Q School--the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament--is the winding road that aspiring professionals must negotiate if they are to qualify to play on the PGA Tour.
With arresting accounts from the players, established winners, rising stars, the defeated, and the endlessly hopeful, America\'s favorite sportswriter unearths the Inside story behind the PGA Tour\'s brutal all-ornothing competition..
John Feinstein tells the story of the players who compete for these coveted positions in the 2005 Q school as only he can.
And those who make it to the sixday finals are the lucky ones: hundreds more players fail to get through the equally grueling first two stages of the event.
You\'re out.
The grim reality: If you don\'t make it through Q school, you\'re not on the PGA tour.
Every fall, veterans and talented hopefuls sweat through six rounds of hell at Q school, as the tournament is universally known, to get a shot at the PGA Tour, vying for the 30 slots available.
The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is one of the most grueling competitions in any sport.
It is the starting point for the careers of future legends and can be the final stop on the down escalator for fading stars.
It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals.
Feinstein recounts some of the highlights--and lowlights--surrounding the 2005 tournament.
Q School--the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament--is the winding road that aspiring professionals must negotiate if they are to qualify to play on the PGA Tour
