Earlier in 2020, there was actually some good news. PGA Tour University was announced by the PGA Tour to provide an alternate path to the professional ranks for collegiate golfers.
Previously, you played 4 years of college golf, wrote dozens of letters to tournament organizers hoping to get a sponsor’s exemption, traveled all over the country for mini-tour events with little prize money and fewer perks, all in hopes of eventually qualifying for the PGA Tour Qualifying School. “Q-School” as it was known, was for golfers having met a certain criteria as an amateur or pro, and the top 25 in the stroke play event would get their PGA Tour card for the next year.