Three tied after 54 holes at Dominican Republic Tour Championship, Sunday to decide final six who earn Korn Ferry Tour cards
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With three players sharing the 54-hole lead at the Dominican Republic Tour Championship presented by Scotiabank, the race for 10 Korn Ferry Tour cards will come down to the final round of the PGA Tour Americas season Sunday at PGA Ocean’s 4. Six cards are still up for grabs, with the top four on the season-long points list already securing Korn Ferry Tour membership.
Two of the co-leaders – Omar Morales (Puebla, Mexico) and Mesa Falleur (Muskogee, Oklahoma) – started the week outside the top 10 on the Points List and are poised to move inside "The 10" with a victory. The third co-leader is Charlie Crockett (Surrey, England), who is coming off a win at the ATB Classic presented by Building Trades of Alberta and started the week safely in "The 10" at No. 6 on the points list.
Morales is seeking a return to the Korn Ferry Tour after earning membership last year as the No. 9 finisher in the 2025 PGA Tour University Ranking. After making the cut in just two of eight starts last summer, he joined PGA Tour Americas this season and has six top 25s in 13 starts, highlighted by a fifth-place finish at the Mexico Championship presented by Scotia Wealth Management. He entered the week No. 42 on the points list.
Falleur is also a PGA Tour University alum, earning membership this summer by finishing No. 21 in the class of 2026 ranking. He has three top-25 finishes in eight starts and was the last player to qualify for this week’s season finale at No. 60 on the Points List.
The three co-leaders are tied at 11 under, one stroke ahead of Corey Pereira (Sacramento, California), who entered the week No. 2 on the Points List and mathematically assured a finish in the top 10. Also tied for fourth are Kyle Cottam (Knoxville, Tennessee) and Marcus Byrd (Temple Hills, Maryland), the 27th- and 39th-ranked players, respectively, entering the tournament.
Considering the projected standings award 600 points to all three players tied for first – and only one player will earn 600 points on Sunday – players with projected ranks outside the top 10 remain strong contenders to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership. Patrick Sheehan (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) is T12 at 8 under and projected 11th; Riley Lewis (Prescott, Arizona) is T18 at 6 under and projected 12th; Joey Savoie (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) is T7 at 9 under and projected 13th; and Dawson Armstrong (Spring Hill, Tennessee) is T7 at 9 under and projected 14th.
