U.S. Amateur or the Finals of the 2017 or 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

PGA TOUR reserves the right to change the Qualifying Tournament format, schedule of play, number of qualifying sites and locations as presently contemplated and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add applicants to the field of any Qualifying Stage.  Applications to Enter should be submitted early to allow for delay in delivery, for the correction of any errors/deficiencies and to increase the likelihood of the applicants’ preferred qualifying site assignment.

Successful First Qualifying Stage applicants and applicants exempt to the Second Qualifying Stage shall participate in Second Qualifying Stage.  The overall field size is scheduled to be approximately 360 applicants plus ties from the First Qualifying Stage sites.  Field sizes at Second Qualifying Stage sites are scheduled to be approximately 75 applicants with no reduction (cut) of fields.  The number of applicants advancing from each site will be on a pro rata basis (i.e., approximately the same percentage from each site will advance), and such number will be announced during the Second Qualifying Stage.  All applicants tying for the last qualifying position at the conclusion of play at each site will advance.  The entry fee includes green fees, practice balls on official practice and qualifying round days and liability insurance coverage covering liability, which may arise as a result of the applicant’s presence at the Second Qualifying Stage site.  Players and caddies shall walk during official practice and competitive rounds.  

The following applicants shall be exempt to Second Qualifying Stage:

1. 2019 PGA TOUR members that are eligible for tournament play as defined in the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations or played in the 2017 or 2018 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament.

2. Applicants eligible for the Web.com Tour 2019 Finals as defined in the Web.com Tour Tournament Regulations or finished eighty-sixth through one hundredth (86-100) on the 2019 Official Web.com Tour Regular Season Final Money List, as defined in the Web.com Tour Tournament Regulations.

3. Applicants whose victory in a 2017, 2018 or 2019 Web.com Tour tournament is an official victory as defined in the Web.com Tour Tournament Regulations.

4. Applicants that have made the cut in one hundred (100) or more combined PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour tournaments awarding official money and are either:

a) ranked on the Official World Golf Rankings as of the Second Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 24, 2019) or;

b) played in the 2017 or 2018 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament.

5. Applicants ranked either:

a) first through twenty-five (1-25) on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica 2019 Official Money List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Tournament Regulations as of the Second Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 24, 2019) or;

b) eleventh through twenty fifth (11-25 and ties) on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica 2019 Official Money List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Tournament Regulations as of the Final Qualifying Stage entry deadline (October 22, 2019).

6. Applicants ranked eleventh through twenty fifth (11-25 and ties) on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada 2019 Final Official Money List, as defined in the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Tournament Regulations.

7. Applicants ranked either:

    a) first through twenty-five (1-25) on the PGA TOUR Series-China 2019 Official Money List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Series-China Tournament Regulations, as of the Second Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 24, 2019) or;

    b) eleventh through twentieth fifth (11-25 and ties) on the PGA TOUR Series-China 2019 Official Money List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Series-China Tournament Regulations as of the Final Qualifying Stage entry deadline, (October 22, 2019).

8. Applicants ranked six through fifteenth (6-15) on the respective current (2019) year or season Official Money List for the PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Tour or Asian Tour, as of the Second Stage entry deadline (September 24, 2019).

9. Applicants ranked six through fifteenth (6-15) on the 2017-2018 season Final Official Money List for the PGA Tour of Australasia.

10. Applicants ranked six through fifteenth (6-15) on the 2018-2019 season Final Official Money List for the Sunshine Tour.

11. Applicants who made the cut in the 2019: Masters Tournament; PLAYERS Championship; U.S. Open Championship; British Open Championship or; PGA Championship.

12. Applicants ranked one through five (1-5) including ties at the 2019 PGA Professional National Championship.

13. Applicants ranked first through one hundredth (1-100) on the Official World Golf Rankings as of the Second Qualifying Stage entry deadline (September 24, 2019).

14. Applicants ranked first through fifth (1-5) on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as of Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

15. Applicant who is a current Web.com Tour member that has been disabled to the extent his is unable to compete in more than twelve (12) events in a calendar year but has played in a minimum of five (5) Web.com Tour events that year; has performed at a level which placed him 86th – 100th on the Official Web.com Tour Regular Season Money List at the time he was disabled; or who has average winnings per event which would have placed him 86th – 100th on the current year Web.com Tour Regular Season Money List.

PGA TOUR reserves the right to change the Qualifying Tournament format, schedule of play, number of qualifying sites and locations as presently contemplated and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add applicants to the field of any Qualifying Stage.  Applications to Enter should be submitted early to allow for delay in delivery, for the correction of any errors/deficiencies and to increase the likelihood of the applicants’ preferred qualifying site assignment.

Successful Second Qualifying Stage applicants and applicants exempt to Final Qualifying Stage shall participate in the Final Qualifying Stage.  The field size is scheduled to be approximately 138 players plus ties from the Second Qualifying Stage sites with no reduction (cut) of field.  The entry fee includes: green fees, practice balls for practice and competitive round days and liability insurance covering liability, which may arise as a result of the applicant’s presence at the Final Qualifying Stage site.  Players and caddies shall walk during official practice and competitive rounds.  

The following applicants shall be eligible to start at Final Qualifying Stage: 

1. Applicants ranked seventy-sixth through eighty-fifth (76-85) on the 2019 Web.com Tour Regular Season Final Official Money List, as defined in the Web.com Tour Tournament Regulations.

2.   Applicants finishing within the Top one-hundred (100) and ties on the 2019 Web.com Tour Finals Priority Ranking List.

3. Applicants ranked either:

        a) first through tenth (1-10) on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica 2019 Official Money List, as defined in the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tournament Regulations as of the Final Qualifying Stage entry deadline, (October 22, 2019) or;

        b) second through tenth (2-10) on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica 2019 Final Official Money List, as defined in the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tournament Regulations. 

4. Applicants ranked second through tenth (2-10) on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada 2019 Final Official Money List, as defined in the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Tournament Regulations.

5. Applicants ranked either:

        a) first through tenth (1-10) on the PGA TOUR Series-China 2019 Official Money List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Series-China Tournament Regulations as of the Final Qualifying Stage entry deadline, (October 22, 2019) or;

        b) ranked second through tenth (2-10) on the PGA TOUR Series-China 2019 Final Official Money List, as defined in the PGA TOUR Series-China Tournament Regulations.

6. Applicants ranked first through fifth (1-5) on the respective current year (2019) or season Official Money List for the PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, or Asian Tour as of the Final Qualifying Stage deadline (October 22, 2019).

7. Applicants ranked first through fifth (1-5) on the 2017-2018 season Final Official Money List for the PGA Tour of Australasia.

8. Applicants ranked first through fifth (1-5) on the 2018-2019 season Final Official Money List for the Sunshine Tour.

9.     Applicants ranked on the PGA TOUR Non-member FedEx Cup Points list (including Special Temporary Members) whose combined official points and points earned in official money World Golf Championship events is equal to or greater than the 150th place finisher on the 2019 Final FedEx Cup Points List.

10. Applicants among Major and Minor Medical Extension category members (as defined in the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations) whose FedEx Cup Points earned in their “Available Tournaments”, when combined with the amount of FedEx Cup Points earned in their “Tournaments Played”, equals or exceeds the amount of FedEx Cup Points earned by the member who finished last in the 25 finishers beyond 125th place on the FedEx Cup Points List for the preceding season shall be exempt into Final Qualifying Stage in that year provided that the FedEx Cup Points earned in his “Tournaments Played” was less than the 150th finisher on the FedEx Cup Points List in the year of the applicant’s injury.

11. Applicant who is a current Web.com Tour member that has been disabled to the extent he is unable to compete in more than twelve (12) events in a regular season but has played in a minimum of five (5) Web.com Tour events that year; has performed at a level which placed him 76th – 85th on the Official Web.com Tour Regular Season Money List at the time he was disabled; or who has average money winnings per event at the time he was disabled which would have placed him 76th – 85th on the Official Web.com Tour Regular Season Money List for the entire season (determined by multiplying such an average money winnings by the average number of Web.com Tour events played by all Web.com Tour members). 

12. Applicants ranked first through fiftieth (1-50) on the Official World Golf Rankings as of the Final Qualifying Stage entry deadline (October 22, 2019).

PGA TOUR reserves the right to change the Qualifying Tournament format, schedule of play, number of qualifying sites and locations as presently contemplated and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add applicants to the field of any Qualifying Stage.  Applications to Enter should be submitted early to allow for delay in delivery, for the correction of any errors/deficiencies and to increase the likelihood of the applicants’ preferred qualifying site assignment.