Nothing compares to Second Stage of PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry. It’s the perfect blend of high stakes and ultimate finality. Players who advance are guaranteed 2024 Korn Ferry Tour membership at minimum, with a chance to secure guarantee starts and chase five PGA Tour cards (and ties) at Final Stage in December. Players who finish outside the cut line, without any backup status, are faced with an uncertain future in professional golf.
Three of its five Second Stage Q-School qualifiers were held last week in Dothan, Ala., Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Savannah, Ga., and two of the three APGA golfers moved on. Marcus Byrd, of Temple Hills, Md., and Nyasha Mauchaza, of Port St. Lucie by way of Zimbabwe, made the grade after they each fin- ished T13 with identical scores of 281 (-7).
Byrd posted rounds of 68-73-69- 71 and Mauchaza matched with rounds of 72-71-69-69. They were locked in a three-way tie for the last three spots with Mickey DeMorat of Florida who posted rounds of 67- 72-70-72-281. Only 15 of the 78 golfers made the grade and moved on to the final stage that will take place December 14-17 at TPC Saw grass in Ponte Vedra.
Willie Mack III, of Orlando, was vying for another shot at the Korn Ferry after losing his playing privi- leges this season. During his year on the tour, Mack entered 24 events and made only 10 cuts. Because of his poor showing he was required to return to Q-School to earn another card. Unfortunately, it didn’t hap- pen. While playing at Tesoro GC in Port St. Lucie, Mack posted rounds of 71-72-72-71-286 (-2) T22. He missed the mark of 284 by two shots whichisatoughpilltoswallow,es- pecially after having earned a spot last season. For the week Mack post- ed 59-pars, 15-birdies and 13-bo- geys, which is good golf but not good enough to do what he wanted to do, move on to the Final Stage.
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