2024 PGA Tour Americas

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2024 PGA Tour Americas season
DurationMarch 21, 2024 (2024-03-21) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Number of official events17
Most wins Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Kjettrup (3)
Points list Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Keefer
2025

The 2024 PGA Tour Americas was the inaugural season of PGA Tour Americas, a third-tier tour operated and run by the PGA Tour.

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Changes for 2024

The inaugural schedule for the new tour was released in November 2023. It featured a six-event "Latin America Swing" (events formerly played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica), and a 10-event "North America Swing" (events formerly played on PGA Tour Canada). The top 10 players on the points list at the end of the season earn status for the following Korn Ferry Tour season. [1]

The points list was title sponsored as the Fortinet Cup, with Fortinet continuing their sponsorship from PGA Tour Canada since 2022. [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. [1] [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Mar 24 Bupa Championship Mexico225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Feagler (1)5.24
Mar 31 Totalplay Championship Mexico225,000 Flag of Mexico.svg José de Jesús Rodríguez (1)5.07
Apr 21 ECP Brazil Open Brazil225,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Anderson (1)4.38
Apr 28 Diners Club Peru Open Peru225,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stuart Macdonald (1)4.70
May 5 Kia Open Ecuador225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Longbella (1)4.97
May 19 Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship Colombia225,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Harry Hillier (1)4.70
Jun 23 Beachlands Victoria Open Canada225,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Kjettrup (1)4.29
Jun 30 ATB Classic Canada225,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Kjettrup (2)4.62
Jul 14 Explore NB Open Canada225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Holt (1)4.67
Jul 21 Bromont Open Canada225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Burnett (1)6.13
Jul 28 Commissionaires Ottawa Open Canada225,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Barend Botha (1)6.47
Aug 4 BioSteel Championship Canada225,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Barend Botha (2)6.14
Aug 18 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open Canada225,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A. J. Ewart (1)6.87
Aug 25 CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open Canada225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Keefer (1)6.92
Sep 1 CRMC Championship United States225,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Kjettrup (3)7.23
Sep 8 Fortinet Cup Championship Canada225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Will Cannon (1)6.84

Points list

The points list was titled as the Fortinet Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [4] The top 10 players on the points list earned status to play on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour. [b] [7]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Keefer 2,022
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Kjettrup 1,702
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Anderson 1,468
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Barend Botha 1,005
5 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Feagler 881
6 Flag of the United States.svg Will Cannon 858
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Harry Hillier 844
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Scott 814
9 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Burnett 802
10 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Holt 800
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stuart Macdonald 794

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Americas events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Americas as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.
  2. Frederik Kjettrup (2nd) became ineligible for the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season, having joined LIV Golf in December 2024. [5] Status was extended to the player ranked 11th (Stuart Macdonald). [6]

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