Jan 11, 2020

2020 Korn Ferry Tour eligibility ranking

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FARMINGTON, UT - JUNE 29: A view of Korn Ferry Tour pin flag during the third round of the Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank at Oakridge Country Club on June 29, 2019 in Farmington, Utah. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

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2020 KORN FERRY TOUR ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES

THROUGH WEEK ENDING 07/10/22

1.
Tournament Winners of Korn Ferry Tour tournaments in the previous season or in the current season
Albertson , Anders
Alexander , Tyson
An , Byeong Hun
Anderson , Mark
Barjon , Paul
Bhatia , Akshay
Blair , Zac
Bramlett , Joseph
Brehm , Ryan
Buckley , Hayden
Campos , Rafael
Cappelen , Sebastian
Cone , Trevor
Coody , Pierceson
Covello , Vince
Creel , Joshua
Díaz , Roberto
Dou , Zecheng
Drewitt , Brett
Endycott , Harrison
Gainey , Tommy
Gellerman , Michael
Gibson , Rhein
Grant , Brent
Hall , Harry
Harkins , Brandon
Harmeling , Evan
Hoag , Bo
Hodges , Lee
Hubbard , Mark
Jaeger , Stephan
Jones , Kyle
Kirk , Chris
Kocher , David
Ledesma , Nelson
Lewis , Tom
Lipsky , David
List , Luke
Luck , Curtis
Matthews , Brandon
McGreevy , Max
Moore , Taylor
Mullinax , Trey
Novak , Andrew
Pereira , Mito
Ramey , Chad
Reeves , Seth
Ridings , Tag
Riley , Davis
Shelton , Robby
Sigg , Greyson
Skinns , David
Smotherman , Austin
Svensson , Adam
Thompson , Curtis
Thompson , Davis
Uihlein , Peter
Ventura , Kris
Vogel , T.J.
Werbylo , Trevor
Wolfe , Jared
Wu , Brandon
Wu , Dylan
Xiong , Norman
Young , Cameron
Young , Carson
Yuan , Carl
Zalatoris , Will
Zhang , Xinjun
If a tournament winner gains exempt status on the PGA TOUR following the end of the season in which they won, but does not finish the subsequent PGA TOUR season inside the Top 125 on the FedExCup Points List, then that player will play out of the Tournament Winner category for the following season on the Korn Ferry Tour.
2.
Previous winners of the current week's Korn Ferry Tour event in the past five seasons
No players exempt in this category
3&4.
Order of Merit Winners from prior season's PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, and PGA TOUR Series-China. & Winner - Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.
Fischer , Zack
5.
Top 75 Points Leaders from the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season.
No players exempt in this category
6.
Next 25 Points Leaders from the previous season's KFT Finals
Montgomery , Taylor
Thornberry , Braden
Reifers , Kyle
Whitney , Tom
Macdonald , Stuart
Taylor , Ben
Baddeley , Aaron
McCormick , Ryan
Kodaira , Satoshi
Van Pelt , Bo
Armour , Ryan
Garber , Joey
Lee , Danny
Fishburn , Patrick
Cabrera Bello , Rafa
Greyserman , Max
7.
Finishers 2-10 & ties from the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament
Kozan , Andrew
Norrman , Vincent
Brightwell , Jonathan
Feagles , Michael
Stevens , Sam
Hirschman , Grant
Yun , Andrew
Godsey , Conner
Lee , Tain
8.
Finishers 11-40 & ties from the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament
Rosenmueller , Thomas
Newcomb , Patrick
Paul , Jeremy
Crouch , A.J.
Cover , Patrick
Baker , Chris
Walsh , Thomas
Kinney , Tripp
Westmoreland , Kyle
Fisk , Steven
Meissner , Mac
Pereira , Corey
Gagne , Luis
Gordon , Will
Núñez , Augusto
Barber , Blayne
Reband , Garett
Brunner , Brad
Nyholm , Pontus
Griffin , Ben
Goya , Tano
Harrington , Scott
Contini , Martin
Echavarria , Nicolas
Anguiano , Mark
White , Brett
Cole , Eric
Suh , Justin
White , Peyton
Crick , Brandon
Augenstein , John
Rocha , Alexandre
Kim , Seonghyeon
McCarty , Matt
Pak , John
Rodríguez , José de Jesús
Feagler , Clay
9.
Former Fully Exempt PGA TOUR members for at least five consecutive seasons
Bae , Sangmoon
Gómez , Fabián
Jacobson , Freddie
Kim , Michael
O'Hair , Sean
Saunders , Sam
Stefani , Shawn
10.
Top 2 PGA TOUR members ages 48 and 49 in order of their positions on the PGA TOUR Career Money List.
Cink , Stewart
Campbell , Chad
Westwood , Lee
Bohn , Jason
Slocum , Heath
Weekley , Boo
Riley , Chris
Chalmers , Greg
Ogilvie , Joe
Chopra , Daniel
Purdy , Ted
Wetterich , Brett
Gore , Jason
Atwal , Arjun
Percy , Cameron
Couch , Chris
Willis , Garrett
Bateman , Brian
Axley , Eric
11.
Exempt Medical Extension
Flores , Martin
Blanks , Kris
Hurley III , Billy
Wheatcroft , Steve
Danielson , Charlie
Patel , Bhavik
Pinckney , Scott
Adams , Blake
Smock , Brian
Bowditch , Steven
Pettersson , Carl
Overton , Jeff
Johnson , Richard
Lamely , Derek
Kaye , Jonathan
12.
Top 25 Points Leaders from the previous season's KFT regular season/Top25 Points leaders from the previous season's Korn Ferry Tour Finals who earned PGA Tour card.
Rai , Aaron
Burgoon , Bronson
Bezuidenhout , Christiaan
Spaun , J.J.
Pendrith , Taylor
Theegala , Sahith
Schwab , Matthias
Whaley , Vince
Huh , John
Smalley , Alex
Herbert , Lucas
Tarren , Callum
Gutschewski , Scott
van der Walt , Dawie
Kraft , Kelly
Kohles , Ben
Gligic , Michael
Rodgers , Patrick
Hardy , Nick
Aphibarnrat , Kiradech
Kitayama , Kurt
Cook , Austin
Lower , Justin
13.
The 8 low scorers at the Open Qualifying event held for this tournament.
No players exempt in this category
14.
On invitation of the tournament sponsor, two Restricted Sponsor Exemptions for Korn Ferry Tour or PGA TOUR members not otherwise exempt.
No players exempt in this category
15.
On invitation of the tournament sponsor, two Unrestricted Sponsor Exemptions, including amateurs with USGA handicaps of zero or less.
No players exempt in this category
16.
On invitation of the umbrella sponsor, Korn Ferry, a maximum of one player, including amateurs with USGA handicaps of zero or less.
No players exempt in this category
17.
The Top 10/Top 25 finishing players from the previous Korn Ferry Tour tournament.
No players exempt in this category
For tournaments with a starting field of less than 156 players - Top 10. For tournaments with a starting field of 156 players or more - Top 25.
18.
Top 25 on the Korn Ferry Tour Official Points List at the time of the Reorder
Daffue , MJ
Barnes , Erik
Haley II , Paul
19.
PGA TOUR members who are not eligible for the PGA TOUR event occurring simultaneously with this event.
Moore , Ryan
DeLaet , Graham
McGirt , William
Cauley , Bud
Baird , Briny
Blixt , Jonas
Stroud , Chris
Collins , Chad
Wilkinson , Tim
Villegas , Camilo
Fleetwood , Tommy
Seiffert , Chase
Hossler , Beau
Taylor , Vaughn
Knous , Jim
20.
Three-time Winners on the Current Season's International tours
No players exempt in this category
21A.
Reordered With Points
Montenegro , Marcos
Etulain , Julián
Oppenheim , Rob
Brown , Scott
Chiarella , Alex
Card III , Jay
Kelly , Tee-K
Teater , Josh
Main , Gregor
Compton , Erik
Maguire , MJ
Van Horne , Ashton
Cummins , Quade
Hearn , David
Kim , Whee
Ortiz , Alvaro
Grey , J.J.
Weiss , Alex
Yu , Kevin
Sargent , Billy Tom
Voke , Nick
Proveaux , Caleb
Dickson , Taylor
Blanchet , Chandler
Kuest , Peter
Parker , Chase
Staiano , Jake
Crowe , Trace
Martin , Ben
Murray , Grayson
Dyer , Blake
Blakefield , Mark
Ramirez , Ivan Camilo
Lovelady , Tom
Gore , Tanner
Gribble , Cody
21B.
Reordered Without Points (2-5 Intl).
No players exempt in this category
21C.
Reorder With Points
Shaun , Corey
Rozo , Marcelo
Choi , Albin
Johnson , Michael
Knowles , Philip
Ruffels , Ryan
Picanso , Matthew
Atkins , Matt
Ralston , Spencer
Hoelzer , Brandon
21D.
Reorder Without Points (11-40 QT).
No players exempt in this category
21E.
Reordered With Points
Blaum , Ryan
Petefish , Christopher
Eckroat , Austin
Lingmerth , David
Potter, Jr. , Ted
Blick , Cody
Emory , Bryce
Lovemark , Jamie
Guthrie , Luke
Bergeron , Jacob
Visacki , Michael
Silverman , Ben
Limbhasut , KK
Salzer , Christian
Trahan , D.J.
Sucher , Zack
21F.
Reordered Without Points (2-10 QT).
No players exempt in this category
22.
Finishers 2-3 International Tours
No players exempt in this category
23.
Finishers 151-200 on the previous season's Official FedExCup Points List.
MacIntyre , Robert
Dufner , Jason
Bryan , Wesley
Chappell , Kevin
Noh , Seung-Yul
24.
Intermediate Medical Exemption
No players exempt in this category
25.
PGA TOUR Past Champions, Team Winners and Veteran Members who played in the final stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament or who finished within 76-100 on the prior season's Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List.
Byrd , Jonathan
26.
Korn Ferry Tour Past Champions Years 3-4
Schnell , Brady
Wright , Chase
Arnaud , Michael
Langley , Scott
27.
Finishers 4-5 Latinoamerica, Canada , Extended Prior Season's Korn Ferry Tour Points List (76 - 100) and Additional Finishers from Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.
McCracken , Logan
Lee , D.H.
Griffin , J.T.
Truslow , Austen
Lawrence , Thriston
Coletta , Brett
Scrivener , Jason
Randolph , Jonathan
Campbell , Brian
Becker , Rafael
Wright , Zach
Richey , Brian
Smith , Zach
Marelli , Leandro
Summerhays , Daniel
Nicholas , James
Harper , Keller
Kang , Alex
Lee , Alex
Miller , Brad
Imondi , Paul
Stone , Brandon
Finnell , Skyler
Euler , Lukas
Oland , Derek
Squires , Austin
Lumsden , Ryan
LeBrun , Steve
Phillips , Chandler
Sawada , Jared
Gallegos , Andres
Dunkle , Kyler
Organisak , Matt
Ogletree , Andy
Grider , Ryan
Stanley , Preston
Nesbitt , Drew
McNeill , Callum
Triplett , Sam
Doeden , Justin
Shieh , Hayden
Roach , Wes
Marino , Steve
Cole , Matthew
Mauchaza , Nyasha
Wetterich , Daniel
Lawrence, Jr , Mark
Simsby , Trevor
Kim , T.K.
Naidoo , Dylan
Osborn , Garrett
Saunders , Samuel
Borja , Piri
Warren , Justin
28.
PGA TOUR Past Champion Members, Team Tournament Winners, and Veteran Members beyond 150th place on the previous year's Official PGA TOUR Money list, in order of their combined PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour earnings for the previous year.
No players exempt in this category
29.
Nonexempt Medical Extension.
Kelly , Sean
30.
PGA TOUR Past Champions
Woods , Tiger
Mickelson , Phil
Singh , Vijay
Johnson , Dustin
Love III , Davis
McIlroy , Rory
Els , Ernie
Furyk , Jim
Scott , Adam
Thomas , Justin
Day , Jason
Spieth , Jordan
Watson , Bubba
Johnson , Zach
Stricker , Steve
Garcia , Sergio
Rose , Justin
Kuchar , Matt
Snedeker , Brandt
Reed , Patrick
Koepka , Brooks
Choi , K.J.
Weir , Mike
DeChambeau , Bryson
Funk , Fred
Simpson , Webb
Goosen , Retief
Sabbatini , Rory
Matsuyama , Hideki
Leishman , Marc
Stenson , Henrik
Mahan , Hunter
Haas , Bill
Rahm , Jon
Horschel , Billy
Walker , Jimmy
Harrington , Padraig
Cantlay , Patrick
Fowler , Rickie
Donald , Luke
Na , Kevin
Watney , Nick
Holmes , J.B.
Gay , Brian
Crane , Ben
Morikawa , Collin
Hoffman , Charley
Palmer , Ryan
Woodland , Gary
Bradley , Keegan
Glover , Lucas
Kisner , Kevin
Schauffele , Xander
English , Harris
Berger , Daniel
Piercy , Scott
Laird , Martin
Herron , Tim
Franco , Carlos
Howell III , Charles
Casey , Paul
Kelly , Jerry
Poulter , Ian
Rollins , John
Henley , Russell
Steele , Brendan
Henry , J.J.
Molinari , Francesco
Pampling , Rod
Vegas , Jhonattan
Kim , Si Woo
Stallings , Scott
Wagner , Johnson
Points , D.A.
Todd , Brendon
Langer , Bernhard
Beem , Rich
Herman , Jim
Champ , Cameron
Finau , Tony
Streelman , Kevin
Senden , John
Harman , Brian
Kokrak , Jason
Reavie , Chez
Stanley , Kyle
Jones , Matt
Knox , Russell
McNeill , George
Streb , Robert
Merritt , Troy
Thompson , Michael
Hahn , James
Lowry , Shane
Every , Matt
Kizzire , Patton
Swafford , Hudson
Hovland , Viktor
Homa , Max
Taylor , Nick
Landry , Andrew
Oosthuizen , Louis
Garrigus , Robert
Ancer , Abraham
Hadwin , Adam
Cejka , Alex
Grillo , Emiliano
Im , Sungjae
Stuard , Brian
Hatton , Tyrrell
Kang , Sung
Stadler , Kevin
Romero , Andres
Niemann , Joaquin
Conners , Corey
Merrick , John
Hadley , Chesson
Hughes , Mackenzie
Burns , Sam
Wise , Aaron
Dahmen , Joel
Putnam , Andrew
Pan , C.T.
Poston , J.T.
Mitchell , Keith
Ortiz , Carlos
Muñoz , Sebastián
Hensby , Mark
Wolff , Matthew
Tway , Kevin
Pride , Dicky
Garnett , Brice
Werenski , Richy
Willett , Danny
Long , Adam
Malnati , Peter
Griffin , Lanto
Frittelli , Dylan
Lee , K.H.
Lashley , Nate
Davis , Cam
Power , Seamus
Beljan , Charlie
Duncan , Tyler
van Rooyen , Erik
McLachlin , Parker
Ernst , Derek
Higgo , Garrick
Trainer , Martin
Smith , Cameron
Freeman , Robin
Campbell , Joe
Douglas , Dave
Nagle , Kel
Allan , Steve
Stranahan , Frank
Perez , Pat
Brehaut , Jeff
31.
PGA TOUR Special Temporary Members.
No players exempt in this category
32.
PGA TOUR Team Winners
Gilbert , Gibby
33.
PGA TOUR Veteran Members
Couples , Fred
Estes , Bob
Duval , David
Hoch , Scott
Sutton , Hal
Huston , John
Davis , Brian
Hart , Dudley
Andrade , Billy
Olazábal , José María
Waldorf , Duffy
Frazar , Harrison
de Jonge , Brendon
Wi , Charlie
Stadler , Craig
Gamez , Robert
Parry , Craig
Barnes , Ricky
Jacobsen , Peter
Glasson , Bill
Simpson , Scott
Jones , Steve
Lancaster , Neal
Zoeller , Fuzzy
Kraft , Greg
Cochran , Russ
Blake , Jay Don
Morgan , Gil
McCallister , Blaine
Carter , Jim
Levi , Wayne
Reid , Mike
Sauers , Gene
Waite , Grant
Wiebe , Mark
Hammond , Donnie
Tryba , Ted
Uresti , Omar
Delsing , Jay
Bryant , Brad
Henninger , Brian
Black , Ronnie
Wadkins , Bobby
Springer , Mike
Clearwater , Keith
Thorpe , Jim
Standly , Mike
Pate , Jerry
Koch , Gary
Mast , Dick
Inman , John
Ten Broeck , Lance
Jenkins , Tom
34.
Special Temporary Members of the Korn Ferry Tour.
No players exempt in this category
35.
Korn Ferry Tour Past Champions Years 5-10
Shindler , Conrad
Thompson , Kyle
Tracy , Ethan
Piller , Martin
Goggin , Mathew
Wittenberg , Casey
Svoboda , Andrew
Lindheim , Nicholas
Driscoll , James
Gonzales , Andres
Aragon , Alex
Loar , Edward
Lamb , Rick
Schniederjans , Ollie
Bozzelli , Dominic
Fritsch , Brad
Loupe , Andrew
Fathauer , Derek
Curran , Jon
Wilcox , Will
Alvarado , Benjamín
Wilson , Chris
36.
Veteran Members on the PGA TOUR in order of their number of combined career cuts on the PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour.
Dunlap , Scott
Toledo , Esteban
Gove , Jeff
Claxton , Paul
Williamson , Jay
Quigley , Brett
Bertsch , Shane
Kresge , Cliff
Tolles , Tommy
Bowden , Craig
Sheehan , Patrick
Quinn , Fran
Riegger , John
Thompson , Nicholas
Jordan , Pete
Levin , Spencer
Elliott , John
Johnson , Kevin
Alker , Steven
Prugh , Alex
Barron , Doug
Kanada , Craig
Veazey , Vance
May , Bob
Demsey , Todd
Castro , Roberto
Gillis , Tom
Van Aswegen , Tyrone
Klauk , Jeff
Branshaw , David
Players must have at least 150 combined career cuts on the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour to be eligible for this category.
37.
Additional open qualifiers if needed to fill the field.
No players exempt in this category