Fall is quickly approaching, which means college golf is right around the corner.
The 2023-24 season is almost upon us, as plenty of the best amateurs in the game will tee it up in search of a national championship. This season, the NCAA Championship moves to Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California, after three years in Scottsdale, Arizona.
With the new season also means new PGA Tour University rankings for the Class of 2024.
On Wednesday, PGA Tour U announced its preseason rankings for the Class of 2024. This will be the fourth year of PGA Tour U, with Ludvig Aberg finishing in the top spot last year and earning a PGA Tour card.
Stanford, Florida State and Vanderbilt each have three players in the top 25, and North Carolina has two. In all, the preseason top 25 includes players representing nine different countries: Australia, China, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Norway, South Africa and the United States.
In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking, PGA Tour U ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible tournaments include NCAA Division I men’s team competitions, official PGA Tour tournaments and select DP World Tour events. The ranking period for the Class of 2024 began Week 23/2022 and concludes May 27, 2024, following the final round of stroke play at the NCAA D-I men’s national championship.
The No. 1 player in the final PGA Tour U ranking next May will earn Tour membership, while Nos. 2-5 (fully exempt) and Nos. 6-10 (conditional) will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership. Additionally, players Nos. 6-20 will earn fully exempt membership for the North America Swing of PGA Tour Americas.
Here’s a look at the preseason rankings for the Class of 2024.