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Meet The 50 newest PGA TOUR members
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September 02, 2019
By Korn Ferry Tour Staff, PGATOUR.COM
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September 02, 2019
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Fifty players earned PGA TOUR membership on the Korn Ferry Tour. (Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
The 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season came to a close Monday in Evansville, Indiana as the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance wrapped up with a Labor Day finish. England’s Tom Lewis won the season-ending event in dominant fashion at 23-under, five strokes clear of second-place finisher Fabián Gómez.
The first 25 cards were earned at the conclusion of the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by KraftHeinz earlier this month, while the second set of cards were awarded at the conclusion of the three-event Finals.
Scottie Scheffler won both the season-long and Finals Points Lists this season on the strength of two victories at the Evans Scholars Invitational and the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. He is the first player to win both titles since Chesson Hadley accomplished the feat in 2017. Scheffler was steady throughout the 2019 season with 10 top-10 finishes and he also led the Korn Ferry Tour in birdies and scoring average.
By virtue of winning the Points List, Scheffler earns fully exempt status throughout the 2019-20 season which begins next week at A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier. With his fully exempt status, Scheffler also earned a place in THE PLAYERS Championship.
There was plenty of drama on the final day of the Korn Ferry Tour season as players battled the unforgiving Victoria National Golf Club. Indiana native Chris Baker, who missed his PGA TOUR card by one spot during the Regular Season, locked up his first PGA TOUR card with a dramatic six-foot putt on the final hole. Former Masters low amateur Doug Ghim also locked up a TOUR card on the final hole. The 23-year-old got up-and-down from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole, punctuated with an emphatic fist pump, to join a host of former Texas Longhorns on the PGA TOUR.
The top 25 are:
The Finals 25
Hometown
Finals Points
College
1. Matthew NeSmith* North Augusta, S.C. 1,018 South Carolina 2. Tom Lewis* Welwyn Garden City, England 1,000 - 3. Brandon Hagy Santa Monica, Ca. 700 Cal 4. Kramer Hickok Austin, Tx. 661 Texas 5. Fabián Gómez Chaco, Argentina 633 - 6. Viktor Hovland* Oslo, Norway 620 Oklahoma State 7. Brendon Todd Pittsburgh, Pa. 505 Georgia 8. Beau Hossler Mission Viejo, Ca. 482 Texas 9. Ben Taylor* London, England 417 LSU 10. Anirban Lahiri Pune, India 358 - 11. Grayson Murray Raleigh, N.C. 333 Arizona State 12. Tyler Duncan Columbus, Ind. 283 Purdue University 13. David Hearn Brampton, Canada 283 University of Wyoming 14. Bronson Burgoon The Woodlands, Tx. 281 Texas A&M 15. Chris Baker* Brownstown, Ind. 263 Iowa State 16. Robert Streb Chickasha, Okla. 257 Kansas State 17. Tom Hoge Statesville, N.C. 247 Texas Christian 18. Cameron Percy Chelsea, Victoria, Australia 243 - 19. Hank Lebioda Orlando, Fl. 203 Florida State 20. Rob Oppenheim Salem, Ma. 196 Rollins College 21. Cameron Davis Sydney, Australia 193 - 22. Joseph Bramlett Stanford, Ca. 189 Stanford University 23. Doug Ghim* Des Plains, Il. 188 Texas 24. D.J. Trahan Atlanta, Ga. 186 Clemson University 24. Richy Werenski Springfield, Ma. 186 Georgia Tech *=PGA TOUR rookie in 2019-20
The 25 players from the Korn Ferry Tour Finals will join the 25 players from the Regular Season points list on the PGA TOUR. The 25 from the Regular Season are below:
The 25
Hometown
Total Points
College
1. Scottie Scheffler* Dallas, Tx. 2,935 Texas 2. Xinjun Zhang Guangdong, China 2,047 N/A 3. Robby Shelton Birmingham, Ala. 1,816 Alabama 4. Harry Higgs* Dallas, Tx. 1,491 Southern Methodist 5. Lanto Griffin Blacksburg, Va. 1,414 Virginia Commonwealth 6. Mark Hubbard Denver, Colo. 1,410 San Jose State 7. Ryan Brehm Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 1,397 Michigan State 8. Kristoffer Ventura* Oslo, Norway 1,383 Oklahoma State 9. Henrik Norlander Stockholm, Sweden 1,327 Augusta State 10. Zac Blair Saint George, Utah 1,272 Brigham Young 11. Bo Hoag* Columbus, Ohio 1,243 Ohio State 12. Nelson Ledesma* Tucuman, Argentina 1,212 N/A 13. Rhein Gibson Edmond, Okla. 1,142 Oklahoma Christian 14. Chase Seiffert* Panama City, Fla. 1,026 Florida State 15. Mark Anderson Beaufort, S.C. 979 South Carolina 16. Scott Harrington* Portland, Ore. 977 Northwestern 17. Michael Gligic* Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 920 N/A 18. Sebastian Cappelen* Odense, Denmark 905 Arkansas 19. Vincent Whaley* Atlanta, Ga. 902 Georgia Tech 20. Rafael Campos* Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 869 Virginia Commonwealth 21. Vince Covello* Atlantic Beach, Fla. 826 North Florida 22. Michael Gellerman* Edmond, Okla. 806 Oklahoma 23. Maverick McNealy* Stanford, Calif. 796 Stanford 24. Tyler McCumber* Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. 791 Florida 25. Tim Wilkinson Palmerston North, New Zealand 775 St. Peters The 50 players are ranked, in alternating fashion from each points list, following the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. This order will be used to determine priority entry into PGA TOUR events for the upcoming season, which opens the week of Sept. 9-15 with A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
- Scottie Scheffler
- Xinjun Zhang
- Matthew NeSmith
- Robby Shelton
- Tom Lewis
- Harry Higgs
- Brandon Hagy
- Lanto Griffin
- Kramer Hickok
- Mark Hubbard
- Fabián Gómez
- Ryan Brehm
- Viktor Hovland
- Kristoffer Ventura
- Brendon Todd
- Henrik Norlander
- Beau Hossler
- Zac Blair
- Ben Taylor
- Bo Hoag
- Anirban Lahiri
- Nelson Ledesma
- Grayson Murray
- Rhein Gibson
- Tyler Duncan
- Chase Seiffert
- David Hearn
- Mark Anderson
- Bronson Burgoon
- Scott Harrington
- Chris Baker
- Michael Gligic
- Robert Streb
- Sebastian Cappelen
- Tom Hoge
- Vincent Whaley
- Cameron Percy
- Rafael Campos
- Hank Lebioda
- Vince Covello
- Rob Oppenheim
- Michael Gellerman
- Cameron Davis
- Maverick McNealy
- Joseph Bramlett
- Tyler McCumber
- Doug Ghim
- Tim Wilkinson
- Richy Werenski
- D.J. Trahan
For more information on the Korn Ferry Tour or the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, please visit PGATOUR.COM.
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