Arizona senior advances to remaining stage of DP World Tour Q-College

One of many prime male faculty 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 faculty coach, Jim Anderson, mentioned Christensen is hoping to earn standing by way of PGA Tour College. Christensen is at present No. 14 in these rankings, a place that might earn him PGA Tour Americas standing; the highest 10 gamers within the remaining rating, put up NCAA Championship, earn at the least conditional Korn Ferry Tour playing cards with the No. 1 participant getting a PGA Tour card.

Ought to Christensen, competing as an newbie, end among the many prime 20 and ties and safe a DPWT card at six-round remaining stage, which is able to happen Nov. 8-13 in Costa Dorada, Spain, he would have at the least one tour to play on beginning this summer season.

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 faculty. 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 accessible to him subsequent 12 months courtesy his British Novice triumph, supplied he stays newbie for them.

Here’s a fast have 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 Deliver, 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