How it works: Korn Ferry Tour Finals
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A career-changing four weeks at the Korn Ferry Tour Finals
20 PGA TOUR cards awarded after Korn Ferry Tour Championship
Written by Staff
The four-event Korn Ferry Tour Finals brings the season-long points race to a dramatic close, as 20 PGA TOUR cards are awarded at the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance in mid-October.
The Korn Ferry Tour Finals format features reduced fields for each of the four events (156, 144, 120, 75 players). Eligibility into each tournament is determined by the cumulative Points List entering that event.
2025 Korn Ferry Tour Finals schedule
| Field size | Date | Tournament | City, State | Purse |
| 156 | Sept. 11-14 | Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation | College Grove, Tennessee | $1.5M |
| 144 | Sept. 18-21 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | Columbus, Ohio | $1.5M |
| 120 | Oct. 2-5 | Compliance Solutions Championship | Owasso, Oklahoma | $1.5M |
| 75 (no cut) | Oct. 9-12 | Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance | Newburgh, Indiana | $1.5M |
Each Korn Ferry Tour Finals event features elevated points, featuring increased volatility as the chase for PGA TOUR membership unfolds.
The top 75 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List after the NCompliance Solutions Championship are guaranteed fully exempt Korn Ferry Tour membership in 2026.
The top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List after the Korn Ferry Tour Championship will earn 2026 PGA TOUR membership.
First introduced in 2013, the Korn Ferry Tour Finals previously comprised the top 75 on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List and Nos. 126-200 on the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup standings (as well as non-members and medical extensions) in a series to determine 25 TOUR cards, in addition to 25 cards from the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List (these latter players competed in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals to better their position on the TOUR Priority Ranking). That changed to 30 PGA TOUR cards in 2023 and 2024, but the number was reduced to 20 entering the 2025 season.
The reimagined system is similar to the FedExCup Playoffs in the sense that overall field size is reduced after each event as the series progresses. In the previous iteration of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, all participants were eligible for all events, with no field reduction between events.
Eligibility in the first Korn Ferry Tour Finals event is determined by a season-long points race across 26 events, culminating at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron in August.
The first Finals event, the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, extends to No. 156 on the Points List entering the week. The second Finals event, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship in mid-September, extends to No. 144 on the Points List entering the week. The third Finals event, the Compliance Solutions Championship in early October, extends to No. 120 on the Points List entering the week.
The top 75 on the cumulative season-long standings after the third Finals event gain access to the fourth Finals event, the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance in mid-October.
