Pro Pathway · Monday Qualifiers

The Monday qualifier routes.

The weekly, open-entry pathway onto the pro tours, a level below earning a card outright. Four spots on the PGA TOUR, eight on the Korn Ferry Tour, plus PGA TOUR Americas qualifying. Here is how each route works and where you enter.

Pro Pathway · Monday Qualifiers

Monday and open qualifier routes.

Monday qualifier fields and sites change week to week and are published by each tour, so we do not list dated events here. Below is how each route actually works, who can enter, roughly what it costs, and the official link where you find the current schedule and enter.

Pre-qualifierMonday final

PGA TOUR Open Qualifiers

Four spots into most non-invitational PGA TOUR events, decided the Monday of tournament week.

The open qualifier is the game's hardest one-round test. Most non-invitational PGA TOUR events set aside four spots, filled through an 18-hole qualifier held the Monday of tournament week. For most fields there is an 18-hole pre-qualifier earlier that week that feeds the limited Monday spots, so many players have to survive two rounds to make the tournament. It is open-entry: no tour card required.

How the route works

Pre-qualifier (18 holes)
Held earlier in the week for events where entries exceed the Monday field. Low scores advance into the Monday qualifier.
Monday qualifier (18 holes)
The Monday of tournament week. The top four (for most events) earn a spot in that week's field. Ties for the last spot go to a playoff.

Spots

4 spots at most non-invitational events (invitationals and limited-field events have none).

Cost to enter

Around $200 to enter the pre-qualifier and about $200 more for the Monday qualifier. Exact fees, fields, and sites are set per event by the administering PGA Section and published at the official link.

Who can enter

Open to professionals and to amateurs with a low enough handicap. Players without PGA TOUR status, or too far down the Priority Ranking to draw a start, use this route. Amateurs should confirm the handicap and entry requirements with the contact listed for each event.

Stringing Monday starts into enough FedExCup points can lead to Special Temporary Membership, but only a small handful of players a year make real headway this way.

Official open qualifier schedule + entry contacts PGA TOUR eligibility explained

Open qualifierMonday final

Korn Ferry Tour Open Qualifiers

Eight spots into most Korn Ferry Tour events through a single Monday qualifier.

The Korn Ferry Tour is the PGA TOUR's primary developmental tour, and its open qualifier is the most realistic weekly entry point for players without full status. Most events offer eight spots through an 18-hole qualifier, usually the Monday of tournament week and often split across two courses depending on field size. Ties for the final spots are settled in a sudden-death playoff.

How the route works

Monday open qualifier (18 holes)
One round, usually Monday of tournament week, frequently on two courses when the field is large. Most events run this single qualifier rather than a separate pre-qualifier.
Eight spots into the field
The low eight earn a start that week. Ties for the last spot go to sudden death.

Spots

8 spots at most events.

Cost to enter

Around $450 to enter, with most events using one Monday qualifier and no separate pre-qualifier. Exact fees, fields, and sites are set per event and published at the official link.

Who can enter

Open to professionals and to eligible amateurs. Full-status members are already in the field, so open qualifying is aimed at conditional members and non-members chasing a start. Confirm amateur entry requirements with the event's listed contact.

Official open qualifier schedule + entry contacts Korn Ferry Tour eligibility explained

Q-SchoolOpen qualifier

PGA TOUR Americas Qualifying

The developmental tour a rung below Korn Ferry. The primary way on is a March Q-School, with open qualifiers per event.

PGA TOUR Americas is an international pathway tour spanning North and South America, one level below the Korn Ferry Tour. Unlike the weekly Monday qualifiers above, its main entry point is a front-of-season Q-School: 72-hole stroke play across five U.S. sites in March, before the season opens. Roughly the low 25 and ties at each site earn membership (the top of that list full status, the rest conditional). Individual events also fill a few places through open qualifiers.

How the route works

Q-School (72 holes, 5 U.S. sites)
Played in March before the season starts. Applications are submitted online through the official qualifying portal; sites and the exact entry fee are published in the annual application and regulations.
Open qualifiers (per event)
Individual tournaments fill a small number of spots through open qualifiers, alongside sponsor exemptions, prior-event top-10 finishers, and PGA TOUR University members.

Spots

Q-School awards membership to roughly the low 25 and ties at each of five sites; per-event open qualifiers add a small number of weekly spots.

Cost to enter

Q-School entry fee is set per cycle and published in the official application and regulations. Per-event open qualifier fees are set locally.

Who can enter

Open to professionals and eligible amateurs through Q-School and per-event open qualifiers. Top-10 finishers on the season Points List earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the following year, and three wins in a season triggers an immediate promotion.

PGA TOUR Americas does not publish a standalone weekly open-qualifier contact list the way the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour do, so per-event qualifier details are confirmed through the tour and each host event.

Official PGA TOUR Americas Q-School (apply here)How PGA TOUR Americas works

About Monday qualifiers

A Monday qualifier (also called an open qualifier) is a one-round tournament held the Monday of tournament week that awards a handful of spots in that week's professional event. It is the most open door in golf: no tour card is required, and eligible amateurs can enter alongside pros. The catch is the math. Hundreds of players can chase four spots on the PGA TOUR or eight on the Korn Ferry Tour, often after first surviving an 18-hole pre-qualifier earlier in the week.

This is a different route from Q-School, which is a season-defining, multi-stage tournament that grants tour membership. A Monday qualifier gets you into one field for one week with no status attached. It runs on the same open-entry principle as U.S. Open qualifying, just for a single week's tour event instead of a major. For players grinding below the developmental tours, the mini tours and Monday qualifiers are where a résumé gets built.

Because weekly fields and sites change constantly, GolfNexus does not republish them. Every route above links straight to the tour's own qualifying page, where the current schedule, spots available, and local entry contacts live. Start at the official PGA TOUR Qualifying portal.

Frequently asked questions

How does a Monday qualifier actually work on the PGA TOUR?

Most non-invitational PGA TOUR events set aside four spots that are filled through an 18-hole open qualifier held the Monday of tournament week. For events where entries exceed the field, an 18-hole pre-qualifier runs earlier in the week and feeds the limited Monday spots, so many players have to survive two rounds to make the tournament. It is open-entry: no PGA TOUR card is required, and eligible amateurs can enter. Fields and sites are set per event and published on the PGA TOUR's official qualifying portal.

How many spots do Monday qualifiers offer, and what do they cost?

The PGA TOUR offers four spots at most non-invitational events, with entry fees of roughly $200 for the pre-qualifier and about $200 more for the Monday qualifier. The Korn Ferry Tour offers eight spots at most events through a single Monday qualifier, with an entry fee around $450 and generally no separate pre-qualifier. Exact fees, fields, and sites are set per event by the administering PGA Section and published at each tour's official qualifier link. Confirm the current figures before you enter.

Where do I find the current Monday qualifier schedule and enter?

The PGA TOUR's official qualifying portal at qualifying.pgatourhq.com carries the current open qualifier schedule, the spots available per event, and the local PGA Section contact who handles entry. There are separate lists for PGA TOUR open qualifiers and Korn Ferry Tour open qualifiers. PGA TOUR Americas runs a March Q-School with applications submitted through the same portal. We do not republish the weekly fields here because they change every week and rot fast. Go to the official link for the live schedule.

Can I earn a PGA TOUR card just by Monday qualifying?

Not directly. A player who Monday-qualifies plays that one event with no further status attached. Stacking enough starts and FedExCup points can lead to Special Temporary Membership and, in rare cases, a card through the non-member earnings threshold, but only a small handful of players a year make real headway on this route. For most players the Monday qualifier is a way to get into a field and build results, not a standalone path to a card.