The Korn-Ferry Tour Championship, the 26th event in the 2023 calendar year, was held on Sunday. After the final round of the day’s play the 30 highest ranked players earned their PGA Tour card for the season 2024.
There was intense action at Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. 16 cards were already finalized by the start of the week. Only 14 cards were still available.
Paul Barjon was able to win at the season-ending tournament, which propelled him into the Top 30. He was one of five players that were not among the top 30 at the start of the week who earned their way into the field. On Sunday, Shad Tuten received a two-shot penalty. This cost him one card and dropped him from 29th place to 32nd. Jorge Fernandez Valdes placed 31st, with a round of 77 in his third round likely being the main culprit.
Ben Kohles was the top KFT finisher, with two wins in this season.
All is not lost for those who failed to reach their goals. The players who placed Nos. The top 30 players on the KFT list will be granted an exemption to the final stage of PGA Tour Q School, where they will compete for their 2024 PGA Tour card.
The final round will be held from December 14-17, at TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley Course and Sawgrass Country Club located in Ponte Vedra Beach.
The 2024 PGA Tour starts on Jan. 4-7, at The Sentry at Kapalua, but this event is only for PGA Tour Winners and the top 30 of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup standings of last season. For these KFT grads their 2024 PGA Tour will begin the following week at the Sony Open of Hawaii.
The complete list of 30 Korn Ferry Tour players who have earned their PGA Tour cards for 2024 is available.
