The economics of professional golf are very harsh. Almost every player without major tour status will need to be subsidized to continue chasing the dream!!

So you want to make a career playing golf, but you don't know where to start.  IGTGolf Mini Tour is designed to help aspiring golfers, like yourself, start playing professional golf.  Everyone has to start somewhere, and very few of us can go right to the PGA Tour or the LPGA Tour.  Most golfers start in the mini tours.

You now can play tournament golf from March through to December on the IGTGolf Race to Q-School to prepare yourself for Tour School. The winner will receive his entry fee paid for tour school. All Race to Q-School events will also carry prize money or vouchers for amateurs.

Gavan Levenson Golf Academy supports IGTGolf Race to Q-School!

Click here to visit Gavan Levenson Golf Academy

A Long road after Q-School but a history of Winners

Register for Q-School OoM

Schedule (54 hole events)

March; Race to Q-School March 29 30 31 Observatory Results

May; Race to Q-School May 24,25 Randfontein Results

June; IGTGolf Race to Q-School Glen Vista Results 21,22 June

July; 12 Mon, 13 Tue & 14 Wed – Mooinooi Golf Club

Aug; 23 Mon, 24 Tue- Pretoria Golf Club

Sept; 21 Tue, 22 Wed, 23 Thu – Jackal Creek Golf Estate.

Oct; Date & Venue T.B.A.

Nov; Date & Venue T.B.A.

Dec; Final 4 day event – T.B.A. (Preferably same course as Q-School)

Gain Experience

It takes 3, 4, even 5 years for a very good player to determine if their game can elevate to handle world class competition.  By playing on The IGTGolf Tour, you will be able to economically gain the experience you need.

Race to Q-School Start

The Race to Q-School starts on 15 March with a 54 hole event to be played at Observatory. IGT Race to Q-school will have 54 hole events every month from March to December 2010. The final will be played in December over 72 holes. Venue to be finalised.

Do I have to enter Race to Q-School?

No you don’t have to enter into the race to Q-School. You can enter and play in these events but you will not be eligible to win the grand prize money for race to Q-School. You can however win the prize money for the 3 day events and gain experience.

How to Win the Race to Q-School

To WIN the IGT Race to Q-School players will receive Race to Q-School points on their position at each event played. To prevent a player from accumulating a distorted number of points due to the number of tournaments played, the associated costs incurred, and recognizing the need for scheduling breaks to avoid burnout; the total points recorded will count a maximum of 4 events in which the player earns the most points. The final event over 72 holes will carry double points. The top 5 and tied on the Race to Q-School points system will win.

Current Race to Q-School OoM Leaders

Pos	Player	Events	Points
1	Martinus Barnard	3	663
2	Beyers Smith	3	658
3	Leon De Lange	3	575
4	Darren Ryan	3	503
5	Patrick Thompson	2	455
6	Andries Lombard	2	420
7	Marius Beukes	1	300
8	Jaco Meyer	1	180
9	Gary de Bracey	1	160
10	Lucas Steyn	1	160
11	Ruan van Blerk	1	155
12	Francois Schoeman	1	140
13	Naude Watson	1	140
14	Willem Visser	1	130

 

Note: Maximum 4 events count

Points Table

POS	POINTS	FINAL
1st	300	600
2nd	250	500
3rd	200	400
4th	180	360
5th	170	340
6th	160	320
7th	150	300
8th	140	280
9th	130	260
10th	120	240
11th	110	220
12th	100	200
13th	90	180
14th	80	160
15th	70	140

*Race to Q-School Points Winners

Pos	Money
1st	R 6,000
2nd	R 3,000
3rd	R 2,000
4th	R 1,000
5th	R 500

Race to Q-School Entry Fee

The entry fee for the 2010 IGT Race to Q-School is R300 to be paid at your first event played on the IGT Race to Q-School.

A tournament entry is R800 for 54 Holes.

Additional R50 best gross per day entry is also available.

Race to Q-School Payout Table per event

Rules: 2010 IGT Race to Q-School

1. All IGT Race to Q-School events is played on gross. No handicaps!

2. Rules of play are based on the rules approved by the Royal Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association (USGA).

3. All protests concerning rule interpretations during a round must be submitted in writing to the match play organizers within 15 minutes following the match in question by the player.  All decisions by the organizers in conjunction with the IGT Race to Q-School Rules Committee will be final.

4. You have to enter the IGT race to Q-School to be eligible for the grand prize. Entry is R300 once off.

5.  * OoM winners payout depend on entries received.

6. No refunds will be given on entry fees.

7. The decision of IGTGolf is final.

8. IGTGolf Terms and Conditions apply.

 

Acknowledge; Input and advice from Francois Labuschagne

E&OE