CALEDON, Ontario and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Florida State product Luke Clanton , Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent and North Carolina’s David Ford have officially joined the PGA TOUR and will make their first starts as members this week at the RBC Canadian Open (June 5-8), held for the first time at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley’s North Course. Clanton and Sargent became the first two players to earn membership through PGA TOUR University Accelerated , while Ford finished as the No. 1 player in the 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking. All three players will have status on TOUR through the 2026 season.
Through PGA TOUR University Accelerated, a high-achieving junior, sophomore or freshman can earn PGA TOUR membership and become eligible for all open, full-field TOUR events. Player