Men's golf top rankers including Shin Sang-hoon take on the challenge of PGA Tour Q School in December

Players who completed the 2026 season of the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour are starting a new challenge.

The tour's top rankers, who concluded their season with the KPGA Tour Championship on the 8th, will participate in Q School, the gateway to the PGA Tour, without a break.

As of the end of the Golf Zone Open last September, players who ranked 1st to 5th in points for Genesis secured qualifications to participate in Q School.

Shin Sang-hoon, who took first place in the grand prize points at the KPGA Tour Championship, the final match of the season, will advance directly to the Q School final qualifying round held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA for four days starting December 10 (local time).

It is a narrow gate to receive the right to participate in the 2027 PGA Tour only by placing in the top 5 after four days of stroke play.

Those ranked 6th to 45th receive the right to participate in the Korn Ferry Tour, the second part of the tour.

Shin Sang-hoon, who is leaving for the United States at the end of this month, said, "I will prepare thoroughly by checking the American grass," and added, "I will practice my sense of distance within 100 meters for the remaining period and compensate for the large bends each time I hit a driver shot."

Chan-min Jeong, Yu-bin Jang, and Chan Choi, ranked 2nd to 5th in target points, must first clear the second preliminary round, which will be held for four days starting December 1.

The second qualifying round was held at five courses, and Chan-min Jeong chose Valencia Country Club in Valencia, California, USA.

Chan-min Jeong, who recorded an average driving distance of 307 yards this season, said, "I chose Valencia Country Club because it is an advantageous course for long hitters," and added, "I plan to leave for the United States on the 24th."

Jang Yu-bin, who was disqualified at the Tour Championship in the final game of the KPGA season due to an incorrect scorecard and lost her chance to be ranked first in the grand prize points, gathered herself and boarded a plane to the United States at the end of this month.

Yubin Jang chose Hemlock Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Palm Coast, Florida, USA as the venue for the second qualifying round.

There are players who did not make it into the top 5 in terms of target points, but passed the first preliminary round and advanced to the second round.

Oh Seung-taek, Moon Dong-hyun, and Kim Bio, who played on the KPGA tour this season, are preparing for the second qualifying round.

In addition, Ahn Hae-cheon, who turned pro in July of this year, and Ahn Seong-hyeon, a former amateur national team member, are also knocking on the gates of the PGA Tour.