2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates

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This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Finals in 2019. [1] The top 25 players on the Korn Ferry Tour's regular-season points list in 2019 earned PGA Tour cards for 2020. [2] The Finals, which concluded on September 2, determined the other 25 players to earn PGA Tour cards and the initial priority order of all 50.

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

To determine the initial 2020 PGA Tour priority rank, the 25 Korn Ferry Tour regular-season graduates were alternated with the 25 Finals graduates. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2020 season.

Scottie Scheffler was fully exempt for the 2020 PGA Tour season after leading both the full-season and the Finals points list.

2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals

Player2019 Korn Ferry Tour
regular season		2019
FedEx
Cup		2019 Korn Ferry Tour FinalsThe 25
Regular + Finals		Priority
rank
RankPointsRankWithout
The 25		PointsRankPoints
Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler*316671126812935Exempt
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun 119625885220471
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew NeSmith*464822110192
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton †21788T8728318163
Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis*3210004
Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs*5131432178414915
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hagy 253437006
Flag of the United States.svg Lanto Griffin 61228T28186514157
Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok 161546618
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hubbard 9112114289614109
Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez 1092431696563310
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Brehm 131097133007139711
Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland*7662012
Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura*4135993248138313
Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd 1838750514
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander 111107222209132715
Flag of the United States.svg Beau Hossler 1459848216
Flag of the United States.svg Zac Blair 1210993417410127217
Flag of England.svg Ben Taylor*4548610941718
Flag of the United States.svg Bo Hoag*71207793611124419
Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri 178111035820
Flag of Argentina.svg Nelson Ledesma*81194971912121221
Flag of the United States.svg Grayson Murray 100269214121133322
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhein Gibson 101111T843113114223
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Duncan 163151228324
Flag of the United States.svg Chase Seiffert*15938578814102625
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Hearn 16383174161328326
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Anderson 14969111101597927
Flag of the United States.svg Bronson Burgoon 135171428128
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harrington*19850461271697729
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Baker*26718181526330
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Gligic*1788682341792031
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Streb 128191625732
Flag of Denmark.svg Sebastian Cappelen*16905n/a01890533
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hoge 159201724734
Flag of the United States.svg Vince Whaley*25761421411990235
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Percy 58420211824336
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael Campos*18869n/a02086937
Flag of the United States.svg Hank Lebioda 148231920338
Flag of the United States.svg Vince Covello*20814105122182639
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Oppenheim 35572242019640
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Gellerman*21797T11582280641
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Davis 160252119342
Flag of the United States.svg Maverick McNealy*23787T11292379643
Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Bramlett 32609262218944
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler McCumber*22791n/a02479145
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ghim*52459272318846
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Wilkinson 24775n/a02577547
Flag of the United States.svg Richy Werenski 126T28T2418648
Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Trahan 164T28T2418649

*PGA Tour rookie in 2020
†First-time PGA Tour member in 2020, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events as a professional in a previous season

Results on 2020 PGA Tour

PlayerStartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Money list
rank		Earnings ($)FedEx Cup
rank
Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler*23183/T3x2222,833,4385
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun 2513T4711,232,37678
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew NeSmith*2313T6110783,232100
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton †2413T3721,232,30666
Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis*125T2101895,241124
Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs*25162701,251,57055
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hagy 178T12157341,322152
Flag of the United States.svg Lanto Griffin 2721Win163,188,58618
Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok 187T15176253,646170
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hubbard 2419T2461,840,47344
Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez 1910T3132564,722126
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Brehm 179T31200162,079197
Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland*2017Win411,982,27520
Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura*167T18170278,309156
Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd 2518Winx2143,390,25820
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander 2314T5751,175,43176
Flag of the United States.svg Beau Hossler 2213T9125658,088116
Flag of the United States.svg Zac Blair 2312T4116745,273113
Flag of England.svg Ben Taylor*174T2821199,775210
Flag of the United States.svg Bo Hoag*2213T9129621,518125
Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri 135T4421858,388219
Flag of Argentina.svg Nelson Ledesma*173T2822245,520217
Flag of the United States.svg Grayson Murray 145T10179244,150186
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhein Gibson 1610T27194182,113192
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Duncan 2516Win471,799,85540
Flag of the United States.svg Chase Seiffert*18104134539,756131
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Hearn 198T8165287,527160
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Anderson 169T21169278,630158
Flag of the United States.svg Bronson Burgoon 199T6131589,539130
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harrington*2211T296951,21198
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Baker*179T20173270,300163
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Gligic*188T21181238,411168
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Streb 197T5148415,258145
Flag of Denmark.svg Sebastian Cappelen*198T6150371,482157
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hoge 24132451,857,07350
Flag of the United States.svg Vince Whaley*156T9188207,571183
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Percy 178T7142470,679143
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael Campos*95T18209119,257208
Flag of the United States.svg Hank Lebioda 208T3147436,840140
Flag of the United States.svg Vince Covello*101T4723819,035236
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Oppenheim 2111T9144454,470138
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Gellerman*157T38208125,992206
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Davis 2011T8103857,22584
Flag of the United States.svg Maverick McNealy*2317T5671,293,98468
Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Bramlett 1810T9138495,690141
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler McCumber*2010T20167284,230161
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ghim*165T18192187,442184
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Wilkinson 169T20161307,772149
Flag of the United States.svg Richy Werenski 1712Win491,716,40741
Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Trahan 177T8156345,471153

*PGA Tour rookie in 2020
†First-time PGA Tour member in 2020, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events in a previous season

Winners on the PGA Tour in 2020

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upPayout ($)
1Oct 13, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Lanto Griffin Houston Open −14 (66-74-65-69=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harrington
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hubbard 		1,350,000
2Nov 3, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd Bermuda Championship −24 (68-63-67-62=260)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs 540,000
3Nov 18, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd (2) Mayakoba Golf Classic −20 (63-68-65-68=264)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Adam Long
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Ortiz
Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor 		1,296,000
4Nov 24, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Duncan RSM Classic −19 (67-61-70-65=263)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson 1,188,000
5Feb 23 Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland Puerto Rico Open −20 (68-66-64-70=268)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Josh Teater 540,000
6Aug 2 Flag of the United States.svg Richy Werenski Barracuda Championship 39 points (6-11-9-13)1 point Flag of the United States.svg Troy Merritt 630,000

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2020

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up scorePayout ($)
1Sep 15, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hoge A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann −21 (65-62-68-64=259)−15 (68-65-67-65=265)817,500
2
& 3		Oct 13, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harrington Houston Open Flag of the United States.svg Lanto Griffin −14 (66-74-65-69=274)−13 (69-67-72-67=275)667,500
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hubbard −13 (68-69-69-69=275)
4Nov 3, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs Bermuda Championship Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd −24 (68-63-67-62=260)−20 (66-65-65-68=264)327,000
5Aug 2 Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas −13 (66-70-66-65=267)−10 (73-70-61-66=270)695,000

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  1. ↑ "Meet The 50 newest PGA Tour members". PGA Tour. September 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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