Oliva Pinto Chases DP World Tour Card at Q School
The 27-year-old Argentinean amateur sits four shots off the lead after three rounds of Final Stage Qualifying School in Spain.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Golf
Segundo Oliva Pinto, a 27-year-old amateur golfer from Argentina, is at 15 under par after three rounds of the DP World Tour Final Stage Qualifying School at INFINITUM in Spain. He trails co-leaders Marcus Helligkilde and Jose Luis Ballester by four shots.
Why it matters
The top 15 and ties earn a DP World Tour card for the 2027 season, a pathway that is rarely available to amateur players. Oliva Pinto's position shows how a competitor from outside the traditional tour pipeline can still contend at the final qualifying stage.
Oliva Pinto has posted rounds of 69 and 67 before a Sunday containing two eagles and five birdies, leaving him at 15 under par. The three remaining rounds will decide whether he finishes inside the top 15 and ties needed for a 2027 DP World Tour card.
The players
Segundo Oliva Pinto
An Argentinean amateur golfer, 27, who co-founded an agency helping Latin American junior and amateur golfers pursue U.S. collegiate placement and development.
DP World Tour
The European-based professional golf tour that runs the Final Stage Qualifying School used to award playing cards for the following season.
The details
Oliva Pinto came through a Second Stage qualifier at Desert Springs Resort the previous week after seven attempts to clear his first stage. He co-founded an agency that helps Latin American junior and amateur golfers with U.S. university placement, management, practice rounds, and routines.
Timeline
Earlier in 2026: Oliva Pinto recorded two top-ten finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Last week: He advanced through the Second Stage qualifier at Desert Springs Resort.
This week: The six-day Final Stage Qualifying School is being played at INFINITUM in Spain.
Sunday: He made two eagles and five birdies during the third round.
Next season: Oliva Pinto is expected to turn professional.
Season Trajectory
The DP World Tour Final Stage Qualifying School serves as the main route for players without full tour status to secure cards for the following season. Oliva Pinto's pursuit of one as an amateur illustrates how the qualifying format can open the tour to players outside its usual professional pipeline.
Fantasy and betting followers tracking the Final Stage will see Oliva Pinto's four-shot deficit to the co-leaders as the key figure to watch over the remaining rounds. A top-15 finish would give him a DP World Tour card for 2027, which would make him available in tournaments that were previously closed to him.
The takeaway
Oliva Pinto's rise from a Second Stage qualifier to a contender at Final Stage shows that a clear path to professional golf can still open through qualifying. Readers following amateur golf should track how players at this level convert consistent early rounds into tour cards.
What happens next
Oliva Pinto is expected to turn professional next season, which would determine his status on the tours beginning in 2027.
Further reading
Explore more Golf coverage for the broader qualifying landscape behind this tournament.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The European Tour.
