Nine Australians will take their place on the PGA TOUR China in 2015 after last week surviving the first of two international Qualifying Schools.

The 72-hole event awarded
full playing rights to the top-15 finishers of the 113 player field and nine
Australians were among the successful.

Peter Cooke, Peter Martin,
Max McCardle, Matt Jager, Anthony Brown, Jordan Sherratt, Jack Munro, Kevin
Marques and Rohan Blizard will all have full exemption for 2015.

In all 37 Australians
attempted qualifying with Brett Rankin finishing T15 though not earning a card
while Blake McGrory and Luke Humphries missed out by a shot.

Kristopher Mueck, Jordan
Zunic, Tom Bond and Aaron Pike were among the others who failed to qualify.

Five Australians are listed
in the field for the second international qualifier which begins today.

Samuel Gervinas, Jason Hatton,
Kinglsey Kelly, Frederick Park and Joshua Smith will tee up at the D&Y
Course in Shenzhen