CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – PGA TOUR University has announced the preseason ranking for the Class of 2025, and Virginia’s Deven Patel is No. 11 on the first list of rising seniors eligible for PGA TOUR University in 2024-25.
Patel helped UVA to its best-ever finish in stoke play at the NCAA Championships last season. The Cavaliers finished third in stroke play and advanced to the eight-team match play for the second consecutive season at the national championships. He was 59th at the NCAAs and placed 15th at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional. Patel picked up his first collegiate win last season, taking medalist honors at the Hayt Collegiate.
The preseason ranking includes players from 21 schools; the four schools with two players are Arizona State, UCLA, North Carolina and Oklahoma. In all, the top 25 features players from eight countries: Cayman Islands, Germany, Mexico, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and United States.
Introduced in 2020, PGA TOUR University identifies the best players in collegiate golf and provides membership opportunities on PGA TOUR-affiliated tours. PGA TOUR University alumni have won 24 professional events, and 12 alumni earned their PGA TOUR cards for the 2024 season.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible Tournaments include NCAA Division-I men’s team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The Ranking Period for the Class of 2025 began Week 23/2023 and concludes May 26, 2025, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men’s National Championship.
The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking next May will earn PGA TOUR membership, while players Nos. 2-5 (fully exempt) and Nos. 6-10 (conditional) will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2025. Additionally, players Nos. 6-25 will earn fully exempt membership for the North America Swing of PGA TOUR Americas in 2025.
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