#TOURBound: Zach Bauchou, Davis Chatfield, Christo Lamprecht secure first PGA TOUR cards
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Most emotional #TOURBound moments at Korn Ferry Tour Championship
All three players are mathematically assured of finishing in the top 20 of the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, will be PGA TOUR rookies in 2026
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Zach Bauchou, Davis Chatfield and Christo Lamprecht are the latest players to achieve #TOURBound status and secure PGA TOUR membership for the 2026 season, as announced Tuesday by the Korn Ferry Tour.
All three became mathematically assured of a top 20 finish on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List following last week’s Compliance Solutions Championship. Upon conclusion of this week’s season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing and Finance, contested at French Lick Golf Resort in French Lick, Indiana, the top 20 players on the Korn Ferry Points List will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2026 season.
Additionally, the player who finishes No. 1 earns exemptions for the 2026 edition of THE PLAYERS Championship and 2026 U.S. Open.
Bauchou currently stands No. 9 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of his victory at the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation last month, along with four other top-10 finishes this season.
In two previous seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, Bauchou finished No. 34 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List (the top 30 earned PGA TOUR cards) and No. 82 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Last season, Bauchou carried a one-stroke lead into the final round of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing and Finance, but a final-round 76 dropped him into a T9 finish and ultimately left him three strokes shy of PGA TOUR membership.
The year prior, Bauchou began the 2023 season without status on a PGA TOUR-sanctioned circuit and played his way to Special Temporary Membership on the Korn Ferry Tour via top-five finishes at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open (T4) and Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse (T5). Bauchou earned a sponsor exemption for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open, his first Korn Ferry Tour start in 2023, with a win at the Auggie Navarro Pro-Am Invitational the week prior.

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Bauchou turned professional in 2019 after four seasons at Oklahoma State University, where he was a 2018 All-America Second Team selection and helped the Cowboys win the 2018 NCAA Championship. Other amateur and junior highlights for Bauchou included back-to-back victories at the 2017 and 2018 Canadian Amateur Championship, a runner-up finish at the 2016 Southern Amateur Championship, and a T2 finish at the 2013 Junior PLAYERS Championship.
Chatfield stands No. 10 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with six top-10s in 24 starts this season, highlighted by runner-up finishes at the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank in March and the UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH in June. The Attleboro, Massachusetts, native also recorded a podium finish at the NV5 Invitational, where he finished T3.
In two previous seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, Chatfield finished No. 44 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List and No. 62 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Chatfield earned membership for the 2023 season with a T39 finish at Final Stage of the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament (now known as PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry); he was one of eight players who advanced through each stage of 2022 Q-School, beginning with pre-qualifying.
Prior to turning professional in 2022, Chatfield played five seasons at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a 2022 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team selection as a fifth-year senior. Other amateur and junior highlights for Chatfield included wins at the 2015 Rhode Island Junior Amateur Championship and 2016 Rhode Island Amateur Championship, and he reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship at Oakmont Country Club.

Davis Chatfield and family enjoy special day at Fenway Park
In what is his first full season on the Korn Ferry Tour, Lamprecht stands No. 11 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of his victory at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse, along with a T2 finish at the Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard.
Lamprecht, who hails from South Africa, finished No. 2 in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking after four seasons at Georgia Tech, where he won the 2024 Byron Nelson Award and was named the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. During his time at Georgia Tech, Lamprecht rose to No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, won the 128th Amateur Championship in June 2023, and earned low amateur honors at the 2023 Open Championship.
Other amateur and junior highlights for Lamprecht included a win at the 2017 South African Amateur Championship, representing the International Team at the 2017 and 2019 Junior Presidents Cup and helping South Africa win the 2019 Toyota Junior World Cup in Japan.

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With nine PGA TOUR cards still available, coverage of all four rounds of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing and Finance will air live on Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m. ET.
Upon conclusion of the final round, the top 20 players on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2026 season, with the annual PGA TOUR Card Ceremony airing live on Golf Channel during Golf Central. A standalone broadcast of the PGA TOUR Card Ceremony will also be available on YouTube.