After a season-long battle to earn a PGA Tour card, it all comes down to the final tournament in the Korn Ferry Tour season.
This year, the Korn Ferry Tour Championship heads to French Lick Golf Resort’s Pete Dye Course in southern Indiana, where a field of 74 competes for the chance to claim one of the coveted PGA Tour cards.
The top 30 on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Points List will claim the cards. However, the top 17 on the points list have already secured their places on the PGA Tour next season. That leaves 13 up for grabs, all of which will be handed out following this week’s event.
Even those who miss out on a PGA Tour card have some reassurance over their futures. All 75 players who were eligible for this week’s event now have fully exempt status on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour, while they will have another opportunity to reach the PGA Tour via Q-school.
Players between 31st and 60th on the points list following the final putt on Sunday will be exempt into the final stage of Q-school, while those in positions 61 to 75 will be exempt into the second stage (along with players placed between 76 and 85 on the points list). Following Q-school, PGA Tour cards will be awarded to the top five finishers and ties. For many in the field in Indiana this week, the goal is to avoid that extra hurdle.
As well as the potentially life-changing incentive of a PGA Tour card, there is also prize money available at this week’s event, with a total payout of $1.5m available – the same amount as the three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events that preceded it.
The winner will receive $270,000, with $135,000 going to the runner-up in the no-cut event.
Below is the prize money breakdown for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.
Korn Ferry Tour Championship Prize Money Payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $270,000 |
| 2nd | $135,000 |
| 3rd | $90,000 |
| 4th | $66,525 |
| 5th | $55,500 |
| 6th | $50,250 |
| 7th | $46,500 |
| 8th | $42.750 |
| 9th | $39,750 |
| 10th | $37,125 |
| 11th | $34,500 |
| 12th | $32,250 |
| 13th | $30,000 |
| 14th | $27,750 |
| 15th | $26,175 |
| 16th | $24,675 |
| 17th | $23,175 |
| 18th | $21,675 |
| 19th | $20,175 |
| 20th | $18,675 |
| 21st | $17,475 |
| 22nd | $16,275 |
| 23rd | $15,075 |
| 24th | $13,950 |
| 25th | $12,840 |
| 26th | $12,135 |
| 27th | $11,460 |
| 28th | $10,860 |
| 29th | $10,410 |
| 30th | $9,960 |
| 31st | $9,585 |
| 32nd | $9,285 |
| 33rd | $8,985 |
| 34th | $8,685 |
| 35th | $8,385 |
| 36th | $8,085 |
| 37th | $7,785 |
| 38th | $7,485 |
| 39th | $7,200 |
| 40th | $7,050 |
| 41st | $6,900 |
| 42nd | $6,750 |
| 43rd | $6,600 |
| 44th | $6,450 |
| 45th | $6,300 |
| 46th |
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