A.J. Ewart is inching closer to earning a PGA Tour card.

Ewart boosted his chances with the elusive ace, making a hole-in-one on the fifth hole at TPC Sawgrass on Friday, placing him with a shot of the lead at 7-under during the final stage of the PGA Tour Q-School.

The Tour’s qualifying school provides golfers the opportunity to compete for PGA Tour cards and Korn Ferry Tour cards. Five PGA cards are up for grabs for the top-five finishers, while the next 40 receive Korn Ferry cards.

Ewart, who hails from Coquitlam, B.C., turned pro in 2023. This season, he competed in one PGA event — the RBC Canadian Open. Ewart finished the first two rounds at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley even par (69, 71), but missed the cut.

It’s the first time Ewart has reached the final stage of Q-School, and an

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