2026 Korn Ferry Tour Finals: How it works, what you need to know

It’s time for the four-event series where players achieve their lifelong dream of making the PGA Tour, the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

The 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Finals bring the season-long race for 20 PGA Tour cards to a dramatic close, as the top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List after the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region will earn 2027 PGA Tour cards. The top 60 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List following the Compliance Solutions Championship, the third of four Finals events, will qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region and earn full status for the 2027 Korn Ferry Tour Season.

Points do not reset into the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, a change introduced in 2023. The race for PGA Tour cards is purely cumulative across the Korn Ferry Tour Points List from January through October. Eligibility for each event is determined by the Points List into each event, with field reduction after each event (156, 132, 100, 60 players qualify).

For players who have clinched TourBound status heading into the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, the stakes remain high, as the No. 1 player in the season-long standings after the Korn Ferry Tour Championship will earn exempt 2027 PGA Tour membership and spots in the 2027 U.S. Open and THE PLAYERS Championship.

In another change from the pre-2023 Korn Ferry Tour Finals format, tournament field sizes are reduced as the series proceeds, a cadence that aligns with the FedExCup Playoffs. The top 156 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List qualify for the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation (Finals No. 1), with the top 132 after the Simmons Bank Open qualifying for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship (Finals No. 2). The top 100 after the Nationwide will qualify for the Compliance Solutions Championship (Finals No. 3) and the top 60 after the Compliance Solutions will qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region (Finals No. 4).

Status and eligibility

Here are the critical cutoff points on the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Points List that determine 2027 status and eligibility.

• Nos. 1-20 on the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Points List will earn 2027 PGA Tour membership.
• No. 1 on the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Points List will gain access to the 2027 U.S. Open and THE PLAYERS Championship.
• Nos. 21-60 on the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Points List will earn full status for the 2027 Korn Ferry Tour season, not subject to reshuffle.

2026 Korn Ferry Tour Finals schedule

Korn Ferry Tour Finals factoids

• Korn Ferry Tour points distribution is elevated for the Korn Ferry Tour Finals; tournament winners during the Finals receive 600 points, compared to 500 points for a standard event.
• In a change from 2023, the first three Finals events will not maintain alternate lists to fill the field to the corresponding size (156, 132, 100). Fields will play short if qualified players do not compete.
• Tournament purse size increases from $1 million (pre-Finals) to $1.5 million for Finals events.
• All four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events will be broadcast on Golf Channel.
• The first three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events feature a 36-hole cut to the top 65 professionals and ties, same as a pre-Finals event. There is no cut at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region.
• Eligibility for the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation (Finals No. 1) is determined by a season-long points race across 21 events, culminating at the AdventHealth Championship in August.
• Prior to 2023, the top 25 on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List earned PGA Tour cards, in addition to 25 cards via a Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List comprised of Nos. 26-75 on the Korn Ferry Tour, Nos. 126-200 in the FedExCup, non-members and medical extensions. There is no longer a category for Korn Ferry Tour Finals access based on FedExCup positioning.