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 round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Ben Silverman of Canada hands a club to his caddie on the ninth hole during the second round of the 2023 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo: Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Pierceson Coody of the United States hits an approach shot on the first hole during the final round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Grayson Murray of the United States celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 2023 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo: Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Paul Barjon of France plays a shot from a greenside bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2023 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo: Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Max Greyserman of the United States plays a shot from the third tee during the third round of the 2023 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo: Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Chandler Phillips of the United States hits an approach 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)
Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Belgium hits an approach shot on the sixth 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)
David Skinns of England hits out of a greenside bunker 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)
Jake Knapp of the United States walks across the first green during the final round of the 2023 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo: Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Jacob Bridgeman of the United States lines up a putt on the 18th green during the third round of the 2023 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo: Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Jimmy Stanger tees off on the 13th hole during the second round of the 2023 Albertsons Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho. (Photo: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
Norman Xiong of the United States hits a tee shot on the third 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)
Nicholas Lindheim of the United States gets ready to putt on the 11th green during the first round of the 2023 Magnit Championship at Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson, New Jersey. (Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Joe Highsmith of the United States reacts after making par on the 18th green during the final round of the 2023 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo: Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Patrick Fishburn of the United States walks 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)
Mac Meissner of the United States hits a tee shot on the third 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)
Tom Whitney of the United States reacts after a birdie on the second hole during the final round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Kevin Dougherty shoots on the fifth hole during the final round of the 2023 Albertsons Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho. (Photo: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
Chris Gotterup of the United States watches his putt on the 12th hole during the final round of the 2023 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo: Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Wilson Furr of the United States hits a tee shot on the 17th 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)
Parker Coody of the United States hits a tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round of the 2023 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove in College Grove, Tennessee. (Photo: Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Josh Teater of the United States walks the second hole during the final round of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Ryan McCormick tees off on the fifth hole during the second round of the 2023 Albertsons Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho. (Photo: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
Scott Gutschewski watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2023 UNC Health Championship at Raleigh Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo: Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Roger Sloan of Canada hits a tee shot on the 18th 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)
Rafael Campos of Puerto Rico hits a tee shot on the 18th 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)
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