PGA TOUR University Accelerated
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Through PGA TOUR University Accelerated, a high-achieving junior, sophomore or freshman can earn PGA TOUR membership and become eligible for all open, full-field TOUR events. Players earn points based on their accomplishments in college, amateur and professional golf, and they will earn PGA TOUR membership if they amass at least 20 points by the end of their third year of NCAA eligibility.
Accelerated Points can be earned through the following achievements:
Win a major college golf award
- 3 points - Haskins Award
- 3 points - Hogan Award
- 3 points - D-I Nicklaus Award
- 2 points - D-I Outstanding Freshman Award
Career-best rank in WAGR
- 5 points - No. 1
- 4 points - No. 2
- 3 points - No. 3
- 2 points - No. 4
- 1 point - No. 5
Tournament wins
- 3 points - D-I NCAA Individual
- 3 points - U.S. Amateur
- 3 points - The Amateur
- 2 points - Western Amateur
- 2 points - European Amateur
- 2 points - Latin America Amateur
- 2 points - Asia-Pacific Amateur
- 2 points - African Amateur
Participate in a national team competition
- 2 points - Walker Cup
- 1 point - Palmer Cup
- 1 point - World Amateur Team Championships
Performance in official PGA TOUR events and major championships
- 1 point - Made cut in an official PGA TOUR event
- 1 point - Top-10 finish in an official PGA TOUR event
- 1 point - Compete in a major championship
- 1 point - Made cut in a major championship
- 2 points - Top-20 finish in a major championship
Examples:
• 13th in a major championship = Compete (1) + Made cut (1) + Top-20 (2) = 4 points
• 7th in an official PGA TOUR event = Made cut (1) + Top-10 (1) = 2 points
CURRENT POINTS
As of Sept. 16, 2024
20 points – Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt (Class of 2025)
Vanderbilt senior Gordon Sargent earned his 20th point at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships to become the first player to earn PGA TOUR membership via PGA TOUR University Accelerated. Though he was eligible to accept membership as soon as June 2024, Sargent opted to return to Vanderbilt for his senior season and may accept membership following the conclusion of stroke play at the 2025 NCAA D-I National Championship (May 23-26).
As a PGA TOUR member, Sargent will be eligible for open, full-field events for the remainder of the 2025 season, including FedExCup Fall, and he also will be a PGA TOUR member for the 2026 season (subject to reshuffles).
- 5 = Best WAGR rank: 1st
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2023)
- 2 = Walker Cup (2023)
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2023 John Deere Classic)
- 1 = Major made cut (2023 U.S. Open)
- 1 = Major start (2023 U.S. Open)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2023)
- 1 = Major start (2023 Masters)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2022)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2022)
- 3 = Tournament win (2022 D-I NCAA individual)
- 2 = D-I Outstanding Freshman Award (2022)
17 points – Jackson Koivun, Auburn (Class of 2027)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2024)
- 4 = Best WAGR rank: 2nd
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday)
- 3 = D-I Nicklaus Award (2024)
- 2 = D-I Outstanding Freshman Award (2024)
- 3 = Haskins Award (2024)
- 3 = Hogan Award (2024)
15 points – Luke Clanton, Florida State (Class of 2026)
- 5 = Best WAGR rank: 1st
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 Procore Championship)
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 Wyndham Championship)
- 1 = Top-10 in PGA TOUR event (2024 Wyndham Championship)
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 ISCO Championship)
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 John Deere Classic)
- 1 = Top-10 in PGA TOUR event (2024 John Deere Classic)
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic)
- 1 = Top-10 in PGA TOUR event (2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic)
- 1 = Major made cut (2024 U.S. Open)
- 1 = Major start (2024 U.S. Open)
11 points – Ben James, Virginia (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2024)
- 1 = PGA TOUR made cut (2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic)
- 3 = Best WAGR rank: 3rd
- 1 = Major start (2024 U.S. Open)
- 2 = Walker Cup (2023)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2023)
- 2 = D-I Outstanding Freshman Award (2023)
6 points – Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Major start (2024 U.S. Open)
- 3 = Tournament win (2024 D-I NCAA individual)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2023)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2022)
4 points – Tommy Morrison, Texas (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Major made cut (2024 The Open Championship)
- 1 = Major start (2024 The Open Championship
- 2 = Tournament win (2024 European Amateur)
3 points – Christiaan Maas, Texas (Class of 2026)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2023)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2023)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2022)
3 points – Filip Jakubcik, Arizona (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2024)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2023)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2022)
2 points – Michael Mjaaseth, Arizona State (Class of 2026)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2023)
- 1 = World Amateur Team Championships (2022)
1 point – Wells Williams,Vanderbilt (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Major start (2024 U.S. Open)
1 point – Parker Bell,Florida (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Major start (2024 U.S. Open)
1 point – Bryan Kim,Duke (Class of 2027)
- 1 = Major start (2024 U.S. Open)
1 point – Michael La Sasso, Mississippi (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Palmer Cup (2024)
1 point – Matthew Dodd-Berry, LSU (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Major start (2024 The Open Championship)
1 point – Jaime Montojo, Texas A&M (Class of 2026)
- 1 = Major start (2024 The Open Championship)
Participants in the 2022 World Amateur Team Championships (1 point)
- Miguel Leal, Florida (Class of 2026)
- Virgilio Paz, New Mexico (Class of 2026)
- Lukas Roessler, Florida Gulf Coast (Class of 2026)
- Clemente Silva, VCU (Class of 2026)
- James Skeet, South Alabama (Class of 2026)
- Markus Varjun, Middle Tennessee (Class of 2026)
Participants in the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships (1 point)
- Chi Chun Chen, Houston (Class of 2027)
- Marc Keller, Central Florida (Class of 2027)
- Gabriel Palacios, Utah (Class of 2027)
- Tyler Weaver, Florida State (Class of 2027)
- Tim Wiedemeyer, Texas Tech (Class of 2027)
- Paul Beauvy, Iowa State (Class of 2026)
- Jack Bigham, Florida State (Class of 2026)
- Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton (Class of 2026)
- Daniel Svärd, Northwestern (Class of 2026)
Historical Players
15 points – Nick Dunlap, Alabama (Class of 2026)
- Accepted PGA TOUR Membership after winning The American Express in 2024 as an amateur