The 6 players who just won a PGA Tour card at Q School

For the players at PGA Tour Q School, they’ll be glad it’s Monday.

After a gruelling four rounds with so much on the line, six players finished inside the magic number and earned full playing rights for 2025.

While some are making a return to the established American circuit, others are set to take their first steps on Tour.

One of those moving back in is Lanto Griffin. The 36-year-old, who won the Houston Open in 2019, took medallist honours at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course.

After a bloodbath in the scoring department all week, Griffin cruised to a three-shot victory and let the drama play out behind him.

He was on the edge of losing his tour card for the first time since 2019 after making just four cuts all season.

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Another 2024 PGA Tour member who saved his card this week was 28-year-old Hayden Buckley. A winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, he fired consecutive rounds in the 60s over the weekend.

While Buckley held onto his status in 2022 and 2023, just one cut made since July left him with no playing rights on Tour next year.

In solo third place on Sunday night was Japan’s Takumi Kanaya. The 26-year-old secured his first PGA Tour card but isn’t without experience at the top table.

He is a seven-time Japan Tour winner and former top-ranked amateur in the world, who has teed it up in 11 major championships.

Kanaya’s form was evident in his previous best Official World Golf Ranking of 49th.

And rounding out the top five and ties were a trio of players, but fans will likely only be familiar with one of them.

That is 28-year-old Argentinian Alejandro Tosti, who was a rookie in 2024 and faced a return to the Korn Ferry Tour ahead of Q School.

Especially given Tosti opened in five-over-par for the first two rounds before shooting 65-69 on the weekend to sneak into contention.

He almost lifted the Texas Children’s Houston Open title in March and was embraced by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan after Sunday’s card clincher.

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Meanwhile, Will Chandler and Matthew Riedel were the only two players to earn a PGA Tour card without making a previous start.

Chandler, 27, was the fairytale story of the week, as he will no longer need to bounce between mini tours and Korn Ferry Tour Monday qualifiers in 2025.

And for Riedel, well, his former college teammates will be jealous.

The 24-year-old was playing for Vanderbilt this season before turning pro in June and earning his card in December.

PGA Tour Q School qualifiers 2025

Lanto Griffin

Hayden Buckley

Takumi Kanaya

Alejandro Tosti

Will Chandler

Matthew Riedel

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.