The big-hitting Dubliner (29) is one of 176 hopefuls battling for just five tickets to the big time in a 72-hole contest over Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass and at Sawgrass Country Club, just down the road.

Having shot 57 on the Alps Tour in 2019, qualified and made the cut in The 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022, and Monday-qualified for two PGA TOUR events out of nowhere in 2023, Carey has shown he’s got the guts to aim for the stars.

Thanks to his Q-School exploits so far, he’s already got status on the third-tier PGA TOUR Americas wrapped up for 2026, as well as conditional status on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour after finishing second at last week’s Second Stage qualifier in Alabama.

A top 45 finish this week would secure the Dubliner a full Korn Ferry Tour card, but with no

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