Two of the North East’s top professionals have secured their cards for the DP World Tour in 2024 after finishing in the top-33 at Qualifying School.
Garrick Porteous and Andrew Wilson came through the six-round marathon of Final Qualifying at INFINITUM in Spain – joining 31 other players with scores of 14 under-par of better to secure full playing rights on the DP World Tour next season.
The final day was particularly nail-biting for Garrick, who eagled his 108th and final hole of the week to jump from outside the cut line to inside it – finishing in a tie for 17th place on 15 under-par following rounds of 69, 69, 73, 66, 66 and 70.
Andrew meanwhile posted an 18 under-par total for the week – finishing in a tie for 14th place alongside four-time winner Kiradech Aphibarnrat ¬after his rounds of 69, 70, 69, 69, 65 and 68.
Both Garrick and Andrew had to come through two stages of Qualifying School to retain their playing rights – having finished 219th and 156th respectively in the 2023 Race to Dubai.
Meanwhile, Freddy Schott eagled the final hole to secure a two-stroke victory at Final Stage. The German posted a six under-par round of 65 to finish on 27 under-par for the week, two shots ahead of Italian Filippo Celli. Seven players made it through all three stages of Q School this year – earning their cards after 14 rounds of qualifying.
