18-year-old who attended TGR Learning Lab among Monday qualifiers for World Wide Technology

Tiger Woods' initiatives have been pivotal for 18-year-old Dylan Brack, who attended the TGR Learning Lab's player development program from ages 7 to 12 and won the Woods-hosted TGR JR Invitational in 2022.

This week, Brack will make his PGA TOUR debut at the World Wide Technology Championship, fittingly hosted at the Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante for the second straight year.

Brack, a native Californian, carded 8-under 64 at Palmilla Golf Club in Los Cabos, Mexico, to earn medalist honors at the Monday qualifier for the World Wide Technology Championship, the third-to-last event of the FedExCup Fall. Ryan Gerard (65), Zach Bauchou (65) and William Moll (66) earned the next three spots. Moll survived a 3-for-1 playoff against Mitchell Schow and Alex Welch.

Brack is competing this week as an amateur; he's a recent high school graduate but has opted not to pursue college golf at this point, although he said Tuesday that he's keeping his options open. Prior to advancing through Monday's open qualifier (and last week's pre-qualifier in Chula Vista, California), he competed at PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, advancing through the pre-qualifying stage but falling short at First Stage.

His performance Monday, where he carded seven birdies and an eagle against one bogey, could bode well for his future in the professional game, as he aspires to someday compete full-time on the PGA TOUR, he said Tuesday.

Brack, who has developed a friendship with TOUR pro Rico Hoey, spent several years working as a standard bearer at The Genesis Invitational, the Woods-hosted Signature Event at Riviera. He's excited to catch up with Hoey this week plus several players that he watched from inside the ropes as a young golfer.

"It's pretty cool to see a lot of players out here that I've scoreboard (attended) at The Genesis," Brack said Tuesday. "So to be able to compete against them is pretty sweet, and just looking to have a good time."

Brack has built toward this point for nearly two decades, as he first picked up a plastic club at age 2. He honed his game and life skills at the First Tee – Greater Pasadena, starting at age 4, and then spent six formative years with the TGR Learning Lab. His tee time at El Cardonal at Diamante, a Woods design, represents a symbiotic connection that isn't lost on the teenager.

"Mindset is to go out, have a good time and enjoy it," Brack said. "Not to expect too much, but I'm here and I earned it, so just really looking forward to it.

"The ultimate goal is to be out here."

Click here for all scores from the World Wide Technology Championship's Monday qualifier. In all, 69 players competed for four spots at the third-to-last event of the FedExCup Fall.

Read below for a capsule look at the four World Wide Technology Championship qualifiers:

Dylan Brack (8-under 64)

Age: 18
Hometown: Riverside, California
PGA TOUR starts: 0

Notes: Won the inaugural TGR JR Invitational presented by TaylorMade in 2022 ... Enrolled in the First Tee – Greater Pasadena at age 4 and participated in the TGR Learning Lab's player development program from ages 7 to 12 ... Has worked with swing instructor Greg Castleman for more than a decade ... Heritage is half-Japanese and half-English; his great-grandfather Yutaka "James" Ihira was a champion golfer in Hilo, Hawaii ... Also enjoys soccer, basketball and bowling.

Ryan Gerard (7-under 65)

Age: 25
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
PGA TOUR starts: 23
Cuts made: 12
Best PGA TOUR finish: Fourth, 2023 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches

Notes: Will be a 2025 PGA TOUR member after finishing inside the top 30 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List; also held TOUR Special Temporary Membership in 2023, largely on the strength of a fourth-place finish at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches as a Monday qualifier ... Earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title at this year's BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX ... Finished No. 5 on the 2022 PGA TOUR Canada season-long Fortinet Cup, on the strength of a victory at the Quebec Open ... Carolina Panthers enthusiast.

Zach Bauchou (7-under 65)

Age: 28
Hometown: Forest, Virginia
Alma mater: Oklahoma State University
PGA TOUR starts: 5
Cuts made: 0

Notes: Finished No. 34 on 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, retaining full Korn Ferry Tour status for 2025 and narrowly missing a PGA TOUR card via the top 30. Held the 36-hole lead at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance but finished T9 after weekend rounds of 73-76 ... Close friend of Viktor Hovland, a college roommate at Oklahoma State. Helped lead the Cowboys to the 2018 NCAA Division I title in men's golf ... Withdrew from 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry's Final Stage to be home for the birth of his first child.

William Moll (6-under 66, advanced in playoff)

Age: 23
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Alma mater: Vanderbilt University
PGA TOUR starts: 0

Notes: Finished No. 6 on 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking to earn conditional Korn Ferry Tour status this past summer; made nine of 12 Korn Ferry Tour cuts and finished No. 127 on the season-long standings. Season-best Korn Ferry Tour finish came at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse (T13) ... As a Vanderbilt graduate senior in 2024, became the first Commodore to win an NCAA Regional, carding 7-under 209 to win the NCAA West Lafayette Regional ... Represented the United States at the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup and was named a 2018 AJGA First Team All-American.