LocaliQ Series
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founder | PGA Tour |
| First season | 2020 |
| Ceased | 2020 |
| Country | Based in the United States |
| Related competitions | PGA Tour Canada PGA Tour China PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Official website | https://www.pgatour.com/la/en/localiq-series.html |
The LocaliQ Series, stylized as the LOCALiQ Series, was a one-off professional golf tour played in 2020, organized by the PGA Tour.
The 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] Originally called the XYZ Series, business marketing firm LocaliQ became the title sponsor.
The seven regular tournaments on the tour were contested over 54 holes of stroke play with 144 competitors, a cut line of 55 plus ties, and a minimum prize fund of US$100,000.[2] The series finale was a limited-field event over 72 holes. The winner and the two leaders in the overall series points standings were awarded sponsor exemptions into one tournament on the 2020–21 PGA Tour.[3][5] The series was awarded Official World Golf Ranking status, with four points for winners of 54-hole events and six for the 72-hole championship.
Bryson Nimmer finished top of the LocaliQ Series points standings after winning both of the first two tournaments and finishing as runner-up in the fourth; his prize was an invite to initially the RBC Canadian Open, but that was eliminated because of border restrictions; he was allowed entry into the Palmetto Championship, the one-off replacement event that replaced the RBC Canadian Open. David Pastore won the Series Championship, the circuits final event, to move into second place in the standings and was rewarded with an invite to the 2021 Barbasol Championship. As a result, Carson Young, who finished third in the standings, received the third PGA Tour invite, to the 2021 Puerto Rico Open.[6][7]
With the final event being originally scheduled in The Bahamas, the Local iQ Series points competition was titled as the "Race to The Bahamas", with a tournament win being worth 500 points. The event ultimately was moved to TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Georgia.[8]
The one-off tour resulted in the development of a United States–based third-tier tour, the Forme Tour, in 2021. Like the LOCALiQ Series, the Forme Tour also lasted one season in response to travel restrictions.
2020 season
[edit]| Duration | August 4, 2020 – November 20, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8 |
| Order of Merit |  Bryson Nimmer |
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.[9][10]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | Alpharetta Classic | Georgia | 100,000 | Bryson Nimmer (1) | 4 |
| Aug 13 | Championship at Echelon Golf Club | Georgia | 100,000 | Bryson Nimmer (2) | 4 |
| Aug 28 | Classic at Callaway Gardens | Georgia | 100,000 | Stoney Crouch (1) | 4 |
| Sep 3 | Invitational at Auburn University Club | Alabama | 100,000 | Cooper Musselman (1) | 4 |
| Sep 25 | Jacksonville Championship | Florida | 100,000 | Carson Young (1) | 4 |
| Oct 2 | Challenge at Harbor Hills | Florida | 100,000 |  Toni Hakula (1) | 4 |
| Oct 9 | Classic at the Club at Weston Hills | Florida | 125,000 | Justin Doeden (1) | 4 |
| Nov 20 | LOCALiQ Series Championship | Georgia | 150,000 | David Pastore (1) | 6 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was titled as the Race to The Bahamas and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[11][7]
| Place | Player | Event | Total points | 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 | 1,426 | 7 |
| 2 | David Pastore | T23 35 | T5 105 | T27 26 | T13 54 | T2 245 | T51 8 | CUT 0 | 1st 600 | 1,072 | 8 |
| 3 | Carson Young | T4 123 | T14 56 | 56th 6 | • | 1st 500 | T10 64 | T40 15 | T8 83 | 845 | 7 |
| 4 | Hayden Shieh | 2nd 300 | CUT 0 | 2nd 300 | CUT 0 | T21 40 | CUT 0 | T24 35 | T8 83 | 757 | 8 |
| 5 | Toni Hakula | T46 10 | T5 105 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T15 50 | 1st 500 | T44 11 | T28 32 | 707 | 8 |
| 6 | Stoney Crouch | CUT 0 | T36 18 | 1st 500 | T23 35 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T54 6 | T13 64 | 623 | 8 |
| 7 | Justin Doeden | CUT 0 | T36 18 | CUT 0 | CUT 0 | T11 63 | CUT 0 | 1st 500 | T28 32 | 612 | 8 |
| 8 | Cooper Musselman | • | • | CUT 0 | 1st 500 | CUT 0 | T46 10 | CUT 0 | T13 64 | 574 | 6 |
| 9 | Alex Smalley | 3rd 190 | CUT 0 | T9 70 | T4 123 | • | T25 30 | T18 44 | T16 54 | 510 | 7 |
| 10 | Trace Crowe | • | • | • | T4 123 | CUT 0 | • | • | 2nd 330 | 453 | 3 |
See also
[edit]- 2019–20 PGA Tour
- 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour
- 2020 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
- 2020 PGA Tour Canada
- 2020 PGA Tour China
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of LocaliQ Series events they had won up to and including that tournament.
References
[edit]- ^ Romine, Brentley (July 3, 2020). "PGA Tour moves forward with new 8-event series for international-tour members". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Schmitt, Tim (July 13, 2020). "New LOCALiQ Series to begin in August; purses to start at $100K". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Pastore holds on, wins LOCALiQ Series Championship by one shot". PGA Tour. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "TPC Sugarloaf near Atlanta will now host LOCALiQ Series Championship". PGA Tour. October 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "LOCALiQ Series announces season-ending event in Bahamas". PGA Tour. August 4, 2020.
- ^ "LOCALiQ Series Standings". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 17, 2020.