The end of the road is just the beginning, as 25 PGA TOUR cards will be awarded upon the conclusion of this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season-ending Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna.

Read this to understand what's at stake for the others this week.

Those of you who would like to get ahead should probably bookmark this as well!

Andrew Kozan had missed 11 consecutive cuts before raging home in 63 to win last week’s Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. If that's not enough, he had only made four cuts in 19 prior starts this season, with one top-25 payday. He's now on the inside looking out as his 500 points vaulted him to No. 41 and safely into the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

Whew.

Next!

The odds are good it will be a fresh face, as there are no repeat winners from the 22 previous Korn Ferry Tour events this season.

For the sixth consecutive season, The Club at Indian Creek outside Omaha will host the Korn Ferry Tour.

For the second year in a row, it will mark the Regular Season finale.

On the line is a purse of $750,000, with the winner enjoying $135,000 plus 600 Korn Ferry Tour points (compared to 500 points for a standard victory).

The Club at Indian Creek

POWER RANKINGS

The final event of the regular season isn't a pushover and nor should it be. Sitting at 7,721 yards, 140 yards deeper than last season, the par-71 will identify a very deserving winner.

Ranking in the top-five most difficult tracks on Tour for 2019 and 2020, the event slipped to 14th in 2021. The result was to beef up three par-4 holes (Nos. 6, 10 and 12) by 20, 60 and 60 yards.

The six par-4 holes on the closing nine are now all 453 yards or longer.

Omaha sits 1,000 feet-plus at altitude but not exactly a mile high.

If that's not fun enough, all four par-3 holes are listed at 205 yards or better.

David Skinns has won this event twice but did so squaring 10 bogeys and eight bogeys. The last two winners have each squared 10 bogeys. The last two winners have posted the two highest winning totals (14 under and 13 under).

With rough approaching almost four inches, keeping it long and in play off the tee is required. Big targets for recovery shots await but so will potential three-putts. With water in play on six holes, that's another added distraction.

Distractions will also come in the form of scoreboard-watching for everyone with a vested interest. That's not always the case in a "normal” weekly event. Guys will have to handle that pressure on top of the golf.

Hot finish to the regular season as temperatures will hover in the mid- to high 90s. Breezes will move the hot air around especially on the weekend when winds blow 10 to 15 mph. If you can't stand the heat.

Last Week - Utah Championship

No. 10 - Brent Grant - MC
No. 9 - Zac Blair - T30
No. 8 - Patrick Fishburn - T2
No. 7 - Philip Knowles - 77th
No. 6 - Kevin Yu - T23
No. 5 - Vincent Norrman - T30
No. 4 - Michael Kim - T5
No. 3 - Paul Haley II - MC
No. 2 - Justin Suh - T2
No. 1 - Austin Eckroat - MC

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