South Surrey Coquitlam golfers earn 2026 PGA Tour cards
At PGA Tour Q‑School, presented by Korn Ferry, the pressure could not have been higher. Yet South Surrey Coquitlam golfers earn 2026 PGA Tour cards by finishing inside the top five at the final stage in Florida, which awards full status for 2026. Their success pushes the Canadian contingent on the PGA Tour to seven players next season.
Coquitlam’s A.J. Ewart topped the leaderboard at 14‑under par, carding rounds of 66‑67‑67‑66 for a four‑day total of 266. South Surrey’s Adam Svensson, an Earl Marriott Secondary graduate, tied for second at 12‑under with rounds of 70‑64‑68‑66 on the Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club rotation.
Breakthrough week for A.J. Ewart
Ewart, a member of Golf Canada’s Team Canada program, stayed inside the top five for most of the tournament. His week included a hole‑in‑one during Friday’s second round, a jolt that helped protect his lead.
The 25‑year‑old has spent this year on PGA Tour Americas, playing 16 events and finishing 15th on the season-long standings. His 2024 schedule included a runner‑up finish at the Times Colonist Victoria Open, four top‑10 results and seven top‑25s, plus a win at the 2024 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open.
Svensson regains full PGA Tour status
For Svensson, Q‑School marked a return to full status after a challenging 2024 campaign. The South Surrey pro has already played 159 PGA Tour events since debuting in 2019, highlighted by a victory at the 2022 RSM Classic.
This past season he teed it up 29 times, posting three top‑25 finishes and a best result of tied‑14th at the 3M Open in July. By finishing T2 at Q‑School, he regains his card and secures a fresh start for 2026, with a chance to build on that earlier breakthrough win.
Canadian presence grows on PGA Tour
With South Surrey Coquitlam golfers earn 2026 PGA Tour cards, the list of Canadian names on next year’s PGA Tour schedule gets longer. Ewart and Svensson will join Corey Conners, Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, Taylor Pendrith, Mackenzie Hughes and Sudarshan Yellamaraju as part of a seven‑player Canadian contingent.
For fans in Surrey and Coquitlam, the Q‑School results mean more local storylines to follow on Sunday leaderboards. And for young golfers watching from Morgan Creek or local muni courses, Svensson and Ewart’s journeys offer a clear message: a path from B.C. fairways to the PGA Tour is very real.
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