The Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking, a collaborative effort led by Bridgestone Americas, the Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA), PGA TOUR Pathway to Progression & Clippd, is designed to boost the visibility and development of highly talented collegiate golfers from underrepresented communities. This initiative is a significant stride towards creating a developmental pathway for historically underrepresented golfers.

"We are honored to be selected as the partnering platform for Pathway to Progression. Through our college golf scoring and ranking platform, Scoreboard, we are poised to offer advanced data analytics crucial for this selection process,” said Jonathan Halpern, managing director of Clippd USA. “Furthermore, we're thrilled to extend our game improvement data analytics product, Clippd, to support the mission of providing top-tier technology and training tools to this selection of golfers from historically underserved communities as they embark on their professional golf journey.”

Powered by Clippd, these rankings rank eligible self-identified black golfers in the following divisions: NCAA Division-I, NCAA Division-II, NCAA Division-III, NAIA, NJCAA I, or NJCAA II.

The 2024 – 2025 ranking will run through each players team’s NCAA Conference Championships.

The top 5 players in the final ranking will receive the following performance benefits once the turn professional:

- Scholarship access to APGA Tour events for the duration of the 2025 season (including the fall series)
- APGA Membership through August 2026
- Scholarship access into the pre-qualifying round of the 2025 PGA Tour Qualifying School presented by Korn Ferry
- 1-year Clippd membership
- Monetary support (up to a specific amount outlined by PGA Tour Pathways to Progression) in the following areas related to the development of your professional career: Travel to eligible APGA Tour events, home course membership, instruction and equipment/fitting.

- Additional variable support from the PGA Tour Pathway to Progression player development program and Bridgestone Americas.

The #1 player in the final Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking will earn a sponsor exemption into the 2025 UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH on the Korn Ferry Tour.

For additional information, rules, regulations, and registration, click HERE.

Registration for the 2024 – 2025 Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking is now open and will close on February 28, 2025. Click HERE to register.