On Monday a new proposal was approved by the PGA Tour’s Policy Board that, effective immediately, will now allow for college golfers to earn direct access to the PGA Tour via two different pathways.
First, the No. 1 player in the final PGA Tour University Velocity Global Ranking will become a PGA Tour member and be eligible for all open, full-field events following the conclusion of the NCAA Championship in May. Before the start of the 2022-23 season in August, PGA Tour University increased its number of graduates from 15 to 20. The top-five players were set to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership, while Nos. 6-10 earn conditional Korn Ferry Tour status and Nos. 11-20 receive PGA Tour Canada and Latinoamérica status. Aside from the top player now earning PGA Tour membership, the rest of the exemptions remain the same. The Tour estimates that the No. 1 player will be eligible for 14 events in 2023, beginning with the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, June 8-11.
