26th October 2025
I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish (GB&I) professionals through the 2025 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.
Q-School consists of three stages; First, Second and Final.
This article covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which will be played in Spain on 30th October-2nd November.
An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE, which was played between 26th August and 10th October 2025, whilst an additional one will be penned prior to the FINAL STAGE commencing.
Final Stage will be played at Infinitum Golf in Spain on 7th-12th November where 156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 20 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2026 season. In previous years the top 25 and ties earned playing privileges.
Additional background on the 2025 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix below.
SECOND STAGE
The Second Qualifying Stage will consist of four separate events played at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club, Isla Canela Links, Golf Las Pinaillas and Fontanals Golf Club, all in Spain.
c.74 players will contest 72-holes of stroke play with no cut at each venue. Players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wish to.
The leading three (it was two in 2024) amateur entrants, who were Dominic CLEMONS (ENG), Charlie FORSTER (ENG) and Kristian HJORT BRESSUM (DEN) ,to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Pathway Ranking (GAPR) as at 13th August 2025 were exempt from First Stage. Clemons and Hjort Bressum both turned pro in October 2025 and Forster is expected to do so ahead of his Second Stage event.
The other amateur First Stage exemption, relating to the leading three amateur entrants to a limit of 20th place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as at 13th August 2025, was not utilised this year.
The actual number of places available for Final Stage will be 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.
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Here is a summary of the four events with the results for my selected players, as well as their routes to Second Stage, all shown: –
30th October – 2nd November 2025
DESERT SPRINGS RESORT & GOLF CLUB, ALMERIA, SPAIN
74 players (inc. 17 GB&I and X amateurs are competing.
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Entrants
Jake BEBER-FRANKEL (USA) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL
George BLOOR (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Joe BROOKS (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour OoM
Leon CAR (SVN) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL
Ashley CHESTERS (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG
James COOPER (ENG) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA
Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) TURNED PRO 9/25 – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf AUT WINNER
Charlie CROCKETT (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Wouter DE VRIES (NED) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN CO-WINNER
Frederik EISENBEIS (GER) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE
Hugh FOLEY (IRL) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Tim FORD (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG
John-Ross GALBRAITH (N.I.) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG
Andres German GALLEGOS (ARG) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA WINNER
David HAGUE (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Ben HUTCHINSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Ralf Johan KIVI (EST) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE
Dermot MCELROY (N.I.) – DP World Tour 2025 Member
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) – Satelite Tours OoM
Taylor PAUL (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Mark POWER (IRL) – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf AUT
Conor PURCELL (IRL) – DP World Tour 2025 Member
Dagbjatur SIGURBRANDSSON (ISL) AM – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN
James WILSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG
James WHYTE (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results
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30th October – 2nd November 2025
FONTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN
74 players (inc. 17 GB&I and X amateurs are competing.
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Entants
James ASHFIELD (WAL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE
David CAREY (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Dominic CLEMONS (ENG) TURNED PRO 10/25 – Top 3 GAP Ranking Pathway
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG
Tom DOWDALL (IRL)– 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Rhys ENOCH (WAL) – DP World Tour 2025 Member
Mason ESSAM (ENG) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL
Callum FARR (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour OoM
Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA
Liam JOHNSON (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour OoM
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025 Member
Gudmundur KRISTJANSSON (ISL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE CO-WINNER
Sam LOCKE (SCO) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN
George MASON (ENG) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA
Cooper MUSSELMAN (USA) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG WINNER
Max ORRIN (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG WINNER
Eddie PEPPERELL (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025 Member
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Click here for the full – Fortanals Q-School Results
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30th October – 2nd November 2025
ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN
75 players (inc. 15 GB&I and X amateurs are competing.
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Entrants
James ALLAN (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Frederico BIONDI FIGUEIREDO (BRA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL WINNER
Steven BROWN (ENG) – DP World Tour Tournament Winner
Callum BRUCE (SCO) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Romain BUTTARAZZI (FRA) AM – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA
OJ FARRELL (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Jack FLOYDD (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour OoM
Matt GAUNTLETT (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Josh HILLEARD (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Kristian HJORT BRESSUM (DEN) TURNED PRO 10/25 – Top 3 GAP Ranking Pathway
Max KENNEDY (IRL) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Habib KHAN (ENG) AM – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Ronan KLEU (SUI) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Alfie PLANT (ENG) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Sebastian SANDIN (SCO) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Cormac SHARVIN (N.I.) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Martin SIMONSEN (DEN) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN CO-WINNER
Michael STEWART (SCO) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL
Ben WARIAN (USA) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE CO-WINNER
Marc WARREN (SCO) – Top 100 HotelPlanner Tour
Click here for the full – Golf Isla Canela Q-School Results
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30th October – 2nd November 2025
GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN
73 players (inc. 19 GB&I and X amateurs are competing.
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Entrants
Bradley BAWDEN (ENG) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN
Christoph BLEIER (AUT) AM – 1st Stage Ebreichsdorf AUT
Claes Thrane BORREGAARD (DEN) AM – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN
Barclay BROWN (ENG) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Greg DALZIEL (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour OoM
Pablo ERENO (ESP) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG WINNER
Ben EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Giles EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Charlie FORSTER (ENG) – Top 3 GAP Ranking Pathway
Bailey GILL (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Alex GOFF (USA) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG WINNER
Grant HAEFNER (USA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL WINNER
Luke HARRIES (WAL) – 1st Stage Arlandastad SWE
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL
Craig HOWIE (SCO) – 1st Stage Northumberland ENG
Haider HUSSAIN (ENG) – 1st Stage The Players Club ENG
Sam HUTSBY (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025 Member
Kris KIM (ENG) AM – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Jordan LOFT (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) – 1st Stage Donnington Grove ENG
Robert MORAN (IRL) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn DEN
Cedric OTTEN (GER) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 1 BEL
Calum SCOTT (SCO) – 1st Stage France Du Vaudreuil FRA
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield ENG
Korbinian WALTHER (GER) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt 2 BEL
Jack YULE (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour OoM
Click here for the full – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website
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APPENDIX
THE 2025 DP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL SERIES
The DP World Tour (previously known as the European Tour) 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 2025 European Tour Q-School entrance fee has been maintained at £2,750 (2024 & ’23: £2,500, 2022: £2,000, 2019: £1,800) with entries closed on 13th August 2024.
Male amateur golfers who are listed in positions 1-2,000 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) or have a handicap index of not more than +2.5 can enter (in 2024 this was +1.5).
Some entrants are exempted straight into Second Stage or Final Stage based on their past results and ranking.
From an amateur perspective, and subject to entering First Stage, exemptions into Second Stage are available to: –
the leading 3 entrants as at 13th August 2025 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR; and
the leading 2 entrants as at 13th August 2025 to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Ranking.
FIRST STAGE
First Stage consisted of ten 72 hole stroke play qualifying events.
Around 20% of each field, normally 15-30 players, progress from each event. The actual number of places are confirmed after all the players have teed off on Day 1 of each qualifier.
The DP World Tour introduced a 36 hole cut to First Stage in 2023. Originally it removed players not within 12-shots of the projected final qualifying place but this year this was tightened to 10 shots. The 54 hole cut, where previously only players within 7-shots of the final qualifying place play the final round, has now been removed.
Any ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play proceed too.
Here are links to all of the results from the First Stage events:-
26th-29th August 1. HULENCOURT, BELGIUM (WEEK 1) – Results
26th-29th August 2. THE PLAYERS CLUB, ENGLAND – Results
2nd-5th September 3. HUDDERSFIELD GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND – Results
2nd-5th September 4. HULENCOURT, BELGIUM (WEEK 2) – Results
9th-12th September 5. THE NORTHUMBERLAND G.C., ENGLAND – Results
16th-19th September 6. ARLANDASTAD GOLF (MASTERS COURSE), SWEDEN – Results
16th-19th September 7. DONNINGTON GROVE GOLF CLUB, ENGLAND – Results
23rd-26th September 8. FREDRIKSHAVN GOLFKLUB, DENMARK – Results
24th-27th September 9. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA – Results
7th-10th October 10. GOLF PGA FRANCE DU VAUDREUIL, FRANCE – Results
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SECOND STAGE
The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events with c.78 players competing at each one.
30th October-2nd November 2025
DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN
ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN
GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN
FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN
There is no cut but players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wish to.
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 Golf, previously known as Lumine GC, in Tarragona, Spain.
7th-12th November 2025
INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN
Infinitum replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the seventh time this year. No Q-School was held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new 3 year contract through to 2027 was announced on 12th November 2024 which will see the Tarragona venue continue 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 60 players and ties who will play a final 36 holes. The top 65 have progressed in previous years.
The leading 20 players (plus those tied for 20th place) in the Final Stage competition will earn Conditional Membership of The DP World Tour (and fully exempt status on the HotelPlanner Tour) for the 2026 season. In 2024 the medalist had 28 tournament playing opportunities whilst the 20th qualifier has just 9.
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 HotelPlanner Tour).
Players who miss the cut will be eligible for membership of the HotelPlanner 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.
ME.
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