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Pierceson Coody Wins in Third Start on Korn Ferry Tour
Written by Birches Health
Pierceson Coody Wins in Third Start on Korn Ferry Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
In the last four weeks, Pierceson Coody finished No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking and led Texas to an NCAA title, and this week he added his first professional victory to his growing list of accomplishments. Behind the strength of a front-nine 28 Sunday, Coody won the Live and Work in Maine Open by five strokes in his third start on the Korn Ferry Tour, and he’s now 31st on the points list with five events remaining before The 25 is finalized at the regular season finale.
“Finishing first on the PGA TOUR University (Velocity Global Ranking) was in itself just such a huge goal,” Coody said. “The one day that I was in Dallas before I went to the BMW (Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX) … we talked about how getting a top 75 was just the big goal. That's what we wanted, just stack some nice weeks together and see where it takes us.”
Coody is the third PGA TOUR University alumnus to win on Korn Ferry Tour this season, joining Trevor Werbylo and Davis Thompson. Overall, alumni have combined for five professional victories in the last 12 months.
1. Mac Meissner – Bolingbrook Golf Club Invitational/PGA TOUR Canada (July 23, 2021)
2. Trevor Werbylo – Fuzzy Zoeller Classic at Covered Bridge/PGA TOUR Canada (August 13, 2021)
3. Trevor Werbylo – Lake Charles Championship/Korn Ferry Tour (March 27, 2022)
4. Davis Thompson – REX Hospital Open/Korn Ferry Tour (June 5, 2022)
5. Pierceson Coody – Live and Work in Maine Open/Korn Ferry Tour (June 26, 2022)
Eight PGA TOUR University alumni advanced to the weekend in Maine. Austin Eckroat posted a career-best T15 finish and improved to 97th on the points list, while 2022 graduate Logan McAllister made his first cut and finished T52.
This week’s field for the The Ascendant presented by Blue in Berthoud, Colorado, includes all 15 PGA TOUR University alumni who are Korn Ferry Tour members.
PGA TOUR University Alumni – Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points
Through 18 of 23 regular season events
| Rank | Player | Points | Events | Best Finish of Season |
| 8 | Trevor Werbylo # | 878 | 15 | Win, Lake Charles Championship |
| 11 | Davis Thompson | 834 | 15 | Win, REX Hospital Open |
| 30 | Kevin Yu | 626 | 13 | 2nd, Simmons Bank Open |
| 31 | Pierceson Coody* | 623 | 3 | Win, Live and Work in Maine Open |
| 43 | Mac Meissner | 398 | 14 | T5, NV5 Invitational |
| 73 | Quade Cummins | 255 | 13 | T4, Huntsville Championship |
| 82 | Michael Feagles | 232 | 17 | T4, AdventHealth Championship |
| 97 | Austin Eckroat | 189 | 8 | T15, Live and Work in Maine Open |
| 109 | Garett Reband | 150 | 17 | T18, Wichita Open |
| 117 | Jacob Bridgeman* | 143 | 4 | T5, BMW Charity Pro-Am |
| 132 | John Pak | 109 | 12 | T17, LECOM Suncoast Classic |
| 151 | Jonathan Brightwell | 75 | 17 | T42, Huntsville Championship |
| 195 | RJ Manke* | 16 | 3 | T37, BMW Charity Pro-Am |
| 209 | Logan McAllister* | 7 | 3 | T52, Live and Work in Maine Open |
| - | Cole Hammer* | 0 | 1 | - |
*Class of 2022
#TOURBound – Korn Ferry Tour is currently using 875 points as its fail-safe threshold for players to finish inside The 25 and earn a PGA TOUR card at regular season’s end.
PGA TOUR Canada
Due to unplayable conditions at Elk Ridge Resort after an inordinate amount of rain over a 10-day period in Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan, PGA TOUR Canada canceled last week’s Elk Ridge Open. The PGA TOUR Canada season continues this week with the Prince Edward Island Open presented by IMP Solutions.
Eight players from the PGA TOUR University Class of 2022 will compete, including Aman Gupta, who will make his PGA TOUR Canada debut after posting finishes of T23 and T48 the last two weeks on Korn Ferry Tour.
PGA TOUR University Alumni – Fortinet Cup Points List
Through 2 of 9 regular season events
| Rank | Player | Points | Events | Best Finish of Season |
| 4 | Joe Highsmith | 245 | 1 | T2, ATB Classic pres. by Volvo Edmonton |
| 12 | Trent Phillips | 123 | 1 | T4, ATB Classic pres. by Volvo Edmonton |
| 36 | Parker Coody | 48 | 1 | T15, ATB Classic pres. by Volvo Edmonton |
| 36 | Cameron Sisk | 48 | 1 | T15, ATB Classic pres. by Volvo Edmonton |
| 64 | Jackson Suber | 20 | 1 | T34, ATB Classic pres. by Volvo Edmonton |
| - | Ryan Hall | 0 | 1 | - |
| - | Noah Goodwin | 0 | 2 | - |
| - | Benjamin Shipp | 0 | 2 | - |
| - | Aman Gupta | 0 | 0 | - |
PGA TOUR
Coming off a T43 finish at the U.S. Open, Chris Gotterup made his second straight cut and finished T35 at the Travelers Championship. Since finishing 7th in the Velocity Global Ranking, Gotterup has amassed 32 nonmember FedExCup points in three starts as pro, and he’s in this week’s field as a sponsor exemption at the John Deere Classic.
