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Dp world tour q-school – 2022 second stage preview & results.

8th November 2022 – Updated

I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish professionals  (and one or two other players of interest) through the 2022 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.

The Q-School consists of three stages, First, Second and Final. More information on the 2022 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix at the end of this article.

This post covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which was played between the 3rd – 6th November.

Four events were played concurrently at Desert Springs GC, Emporda Golf, Isla Canela Links and Las Colinas G&CC, all in Spain. These competitions were played over 72 holes with no cut.

An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE  and an additional one will be penned prior to the FINAL STAGE being played.

The Final Stage will be played ad Infinitum, previously known as Lumine Golf Club, on 11th – 16th November. 156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 25 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2023 season.

95 players were ultimately allocated spots at Infinitum from the four Second Stage qualifiers with 61 players exempted into this year’s Final Stage.

SECOND STAGE

The Second Qualifying Stage consisted of four separate 72-hole events, all played without a cut

There were 284 players competing including 85 from Great Britain & Ireland – 30% of the overall field. There were 10 amateurs including Callan Barrow (ENG) Luke Harries (WAL) and Rob Moran (IRL).

93 qualifying spots were ultimately made available for Final Stage – 3 being added during the tournaments due to withdrawals by already exempt players. Sudden death play-offs were held to resolve any ties at this Stage with Alternates determined too to deal with any future withdrawals.

Here is a summary of the results from the four events with my selected players, their results and routes to Second Stage all shown.

3rd – 6th November 2022

DESERT SPRINGS GC, ALMERIA, SPAIN

Entries  – 73 players (inc. 3 amateurs) started with 24 qualifying (inc. 1 amateur)

Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results

Qualified Philipp KATICH (GER) -21 1st WINNER – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Hayden HOPEWELL (AUS) AM  -12 T4  – 1st Stage Arlandastad Gary BOYD (ENG) -11 T6  – 1st Stage Arlandastad Oliver FARR (WAL) -11 T6 – DP World Tour Member David HAGUE (ENG) -9 T12  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Liam JOHNSTON (SCO) -9 T12 –  Challenge Tour OoM Craig ROSS (SCO) -9 T12  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) -8 T18  – 1st Stage Lyngbygaard Tom GANDY (IoM) -7 T20 – DP World Tour Member Chris PAISLEY (ENG) -7 T20 – DP World Tour Member

Did Not Qualify Dan ERICKSON (USA) -6 T25  – 1st Stage Bogogno CO-WINNER Conor O’ROURKE (IRL) -6 T25  – 1st Stage Bogogno Andreas HALVORSEN (NOR) -6 T26  – 1st Stage The Players Club CO-WINNER Jarand Ekeland ARNOY (NOR) -5 T30  – 1st Stage Lyngbygaard WINNER David BOOTE (WAL) -5 T30 –  Challenge Tour OoM Ruaidhri MCGEE (IRL) -5 T30 – Challenge Tour OoM Tom VAILLANT (FRA) AM  -5 T37 –  Alps Tour OoM Daniel YOUNG (SCO) -5 T30 –  Challenge Tour OoM Sam LOCKE (SCO) -4 T37  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot David DRYSDALE (SCO) -3 T39 – DP World Tour Member Max MARTIN (ENG) -2 T43  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) -1 T45  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Ryan BROOKS (ENG) Ev T47  – PGA EuroPro Tour OoM Mitch WAITE (ENG) Ev T47 –  1st Stage The Players Club Graeme STORM (ENG) +2 52nd – DP World Tour Member Gavin MOYNIHAN (IRL) +4 T56 – DP World Tour Member Robert MORAN (IRL) AM  +5 60th  – 1st Stage Montado George MASON (ENG) TURNED PRO 11/22  +8 T64  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Tom PLUMB (ENG) WD  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot

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EMPORDA GOLF, GIRONA, SPAIN

Emporda has been added to the schedule for the first time since hosting Final Stage in 2000, 2002 and 2003.

Entries  – 71 players (inc. 3 amateurs) started with 24 qualifying (inc. 1 amateur)

Click here for the full – Emporda Golf Q-School Results

Qualified Jens FAHRBRING (SWE) -17 1st  CO-WINNER   – Challenge Tour OoM Tom MURRAY (ENG) -17 1st  CO-WINNER –  1st Stage The Players Club  Luis MASAVEU (ESP) AM  -14 T3  – 1st Stage Montado MATT FORD (ENG) -9 T10 – DP World Tour Member Garrick PORTEOUS (ENG) -9 T10  – DP World Tour Member Harry GODDARD (ENG) -8 T12  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Pavan SAGOO (ENG) -8 T12  – PGA EuroPro Tour OoM Gary HURLEY (IRL) -7 T16  – Alps Tour OoM Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) -6 T19  – 1st Stage Arlandastad Hamish BROWN (DEN) -5 T23  –  Nordic Golf league OoM

Did Not Qualify Stuart GREHAN (IRL) -3 T30  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Stuart MANLEY (WAL) -3 T30  – DP World Tour Member Oihan GUILLAMOUNDEGUY (FRA) AM  -2 T33  – 1st Stage Montado Conor PURCELL (IRL) -2 T33 –  Challenge Tour OoM Charlie THORNTON (ENG) -2 T33  – 1st Stage Montado Frederik BIRKELUND (DEN) TURNED PRO 10/22  -1 T40  – 1st Stage Lyngbygaard AM Rhys ENOCH (WAL) +1 T48 – DP World Tour Member Davey PORSIUS (NED) +1 T48  – 1st Stage Bogogno CO-WINNER Dave COUPLAND (ENG) +4 55th – DP World Tour Member James MARCHESANI (AUS) +5 T56  – 1st Stage Rosebud WINNER Kiet VAN DER WEELE (NED) TURNED PRO 9/22  +5 T56  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) +6 T59  – 1st Stage Bogogno Alessandro RADIG (ITA) AM  +7 T61  – 1st Stage Bogogno Jordan WRISDALE (ENG) +7 T61  – DP World Tour Member Graeme ROBERTSON (SCO) +9 64th  – 1st Stage Lyngbygaard Blake COLLYER (AUS) +10 T65  – 1st Stage Rosebud Jeff WRIGHT (SCO) WD  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall

ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN

Entries  – 70 players (inc. 1 amateurs) started with 24 qualifying (inc. 0 amateurs)

Click here for the full – Isla Canela Q-School Results

Qualified Pieter MOOLMAN (RSA) -26 1st CO-WINNER – Sunshine Tour OoM Joel SJOHOLM (SWE) -26 1st CO-WINNER –  Challenge Tour OoM Takumi KANAYA (JAP) -25 3rd  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall WINNER OJ FARRELL (ENG) -24 T4 –  Challenge Tour OoM Braden THORNBERRY (USA) -24 T4 –  1st Stage The Players Club Christian BANKE (USA) -20 T7  – 1st Stage Montado Daniel O’LOUGHLIN (ENG) -20 T7  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG) TURNED PRO 9/22  -17 T14 – WAGR Top 10 Oliver FISHER (ENG) -16 T18  – DP World Tour Member Sam HUTSBY (ENG) -15 T23  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot

Did Not Qualify Brandon ROBINSON-THOMPSON (ENG) -15 T23  – PGA EuroPro Tour OoM Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) -14 T26 – Challenge Tour OoM Jonathan YATES (IRL) -14 T26  – 1st Stage Bogogno William HARROLD (ENG) -13 T28  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot WINNER Liam MURRAY (ENG) -13 T28  – 1st Stage Montado Jamie RUTHERFORD (ENG) -13 T28 –  Challenge Tour OoM David WICKS (ENG) -12 T34  – 1st Stage The Players Club CO-WINNER Olly HUGGINS (ENG) -10 T45  – 1st Stage Lyngbygaard Greg DALZIEL (SCO) -9 T51  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall  Jack MCDONALD (SCO) -9 T51  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Matt OSHRINE (USA) -9 T51  – 1st Stage Arlandastad WINNER Rory SMITH (SCO) -8 T55 –  1st Stage The Players Club Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) -7 57th  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelo David RUDD (SCO) -5 T58  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Connor WORSDALL (ENG) -5 T58  – 1st Stage Haugschlag Filippo CELLI (ITA) TURNED PRO 9/22  -4 61st  – 1st Stage Bogogno Quim VIDAL (ESP) AM  -2 T63  – 1st Stage Montado Jack SINGH BRAR (ENG) WD  – DP World Tour Member Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) WD  – PGA EuroPro Tour OoM Lee SLATTERY (ENG) RTD  – DP World Tour Member

LAS COLINAS G&CC, ALICANTE, SPAIN

Entries  – 70 players (inc. 3 amateurs) started with 24 qualifying (inc. 2 amateurs)

Click here for the full – Las Colinas Q-School Results

Qualified Ivan CANTERO Gutierrez (ESP) -14 1st WINNER – Challenge Tour OoM Ben STOW (ENG) -13 T2 – Challenge Tour OoM Cormac SHARVIN (ENG) -12 4th  – DP World Tour Member James ALLAN (ENG) -10 6th  – PGA EuroPro Tour OoM Callan BARROW (ENG) AM -7 T10  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Kyle MICHEL (AUS) -7 T10  – 1st Stage Rosebud Michael STEWART (SCO) -7 T10  – 1st Stage The Players Club CO-WINNER Luke HARRIES (WAL) AM -4 T20  – 1st Stage Arlandastad

Did Not Qualify Tom SLOMAN (ENG) -2 T26 – Challenge Tour OoM Bailey GILL (ENG) -1 T28  – 1st Stage Montado Lars KEUNEN (NED) -1 T28  – 1st Stage Bogogno CO-WINNER Ben EVANS (ENG) Ev T33  – DP World Tour Member Taylor CARTER (ENG) +1 T36  – 1st Stage Lyngbygaard Dermot MCELROY (NI) +1 T36  – PGA EuroPro Tour OoM Connor MCKINNEY (AUS) AM +1 T36  – 1st Stage Montado WINNER Jamie HOWARTH (ENG) +2 T40 –  1st Stage The Players Club George BLOOR (ENG) +3 T42 –  1st Stage The Players Club Harry ELLIS (ENG) +4 T44 – Challenge Tour OoM Alex WRIGLEY (ENG) +4 T44  – 1st Stage Arlandastad Jamie DICK (ENG) +5 T48  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Robbie BUSHER (ENG) +6 T52  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot David DIXON (ENG) +7 T55 –  Challenge Tour OoM Sean TOWNDROW (ENG) +7 T55  – 1st Stage Golf D’Hardelot Will ENEFER (ENG) +9 59th  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Daniel BROOKS (ENG) WD  – DP World Tour Past Winner Josh CRUMPLIN (ENG) WD  – 1st Stage Mottram Hall Niall KEARNEY (IRL) WD  – DP World Tour Member 

NOTABLE MISSING PLAYERS

Charlie LINDH (SWE) – 1st Stage Haugschlag WINNER  [presumably injured]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website

THE 2022 DP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL SERIES

The DP World Tour (previously known as the European Tour until November 2021) Qualifying School was first played in 1976, four years after the European Tour was founded. What started out as a 72 hole test has grown into potentially a 252 hole marathon.

Nowadays there are three stages of stroke play qualifying; First, Second and Final.

The 2022 European Tour Q-School entrance fee is £2,000 (2019: £1,800).

Male amateur golfers with a handicap below 0.4 (i.e. scratch) and who have appeared in positions 1-2,000 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) in 2022 can enter.

Some entrants are exempted straight into Second Stage or Final Stage based on their past results and ranking.

From an amateur perspective the leading 5 entrants to First Stage as at 17th August 2022 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR are fast-tracked straight into Second Stage.

FIRST STAGE

First Stage consisted of nine 72 hole stroke play qualifying events split into six Sections, A, B, C, D, E and F.

Around 20% of each field, normally 15-30 players, progressed from each event. The actual number of places were confirmed after all of the players had teed off on Day 1 of each qualifier.

A 54-hole cut, where players needed to be within 7 shots of the final allocated qualifying place, reduced the field for the final round. Ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play also advanced.

For more information on this year’s First Stage please read – DP World Tour Q-School – 2022 First Stage Preview & Results

Here are links to all of the results from the First Stage events:-

4-8 Oct 2022  SECTION F – MOTTRAM HALL, ENGLAND –   Mottram Hall Q-School Results

4-7 Oct  2022  SECTION F – GOLF D’HARDELOT, FRANCE –  Hardelot Q-School Results

27-30 Sept 2022  SECTION E – LYNGBYGAARD GOLF, DENMARK –  Lyngbygaard Q-School Results

20-23 Sept 2022  SECTION D – BOGOGNO GOLF RESORT, ITALY –   Bogogno Q-School Results

14-17 Sept 2022  SECTION C – HAUGSCHLAG, AUSTRIA –  Haugschlag Q-School Results

13-16 Sept 2022  SECTION C – ARLANDASTAD GOLF, SWEDEN –  Arlandastad Q-School Results

7-10 Sept 2022  SECTION B – MONTADO, PORTUGAL –  Montado Q-School Results

30-2 Sept 2022 SECTION A – THE PLAYERS CLUB, ENGLAND –   The Players Q-School Results

30-2 Sept 2022  SECTION A – ROSEBUD CC, AUSTRALIA –  Rosebud Q-School Results

The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events.

There is no cut.

The actual number of places available for Final Stage are again confirmed after all of the players have teed off on Day 1 of each event. Sudden death play-offs are held to resolve ties at this Stage.

FINAL STAGE

The Final Qualifying Stage consists of 108 holes on the Lakes and Hills Courses at Infinitum, previously known as Lumine GC, in Tarragona, Spain. Infinitum / Lumine replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the third time this year.

The Tour has entered a new 3 year contract, covering 2022-24, with the Spanish venue to stage the Finals.

156 players will play two rounds over each of the Lakes and Hills Courses. After these 72 holes the field will be cut to the leading 70 players and ties who will play a final 36 holes.

The leading 25 players (plus those tied for 25th place) in the Final Stage competition will earn Full Membership of The DP World Tour (and Challenge Tour) for the 2023 season. On average between 2014-19 the medalist has received 27 European Tour starts whilst the 25th qualifier has garnered 18.

Those who make the 72 hole cut but finish outside the Top 25 will also earn a membership category, albeit a lower one, on the DP World Tour (and Challenge Tour).

Players who miss the cut will be eligible for membership of the Challenge Tour.

Every player is ranked according to their finishing score, card count backs assisting in this process, and this ranking matters when it comes to future playing opportunities.

11th – 16th November 2022

INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN

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Letter from Europe

What’s on tap in Europe for 2022? Only a reimagined pro tour and a review of Ryder Cup qualifying

In at least one sense, life was never easy for the European Tour. Forever an economic second-best behind the financial behemoth that is the PGA Tour, the Old World circuit always struggled to compete for the attention and attendance of golf’s biggest names. That fact isn’t likely to change now that the “ET” has been laid to rest, but the strategic alliance between the newly packaged DP World Tour and the PGA Tour is one that most in Europe see as a positive development. Call it inevitable—and sensible, too—given the potentially imminent threat to the status quo offered by the Saudi Arabia-based LIV Golf Investments.

“What needs to be talked about is how the alignment with the PGA Tour evolves and what effect that will have in 2023 and beyond,” says Paul McGinley, former European Ryder Cup captain and a member of the DP World Tour Board of Directors. “We’re still finding our feet with that relationship, one that has never been better. We have aligned together against the Saudis. And that loyalty is being repaid in what they call ‘working streams.’ There is a lot more collaboration on social media. Communication is better. So many ideas are now being shared.”

So it is that, in many respects, 2022 can be viewed as something of a transitional year for the rebranded tour . One week before the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews in July, the Scottish Open will become the first DP World Tour event to be co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour. At the same time, the Barbasol and Barracuda Championships in the U.S. will offer starts to DP World Tour members.

Each tour gets 73 spots in the Scottish Open field, with any dual members counting against the PGA Tour’s allocation. So the old line of “play better” will be the response to any DP World players who complain about not getting a start.

“But, on the other hand, I don’t think there will be a more exciting or better time to play well on the European Tour,” says David Law, a Scotsman who finished 100th on the 2021 Race to Dubai. “There are those opportunities to play in the States opposite the Scottish and the Open. Playing really well there could bring massive rewards.”

MORE: European Tour rebranded DP World Tour for 2022

Whatever, it is a safe bet that such arrangements will increase in frequency in 2023 and beyond. Which is easier said than done, of course. While it’s not that hard to put together a schedule, it is difficult to be fair to all concerned. In particular, the guys down the points lists have to be looked after. Players like David Drysdale, who got the last European Tour card in 2020-21, can’t be lost in this. The tours can’t just look after the star names. As member organizations, they have an obligation to make sure everyone has opportunities to play.

The same is true of the PGA Tour. But it’s difficult to take 230 players from two tours, mix them together and be completely fair. So a schedule that works for both tours is required. Whatever the Saudis do, they will do. DP World chief executive Keith Pelley has made his bed and has aligned with the PGA Tour in an attempt to present the best product he can. After that, players are free to make their own choices.

“To be honest, I’m not sure the likes of Paul Casey, Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell making the jump to anything the Saudis come up with would necessarily do much harm to the DP World Tour,” says Ewen Murray, a former European Tour player and now Sky Sports commentator. “Hardly any of them play that much in Europe these days. Like the PGA Tour, what the European Tour has done really well is to [just] keep going [during the COVID-19 pandemic]. OK, the money was down, but there has been a chance to play almost every week. I would have to question the integrity of those who say goodbye to all that, just to chase a few dollars.”

In the meantime, work continues behind the scenes on both sides of the Atlantic.

“There is certainly more to come as far as our partnership with the PGA Tour is concerned,” McGinley says. “More tournaments are likely to be aligned and co-sanctioned as time goes on. There is lot going on behind the scenes as we try to build a year-long international schedule that works for both tours. There are a few obvious opportunities for us. Post-FedEx Cup is one. Finishing in Dubai, that’s a big part of our season.”

The DP World schedule will offer $200 million in 2022, twice as much as 2021 , and represents, according to Pelley, “a new era for global golf.” Maybe, but still one that will retain some familiar aspects. Strong early in the Middle East—the tour resumes play the week of Jan. 17 in Abu Dhabi—and around the Open Championship, the traditional ebb and flow on tour remains. Meanwhile, “in-between” times like February/March, April/May and August will still feature a mix of some strong and not-so strong events.

“Our long-established tournaments will continue to flourish under the DP World umbrella,” McGinley says. “That level of sponsorship was a huge announcement for us, not just financially. It shows we are in good shape entering what looks like a new era for professional golf. But there are decisions to be made on what events remain just part of our tour and which ones are also part of the PGA Tour. It’s all being navigated at the moment.”

For the first time in the history of the former European Tour, an American—Collin Morikawa—won the year-long Race to Dubai title.

Luke Walker

MORE: Europe’s next breakout sarts are 20-year-old twins from Denmark. Meet the Hojgaards

And not only on the main circuit. Recently, the second-division Challenge Tour announced a record-breaking global schedule for the 2022 season that will see the total prize fund surpass the €8 million mark for the first time. In all, the “Road to Mallorca” will consist of 31 tournaments staged across three continents in 18 different countries.

Which is all good. But Murray, would go further.

“I’ve always been an advocate of more change over, a bigger influx of new players every year,” says the Scot. “I don’t think as many as 110 players should be exempt. I see 75 as enough, which would allow more spots to open up for those graduating from the Challenge Tour. I like to see young players getting a chance. If they get to play in what might be called ‘average’ DP World Tour events, the incentive and opportunity to move up and on into the premier events will be there. Those events will become important stepping stones for those good enough to make the next upward move.”

Still, first thing first.

“I’m thrilled to see the prize money boost there,” says Law, who spent five years on the Challenge Tour before graduating to the European circuit. “A minimum purse of €250,000 every week will make a massive difference. It used to be that you had to make maybe €30,000 to keep your Challenge Tour card. And around €90,000-€95,000 would see you onto the European Tour. Next year those numbers will go up. Players will need to make around €45,000 to keep their cards. And those who do get promoted will have made some decent dough. Given the standard of golf being played on that tour, those numbers are far more appropriate.”

'We can’t brush Whistling Straits under any carpets. There are many lessons to be learned. Although we had a lot of headwinds against us, what happened wasn’t just a loss. It was a hammering.'

Hang on though. While the financial side of the tours are trending upward, some perspective is required. Yes, the prize money on the DP World Tour has doubled, but only when compared with last season. In many cases, purses have not yet returned to their pre-pandemic levels. By way of example, the British Masters will offer £1.85 million in 2022; in 2019 the prize fund was £3 million. The Dutch and European Opens will both pay €1.75 million this year, down from €2 million three years earlier. And the European Masters has fallen from €2.5 million to €2 million.

Which is not to say that the tour officials have failed in their primary mission to provide the membership with playing and financial opportunities. Yes, there have been more than a few €1 million events, and the odd dodgy course, but play continued. No mean feat for such a multi-national operation.

“It goes without saying that the European Tour had to work incredibly hard to keep going as it did,” Law says. “Had we had the schedule we have for 2022 with similar money to what we have seen over the last 18 months, no one could really have complained. But we were beginning to see a knock-on effect at those smaller events. Take the caddies. Those guys make their living off the percentages of what their players earn. And when those percentages went down, it was starting to be tough to get caddies at events. So the boost to the prize funds was something the tour needed. They’ve done a brilliant job in that respect.”

MORE: How an American finally grabbed the European Tour’s Race to Dubai title

Elsewhere, this wouldn’t be the tour formerly known as European if there was not some talk of the Ryder Cup. Even in years when the biennial battle is in abeyance, the subject is never far from the surface, both on the range and in the media. And in that, the DP World Tour will be no different. According to McGinley, an in-depth look at all things Ryder Cup has already begun in the wake of Europe’s record-breaking loss at Whistling Straits .

“There’s a big de-briefing going on, which is appropriate after such a heavy defeat,” McGinley says. “We have to review a lot of things. I’m on the Ryder Cup committee, but our [mission] is not to control the team. We are more involved, alongside the PGA of America, in building the Ryder Cup brand going forward. But I’m aware of what is going on. [Ryder Cup director] Guy Kinnings is currently undertaking a long look at every aspect of the Ryder Cup.”

Surely part of the eventual conclusions will be a close inspection of the qualifying criteria. With the changing landscape and the fact that so many of Europe’s best players are now based in America, it is appropriate to question the process. Do Europe’s young players get enough of a chance to make the team? Many feel there still needs to be a route into the side from the DP World Tour, although it is clear that it doesn’t have to be one that makes up 50 percent of the squad.

“We need to have the best team out there,” McGinley says. “And we need to have a qualification system that is evolving as the game is evolving. All of those things are being reviewed. We were beaten by a record margin. So we can’t just say things will be grand in two years time, or that all we have to do is grow the rough and off we go. Things are a lot deeper than that. We have to lick our wounds and take a serious look at what we need to do next time. And when that is done present it first to the ex-captains who are currently choosing the next skipper.”

MORE: Lee Westwood’s simple reason why he’ll pass on being Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain

A closer inspection of the scoring at Whistling Straits reveals the disturbing fact that, too often, the Europeans were beaten more by their own relatively poor play than American brilliance. There was also the impression that the narrative over the three days was more focused on team morale—“we’re all great pals and that’s what really counts”—than on the fact that they were getting royally thrashed.

“We can’t brush Whistling Straits under any carpets,” McGinley says. “There are many lessons to be learned. Although we had a lot of headwinds against us, what happened at Whistling Straits wasn’t just a loss. It was a hammering. Away from home with no support was always going to be difficult against what was maybe the best-ever American team. And I mean team. I don’t mean that in terms of this playing ability. I mean in how cohesive they were. And how well-captained and structured they were. They kept it simple. Everything behind the scenes looked very straightforward.”

All of which is for the future. More immediately, many questions remain for the new tour. Things clearly need to settle down. One way of another, the DP World needs to know where things stand with Saudi’s LIV Golf Investments. Is there going to be a rival tour? Are some players going to make the jump? Where are we going to be with COVID? Are we going to see increased restrictions? That’s a big question for a circuit that involves so much international travel.

“We are in the eye of the storm in that respect,” McGinley says. “So it is difficult to predict what will happen in the next 12 months. There are so many challenges and so much turmoil in the world at the moment.”

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2022 LET Q-School Final Qualifier

It's set to be a tough five days as 128 players, from 30 countries look to secure their LET cards for 2022 at La Manga Club

After attention was focused on the LPGA and the final four rounds of their LPGA Q-Series, our attention now turns to the Ladies European Tour (LET) and La Manga Club’s North and South Courses. 128 players from 30 countries will be competing in the Final Qualifier from Thursday 16 – Monday 20 December.

It’s not quite the eight rounds over two weeks like it was Stateside but five rounds over five days is going to be an extremely tough challenge as players battle it out for a place on a tour that is back on the rise after some turbulent years.

Here’s all you need to know.

Final Qualifier of LET Q-School

• 75 players including 13 amateurs made it through to the Final Qualifier from Pre-Qualifying last week
• 33 players from the Top 135 of the 2021 Race to Costa del Sol
• 13 players from places 7-21 on the LET Access Series Order of Merit
• 1 player – leading player from each LETAS Tour
• 6 players from LPGA Q-Series

La Manga Club plays host once again to the prestigious tournament with Wales’ Amy Boulden winning the most recent Q-School played at the same venue in January 2020.

Before that Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Masson, Caroline Hedwall and Jodi Ewart Shadoff took top honours when the Spanish Resort hosted in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

LET Final Qualifying Competition Format

90 holes of stroke-play competition with 128 players cut to 65 players and ties after 72 holes. For the first four rounds, competitors will alternate between the North and South courses. The final round will be played on the South Course.

What are the players playing for?

LET Status received upon successful completion:

• Category 11: Qualifying-School Top 20 – Players finishing Nos. 1-20 (and ties)
• Category 15: #21-50 Qualifying-School – Players finishing Nos. 21-50 (and ties)
• Category 18: Remaining Final Qualifiers – Players finishing outside the Top 50 and ties

Any players who make the cut but finish outside the Top 50 and ties will be eligible for LET Membership in Category 18. Players who fail to make the cut after 72 holes will be eligible for LET Membership in Category 18. In all categories players will be ranked in final score order.

Pettersson hoping to open up options at LET Q-School

Sweden’s Lisa Pettersson topped Pre-Qualifying at the 2022 LET Q-School, posting a 72-hole score of nine-under-par, and sailed through to the Final Qualifier.

The 26-year-old played the full 2021 season on the Symetra Tour in the United States but has come back to Europe to try and gain status on the LET.

“I played the full year on the Symetra Tour, and I really like it there. I do struggle being so far away from home since I do live in Sweden.

“I came here feeling like I don’t have too much pressure because I still have my Symetra Tour status, but I want to open as many doors as possible and see what the LET has offer.

“I still haven’t really decided where I want to be next year so it will definitely open up all the doors possible. If I play well, then I will have a decision to make.

“If I don’t play well then, I don’t have a decision to make, I have to go with Symetra Tour. I feel like the LET is growing so fast and getting to be a really good Tour, so it would mean a lot to have a chance to try it out.”

Pettersson carded rounds of 67 (-4), 70 (-3), 69 (-2) and 73 (E) on the North and South Courses at La Manga Club to finish one shot ahead of Nigeria’s Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh.

It’s safe to say it’s set to be a mentally and physically tough five days ahead and with the North and South courses at La Manag running side by side and sharing a clubhouse, it promises to provide an electric atmosphere for those battling it out for a place on the 2022 Ladies European Tour.

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NORTH & SOUTH COURSE

• Pre Qualifier Practice - 7th - 8th December 2021
• Pre Qualifier - 4 rounds 9th - 12th December 2021
• Pro-Am - 13th December 2021
• Final Qualifier Practice - 14th - 15th December 2021
• Final Qualifier - 16th - 20th December 2021

7th - 20th December 2021

Qualifying school accommodation offers.

5* Hotel Principe Felipe 

La Manga club is offering exclusive accommodation rates for LET Q-School competitors and families/friends

• PLAYER / CADDY RATE: €90 per room per night including VAT and buffet breakfast. Individual room
• PLAYER / CADDY RATE: €100  per room per night including VAT and buffet breakfast. Double room
• FAMILY & FRIENDS €103 per room per night   including VAT and buffet breakfast. Individual room

Benefits for players staying at the Hotel Príncipe Felipe :   

Free gym -  We will have a designated area with gym equipment and stretching mats for players to use

Free golf one week  before arrival to practise (subject to a minimum stay of 8 nights)

Discounted rates for players guests / additional rooms

50%   discount on laundry  services

Upgrade  to superior room based on availability

Special prices & discounts on Food and Beverage for LET guests staying in the hotel 

10%  discount for transportation  at La Manga Rent a Car. Promo code:  Ladies European Contact:  [email protected]   Tel:  +34 968 146 000           

All prices include VAT and breakfast. Rates are per night, per room.

Accommodation is subject to availability.  

TRANSFERS  – Available for those staying at the official hotel ONLY   Alicante Airport - Official Hotel: from 70 € to 145 € each way/car depending on number of people of the buddy group and car size Murcia Airport – Official Hotel: from 30 € to 100 € each way/car depending on number of people of the buddy group and car size

Bookings to be made through: [email protected] (flight details required)

Prices are exclusive for players and those travelling in the same transfer as the player. For friends and family travelling at different times to player, the exclusive rates will not apply, and transfers should be booked directly with La Manga Rent a Car. 

Transfer drivers will be tested prior to transfers. It is imperative to pre-book the transfers. 

Please use these rates for all transfers now for ALICANTE 1 - 3 pax, 140€ per return transfer, or 70€ each way 4 - 8 pax, 190€ per return transfer, or 95€ each way 9 - 15 pax, 290€ per return transfer, or 145€ each way

Please use these rates for MURCIA/CORVERA 1 - 3 pax, 60€ per return transfer, or 30€ each way 4 - 8 pax, 120€ per return transfer, or 60€ each way 9 - 15 pax, 200€ per return transfer, or 100€ each way  

For further information please contact:

[email protected]

Tel: (+34) 968 11 56 51

Terms & conditions

Considering the qualification process of players competing in the pre-qualifier (9th-12th Dec), with the ambition of playing in the final qualifier (16th-20th Dec), it is recommended that all players book the hotel from at least the 8th December to the 21st December, depending on when the player arrives for practice rounds, to ensure you have a bedroom reserved for your full stay.

At time of booking the player pays 500€ deposit per room that will be charged on the 16th November 2021.  The balance of the stay will be charged on check out. 

If the player does not make it to final qualifying stage, the player can check out earlier than the 21st without incurring additional charges. The player will only be charged from check in date to check out, at the fixed rate specified. The minimum length of stay is 4 nights.  

Should the player pay the deposit and cancel their stay up to 30 days in advance, no fee will be charged, and the deposit will be  returned. If the event does not take place for whatever reason, the player will receive full refund of deposit paid. 

Only players staying in the hotel will have the detailed benefits included. 

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European Tour Events 1-3 qualifying update

Places in the year's first three European Tour events will be on offer in the Associate Member and Host Nation Qualifiers to be held in Riesa on February 23-24.

Two days of qualifiers will precede the first European Tour event of 2022, with the International Darts Open being held from February 25-27.

Wednesday February 23 will feature the Associate Member Qualifiers for the International Darts Open and the European Tour events to be held in Hildesheim and Munich (ET2 and ET3) from 1100 local time.

The International Darts Open features qualifiers carried over from 2021 (when a third European Tour event was not able to be held), meaning that the seeded players, Tour Card Holder Qualifiers, the European Associate Member Qualifier, PDC Nordic & Baltic Qualifier and East Europe Qualifier are already known.

New PDC Tour Card Holders for 2022 are able to enter the 2022 ET1 Associate Member Qualifier on Wednesday February 23 in Riesa (1100 local time start), with one place on offer in the International Darts Open. This event is also open to Associate Members who did not previously compete in a qualifier for 2021 ET3.

The second and third events are open to PDPA Associate Members who competed in the 2022 PDC Qualifying Schools and will offer two places in ET2 and ET3 respectively.

Those event will then be followed on February 24 by the Host Nation Qualifiers for all three European Tour events, with four places on offer in Riesa and two places each available for Hildesheim and Munich (ET2 and ET3).

Players must enter all events through the PDC Entry System . The entry deadline for all events is 1400 GMT on Tuesday February 22. The entry fee for Host Nation Qualifiers is £105 per event (€125), with a limit of two events per player per year under PDC Rule 4.4.

New players must Register their details at this link . Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.

New PDC Tour Card Holders will receive free entry to the ET1 Associate Member Qualifier but must contact [email protected] before the entry deadline to enter.

These qualifying events will be played over the best of nine legs.

Wednesday February 23 ET1 Associate Member Qualifier - 1100 start ET2 Associate Member Qualifier ET3 Associate Member Qualifier

Thursday February 24 ET1 Host Nation Qualifier - 1100 start ET2 Host Nation Qualifier ET3 Host Nation Qualifier

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