Charting the champion (stats updated through tournament)

Yuta Sugiura (first/-29)

• Birdies the final three holes (par-4 16th, par-4 17th, par-5 18th) en route to a 7-under 65, claiming a one-stroke victory over Austin Hitt
• Marks the 20th time in Korn Ferry Tour history a player birdied each of the final three holes of regulation and won (last: Jeremy Gandon/2026 LECOM Suncoast Classic)
• First-year Korn Ferry Tour member converts his first 54-hole lead/co-lead into his first Korn Ferry Tour title in his 19th career start on Tour
• Opened the week with an 18-hole career-low 10-under 62 in the first round on Thursday
• Totals 29-under 259, tying the sixth-lowest 72-hole score relative to par in Korn Ferry Tour history (lowest since Tommy Morrison winning the 2026 Evans Scholars Invitational at 29-under 255)
• Becomes the third player from Japan to win on the Korn Ferry Tour, following Ryuji Imada (2000 Virginia Beach Open, 2004 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX) and Kaito Onishi (2024 UNC Health Championship)
• Advanced through First and Second Stage, and finished T29 at Final Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the 2026 season
• Three-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour who played the last three seasons on the circuit in Japan (2023-25); he earned his first title at the 2023 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament while still an amateur, though he turned professional immediately after the win
• Plays from Aichi, Japan

Additional notes

• Austin Hitt (second/-28), who stands No. 22 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, logs the second runner-up finish of his career with a career-low bogey-free 12-under 60 in the final round (previous 18-hole low score: 61/2025 Simmons Bank Championship for the Snedeker Foundation) o Totals 28-under 260, marking the lowest 72-hole score relative to par by a runner-up finisher (previous record: 27-under/six occurrences).
• Mahanth Chirravuri (third/-25), who finished No. 8 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026, records the first podium finish of his career in what was his 10th start on Tour (previous best finish: T19/2026 Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse).
• Davis Shore (T4/-24), who stands No. 13 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, records a second consecutive top-five finish and third of the season (T5/Evans Scholars Invitational; T2/Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron).
• Sandy Scott (T4/-24), who stands No. 30 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, matches his career-low with a bogey-free 9-under 63, logging his second top-five finish of the season (3rd/Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya).
• Justin Biwer (T9/-22), who finished T5 at the 2026 Blue Championship after open qualifying into the field, records his second top-10 finish in only his third Korn Ferry Tour start.
• Upon conclusion of this week’s AdventHealth Championship, the top 156 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List will qualify for the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, the first of four season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals events.
  • One player who began the week outside the top 156 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List is projected to move into the top 156:
    • Kevin Tway (T50/-17) – No. 158 (projected No. 156)