2026 Korn Ferry Tour graduates: Meet the 20 newest PGA Tour members

GLEN ALLEN, Virginia – The 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Season concluded Sunday evening at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, as 20 PGA Tour cards were awarded at the TourBound Card Ceremony.

The top 20 players on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List earned PGA Tour membership for the 2027 season, which opens at The American Express (January 21-24).

Austin Hitt, who entered the final event at No. 22 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, carded a 5-under 66 in the final round for a two-stroke victory over Blades Brown at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region. With the win, Hitt vaulted to No. 6 on the final 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List and secured his first PGA Tour card.

In addition to Hitt, Davis Lamb was the only other player who began the week outside the top 20 and ultimately finished in the top 20 of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.

Ross Steelman clinched the No. 1 position on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, earning exemptions for the 2027 Players Championship and 2027 U.S. Open. Steelman, one of five two-time winners this season, overtook Sandy Scott for the No. 1 position with a top-15 finish at this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region.

Some key numbers to know about the Korn Ferry Tour Class of 2026:

• 16 – Players who will be PGA TOUR rookies for the 2027 season (Alistair Docherty, Cooper Dossey, Hunter Eichhorn, Jeremy Gandon, Ian Gilligan, Austin Hitt, Ian Holt, Michael Johnson, Davis Lamb, Dylan Menante, Tommy Morrison, Alvaro Ortiz, Sandy Scott, Cole Sherwood, Davis Shore, Ross Steelman)
• 19 – Blades Brown becomes the youngest graduate in Korn Ferry Tour history at 19 years, 4 months, 20 days of age, breaking the previous record established by Jason Day (19 years, 11 months, 23 days of age in 2007)
• 4 – Countries and territories represented (France, Mexico, Scotland, United States)
• 5 – PGA TOUR University alums earned their first PGA TOUR card (Ian Gilligan, No. 4 from Class of 2025; Dylan Menante, No. 15 from Class of 2024; Tommy Morrison, No. 6 from Class of 2026; Cole Sherwood, No. 7 from Class of 2024; Ross Steelman, No. 4 from Class of 2023)

Below is a look at each graduate, listed in order of their finish on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.

No. 1 Ross Steelman

• Secured his first PGA Tour card with a Korn Ferry Tour-leading six top-five finishes, highlighted by victories at The Blue Championship and Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron, as well as a playoff runner-up finish to fellow graduate Alvaro Ortiz at the UNC Health Championship.
• Previously earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time when he finished No. 4 in the 2023 PGA Tour University Ranking, and later maintained full status with Korn Ferry Tour Points List finishes of No. 56 (2024) and No. 32 (2025).
• Native of Columbia, Missouri who played two and a half seasons at University of Missouri (2019-21) and transferred to Georgia Tech for his final two seasons (2021-23). Developed his game at Perche Creek Golf Club alongside Interstate 70 in Columbia, Missouri. Perche Creek featured a driving range with bays and mats, an 18-hole par-3 course, a miniature golf course, batting cages, and go-kart track. Pastimes include watching Seinfeld episodes on the couch, reading while traveling on Tour, and making espresso.

No. 2 Sandy Scott

• Earned his first PGA Tour card with a late-season run that featured four consecutive top-five finishes, including victories in back-to-back starts at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship and Compliance Solutions Championship.
• Previously earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time with a No. 8 finish on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas Points List, a feat he accomplished with a win at the season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship. Finished No. 55 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, retaining full status for the 2026 season. Prior to turning professional, he played six seasons at Texas Tech University (2016-22), where he earned two individual victories.
• Born in Inverness, Scotland, and grew up in Nairn, a seaside town in the Scottish Highlands. Honed his game at Nairn Golf Club, which appeared on Golf Digest's 2024 World’s 100 Greatest Courses list. Wife, Amy Taylor, plays professional golf on the Ladies European Tour.

No. 3 Ian Holt

• Earned his first PGA Tour card off the strength of back-to-back victories at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club and The Panama Championship, the second and third events of the 2026 season.
• Regained Korn Ferry Tour membership with a No. 10 finish on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas Points List and later finished No. 42 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. He open qualified into his PGA Tour Americas debut at the 2024 Digital Commerce Open, recorded consecutive top-25 finishes and won his third start at the 2024 Explore NB Open, which eventually propelled him to Korn Ferry Tour membership at season’s end.
• Played four seasons at Kent State University (2014-18), where he earned three individual victories, including medalist honors at the 2018 Mid-American Conference Championship.
• A native of Stow, Ohio, he honed his game at Fox Den Golf Course, where his father worked for the maintenance crew. Primarily played hockey until he was 11 years old, and played baseball through eighth grade, after which he focused solely on golf. Enjoys watching Denzel Washington movies and the popular Canadian television series Shoresy.

No. 4 Alistair Docherty

• Secured his first PGA Tour card after four consecutive seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour. Earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the 119 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro in March, which in turn granted him an exemption for the 2026 The Open Championship.
• Narrowly missed PGA Tour membership twice in 2024, as he finished No. 32 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List (top 30 earned PGA Tour cards) and solo seventh (one stroke shy of the top five) at Final Stage of 2024 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry. Played collegiately at Chico State (2012-16), an NCAA Division II program in California, and won the 2015 Oregon Amateur Championship.
• Spent the majority of his formative golf years at Camas Meadows Golf Course in Camas, Washington, as the public course offered a junior rate of $20 for a bucket of range balls and a round of golf. Also grew up playing ice hockey and dreamt of reaching the NHL, though he eventually gave up the sport due to injuries in his early teens.

No. 5 Alvaro Ortiz

• Earned PGA Tour membership for the first time in his fourth full season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Defeated Ross Steelman in a playoff for his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the 2026 UNC Health Championship, and captured his second win at the 2026 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation.
• Narrowly missed a PGA Tour card last season, as he finished No. 26 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Earned his first PGA Tour-sanctioned title at the 61st Abierto Mexicano de Golf (now the VidantaWorld Mexico Open on the PGA Tour) in March 2021, which propelled him to a No. 4 finish on the 2020-21 PGA Tour Latinoamerica Order of Merit and Korn Ferry Tour membership for the 2022 season.
• A native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, he played four seasons at the University of Arkansas (2014-18), where he earned two victories and garnered a 2018 All-Southeastern Conference Second Team honor. Amateur highlights also included a win at the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship. Younger brother of PGA Tour winner Carlos Ortiz.

No. 6 Austin Hitt

Secured his first PGA Tour card in his third consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Moved into the top 20 with a late-season run which featured top-five finishes at the AdventHealth Championship (solo second) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship (T4), and a win at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region.

Previously finished No. 48 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, followed by a No. 30 finish on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time with a No. 4 finish on the 2023 PGA Tour Latinoamerica Orde of Merit. Played five seasons at University of North Carolina (2016-21), where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.

Born and raised in Longwood, Florida, where he honed his game at Heathrow Country Club and The Legacy Club at Aqua Lakes, though he only got into golf in eighth grade when injuries sidelined him from basketball and baseball. Father, Chip, played golf at Roanoke College and was inducted into its athletics hall of fame in 1994, while his mother, Jennifer, was a collegiate diver.

No. 7 Cole Sherwood

• Earned his first PGA Tour card in his second full season on the Korn Ferry Tour, as he previously finished No. 41 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Captured his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the 2026 Colonial Life Charity Classic, and solidified his position in the top 20 with a runner-up finish at the 2026 Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS.
• Finished No. 7 in the 2024 PGA Tour University Ranking after four seasons at Vanderbilt University, where he earned two All-America honors and three All-Southeastern Conference accolades. Notably defeated Christo Lamprecht in a playoff as he won the 2023 Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at Shady Oaks Country Club. Grew up playing golf at River Place Country Club in Austin, Texas.

No. 8 Doc Redman

• Graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour for the first time and secured his return to the PGA Tour, where he played four consecutive seasons (2019-23) and made two FedExCup Playoffs appearances (2020, 2021). Captured victories at the 2026 Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank and the 2026 Visit Knoxville Open, where he defeated fellow graduate Hunter Eichhorn in a playoff.
• Began the 2026 season with conditional status from a T34 finish at Final Stage of 2025 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, as he finished well outside the top 100 of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List after a self-imposed break of nearly three months. Redman, who previously finished No. 37 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List for full status in 2025, said of the decision, “I was pretty unhappy traveling and playing golf, and a little lost in that sense. I took three months off and really didn’t touch a club much. I think that brought a new perspective to me, why I’m doing this, and the positives that do happen when I’m away from (family) and out here competing. I think I just knew I wasn’t at my best mentally and, when you’re like that, I think it’s almost impossible to compete out here and on the road.”
• Grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he frequented Wildwood Green Golf Club. Played two seasons at Clemson University (2016-18) and most notably won the 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship at The Riviera Country Club.

No. 9 Blades Brown

• At 19 years, 4 months, 20 days of age, became the youngest graduate in Korn Ferry Tour history, breaking the record previously established by Jason Day (19 years, 11 months, 23 days of age in 2007). Secured his place in the top 20 off the strength of top-three finishes at the Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf and Athletic Club (solo third), Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya (solo second), and Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region (solo second).
• Previously earned Special Temporary Membership during the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season through a combination of performances as a sponsor exemption and open qualifier, and earned full status for 2026 with a No. 68 finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Notably finished T2 at the 2025 Veritex Bank Championship as a 17-year-old professional, the highest finish by a player under the age of 18 in Korn Ferry Tour history, usurping 17-year-old Si Woo Kim's T11 finish at the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Championship. Remains eligible for 2026 FedExCup Fall events on the PGA Tour via Special Temporary Membership.
• Grew up a huge fan of Rickie Fowler and played several events on the Sneds Tour, a junior golf tour operated by the Tennessee Golf Foundation in partnership with the Snedeker Family Foundation.

No. 10 Tommy Morrison

• Earned PGA Tour membership 131 days after his final collegiate round for the University of Texas at the 2026 NCAA Championship (June 2), as he joined the Korn Ferry Tour via a No. 6 finish in the 2026 PGA Tour University Ranking and opened his professional career with five consecutive top-10 finishes, most notably a win at the Evans Scholars Invitational.
• Morrison, who stands 6 feet, 9 inches tall, followed Adrien Dumont de Chassart (2023) and Karl Vilips (2024) as the third player who earned PGA Tour membership through the Korn Ferry Tour in the same season they joined the circuit via PGA Tour University performance benefits.
• Decorated amateur career included a victory at the 2024 European Amateur Championship, where he became the first American to win the event, and a runner-up finish at the 2022 North and South Amateur Championship, where he fell to Luke Clanton in the championship match. Represented the United States at the 2025 Walker Cup alongside Ben James and Jackson Koivun.

No. 11 Cooper Dossey

• Secured PGA Tour membership for the first time in his third consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Posted a season-high finish at the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank (T2), and solidified his position in the top 20 with back-to-back top-six finishes in the first two events of the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals (T6/Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation; T4/Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship).
• Previously finished No. 76 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, followed by a No. 44 finish on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Prior to earning Korn Ferry Tour membership via 2023 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, played the 2022 and 2023 seasons on PGA Tour Canada. Played five seasons at Baylor University (2016-21), where he captured three individual victories in addition to the 2019 North and South Amateur Championship.

No. 12 Hunter Eichhorn

• Secured his first PGA Tour card in his first season with Korn Ferry Tour membership, earning his place in the top 20 of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with a Tour-leading nine top-10s, with the most notable result being a runner-up finish at the Visit Knoxville Open (lost a playoff to Doc Redman.
• Turned professional after five seasons at Marquette University (2017-22), where he earned six individual victories and was the three-time BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year (2018, 2021, 2022). Across the 2023, 2024, and 2025 seasons, open qualified into six Korn Ferry Tour events and played his way into the 2024 and 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Finals without membership. Earned Korn Ferry Tour membership ahead of the 2026 season as a medalist from Second Stage of 2025 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
• Plays from Carney, Michigan, a village in the state’s Upper Peninsula with a population of less than 200 people, and frequented Wild Pines Golf Course in nearby Hermanville with his grandfather, Steve. The two typically played the nine-hole course as many times as they could until sunset. Prepped at Carney-Nadeau Public School, where, in addition to golf and cross country, he played three seasons of varsity basketball and averaged 23.1 points per game (with 86 made 3-pointers, including a single-game record of 12) as a senior.

No. 13 Dylan Menante

• Earned his first PGA Tour card in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour, securing his place in the top 20 off the strength of a win at the Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya, where he closed in 9-under 63 for a six-stroke victory over fellow graduate Blades Brown.
• Finished No. 15 in the 2024 PGA Tour University Ranking after three seasons at Pepperdine University (2019-22) and two seasons at the University of North Carolina (2022-24). Helped Pepperdine win the 2021 NCAA Championship and captured back-to-back victories at the Northeast Amateur (2021, 2022). Began the 2025 season with conditional status, only gaining entry to two of the first six events, and finished No. 53 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to earn full status for the 2026 season.
• Born in Reno, Nevada, before moving to San Diego, California, as a teenager. Father, Dean Menante, played college golf at the University of Nevada in the 1980s, helping the Wolf Pack win the 1984 Big Sky Conference Championship alongside three-time PGA Tour winner Kirk Triplett. Mother, Lisa, played tennis at the University of Nevada.

No. 14 Michael Johnson

• Earned his first PGA Tour card after 11 years as a professional and his eighth season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Recorded 21 made cuts in 25 starts and posted a season-high finish at the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank (T2).
• Best finish in the standings in seven previous seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour was No. 48 in 2025, his first finish inside the top 50. Played five seasons at Auburn University (2011-16), where he earned five individual victories and garnered a 2016 All-America First Team honor. Decorated amateur and junior career included wins at the 2013 Alabama State Amateur Championship and 2010 Junior Players Championship.

No. 15 Jeremy Gandon

• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner who earned his first PGA Tour card off the strength of his win at the 2026 LECOM Suncoast Classic. Followed Paul Barjon (2020-21, 2023) as the second Korn Ferry Tour graduate from France.
• Previously won the 2025 Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf and Athletic Club and finished No. 22 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, which left him two positions shy of PGA Tour membership. Played the inaugural PGA Tour Americas season and finished No. 35 on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas Points List, after which he played his way through First and Second Stage of 2024 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, solidifying Korn Ferry Tour membership with a T50 finish at Final Stage. Turned professional after four seasons at Kansas State University (2015-19), where he earned four individual victories, including co-medalist honors at the 2018 Big 12 Conference Championship at Southern Hills Country Club.
• Grew up in Charpey, France, a commune in southeast France, and developed his game at Golf Club Valence, where his family owned a home near the 11th tee.

No. 16 Taylor Dickson

• Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner who secured a return to the PGA Tour off the strength of his victory at the season-opening The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island.
• Previously earned PGA Tour membership for the first time with a two-win season in 2024, his 10th year as a professional. Relegated to the Korn Ferry Tour after a No. 174 finish in the 2025 FedExCup Fall standings as a PGA Tour rookie. Played four seasons at Winthrop University (2011-15), where he earned two individual victories.
• Born and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, where he honed his game at Gaston Country Club. Huge Carolina Panthers fan who dreams of hitting the drum before a game. Shortly after he turned professional in 2015, he began employing an unconventional setup position, slowly pushing the clubhead slightly past the ball at address before starting his backswing.

No. 17 Ian Gilligan

• Earned his first PGA Tour card in his first full season on the Korn Ferry Tour with a Tour-leading nine top-10s in 24 starts.
• Previously finished No. 4 in the 2025 PGA Tour University Ranking after two seasons at Long Beach State University (2021-23), where he was the 2022-23 Big West Conference Player of the Year, and two seasons at University of Florida (2023-25). Totaled six collegiate victories, as he earned four wins at Long Beach State and two at Florida. Decorated amateur career included wins at the 2024 Western Amateur and 2025 Australian Master of the Amateurs.
• At 15 years of age, was diagnosed with and later overcame stage 4 ALK-negative large cell lymphoma, a rare form of lymphoma typically found in adults as opposed to those under 25 years of age (it was believed Gilligan’s case was one of 20 in children worldwide). Native of San Francisco, California who grew up in Corte Madera and moved to Reno, Nevada in his teens.

No. 18 Davis Shore

• Earned his first PGA Tour card in his third consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Secured his position in the top 20 with a pair of top-five finishes across the final six events (T2/Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron; T4/AdventHealth Championship).
• Previously finished No. 73 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, followed by a No. 39 finish on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Turned professional in 2021 and played predominantly on PGA Tour Latinoamerica prior to 2023 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, where he finished T81 at Final Stage and earned conditional status for 2024. Played four seasons at University of Alabama, though he missed the majority of 2019 due a torn hip labrum and a fracture in his L3 vertebra.
• Native of Knoxville, Tennessee, whose earliest golf memory is playing with his father at the Concord Park par-3 course. Also an accomplished musician who plays guitar (and would like to collect vintage guitars), took piano lessons for seven years, and played saxophone in high school.

No. 19 Carson Young

• Secured a return to the PGA Tour with top-three finishes at the Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard (solo third) and Compliance Solutions Championship (T3).
• Previously won the 2022 Panama Championship and earned his first PGA Tour card via the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Played three consecutive seasons on the PGA Tour, with his best finish being No. 88 in the 2024 FedExCup Fall standings. Turned professional after four seasons at Clemson University (2013-17), where he earned one individual victory and garnered two All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections.
• Developed his game as Boscobel Golf and Country Club in his longtime hometown of Pendleton, South Carolina. Enjoys snowboarding and claims to be a first-ballot Mario Kart 64 Hall of Famer.

No. 20 Davis Lamb

• Secured his first PGA Tour card in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour off the strength of his victory at the Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf and Athletic Club. Moved into the top 20 with a solo-eighth finish at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, where he birdied three of his final five holes en route to a final-round 3-under 68.
• Previously finished No. 120 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, but regained membership with a No. 3 finish on the 2025 PGA Tour Americas Points List, a feat he accomplished with a win at the 2025 Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship in Colombia. Also finished No. 3 on the 2023 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit. Turned professional after four seasons at University of Notre Dame (2016-20) and one season at Florida Atlantic University (2021).
• Grew up in Potomac, Maryland, where he often played afternoon rounds with his father at Congressional Country Club, formerly the host of the PGA Tour’s AT&T National and Kemper Open. Enjoys the daily New York Times crossword puzzle, and takes pride in making a quality smashburger.