battlefield promotion
n.— «Both Points and Stadler have won twice on Tour already this season and should either win at Whistle Bear he will be given an instant promotion to the PGA Tour, known in Tour parlance as a battlefield promotion.» —“Samsung set to go” by Jason Logan SCOREGolf (Toronto, Can.) July 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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