Final Stage qualifying for PGA Tour Q-School takes place this week in Florida. The 72-hole competition will take place across venues: TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club, with players alternating two rounds at each. After four rounds, the top five finishers (plus ties) will secure PGA Tour cards for the 2025 season, while the next 40 (and ties) will earn varying levels of Korn Ferry Tour status. Among the 171 competitors, seven Canadians are vying for a spot on the big circuit. Get to know the latest batch of PGA Tour hopefuls from The Great White North.
PGA Tour Q-School hopefuls
Matthew Anderson
A native of Mississauga, Anderson’s first full season as a professional was very successful. In 16 starts on PGA Tour Americas, the 24-year-old recorded six top 10s, including a win at the ECP Brazil Open, his first victory as a pro. Anderson ended the year third on the circuit’s points list, but his torrid start helped him top PGA Tour Americas Segment I (Latin Swing) points list, which earned him a direct pass to Final Stage. His stellar play also got him an exemption in the RBC Canadian Open, marking the second time he teed it up at his national open.
Wil Bateman
The Edmonton product was a Korn Ferry Tour member in 2024. A pair of top-five finishes early in the season, which included a runner-up at the Panama Championship, put the 31-year-old inside the top 30 on the points list and in line to earn his PGA Tour card. Ultimately, Bateman was unable to hang inside that mark and ended up 54th. Another high point of his year came at the RBC Canadian Open, where he made his first cut on the PGA Tour and finished T62.
Myles Creighton
The 29-year-old was a Korn Ferry Tour rookie in 2024. He made 25 starts, recording three top 10s, including a solo second at the Veritex Bank Championship in April. After that Creighton missed the cut in nine of his next 15 events. Despite the rough stretch, the Digby, N.S., native ended the year as the highest-ranking Canadian on the KFT points list, finishing in 45th. He also made the cut at the RBC Canadian Open, placing T57.
Alistar Docherty
While Docherty plays under the American flag, he has many Canadian connections. Born in Saint John, Docherty spent part of his childhood in Vancouver before his family moved to Washington State when he was seven. The 30-year-old just missed out on earning his PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour, finishing 32nd on the 2024 points list. Although he was one of the Korn Ferry Tour bubble boys, the apex of his season came on the PGA Tour when he finished T2 at the Myrtle Beach Classic as a sponsor invite. That finish got him into the RBC Canadian Open three weeks later.
Roger Sloan
Sloan returns to PGA Tour Q-School after a tough season on the PGA Tour in 2024. The 37-year-old teed it up 25 times on the big circuit, making 11 cuts and registering only one top-20 placing. He finished 175th in the FedEx Cup standings, which leaves him without status for 2025. The Merritt, B.C., product is a grinder and is no stranger to professional golf’s yo-yo nature. He has earned his PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour three times in his career. He’s a two-time winner on the KFT.
Sebastian Szirmak
At 1,193rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, Toronto’s Sebastian Szirmak is the most surprising member of the Canadian contingent at Final Stage qualifying. He played primarily on the Gira de Golf Profesional Mexicana (Professional Golf Tour of Mexico) in 2024, winning twice there and finished fifth in the order of merit standings. The 34-year-old played his way into Final Stage qualifying of PGA Tour Q-School via the Second Stage event in Valdosta, Ga. Sitting outside the cutline after two rounds, Szirmak posted scores of 65 and 71 the next two days to make the cut on the number.
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
The youngest among the Canadian hopefuls, 23-year-old Sudarshan Yellamaraju has taken a unique path to get to where he is today. Born in India and raised in Winnipeg and Mississauga, he turned pro out of high school in 2021, and made his bread on mini-tours during the first few years of his career. Last year, he played his way to Final Stage qualifying, finishing T14 to earn Korn Ferry Tour status. He made 13 of 25 cuts on the KFT in 2024, netting one top 10. Like Szirmak, Yellamaraju got his spot in this week’s event by advancing from the Second Stage qualifying site in Valdosta, Ga. He placed T5 in the tournament, carding three under-par rounds.