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John Pak earns PGA TOUR card via win at 2024 Compliance Solutions

John Pak earns PGA TOUR card via win at 2024 Compliance Solutions

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    The 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season continues with the Compliance Solutions Championship, the penultimate tournament of the Tour's 26-event schedule and the third of four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events. This marks the third playing of the Compliance Solutions Championship, and the first as a Korn Ferry Tour Finals event. The Patriot Golf Club will play host to this week's Compliance Solutions Championship for the first time. This week's field is comprised of the top 120 players on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. The field does not feature an alternate list should any players withdraw.

    Upon conclusion of this week's Compliance Solutions Championship, the top 75 players on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, where players will battle for a spot in the top 20 of the Korn Ferry Tour Points List to earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2026 season.

    At the 2024 Compliance Solutions Championship, current PGA TOUR rookie John Pak claimed a three-stroke victory over fellow PGA TOUR rookie Jackson Suber. Pak went on to finish No. 23 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List off the strength of his victory and seven top-25 finishes. Including Pak and Suber, eight of the 10 players that finished T8 or better at the 2024 Compliance Solutions Championship went on to earn their PGA TOUR card at season's end: Steven Fisk (third), Harry Higgs (T4), Paul Peterson (T4), Trevor Cone (T8), Brian Campbell (T8) and William Mouw (T8).

    How to follow (all times ET):

    Television:

    • Thursday: noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel)
    • Friday-Saturday: noon-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), noon-4 p.m. (NBC Sports app)
    • Sunday: 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel on tape delay)

    Key storylines

    • Johnny Keefer, Austin Smotherman, and Neal Shipley are the only players in the Compliance Solutions field to have won multiple times on Tour this season. All three are bidding for the Three-Victory Promotion, which would grant them an immediate promotion to the PGA TOUR, making them eligible for upcoming FedExCup Fall events. Additionally, all three have been declared #TOURBound for the 2026 PGA TOUR season.
    • S.H. Kim, winner of the AdventHealth Championship, was officially declared #TOURBound Tuesday afternoon, securing his return to the PGA TOUR for the 2026 season. Kim will make his return to the PGA TOUR next season after finishing No. 130 in the 2024 FedExCup Fall. The Changwon, South Korea, native becomes the sixth player this season to achieve #TOURBound status off the strength of five top-10s, including two runner-up finishes and a victory, in 16 starts.
    • John VanDerLaan captured his first career victory last time out at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship - the second event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals in his 142nd start on Tour. Converted the 54-hole lead into a three-stroke victory over the field, tying the 72-hole tournament record at 17-under 267. Earned 600 points with his win, moving up to No. 15 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.
    • Seven international players stand in the top 20 of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List: No. 4 Emilio Gonzalez (Mexico), No. 6 S.H. Kim (South Korea), No. 11 Christo Lamprecht (South Africa), No. 13 Kensei Hirata (Japan), No. 16 S.T. Lee (South Korea) No. 17 Pontus Nyholm (Sweden), No. 18 Sudarshan Yellamaraju (Canada).
    • The field includes six PGA TOUR winners with eight career victories, highlighted by two-time PGA TOUR winners Fabián Gómez and Russell Knox.
    • The field features 45 Korn Ferry Tour winners who have combined for 61 career victories, led by four-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Robby Shelton.
    • A total of 11 players in the field are in the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking: Johnny Keefer (No. 55), Neal Shipley (No. 89), Austin Smotherman (No. 120), Kensei Hirata (No. 133), Emilio Gonzalez (No. 142), S.H. Kim (No. 146) Christo Lamprecht (No. 148), Hank Lebioda (No. 172), Chandler Blanchet (No. 183), Zach Bauchou (No. 185), and Davis Chatfield (No. 191).
    • Brendan Valdes (No. 91) and Preston Summerhays (No. 102) are the two players in this week's field who finished inside the top 10 in the final 2025 PGA TOUR University Ranking.
    • Four players moved inside the top 120 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List with their performance at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, the second of four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events, to earn a spot in this week's field: Bio Kim (No. 110), Mark Goetz (No. 111), Brandon Hoelzer (No. 117), and Brandon Harkins (No. 120).

    Tournament facts

    • Course: The Patriot Golf Club, par 71, 7,120 yards
    • Field: 112 players
    • Scoring records
      • 18-hole: 63, five occurrences, most recently Jackson Suber (2024/R4) and Davis Shore (2024/R4)
      • 72-hole: 265, John Pak (2024)
    • 2024 champion: John Pak
    • Purse: $1,500,000 ($270,000/winner)

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