Asian Tour Q-school at final stage, Singapore teen starts pro golf journey, top 4 to play HSBC Women’s event
- More than 200 players will battle it out this week in Thailand for the 35 tour cards up for grabs before the season starts next month
- Singapore’s Shannon Tan will play her first professional events during a two-week stint in Australia
With the start of the Asian Tour’s 2024 season little more than a month away, the final stage of Q-school takes place in Thailand this week.
Some 219 players will battle it out over five rounds for 35 spots, with several high-profile golfers looking to secure their cards for the year ahead.
Among those are American John Catlin, a three-time winner on the DP World Tour and four-time champion on the Asian Tour, former Hong Kong Open winner Sam Brazel, and Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung.
The top 140 players and ties after 36 holes will progress to round three and four. The top 70 players and ties after 72 holes will play in Sunday’s final round, with half getting places on the tour.
Cheung, who finished 87th in last year’s order of merit, began his attempt to get back on tour with a one-over-par 73 at the Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin.
That left him well behind early leader Nick Voke, with the New Zealander shooting a six-under 65, and Spain’s Carlos Pigem, who played his first round at Lake View Resort and Golf Club, a stroke further back.