The Korn Ferry Tour Championship was the 26th and final event of the 2023 season, and the top 30 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List upon conclusion of Sunday’s final round earned their PGA Tour cards for the 2024 season.
The action at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana, was intense as 16 cards had already been finalized heading into the week, leaving just 14 cards still up for grabs.
Paul Barjon won the season-ending event and that vaulted him into the top 30. He was among the five players who were not in the top 30 when the week started who played their way in. Shad Tuten was dinged with a two-shot penalty Sunday and that cost him a card, dropping from 29th to 32nd. Jorge Fernandez Valdes finished in the 31st spot, a third-round 77 likely the biggest culprit for him.
The top KFT finisher was Ben Kohles, who had two wins this season.
Number 1️⃣ on the points list for @ben_kohles 🏆
🏌️♂️ Fully exempt on the @PGATOUR
⛳️ Exempt into the @THEPLAYERS
🇺🇸 Exempt into the @usopengolf #TOURBound pic.twitter.com/GCt5JiGvji— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) October 8, 2023
For those who fell short, all is not lost. Players who finished Nos. 31-60 on the KFT points list have earned exemptions to the Final Stage of PGA Tour Q-School, where the top five finishers and ties will earn their 2024 PGA Tour cards.
The final stage is Dec. 14-17 at TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley Course as well as Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
The 2024 PGA Tour season starts at The Sentry, Jan. 4-7 at the Plantation Course at Kapalua but that event is reserved for PGA Tour winners and the top 30 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings from last season, so for these KFT grads, their 2024 PGA Tour season will start the next week at the Sony Open of Hawaii.
Here’s the complete list of 30 Korn Ferry Tour golfers who earned their 2024 PGA Tour cards.
1
Ben Kohles
2
Chan Kim
3
Alejandro Tosti
4
Rico Hoey
"It's the coolest thing ever."@RicoHoey hammers in the final rivets of his @PGATOUR card. 🔨#TOURBound pic.twitter.com/xdbs9IcwYr
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) October 8, 2023
5
Ben Silverman
6
Pierceson Coody
7
Grayson Murray
8
Paul Barjon
9
Max Greyserman
10
Chandler Phillips
11
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
12
David Skinns
13
Jake Knapp
14
Jacob Bridgeman
15
Jimmy Stanger
16
Norman Xiong
17
Nicholas Lindheim
18
Joe Highsmith
19
Patrick Fishburn
20
Mac Meissner
21
Tom Whitney
22
Kevin Dougherty
23
Chris Gotterup
24
Wilson Furr
25
Parker Coody
26
Josh Teater
GOOD – @jteater12 #TOURBound pic.twitter.com/WZionuli0X
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) October 8, 2023
27
Ryan McCormick
28
Scott Gutschewski
29
Roger Sloan
30
Rafael Campos
Rawest of emotions on the bubble 🥹@RafaCamposGolf experienced a rollercoaster of emotions after a tough par on his 72nd @tourchampulf to project him just outside of the top 30. In the end, he moved back inside and is now headed back to the @PGATOUR. #TOURBound pic.twitter.com/fwyy62Bc4K
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) October 8, 2023