Johnny Keefer is heading to the PGA TOUR. The Korn Ferry Tour rookie earned #TOURBound status with his victory at the NV5 Invitational and rises to No. 1 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.

Charting the champion (stats updated through the tournament)

Johnny Keefer (first/26 under)

• Rises to No. 1 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List and follows Austin Smotherman as the second player to earn a #TOURBound declaration
• Reclaims the No. 1 spot on the 2025 Points List from Austin Smotherman, who claimed the top spot from Keefer with his victory at the Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS
• Becomes the third player with multiple wins on Tour this season (Austin Smotherman, two wins; Neal Shipley, two wins)
• Breaks the 72-hole tournament scoring record at 26-under 258; previous record of 25-under 259 was established by Trace Crowe (2023), Patrick Fishburn (2023) and Thomas Rosenmueller (2024)
• Matched his 18-hole career-low with a bogey-free, 10-under 61 in the third round (three times, last: 2025 Veritex Bank Championship/Round 2)
• Led the field in total eagles with four
• Now 2-for-3 in converting 54-hole leads in his Korn Ferry Tour career
• Becomes the 10th 54-hole lead/co-leader to convert on Tour this season (last: Chandler Blanchet/Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Hiland Dairy Foods)
• Highest-ranked player in the field at No. 86 in the Official World Golf Ranking
• Made his major championship debut earlier this season at the PGA Championship (MC) and made his first cut in a major at the U.S. Open (T61)
• Earned fully exempt status on the Korn Ferry Tour for the 2025 season by finishing No. 1 in the 2024 Fortinet Cup standings on PGA TOUR Americas; in 10 starts last season, made all 10 cuts and posted nine top 10s, including four runner-up finishes and a victory at the 2024 Manitoba Open
• Claimed the final spot in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking and finished No. 25 to earn exempt membership into the North America Swing of PGA TOUR Americas
• Played five seasons (2019-24) at Baylor University, where he recorded seven top-three finishes, highlighted by two victories (2021/Rice Intercollegiate, 2023/Valero Texas Collegiate); topped PGA TOUR member Jimmy Walker’s school record for career stroke average (71.45)

Additional notes

• Thirty-six-hole co-leader Jeffrey Kang (second/24 under) logs the best finish on Tour in his 47th start, eclipsing his previous benchmark of T3 set at the 2025 Visit Knoxville Open.
• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Neal Shipley (T3/23 under), who stands No. 3 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, posts a bogey-free, 8-under 63 to record the lowest 72-hole score of his career at 23-under 261 (previous best: 22-under 262/2025 Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS).
• Rookie Kensei Hirata (T3/23 under), who is a six-time Japan Golf Tour winner, logs his third top five of the season off the strength of a third consecutive 6-under 65.
• Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Austin Smotherman (sixth/22 under), who was the first player to earn a #TOURBound declaration, logs his seventh top-10 finish of the season, tying Pierceson Coody for the most on Tour.
• Rookie Caleb VanArragon (T7/21 under), who earned Korn Ferry Tour membership via Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, records a career-high finish in his 20th start on Tour (previous: T9/2025 Veritex Bank Championship).
• Korn Ferry Tour winner Matt Atkins (T9/20 under), who finished No. 50 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List for fully exempt status this season, finishes inside the top 10 for the first time since a runner-up finish at the 2024 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation.
• Open qualifier Hunter Eichhorn (T24/18 under) records his second career top-25 finish (T5/2025 Veritex Bank Championship) and earns a start at next week’s Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health.