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Elliott Heath

PGA Tour vs LIV Golf: Which Promotion/Relegation System Is Better?

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Karl Vilips, Brian Campbell, Steven Fisk and Aldrich Potgieter celebrating wins on the PGA Tour.

When compiling a piece on which Korn Ferry Tour pros have earned PGA Tour cards for 2026, it really struck me just how good the PGA Tour's relegation and promotion system is.

I was getting excited for next year as I put together the list of the players making the step up, which features the likes of Johnny Keefer (a two-time KFT winner in his rookie season), Neal Shipley (the 2024 Masters and US Open low amateur) and Christo Lamprecht (the 2023 British Amateur champion and Open silver medallist who is 6'8" and hits it miles) all graduating up to the PGA Tour next season.

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