Finishing in the No. 1 spot in PGA Tour University has one of the best perks available in golf: a PGA Tour card for a recently graduated college golfer.
In the latest rankings update for the Class of 2024, there’s a new No. 1 for the first time since the preseason rankings were announced last summer. And it’s a familiar name who towers above most of his competition.
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 in 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. 6-25 will earn fully exempt membership for PGA Tour Americas.
Here’s a look at the PGA Tour University rankings with three months remaining in the season.
Nos. 11-25
Washington’s Petr Hruby. (Photo: Washington Athletics)
11. Michael Brennan, Wake Forest
12. Gustav Frimodt, TCU
13. Frederik Kjettrup, Florida State
14. Petr Hruby, Washington
15. Cole Anderson, Florida State
16. Herman Wibe Sekne, Purdue
17. Mats Ege, East Tennessee State
18. Jonas Baumgartner, Oklahoma State
19. Brett Roberts, Florida State
20. Karl Vilips, Stanford
21. Tyran Snyders, Texas Tech
22. J.M. Butler, Auburn
23. Canon Claycomb, Alabama
24. Alex Goff, Kentucky
25. Sampson Zheng, California
Nos. 6-10
Maxwell Moldovan watches his tee shot on hole 16 during the first round of stroke play of the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Kathryn Riley/USGA)
6. William Moll, Vanderbilt
7. Dylan Menante, North Carolina
8. Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
9. Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State
10. Ben Lorenz, Oklahoma
5. Matthew Riedel, Vanderbilt
Matthew Riedel, Vanderbilt. 2023 Cabo Collegiate, Third Round. Twin Dolphin Golf Club, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, March 7 2023. (Photo: Darren Carroll, Cabo Collegiate)
Riedel also moves up a spot, passing teammate William Moll. He finished T-14 at the Watersound Invitational.
4. Austin Greaser, North Carolina
North Carolina’s Austin Greaser. (Photo: UNC Athletics)
Greaser moves up to No. 4 after a T-19 at Amer Ari and finishing T-29 at Southern Highlands.
3. Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida
North Florida’s Nick Gabrelcik. (Photo: North Florida Athletics)
Gabrelcik has two wins and has placed in the top 10 in seven of his eight events.
2. Michael Thorbjornsen, Stanford
Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen. (Photo: Stanford Athletics)
Thor is slowly finding his form after missing all of fall with a back injury. He finished T-17 at The Prestige after a T-71 debut at the Amer Ari. However, he drops from the top spot for the first time.
1. Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech
Christo Lamprecht of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets plays his second shot on the first hole during the NCAA Men’s Golf Division I Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club on May 31, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The winner of the 2023 Amateur Championship and low am at the 151st Open Championship, Lamprecht has two wins this season and hasn’t finished worse than 14th in six stroke-play events.
