Those players who make it through the 2024 DP World Tour Qualifying School will really earn their cards given the strength of the field for the Final Qualifying Stage.
Recent LIV Golf player Kalle Samooja is one of a number of notable names in the 156-man field that will tackle the toughest test in golf this week at Infinitum Golf Club in Spain.
The Final Stage for Q-School is a gruelling test of six rounds in Spain, with a cut after four rounds before the final 36-hole dash for DP World Tour cards.
Samooja was relegated from LIV Golf this year so the Finnish golfer is trying to get back on the DP World Tour by entering the Final Stage field in Spain – and he’s joined by a host of well-known players in the field.
There are multiple DP World Tour winners joining Ryder Cup winners, veterans of the European game and up-and-coming amateur stars all looking to bag those precious playing privileges.
10 big names in 2024 Q-School Final Stage
Kalle Samooja was relegated after one season in LIV Golf
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Kalle Samooja
The Finn won the 2022 European Open before then winning the LIV Golf Promotions event to book a spot on that tour for 2024 with Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks GC. He was relegated after just one season though so is back trying to earn a DP World Tour return.
Stephen Gallacher
Now 50, the veteran Scot has four DP World Tour wins including back-to-back Dubai Desert Classic titles and was part of the 2014 Ryder Cup winning side at Gleneagles.
Edoardo Molinari
A three-time winner on the DP World Tour and 2010 Ryder Cup winner, the Italian is now also a stats guru and was part of Luke Donald’s backroom staff for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. He’s also a vice-captain in New York next year but still wants to play full-time in Europe as well.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
The 44-year-old Spaniard has seven DP World Tour victories under his belt including two Italian Open wins and the British Masters.
Eddie Pepperell
A two-time winner on the DP World Tour in 2018 – the Englishman won both the Qatar Masters and British Masters in the same season – Pepperell also finished T3 at The Players Championship in 2019. He finished just six places outside of the cut-off mark for retaining his card this year.
Ashun Wu
The first Chinese player to win three times on the DP World Tour, Wu was…
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