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Four players secure spots in 'The 10,' earn Korn Ferry Tour status entering Fortinet Cup Championship

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    PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Headlined by three-time winner Michael Brennan, the top four players in the Fortinet Cup standings have mathematically secured their spot in “The 10” and earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for the 2026 season, PGA TOUR Americas officials announced Wednesday. Through their play in the first 15 events on PGA TOUR Americas this season, Brennan, Davis Lamb, David Perkins and Brett White secured their Korn Ferry Tour cards and will finish in the top 10 of the Fortinet Cup when the season concludes Sunday, Sept. 28.

    Six Korn Ferry Tour cards are still available as a field of 115 players compete at this week’s season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship at Morgan Creek Golf Course in Surrey, British Columbia. The 72-hole season finale will award 600 points to the winner – compared to 500 points in the regular season – and the field will be cut to the low 60 players and ties after 36 holes.

    Carson Bacha currently holds the 10th and final position in “The 10” with 817 points.

    By finishing in “The 10,” players will secure two opportunities to earn a PGA TOUR card – first, at Final Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry (Dec. 11-14); and next season as members of the Korn Ferry Tour. A player’s finish in “The 10” also determines his share of the $100,000 bonus pool, courtesy of Fortinet, with the No. 1 player earning $25,000.

    Beyond “The 10,” players finishing Nos. 11-25 in the final Fortinet Cup standings will be exempt into Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, while PGA TOUR Americas members finishing No. 26 and beyond will be exempt into First Stage. Additionally, players finishing Nos. 11-80 in the Fortinet Cup will retain PGA TOUR Americas membership in 2026.

    Mathematically assured to finish in 'The 10'

    1. Michael Brennan

    In 15 starts on PGA TOUR Americas this season, Brennan has three wins and 11 top 10s, with those performances catapulting him to No. 114 in the Official World Golf Ranking. The 23-year-old from Leesburg, Virginia, has held the No. 1 position since his breakthrough victory at the BioSteel Championship in August. Two starts later, he won the CRMC Championship presented by Northern Pacific Center in a playoff, and he won the very next week at the ATB Classic to clinch his Korn Ferry Tour card via Three-Victory Promotion. Brennan earned PGA TOUR Americas membership last season after finishing No. 12 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2024, which he followed with a No. 18 finish in the 2024 Fortinet Cup as a rookie.

    Michael Brennan won three times leading up to the Fortinet Cup Championship, with his second victory coming at the CRMC Championship presented by Northern Pacific Center.

    Michael Brennan won three times leading up to the Fortinet Cup Championship, with his second victory coming at the CRMC Championship presented by Northern Pacific Center.

    2. Davis Lamb

    Lamb has recorded five top-five finishes this season, including an unofficial victory at the weather-shortened Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship in May, and has been no lower than No. 2 in the Fortinet Cup since the final event of the Latin America Swing. The 28-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland, will finish among the top 10 in the Fortinet Cup for the second time, having previously finished No. 3 for the 2023 PGA TOUR Canada season to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership.

    Davis Lamb finished at the top of the leaderboard at the Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship after carding an opening-round 11-under 61 in Colombia.

    Davis Lamb finished at the top of the leaderboard at the Inter Rapidísimo Golf Championship after carding an opening-round 11-under 61 in Colombia.

    3. David Perkins

    Perkins earned membership on a PGA TOUR-affiliated tour for the first time last season via PGA TOUR Americas Q-School, and he went on to finish No. 28 in the 2024 Fortinet Cup to retain membership for the 2025 season. This year, the 27-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, has four top 10s, including his first TOUR-sanctioned victory at the 2025 Explore NB Open, and holds the tour’s longest active streak of made cuts (10).

    David Perkins hoists the trophy after claiming his first career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win at the Explore NB Open.

    David Perkins hoists the trophy after claiming his first career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win at the Explore NB Open.

    4. Brett White

    White became the third player in PGA TOUR Americas history to record a sub-60 round, carding a final-round 59 en route to his first career win at the 2025 Commissionaires Ottawa Open presented by Lépine Apartments. The 32-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan, earned membership this season as one of the medalists from First Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, and he returns to the Korn Ferry Tour, where he previously played the 2022 season, eight years after a life-threatening battle with viral encephalitis.

    Brett White poses with his wife, Natalie, and their daughter, Nellie, after winning the Commissionaires Ottawa Open presented by Lépine Apartments.

    Brett White poses with his wife, Natalie, and their daughter, Nellie, after winning the Commissionaires Ottawa Open presented by Lépine Apartments.

    Entering Fortinet Cup Championship

    RankPlayerCountryPoints
    1.Michael BrennanUnited States2,399
    2.Davis LambUnited States1,459
    3.David PerkinsUnited States1,253
    4.Brett WhiteUnited States1,133
    5.Jay Card IIIUnited States1,003
    6.John Marshall ButlerUnited States882
    7.Drew NesbittCanada834
    8.Theo HumphreyUnited States827
    9.Derek HitchnerUnited States822
    10.Carson BachaUnited States817
    11.Hunter WolcottUnited States762
    12.A.J. EwartCanada759
    13.Dillon StewartUnited States715
    14.Chris FrancoeurUnited States710
    15.Riley LewisUnited States676
    16.Maxwell MoldovanUnited States653
    17.Joey VrzichUnited States638
    18.Ryan GriderUnited States633
    19.Ricardo CeliaColombia606
    20.Tripp KinneyUnited States576
    21.Mason WilliamsUnited States507
    22.Beau BreaultUnited States501
    23.Nathan FranksUnited States496
    24.Ollie OsborneUnited States494
    25.Vicente MarzilioArgentina482

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