Shuffling? Help me out, here.

[Baynative]

I'm watching the final round of "Q"-school and they've mentioned a 'shuffling' that takes place after the west coast swing to determine eligibility for upcoming tournaments.

I can't find any mention of this practice on the PGA Tour site. can anyone explain it? Does it only involve rookies?

[Frank-0-Sport]

Greetings ...

A re-shuffle is a change in the priority selection order of Category 25 players (Q-School Graduates; Nationwide Tour 2nd thru 20th) based on official money earned at the point of the particular re-shuffle. Re-shuffles occur four to five times during the current PGA Tour season.

Before the first re-shuffle, the order of selection for Category 25 players (for inclusion into the field of a regular PGA Tour event) is --
lowest Q-school scorer 1st, highest Nationwide money earner 2nd, next-lowest Q-school scorer 3rd, next-highest Nationwide money earner 4th, and so on.

At the point of each re-shuffle, the Category 25 player who has earned the most official money to date is ranked first, followed by the 2nd highest such money earner, then the 3rd, and so on. Now, after this and each subsequent re-shuffle, Category 25 players are selected in order of where they stand in terms of money earned at the point of each re-shuffle.

Thanx-A-Lot, Frank-0-Sport
PGA Tour Exemption Category 23: Proposed Modification

[iacas]

Greetings ...

Yeah, what he said.