LocaliQ Series
The LocaliQ Series, stylized as the LOCALiQ Series, is a one-off professional golf tour played in 2020 and organised by the PGA Tour.
The eight tournament series was announced following the cancellation of much of the PGA Tour's global development tours due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The tour is aimed at players who would have qualified to play on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour China in 2020,[3] with places also available to players on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour and sponsor invites.[4]
The seven regular tournaments on the circuit will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play with 144 competitors, a cut line of 55 plus ties, and a minimum prize fund of $100,000.[2] The series finale will be a limited-field event over 72 holes with the winner and the two leaders in the overall series points standings being awarded sponsor exemptions into a tournament on the PGA Tour in 2021.[3][5] The series was awarded Official World Golf Ranking status, with four points for winners of 54-hole events and six for the 72-hole championship.
Bryson Nimmer finished top of the LocaliQ Series points standings after winning both of the first two tournaments and finishing as runner-up in the fourth; his prize was an invite to the 2021 RBC Canadian Open. David Pastore won the Series Championship, the circuits final event, to move into second place in the standings and was rewarded with an invite to the 2021 Barbasol Championship. As a result, Carson Young, who finished third in the standings, received the third PGA Tour invite, to the 2021 Puerto Rico Open.[6][7]
Schedule
| Dates | Tournament[8][9] | Location | Winner | OWGR points | Purse (US$) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5–7 | Alpharetta Classic | Golf Club of Georgia, Alpharetta, Georgia |  Bryson Nimmer | 4 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| Aug 11–13 | The Championship at Echelon Golf Club | Echelon Golf Club, Alpharetta, Georgia | Bryson Nimmer | 4 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| Aug 26–28 | The Classic at Callaway Gardens | Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia | Stoney Crouch | 4 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| Sep 1–3 | The Invitational at Auburn University Club | Auburn University Club, Auburn, Alabama | Cooper Musselman | 4 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| Sep 23–25 | Jacksonville Championship | Hidden Hills Golf Club, Jacksonville, Florida | Carson Young | 4 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| Sep 30 – Oct 2 | The Challenge at Harbor Hills | Harbor Hills Country Club, Lady Lake, Florida |  Toni Hakula | 4 | 100,000 | 16,000 |
| Oct 7–9 | Classic at the Club at Weston Hills | The Club at Weston Hills, Weston, Florida | Justin Doeden | 4 | 125,000 | 20,000 |
| Nov 17–20 | LOCALiQ Series Championship | TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia | David Pastore | 6 | 150,000 | 24,000 |
Race to The Bahamas standings
With the final event being originally scheduled in The Bahamas, the Local iQ Series points competition was titled as the "Race to The Bahamas", with a tournament win being worth 500 points. The event ultimately was moved to Duluth, Georgia.[10]
| Place | Player | Event | Total points[11][7] |
Tmts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1 | Bryson Nimmer |
1st 500 |
1st 500 |
T14 56 |
2nd 300 |
T11 63 |
CUT 0 |
• | T53 7 |
1426.0 | 7 |
| 2 | David Pastore |
T23 35 |
T5 105 |
T27 26 |
T13 54 |
T2 245 |
T51 8 |
CUT 0 |
1st 600 |
1072.2 | 8 |
| 3 | Carson Young |
T4 123 |
T14 56 |
56th 6 |
• | 1st 500 |
T10 64 |
T40 15 |
T8 83 |
845.1 | 7 |
| 4 | Hayden Shieh |
2nd 300 |
CUT 0 |
2nd 300 |
CUT 0 |
T21 40 |
CUT 0 |
T24 35 |
T8 83 |
757.4 | 8 |
| 5 | Toni Hakula |
T46 10 |
T5 105 |
CUT 0 |
CUT 0 |
T15 50 |
1st 500 |
T44 11 |
T28 32 |
707.4 | 8 |
| 6 | Stoney Crouch |
CUT 0 |
T36 18 |
1st 500 |
T23 35 |
CUT 0 |
CUT 0 |
T54 6 |
T13 64 |
622.8 | 8 |
| 7 | Justin Doeden |
CUT 0 |
T36 18 |
CUT 0 |
CUT 0 |
T11 63 |
CUT 0 |
1st 500 |
T28 32 |
612.2 | 8 |
| 8 | Cooper Musselman |
• | • | CUT 0 |
1st 500 |
CUT 0 |
T46 10 |
CUT 0 |
T13 64 |
573.8 | 6 |
| 9 | Alex Smalley |
3rd 190 |
CUT 0 |
T9 70 |
T4 123 |
• | T25 30 |
T18 44 |
T16 54 |
510.0 | 7 |
| 10 | Trace Crowe |
• | • | • | T4 123 |
CUT 0 |
• | • | 2nd 330 |
452.5 | 3 |
See also
References
- Romine, Brentley (July 3, 2020). "PGA Tour moves forward with new 8-event series for international-tour members". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Schmitt, Tim (July 13, 2020). "New LOCALiQ Series to begin in August; purses to start at $100K". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Wacker, Brian (July 14, 2020). "PGA Tour announces eight-tournament series for players from smaller circuits". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Romine, Brentley (July 10, 2020). "PGA Tour's 'XYZ Series' to award PGA Tour starts, plus more details". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "PGA Tour's International Tours to start new series of U.S.-based events". PGA Tour. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- "Nimmer's dominant season results in points-list title". PGA Tour. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- "Pastore holds on, wins LOCALiQ Series Championship by one shot". PGA Tour. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- "2020 Schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "LOCALiQ Series announces season-ending event in Bahamas". PGA Tour. August 4, 2020.
- "TPC Sugarloaf near Atlanta will now host LOCALiQ Series Championship". PGA Tour. October 8, 2020.
- "LOCALiQ Series Standings". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 17, 2020.