2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates

Last updated September 11, 2023

This is a list of golf players who graduated from the Web.com Tour Finals in 2015.^[1] The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list in 2015 earned their PGA Tour card for 2016. The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn their PGA Tour cards and their priority order.

As in previous seasons, the Finals featured the top-75 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list, players ranked 126–200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup regular season points list (except players exempt through other means), non-members of the PGA Tour with enough FedEx Cup regular season points to place 126–200, and special medical exemptions.

To determine the initial 2016 PGA Tour priority rank, the top 25 Web.com Tour's regular season players were alternated with the top 25 Web.com Tour Finals players. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2016 season.

Patton Kizzire (Finals and regular season combined earnings) and Chez Reavie (Finals earnings) were fully exempt for the 2015–16 season and received invitations to The Players Championship. Patrick Rodgers was also fully exempt on the PGA Tour after earning enough FedEx Cup points as a PGA Tour non-member.

2015 Web.com Tour

Player	2015 Web.com Tour regular season		2015 FedEx Cup	2015 Web.com Tour Finals				The 25 Regular + Finals		Priority rank
Player	Rank	Earnings ($)	2015 FedEx Cup	Rank	Without The 25	Earnings ($)	Best finish	Rank	Earnings ($)	Priority rank
Patrick Rodgers ^†	24	162,070		n/a		0	DNP	25	162,070	Exempt
Chez Reavie			166	1	1	323,067	Win			Exempt
Patton Kizzire*	1	518,241		23		49,625	T5	1	567,866	Exempt
Dawie van der Walt*	3	298,235		16		70,005	T5	2	368,240	1
Emiliano Grillo*				2	2	283,667	Win			2
Martin Piller	2	343,649		T96		6,360	T30	3	350,009	3
Henrik Norlander	47	104,119		3	3	215,743	Win			4
Jamie Lovemark	12	191,966		7		114,179	T2	4	306,145	5
Andrew Loupe	130	25,067	198	4	4	195,405	Win			6
Peter Malnati	4	282,408		53		23,000	T10	5	305,408	7
Roberto Castro	177	6,381	188	5	5	130,785	T2			8
Lee Dong-hwan	15	188,767		9		92,300	T2	6	281,067	9
Sam Saunders			137	6	6	114,950	3			10
Smylie Kaufman*	6	248,088		44		26,410	T10	7	274,498	11
Michael Thompson			146	8	7	94,830	T2			12
Bronson Burgoon*	18	185,927		12		83,753	T2	8	269,680	13
Tom Hoge	237	1,604	132	11	8	85,119	T2			14
Steve Marino	19	180,995		10		87,843	T2	9	268,838	15
Brett Stegmaier*	69	80,547		13	9	83,600	5			16
Dicky Pride	5	253,057	230	105		4,910	T64	10	257,967	17
Rhein Gibson*	33	128,953		14	10	81,943	4			18
Kelly Kraft ^†	7	242,333		69		14,554	T29	11	256,887	19
Kyle Stanley	111	36,717	181	15	11	81,875	T5			20
Kim Si-woo*	10	225,268		36		31,219	T16	12	256,487	21
Hiroshi Iwata*				17	12	60,000	T4			22
Wes Roach	8	241,133		T113		2,900	T48	13	244,033	23
Ricky Barnes			155	18	13	59,255	6			24
Shane Bertsch	9	240,369		123		2,420	69	14	242,789	25
Lucas Glover			147	19	14	57,991	T9			26
Tyler Aldridge	14	189,671		59		17,460	T16	15	207,131	27
Derek Fathauer			169	20	15	52,000	9			28
Abraham Ancer*	11	201,819		n/a		0	CUT	16	201,819	29
Anirban Lahiri ^†				21	16	49,750	T6			30
Harold Varner III*	25	161,102		29		38,402	T16	17	199,504	31
Tyrone van Aswegen	175	6,876	191	22	17	49,637	T5			32
Michael Kim*	13	190,243		82		8,960	T29	18	199,203	33
Mark Hubbard			164	24	18	43,381	T5			34
Miguel Ángel Carballo	16	188,111		78		10,618	T30	19	198,729	35
Robert Garrigus			174	25	19	42,143	T9			36
Rod Pampling	17	186,632	192	77		10,862	T24	20	197,494	37
Tim Wilkinson			184	26	20	41,897	T9			38
Darron Stiles	20	180,015		116		2,710	55	21	182,725	39
Derek Ernst			170	27	21	41,729	T5			40
Kang Sung-hoon	22	168,971		80		9,471	T37	22	178,442	41
Luke List	64	84,403		28	22	39,888	T5			42
Andrew Landry*	21	171,792		108		4,590	T74	23	176,382	43
Thomas Aiken*				30	23	35,125	T5			44
Lucas Lee*	23	164,046		n/a		0	WD	24	164,046	45
Brian Davis			143	31	24	32,607	T16			46
Rob Oppenheim*	26	160,159		32	25	32,206	T12			47

*PGA Tour rookie in 2016
^†First-time PGA Tour member in 2016, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
Earned spot in Finals through PGA Tour.
Earned spot in Finals through FedEx Cup points earned as a PGA Tour non-member.
Indicates whether the player earned his card through the regular season or through the Finals.

Note: Kim Si-woo had previously been a PGA Tour member in the 2013 season, but did not play ten events and retained his rookie status.

Results on 2015–16 PGA Tour

Player	Starts	Cuts made	Best finish	Money list rank	Earnings ($)	FedEx Cup rank
Patrick Rodgers ^†	28	17	T3	84	1,290,336	74
Chez Reavie	27	18	7/T7	95	1,086,964	81
Patton Kizzire*	27	20	T2	72	1,468,624	82
Dawie van der Walt*	25	11	T17	177	301,697	171
Emiliano Grillo*	24	21	Win	23	3,153,085	9
Martin Piller	22	8	T4	144	570,470	162
Henrik Norlander	21	15	T25	179	290,889	164
Jamie Lovemark	27	19	T2	48	1,940,890	49
Andrew Loupe	27	11	T3	99	1,075,276	113
Peter Malnati	32	11	Win	83	1,298,945	104
Roberto Castro	26	21	2	38	2,353,974	21
Lee Dong-hwan	22	8	12	195	174,683	201
Sam Saunders	24	10	T8	151	510,079	148
Smylie Kaufman*	28	18	Win	34	2,508,174	43
Michael Thompson	23	13	T4	148	521,983	145
Bronson Burgoon*	27	16	T14	147	557,020	131
Tom Hoge	26	14	T9x2	145	561,559	144
Steve Marino	24	13	2	120	768,200	130
Brett Stegmaier*	29	11	T2	96	1,086,714	108
Dicky Pride	21	7	T33	205	101,456	206
Rhein Gibson*	20	9	T25	199	155,578	199
Kelly Kraft ^†	20	12	T5	166	403,437	165
Kyle Stanley	28	18	T13	142	580,734	116
Kim Si-woo*	33	22	Win	28	2,867,749	18
Hiroshi Iwata*	29	14	T4	137	634,862	146
Wes Roach	21	9	T13	172	342,098	170
Ricky Barnes	29	20	T4	92	1,158,800	71
Shane Bertsch	9	6	T35	204	105,492	204
Lucas Glover	23	15	8	110	948,927	106
Tyler Aldridge	28	14	T12	150	517,738	140
Derek Fathauer	30	19	4	115	898,430	100
Abraham Ancer*	19	6	T18	197	162,811	190
Anirban Lahiri ^†	21	16	T6	116	835,171	119
Harold Varner III*	28	18	T5	81	1,327,320	75
Tyrone van Aswegen	29	22	T3	103	1,025,632	104
Michael Kim*	29	22	T11	133	664,539	118
Mark Hubbard	30	21	T15	136	642,942	115
Miguel Ángel Carballo	18	7	T9	186	240,509	187
Robert Garrigus	21	14	T4	104	1,024,900	109
Rod Pampling	18	9	T26	201	142,433	195
Tim Wilkinson	22	14	T4	127	708,623	132
Darron Stiles	17	4	T20	216	60,197	217
Derek Ernst	20	10	T20	192	190,736	186
Kang Sung-hoon	29	16	T8	109	979,576	96
Luke List	27	12	T6	122	751,001	122
Andrew Landry*	18	9	T8	169	373,980	178
Thomas Aiken*	23	12	T15	171	347,686	166
Lucas Lee*	16	6	T36	206	98,965	203
Brian Davis	9	1	T28	228	27,880	230
Rob Oppenheim*	21	13	T10	156	462,427	158

*PGA Tour rookie in 2016
^†First-time PGA Tour member in 2016, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
Retained his PGA Tour card for 2017: won or finished in the top 125 of the money list or FedEx Cup points list.
Retained PGA Tour conditional status and qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 126 and 150 on FedEx Cup list and qualified for Web.com Tour Finals.
Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2017 but qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 150 and 200 on FedEx Cup list.
Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2017 and to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished outside the top 200 on FedEx Cup list.

Miguel Ángel Carballo, Kelly Kraft, Rod Pampling, Michael Thompson, and Tim Wilkinson regained their cards through the 2016 Web.com Tour Finals.

Winners on the PGA Tour in 2016

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Payout ($)
1	Oct 18, 2015	Emiliano Grillo	Frys.com Open	−15 (68-71-65-69=273)	Playoff	Kevin Na	1,080,000
2	Oct 25, 2015	Smylie Kaufman	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	−16 (67-72-68-61=268)	1 stroke	Jason Bohn, Alex Čejka Patton Kizzire, Kevin Na Brett Stegmaier, Cameron Tringale	1,152,000
3	Nov 9, 2015	Peter Malnati	Sanderson Farms Championship	−18 (69-66-68-67=270)	1 stroke	William McGirt, David Toms	738,000
4	Aug 22, 2016	Kim Si-woo	Wyndham Championship	−21 (68-60-68-67=259)	5 strokes	Luke Donald	1,008,000

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2016

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up score	Payout ($)
1&2	Oct 25, 2015	Patton Kizzire	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Smylie Kaufman	−16 (67-72-68-61=268)	−15 (65-69-72-63=269)	355,733
1&2	Oct 25, 2015	Brett Stegmaier	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Smylie Kaufman	−16 (67-72-68-61=268)	−15 (66-66-68-69=269)	355,733
3	Mar 27, 2016	Steve Marino Lost in playoff	Puerto Rico Open	Tony Finau	−12 (69-70-67-70=276)	−12 (70-67-69-70=276)	324,000
4	May 2	Jamie Lovemark Lost in three-man playoff	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Brian Stuard	−15 (64-68-69=201*)	−15 (67-66-68=201*)	616,000
5	May 8	Roberto Castro Lost in playoff	Wells Fargo Championship	James Hahn	−9 (70-71-68-70=279)	−9 (71-66-71-71=279)	788,000
6	Jul 17	Kim Si-woo Lost in playoff	Barbasol Championship	Aaron Baddeley	−18 (70-66-64-66=266)	−18 (70-68-65-63=266)	378,000
7	Aug 28	Emiliano Grillo	The Barclays	Patrick Reed	−9 (66-68-71-70=275)	−8 (67-69-71-69=276)	748,000

*Shortened to 54 holes due to poor weather conditions.

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References

↑ "Heads of the class: Welcome the 50 new PGA Tour members". PGA Tour. October 4, 2015.

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[1] "Heads of the class: Welcome the 50 new PGA Tour members". PGA Tour. October 4, 2015.

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