On The Rise: Jon Rahm Taking A Shortcut To The PGA Tour

By Dan Reardon
There was a time when the path to the PGA Tour, while not easy, was direct. Up until 2013, players would enter a series of events (stages) in the fall, and, if they advanced, would play a six-round qualifier known as “Tour School.”
In 2013 the Tour closed that ramp and put in place a process that gave access only to players currently on the PGA Tour needing to re-qualify and top finishers on the Web.com Tour. What still exists, and is becoming more common, is the alter