One of many prime male school gamers within the nation is a step nearer to incomes his DP World Tour card.
There’s a catch, although.
Tiger Christensen, a 21-year-old from Hamburg, Germany, was among the many 24 gamers who superior out of one among 4 websites for DPWT Q-College’s second stage, carding a 3-under 68 to climb seven spots and tie for sixteenth on Sunday at Golf Las Pinaillas in Albacete, Spain. However regardless of what he does at remaining stage, Christensen is planning on returning for his remaining semester on the College of Arizona.
Christensen’s school coach, Jim Anderson, mentioned Christensen is hoping to earn standing by way of PGA Tour College. Christensen is presently No. 14 in these rankings, a place that will earn him PGA Tour Americas standing; the highest 10 gamers within the remaining rating, submit NCAA Championship, earn not less than conditional Korn Ferry Tour playing cards with the No. 1 participant getting a PGA Tour card.
Ought to Christensen, competing as an novice, end among the many prime 20 and ties and safe a DPWT card at six-round remaining stage, which can happen Nov. 8-13 in Costa Dorada, Spain, he would have not less than one tour to play on beginning this summer time.
The Wildcats are ranked No. 11 within the nationwide rankings whereas Christensen is No. 16 individually because of 4 top-6 finishes in as many begins.
Two different amateurs, Jakob Skov Olesen and Max Kennedy, additionally superior to remaining stage, although each have graduated school. Kennedy, a Louisville alum, will flip professional after Q-College is over whereas Olesen, who performed his remaining 12 months at Arkansas, has spots within the Masters, U.S. Open and The Open obtainable to him subsequent 12 months courtesy his British Newbie triumph, supplied he stays novice for them.
Here’s a fast take a look at the three second-stage websites that wrapped up Sunday (the fourth, in Almeria, Spain, will end on Monday with Individuals Gavin Corridor and Palmer Jackson comfortably in place to complete within the prime 23):
GIRONA, SPAIN
Fontanals Golf Membership
Medalists: Haydn Barron and Jacob Hrinda (-18)
Notables advancing: Ryggs Johnston, Rayhan Thomas, Bastien Amat, Charlie Reiter, Luis Masaveu, Aymeric Laussot, Scott Stevens, Teddy Tetak
Notables not advancing: Julian Perico, Edoardo Lipparelli, Jorge Garcia, Paul Chaplet, Canon Claycomb, Alvaro Quiros, Toby Tree, Oliver Fisher, Aman Gupta
HUELVA, SPAIN
Isla Canela Hyperlinks
Medalists: Clement Sordet and Maximilian Steinlechner
Notables advancing: Taylor Funk, Jakob Skov Olesen, Adam Wallin, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Nick Carlson, Max Kennedy, Tom Lewis, Ben Sigel, Tim Tillmanns, Ryan Lumsden
Notables not advancing: Mark Energy, Mats Ege, Jerome Lando-Casanova, Jimmy Zheng, Jack Wall, Hurly Lengthy, Herman Wibe Sekne, Oliver Farr, Paul McBride, Juuso Kahlos
ALBACETE, SPAIN
Golf Las Pinaillas
Medalist: David Boriboonsub
Notables advancing: Chase Hanna, Christoffer Carry, Dan Erickson, James Nicholas, David Nyfjall, Tiger Christensen, Michael Miller, Spencer Cross, Marc Hammer
Notables not advancing: Jay Card III, Pedro Figueiredo, Charlie Huntzinger, Vince India, Ivan Ramirez, Rikard Karlberg, Alejandro Canizares, Ashley Chesters, Dan Brown, James Ashfield, Manuel Ballesteros, Jonas Blixt
