2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates

This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Finals in 2021.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no graduating class in 2020, and the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour season extended into 2021.[2] The top 25 players on the 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour regular-season points list earned PGA Tour cards for 2021–22.[3][4] The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn PGA Tour cards and the initial priority order of all 50.[5]

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. Since the Finals were not held in 2020, PGA Tour players who finished outside the top 200 of the FedEx Cup in 2021 but inside the top 200 in 2020 are eligible to compete; non-members who earned enough points in 2020 to equal 200th place in 2021 were also eligible.

To determine the initial 2021–22 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 2021–22 season based on the FedEx Cup standings.

Stephan Jäger and Joseph Bramlett were fully exempt for the 2021–22 PGA Tour season after leading the full-season and Finals points lists, respectively. Mito Pereira was also fully exempt due to winning three times during the Korn Ferry Tour season, as was Will Zalatoris due to FedEx Cup points earned as a non-member in the 2021 PGA Tour season.

2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals

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Player 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour
regular season
2021
FedEx
Cup
2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals The 25
Regular + Finals
Priority
rank
Rank Points Rank Without
The 25
Points Rank Points
  Will Zalatoris 9 1876 n/a 0 14 1876 Exempt
  Stephan Jäger 1 2804 4 720 1 3524 Exempt
  Joseph Bramlett 106 408 146 1 1 1139 Exempt
  Mito Pereira*# 2 2556 180 n/a 0 5 2556 Exempt
  Greyson Sigg* 6 2125 3 1037 2 3162 1
  Trey Mullinax 49 883 5 2 700 2
  Adam Svensson 11 1821 2 1138 3 2959 3
  Aaron Rai* 6 3 535 4
  Chad Ramey* 3 2480 13 388 4 2868 5
  Bronson Burgoon 158 7 4 528 6
  Christiaan Bezuidenhout 8 5 525 7
  Taylor Moore* 4 2271 19 262 6 2533 8
  J. J. Spaun 174 9 6 490 9
  Taylor Pendrith* 5 2154 42 115 7 2269 10
  Hayden Buckley* 32 1259 10 7 415 11
  Lee Hodges* 10 1851 18 263 8 2114 12
  Sahith Theegala* 152 173 11 8 400 13
  Davis Riley* 7 2006 60 80 9 2086 14
  Matthias Schwab* 12 9 398 15
  David Lipsky* 12 1782 25 211 10 1993 16
  Vince Whaley 208 56 140 14 10 362 17
  Paul Barjon* 15 1729 28 205 11 1935 18
  John Huh 153 15 11 351 19
  Max McGreevy* 14 1732 34 160 12 1892 20
  Alex Smalley* 16 12 319 21
  Jared Wolfe* 8 1880 n/a 0 13 1880 22
  Joshua Creel* 34 1224 17 13 299 23
  Lucas Herbert 20 14 261 24
  Dylan Wu* 17 1675 36 159 15 1834 25
  Callum Tarren* 42 1075 21 15 261 26
  Brandon Wu* 13 1735 59 82 16 1817 27
  Scott Gutschewski 56 837 22 16 240 28
  Cameron Young* 19 1642 31 166 17 1808 29
  Dawie van der Walt 38 1104 23 17 229 30
  Andrew Novak* 16 1692 46 106 18 1799 31
  Kelly Kraft T284 6 207 26 18 209 32
  Ben Kohles 23 1497 24 217 19 1714 33
  Michael Gligic T303 4 145 27 19 206 34
  Seth Reeves 18 1651 T116 7 20 1658 35
  Patrick Rodgers 128 29 20 182 36
  Nick Hardy* 20 1597 T71 58 21 1654 37
  Kiradech Aphibarnrat 196 30 21 175 38
  David Skinns* 22 1547 T96 18 22 1565 39
  Kurt Kitayama T32 T22 164 40
  Curtis Thompson* 21 1549 105 13 23 1562 41
  Austin Cook 136 T32 T22 164 42
  Brett Drewitt 24 1487 64 75 24 1561 43
  Peter Uihlein 28 1412 175 35 24 160 44
  Austin Smotherman* 25 1439 74 49 25 1488 45
  Justin Lower* 30 1332 37 25 158 46

*PGA Tour rookie in 2021–22
First-time PGA Tour member in 2021–22, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events as a professional in a previous season
#Received a three-win promotion to the PGA Tour during 2020–21 season

  •   Earned spot in Finals through PGA Tour.
  •   Earned spot in Finals through FedEx Cup points earned as a PGA Tour non-member.
  •   Earned spot in Finals through a medical extension.
  •   Indicates whether the player earned his card through the regular season or through the Finals.

Results on 2021–22 PGA Tour

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Player Starts Cuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings ($) FedEx Cup
rank
  Will Zalatoris 24 19 Win 3 9,405,082 28
  Stephan Jäger 31 15 5 100 1,289,503 83
  Joseph Bramlett 29 14 T20 172 409,468 156
  Mito Pereira* 27 18 3/T3 (x2) 46 2,797,925 46
  Greyson Sigg* 30 18 T7 137 884,085 102
  Trey Mullinax 28 14 Win 61 2,172,365 30
  Adam Svensson 31 20 6 106 1,209,000 86
  Aaron Rai* 28 19 T4 94 1,346,601 82
  Chad Ramey* 28 11 Win 102 1,281,224 74
  Bronson Burgoon 13 5 T16 205 192,026 185
  Christiaan Bezuidenhout 24 20 T2 60 2,233,289 47
  Taylor Moore* 28 18 T4 75 1,751,237 61
  J. J. Spaun 29 19 Win 39 2,951,152 31
  Taylor Pendrith* 21 16 T2 56 2,330,840 44
  Hayden Buckley* 30 17 T4 99 1,303,036 92
  Lee Hodges* 29 18 T4 90 1,377,251 66
  Sahith Theegala* 32 26 T2 34 3,124,668 26
  Davis Riley* 29 20 2 33 3,190,793 33
  Matthias Schwab* 23 15 T7 (x2) 130 955,840 114
  David Lipsky* 29 17 T4 103 1,269,468 78
  Vince Whaley 29 16 5 121 1,039,817 97
  Paul Barjon* 26 11 10 168 436,732 153
  John Huh 26 14 T2 83 1,631,948 67
  Max McGreevy* 28 9 2 127 1,039,817 106
  Alex Smalley* 30 17 T2 84 1,631,567 64
  Jared Wolfe* 23 7 T28 206 189,112 184
  Joshua Creel* 22 4 T16 218 115,976 195
  Lucas Herbert 20 10 Win 50 2,558,440 41
  Dylan Wu* 25 11 T10 174 382,717 150
  Callum Tarren* 26 12 T5 122 1,034,362 105
  Brandon Wu* 26 12 T2 88 1,472,515 72
  Scott Gutschewski 23 8 5 180 351,321 158
  Cameron Young* 25 18 2/T2 (x5) 10 6,520,598 18
  Dawie van der Walt 25 7 T22 209 184,972 189
  Andrew Novak* 26 12 T11 163 513,881 139
  Kelly Kraft 27 11 T11 149 680,946 125
  Ben Kohles 24 10 T13 186 309,955 161
  Michael Gligic 24 16 T10 151 652,204 129
  Seth Reeves 26 9 T8 175 376,574 159
  Patrick Rodgers 27 17 4 96 1,327,382 84
  Nick Hardy* 21 12 T8 142 820,728 126
  Kiradech Aphibarnrat 19 10 T13 190 299,174 171
  David Skinns* 23 11 T29 195 243,143 178
  Kurt Kitayama 24 12 2/T2 (x2) 51 2,547,912 38
  Curtis Thompson* 27 9 T7 183 338,509 166
  Austin Cook 25 12 T11 160 552,226 143
  Brett Drewitt 23 7 T39 216 121,307 197
  Peter Uihlein 15 7 T34 213 142,276 n/a
  Austin Smotherman* 25 16 8 145 770,827 121
  Justin Lower* 24 15 T8 148 700,545 122

*PGA Tour rookie in 2022
First-time PGA Tour member in 2022, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events in a previous season

  •   Retained his PGA Tour card for 2023: won or finished in the top 125 of the adjusted FedEx Cup points list.
  •   Retained PGA Tour conditional status and qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 126 and 150 on the adjusted FedEx Cup list.
  •   Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2023 but qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 150 and 200 on the adjusted FedEx Cup list through the Finals entry deadline.
  •   Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2023 and to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals: was outside the top 200 on the adjusted FedEx Cup list at the Finals entry deadline.

For the purposes of determining eligibility, the FedEx Cup standings were adjusted to remove all players who were suspended for participating in LIV Golf (and had not resigned PGA Tour membership), including Uihlein. No adjusted money list was released.

Nick Hardy, Michael Gligic, Austin Cook, and Joseph Bramlett regained their cards through the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

Wins on the PGA Tour in 2021–22

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No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Payout ($)
1 Oct 31, 2021   Lucas Herbert Butterfield Bermuda Championship −15 (70-65-65-69=269) 1 stroke   Danny Lee
  Patrick Reed
1,170,000
2 Mar 27   Chad Ramey Corales Puntacana Championship −17 (70-65-69-67=271) 1 stroke   Ben Martin
  Alex Smalley
666,000
3 Apr 3   J. J. Spaun Valero Texas Open −13 (67-70-69-69=275) 2 strokes   Matt Jones
  Matt Kuchar
1,548,000
4 Jul 10   Trey Mullinax Barbasol Championship −25 (65-65-67-66=263) 1 stroke   Kevin Streelman 666,000
5 Aug 14   Will Zalatoris FedEx St. Jude Championship −15 (71-63-65-66=265) Playoff   Sepp Straka 2,700,000

Runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour in 2021–22

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No. Date Player Tournament Winner Winning score Runner-up score Payout ($)
1 Oct 3, 2021   Cameron Young Sanderson Farms Championship   Sam Burns −22 (68-66-65-67=266) −21 (67-65-67-68=267) 623,000
2 Jan 29   Will Zalatoris Farmers Insurance Open   Luke List −15 (67-68-72-66=273) −15 (69-68-65-71=273) 915,000
3 Feb 20   Cameron Young (2) Genesis Invitational   Joaquín Niemann −19 (63-63-68-71=265) −17 (66-62-69-70=267) 1,068,000
4 Mar 6   Max McGreevy Puerto Rico Open   Ryan Brehm −20 (66-67-68-67=268) −14 (70-64-71-69=274) 403,300
5 Mar 20   Davis Riley Valspar Championship   Sam Burns −17 (64-67-67-69=267) −17 (65-68-62-72=267) 850,200
6 Mar 27   Alex Smalley Corales Puntacana Championship   Chad Ramey −17 (70-65-69-67=271) −16 (69-65-73-65=272) 329,300
7
& 8
May 1   Kurt Kitayama Mexico Open   Jon Rahm −17 (64-66-68-69=267) −16 (64-70-66-68=268) 552,367
  Brandon Wu −16 (69-70-66-63=268)
9 May 8   Cameron Young (3) Wells Fargo Championship   Max Homa −8 (67-72-65-65=272) −6 (68-71-69-66=274) 681,000
10 May 22   Will Zalatoris (2) PGA Championship   Justin Thomas −5 (67-67-74-67=275) −5 (66-65-73-71=275) 1,620,000
11 Jun 19   Will Zalatoris (3) U.S. Open   Matt Fitzpatrick −6 (68-70-68-68=274) −5 (69-70-67-69=275) 1,557,687
12 Jun 26   Sahith Theegala Travelers Championship   Xander Schauffele −19 (63-63-67-68=261) −17 (67-65-64-67=263) 738,700
13 Jul 3   Christiaan Bezuidenhout John Deere Classic   J. T. Poston −21 (62-65-67-69=263) −18 (69-65-66-66=266) 631,900
14 Jul 10   Kurt Kitayama (2) Genesis Scottish Open   Xander Schauffele −7 (72-65-66-70=273) −6 (66-71-71-66=274) 872,000
15 Jul 17   Cameron Young (4) The Open Championship   Cameron Smith −20 (67-64-73-64=268) −19 (64-69-71-65=269) 1,455,000
16
& 17
Jul 31   Taylor Pendrith Rocket Mortgage Classic   Tony Finau −26 (64-66-65-67=262) −21 (64-65-66-72=267) 635,600
  Cameron Young (5) −21 (71-63-65-68=267)

References

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  1. ^ "Priority Ranking finalized: The 50 PGA Tour members via 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour". PGA Tour. September 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Korn Ferry Tour announces new restart schedule and combined 2020-21 season". PGA Tour. May 4, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour regular season". PGA Tour. August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals". PGA Tour. September 5, 2021.
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