JGTO Abroad: Tatsunori makes the grade at Asian Tour Qualifying School in Thailand

ABEMA Tour money rankings winner Shogenji Tatsunori led the way as five JGTO members successfully secured their Asian Tour cards through its five-day Qualifying School (Q-School), which concluded in Thailand on Saturday.

The top 35 players following the completion of the grueling 90-hole contest at the Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin are rewarded with full membership to compete in the 2024 season.

The 25-year-old Tatsunori was the most impressive among the Japanese graduates after he carded rounds of 69, 73, 65, 68, and 67 for a 16-under-par 342, finishing outright second in the 219-man leaderboard featuring a total of 23 Japanese competitors.

"I just wanted to make the cut at each stage. I never thought I would come second. My putting made this possible, it was so good and I always stayed very calm and relaxed. I will divide my time between the Asian and Japan Tours this year," said Tatsunori, who won twice on ABEMA Tour last year.

Ryosuke Kinoshita signed for 72, 70, 67, 69, and 67 to come in as the second-best-ranked Japanese, tied for sixth on 13-under 345, followed by Taichi Nabetani (T21-349) and Yuta Sugiura (T32-351).

Taisei Sato and Tomoyo Ikemura both finished joint 35th after posting matching 352s, but it was the former who grabbed the last spot on offer after prevailing on the fourth extra hole over Chilean Matias Dominguez.

Sato and Nick Voke of New Zealand were the first two players to be eliminated from the four-way playoff.

Sweden's Kristoffer Broberg, a two-time DP World Tour winner, topped the Q-School with an 18-under total.

In the United States, Ryo Hisatsune shot a third-round four-under-par 68 at The American Express to remain in contention for a top-10 finish on the PGA Tour.

Hisatsune mixed five birdies with a lone bogey at the PGA West Stadium Course in California, moving to a 14-under 200 - 13 shots back of surprise amateur leader Nick Dunlap.

Taiga Semikawa posted an improved 68 for a 207 total, but it was not enough for him to survive the 54-hole cut set at 13-under 203.

Meanwhile, Masahiro Kawamura managed to cling to the top-10 position at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic despite a modest even-par 72.

He will head into the Sunday's finale at Emirates Golf Club at six-under 210, eight shots adrift of American leader Cameron Young.