Fred Biondi’s golf journey has been a whirlwind these past few months.
The former NCAA individual champion at Florida lost his Korn Ferry Tour status last year and has been grinding through Q-Schools on two tours. He barely advanced to second stage of PGA Tour Q-School, needing a closing 66 to keep his hopes alive. His DP World Tour quest was even more dramatic—he got into final stage as an alternate, receiving the call after landing back in the U.S. Biondi immediately flew back to Spain where he secured his DPWT card right on the number.
After missing the cut at the Australian PGA last week, Biondi faces a scheduling decision. His DPWT status likely won’t get him into another event until the Mauritius Open later this month. Instead, he’s focusing on PGA Tour Q-School’s second stage in Dothan, Alabama, hoping to advance to final stage, which wraps up just before Mauritius begins.
Biondi isn’t alone in his quest. Several notable players are competing across five second-stage sites from Tuesday through Friday. The fields feature a mix of former PGA Tour players, accomplished amateurs, and journeymen all chasing the same dream.
Final stage is set for December 12-15 at TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The stakes are enormous—the top five finishers will earn coveted PGA Tour cards.
Second Stage Sites and Notable Players
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Highlands/Meadows), Dothan, Alabama
Notables in field: Fred Biondi, Blades Brown, MJ Daffue, Mickey DeMorat, Christian DiMarco, Jorge Garcia, Johnnie Greco, Ryan Grider, Sung Kang, Spencer Levin, Dylan Meyer, Anthony Paolucci, Chase Sienkiewicz, Jacob Solomon
Starr Pass (Gambler/Pioneer), Tucson, Arizona
Notables in field: Sangmoon Bae, Jonas Baumgartner, Michael Feagles, Caden Fioroni, Ryo Ishikawa, Andrew Landry, K.K. Limbhasut, Sean O’Hair, Ollie Osborne, Corey Pereira, Scott Piercy, Chez Reavie, Cameron Sisk, Kyle Stanley, Shawn Stefani, Preston Summerhays, Martin Trainer, Nick Watney, Norman Xiong
Hammock Beach CC (Conservatory), Palm Coast, Florida
Notables in field: Vince Covello, Tyler Duncan, Mats Ege, Nick Gabrelcik, Luis Gagne, Luke Guthrie, Frank Kennedy, Philip Knowles, David Kocher, Satoshi Kodaira, Andrew Kozan, Adam Long, Maxwell Moldovan, Omar Morales, Patrick Newcomb, Joe Pagdin, Turk Pettit, Tim Widing
The Landings Club (Deer Creek), Savannah, Georgia
Notables in field: Derek Bard, Sam Bennett, Ben Carr, Austin Cook, Roberto Diaz, George Duangmanee, Zack Fischer, Rhein Gibson, Kevin Hall, Jim Herman, Petr Hruby, Matt NeSmith, Seungyul Noh, Kaito Onishi, Jeff Overton, a-Deven Patel, Ted Potter Jr., Spencer Ralston, Kyle Reifers, Brett Stegmaier, Rayhan Thomas, Kieran Vincent, Brandon Wu
Kinderlou Forest GC, Valdosta, Georgia
Notables in field: Anders Albertson, Matt Atkins, Philip Barbaree, Blayne Barber, Jackson Buchanan, Cristobal Del Solar, Harrison Endycott, Drew Goodman, Ryan Hall, Cole Hammer, Justin Hastings, Bo Hoag, Willie Mack III, Sebastian Moss, James Nicholas, Doc Redman, Matthew Riedel, Brett Roberts, Calum Scott, Sandy Scott, Roger Sloan, Robert Streb, Curtis Thompson, Braden Thornberry, Jimmy Walker, Richy Werenski
