The PGA Tour University’s first ever graduate, Ludvig Aberg, has just grabbed his first victory on the tour. In the span of six months since Aberg made his debut in June, he has claimed two titles. One on the DP World Tour and one at the RSM Classic just  last week.

With the rise of Aberg, the PGA Tour’s initiative to encourage amateur golfers and get them early professional careers through the PGA Tour U has piqued the curiosity of the golf world. What exactly is PGA Tour University, and how does it work?

The PGA Tour University Ranking

In the Class of 2023 at PGA Tour University, Ludvig Aberg led the official ranking among the 20 players. Subsequently, he won his PGA Tour card as the leading player on the list. The PGA Tour U ranking ranks the top 20 college players. The players will have different benefits based on their ranking, and only the first ranked will get the PGA Tour card.

How do players get ranking points? The golfers are required to play in PGA Tour-sanctioned events, which are PGA Tour events themselves, some DP World Tour events, and the biggest collegiate event, the NCAA D-I Men’s Team Championship. The golfer will get points equivalent to the World Amateur Golf Ranking system’.

The players gain points through playing and winning different awards in their collegiate years. The average points of a golfer will then be multiplied by 100 and recorded. On team events, a player gets points based on his individual performance. Teams advancing to the D-I Championship are selected from the top 5 teams from the regional competitions and the leading players whose teams are not in the top 5.

The benefits for the 20 players in the PGA Tour University Ranking are as follows: The No. 1 player gets the PGA Tour membership for the ongoing season and the season that will follow, except they will get reshuffles for the second season. e.g., Aberg got the card for 2023 and 2024.

The benefits for players ranked 2-20th

The players will get an exemption to play on the Korn Ferry Tour for two years and move into the last stage of the PGA Tour qualifying school if they are ranked from two to fifth on the ranking. Additionally, they are allowed to play on the tour with a sponsor exemption of unlimited for two seasons.

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Ranked 6–10th on the PGAT University ranking, they will be exempt from the second stage of the PGA Tour Q-School, will have conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour, and will be a PGA Tour Americas member (the North American Swing). Moreover, the players 11th to 20th on the list will get their PGA Tour Americas membership and exemption into the PGA Tour-Q school’s second stage.

PGA Tour University also assists high schoolers in getting their PGA Tour membership through PGA Tour University Accelerated. The amateurs get their points through participation in or victory in various eligible competitions or winning collegiate awards. A player reaching the 20-point threshold becomes eligible to accept the PGA Tour membership after the following year’s NCAA D-I Championship stroke play concludes and he decides to turn professional.

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