At the PGA of America's annual meeting in 1963 Earl Stewart, a club professional from Dallas, first brought up the idea of having a qualifying school.
[3] The current format (in place since 1982) is 108 holes over six days in late November and early December.
[2] The next set of fifty finishers earned full Korn Ferry Tour cards.
[6] For 2023, qualifying school again awarded PGA Tour cards, this time to top five plus ties in the final stage.
The 2023 edition of Q School also awarded privileges on the PGA Tour Americas to First Stage medalists.