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.
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.
Ben Kohles of the United States hits a tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Chan Kim of the United States looks over a putt on the second hole during the third round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Alejandro Tosti of Argentina reacts after a birdie on the 16th hole during the third round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Rico Hoey of the United States walks off the eighth hole tee box during the second…
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