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A one-liner for all 74 Korn Ferry Tour Championship participants

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    Written by Kevin Prise @PGATOURKevin

    FRENCH LICK, Ind. – If you’re in the field at this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship, you have a chance at a PGA TOUR card.

    The top 75 on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Points List have qualified for the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season finale, with 74 players in the field at French Lick Golf Resort’s Pete Dye Course, a first-time host venue for this event. (No. 1 Matt McCarty, who earned a Three-Victory Promotion to the PGA TOUR last month, has clinched the top spot on the season-long standings and will play this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship.)

    The top 30 on the Points List after the Korn Ferry Tour Championship will earn 2025 PGA TOUR membership. Seventeen players have clinched spots inside the top 30, meaning 13 cards are yet to be determined. The 72-hole Korn Ferry Tour Championship features no cut, and with the bubble closely contested around the No. 30 spot, it sets up for a dramatic conclusion in southern Indiana.

    In addition to the top 30 who will earn PGA TOUR cards, Nos. 31-60 on the Points List after the Korn Ferry Tour Championship will be exempt to PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry’s Final Stage, which will award TOUR cards to the top five finishers and ties. All Korn Ferry Tour Championship qualifiers will be fully exempt on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour.

    The stakes are high at brawny French Lick, which will play upwards of 7,700 yards this week. It’s a fitting test for an event that shapes professional golf’s future.

    Here’s a one-liner for each player in this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship field, the final leg of the season-long race for 30 PGA TOUR cards.

    RankPlayerComment
    2Max McGreevyAfter losing his TOUR card last fall, former housemate of Scottie Scheffler is on a comeback trail with two wins this season.
    3Tim WidingSweden native played high school golf alongside Ludvig Åberg, won in back-to-back weeks in April.
    4Steven FiskFormer Georgia Southern standout won this year in Savannah and has added four other top-three finishes.
    5Frankie Capan IIIMinnesota native carded a 58 at this year's Veritex Bank Championship, served as ring bearer in Arron Oberholser's wedding.
    6Taylor DicksonWinthrop alum grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina, and won this season in Chile and Wichita.
    7Harry HiggsSMU alum known as "Big Rig" earned a return ticket to TOUR with back-to-back playoff victories this summer.
    8William MouwPepperdine alum and 2023 PGA TOUR University product, son of egg farmers.
    9Brian CampbellUniversity of Illinois alum is headed back to PGA TOUR for the first time since 2017.
    10Thomas RosenmuellerGermany native honed his game at the same home club as PGA TOUR winner Stephan Jaeger.
    11Ryan GerardNorth Carolina alum earned TOUR Special Temporary Membership in 2023 but failed to retain status.
    12Cristobal Del SolarChile native earned the distinction of "Mr. 57" with a TOUR-sanctioned record 57 in Bogota this year.
    13Quade CumminsPart of the "burly boys" crew from the University of Oklahoma alongside TOUR winner Chris Gotterup.
    14Kevin RoyUpstate New York native on the comeback trail this season after losing PGA TOUR card; new dad.
    15Kevin VeloSan Jose State alum fought through all three stages of Q-School last fall to regain status, won in Bogota.
    16Paul PetersonGlobetrotting pro, 36, has collected wins on DP World Tour, Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour.
    17Isaiah SalindaStanford alum won The Panama Championship just weeks after having his appendix removed.
    18Karl VilipsStanford alum who has diligently documented his golf journey on YouTube; he won The Ascendant in his fourth Korn Ferry Tour start.
    19John PakFlorida State alum finished atop inaugural PGA TOUR University Ranking in 2021, entered Korn Ferry Tour winner's circle this year.
    20Jackson SuberOle Miss alum made waves this summer as last man into U.S. Open, proceeded to make the cut.
    21Mason AndersenEasygoing Arizona State alum enjoys hunting and fishing; narrowly missed TOUR card via 2023 Finals.
    22Jeremy PaulTwin brother of DP World Tour pro Yannik Paul; both played collegiately at University of Colorado.
    23Kris VenturaOklahoma State product and longtime friend of fellow Norwegian Viktor Hovland, represented Norway alongside Hovland at Paris Olympics.
    24Ricky Castillo2023 PGA TOUR University grad via Florida, won pro debut at 2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open.
    25Danny WalkerUniversity of Virginia alum and close friend of PGA TOUR rookie Jimmy Stanger.
    26Noah GoodwinSMU product advanced through three stages of Q-School last fall with his dad on the bag.
    27Aldrich PotgieterThe South African became youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history with Bahamas title in January at age 19.
    28Kaito OnishiJapan native and University of Southern California alum, narrowly retained Korn Ferry Tour status at No. 100 on 2023 standings.
    29Trevor ConeVirginia Tech alum held PGA TOUR status in 2023, nearly won ISCO Championship.
    30Sam BennettSoft-spoken Texas A&M product made waves at 2023 Masters where he played in final group of third round.
    31Trent PhillipsUniversity of Georgia alum; enjoys playing basketball.
    32Trey WinsteadLSU product and son of longtime LSU golf coach Chuck Winstead.
    33Brandon CrickNebraska native has spent time working as a golf shop assistant and caddie; sponsored by Larry the Cable Guy.
    34Kyle WestmorelandAir Force alum earned first TOUR card via 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals; resides outside Charleston, South Carolina.
    35Zach BauchouFormer Oklahoma State roommate of Viktor Hovland, who caddied for Bauchou at U.S. Open qualifying.
    36Dalton WardBegan 2024 with no status before earning Special Temporary Membership with a string of sterling finishes.
    37Carter JenkinsUniversity of North Carolina alum lives with epilepsy and strives to help those with same condition.
    38Daniel SummerhaysUtah native spent a year as a high school teacher before returning to professional golf.
    39Seth ReevesGeorgia Tech alum, 33, has made 52 career TOUR starts and is involved with College Golf Fellowship.
    40Pontus NyholmSweden native and hockey enthusiast played collegiately at Campbell University.
    41Myles CreightonRadford alum, 28, hails from Nova Scotia, Canada, and utilizes a 10-finger grip.
    42Joe WeilerPurdue alum, 25, loves to play pickleball and worked at a car wash during his college years.
    43Davis ChatfieldNotre Dame alum is known for his rowdy fan club, "Chatfield's Army."
    44Mitchell MeissnerWon 2022 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season-long standings, brother Mac is a PGA TOUR rookie.
    45Matt AtkinsSociable University of South Carolina-Aiken alum is known as "Crashkins" on Bryan Bros Golf YouTube channel.
    46Alistair DochertyBarstool Sports-supported pro and avid hockey fan; finished runner-up at TOUR's Myrtle Beach Classic this summer.
    47Austin HittNorth Carolina alum has spent time as housemate of PGA TOUR pro Ben Griffin in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
    48Thomas WalshSwashbuckling University of Virginia grad, 28, grew up in North Carolina and resides outside Jacksonville, Florida.
    49Patrick CoverUNC-Wilmington alum, 28, has a dog named Arnie in homage to Arnold Palmer.
    50Tommy GaineyThe 49-year-old is known for homemade swing and wearing two gloves.
    51Braden ThornberryOle Miss alum reached world No. 1 amateur before turning pro in fall 2018; was Korn Ferry Tour Q-School co-medalist in 2019.
    52Emilio GonzalezMexico native and St. Mary's University alum; has spent time working at a furniture company.
    53Ross SteelmanSmall-town Missouri native and Georgia Tech alum, earned Korn Ferry Tour status via 2023 PGA TOUR University.
    54Wil Bateman30-year-old Canadian played collegiately at San Diego State and won 2022 PGA TOUR Canada season-long standings.
    55Alvaro OrtizMexico native and University of Arkansas alum, brother Carlos was 2014 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year.
    56Richy WerenskiGeorgia Tech alum is a TOUR winner at 2020 Barracuda Championship.
    57Doc Redman Clemson alum has made 122 career TOUR starts; he has a sister named Karma.
    58Tano GoyaWas an accomplished DP World Tour pro and winner before working up the PGA TOUR-sanctioned ladder, was a TOUR rookie in 2023.
    59Nelson LedesmaArgentina native, 34, has won on Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Latinoamérica; has made 37 TOUR starts.
    60Cody BlickSan Jose State alum famously earned Korn Ferry Tour starts at 2018 Q-School via a final-round 63 with borrowed clubs after his were stolen.
    61Roberto DiazMexico native and savvy veteran has made 264 starts between PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour.
    62John VanDerLaanFlorida Southern alum and 2018 Division II Player of the Year has enjoyed weeks with wife Hannah on the bag.
    63Brandon HarkinsLeader of a spirited "Hark Nation" fan club seeking to return to TOUR, where he has made 62 starts.
    64Michael JohnsonAuburn alum is a veteran of 140 Korn Ferry Tour starts, still seeking first PGA TOUR card.
    65Etienne PapineauCanadian played collegiately at West Virginia; used to compete in figure skating and dance.
    66Cole HammerUniversity of Texas alum qualified for 2015 U.S. Open at age 15.
    67S.Y. NohSouth Korea native won TOUR's 2014 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
    68Dan McCarthyUpstate New York native and Syracuse Orange sports enthusiast.
    69Jacob SolomonAuburn alum plays money games back home in Birmingham, Alabama, with group including Sepp Straka.
    70Rob OppenheimMassachusetts native and Rollins College alum is a pro's pro, with 368 starts between PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour.
    71Davis ShoreUniversity of Alabama alum, 25, who plays guitar, played saxophone in high school and took piano lessons for seven years.
    72Tanner GoreUniversity of Texas-Arlington alum finished runner-up to Harry Higgs in a playoff at AdventHealth Championship.
    73Rick LambUniversity of Tennessee alum won 2016 LECOM Health Challenge in a playoff as a Monday qualifier.
    74Jack MaguireFlorida State alum and avid Tampa Bay Lightning hockey fan.
    75Hank LebiodaFlorida State alum has made 120 career TOUR starts; lives with Crohn's Disease.

    Kevin Prise is an associate editor for the PGA TOUR. He is on a lifelong quest to break 80 on a course that exceeds 6,000 yards and to see the Buffalo Bills win a Super Bowl. Follow Kevin Prise on Twitter.