Tata Steel PGTI Q School tees-off in Jamshedpur on Wednesday

By Rahul Banerji

The Tata Steel PGTI Qualifying School for 2025 will be played from January 22 to February 7 at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur.

The First Stage consisting of three pre-qualifying events of 36 holes each will be held from January 22 to February 1, the 72-hole Final Stage will be played from February 4 to 7, the PGTI said.

The Q School, which marks the beginning of each PGTI season, is one of the most important events on the calendar as it is the only route for players to qualify to play on the tour for that season and also determines their criteria.

This year’s Qualifying School event will see a total of 408 golfers battling primarily for full tour status including 32 from 15 different countries.

The list includes 10 from Bangladesh, eight from the USA, two from Indonesia and one each from South Korea, Australia, Uganda, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Japan, Austria, Canada, Germany and Nepal.

Indonesia is being represented at the PGTI Q School for the first time.

Event breakup

The First Stage will comprise of three 36-hole events – Pre-Qualifying I, Pre-Qualifying II and Pre-Qualifying III. While Pre-Qualifying I will be staged on January 22 and 23, Pre-Qualifying II will be held on January 28 and 29 and Pre-Qualifying III on January 31 and February 1.

Out of a total field of 105 at Pre-Qualifying I, the top 20 players and ties will make it to the Final Stage. From the field of 123 at Pre-Qualifying II, the top 25 players and ties will go through.

From among the 132 competing in Pre-Qualifying III, the top 27 and ties will qualify for the Final Stage.

Qualifiers from the First Stage will join the 48 exempt players in the Final Stage scheduled to be held from February 4 to 7, making it a field of the top 120 players and ties.

The top 80 players and ties will make the halfway cut after two rounds of the Final Stage.

At the end of the Final Stage, the top 32 and ties will earn their full cards for the 2025 PGTI season. The Final Stage offers a total prize purse of Rs 5 lakh.

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