After the conclusion of regulation play Braden Thornberry’s finished atop the leaderboard and declared the winner. In the final round, he shot a bogey-free, six-under-par 66 to finish at nine-under-par for the 72-hole tournament. Thornberry began the final round six shots behind the leader, but stormed back to secure a one-stroke victory, the $270,000 first-place check, plus his 2025 PGA Tour card. There was a three-way tie for second place at eight-underpar by Alistair Docherty, Doc Redman, and Brian Campbell. Thornberry had started the week at No. 51 on the KFT points list, well outside the Top 30 that it took to earn a tour card. He was the only player to move from outside to inside the Top 30 and finish at No. 16. Looking back, Thornberry’s birdie on the final hole was the difference between playing on the PGA Tour next year or not. “If I was one shot worse, I wouldn’t have got my card,” admitted Thornberry. The top 30 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List have now earned PGA TOUR cards for the Barely missing out were Sam Bennet (31), Alistair Docherty (32) and Trent Phillips (33). 2025 season, which begins in January. Of the 30 new members, 23 will be PGA Tour rookies. Seven players will be making a return to the PGA Tour including, Max McGreevy, Brian Campbell, Harry Higgs, Ryan Gerard, Kevin Roy, Kris Ventura and Trevor Cone. 1. Matt McCarty was a three-time winner on the KFT this year 2. Max McGreevy 3. Frankie Capan III 4. Steven Fisk 5. Tim Widing 6. Taylor Dickson 7. Brian Campbell 8. Harry Higgs, the former PGA Tour member returns 9. Thomas Rosenm 10. William Mouw 11. Quade Cummins 12. Ryan Gerard 13. Kevin Roy 14. Cristobal Del Solar 15. Kevin Velo 16. Braden Thornberry 17. Paul Peterson 18. Isaiah Salinda 19. Karl Vilips 20. Jackson Suber 21. Jeremy Paul 22. Mason Andersen 23. John Pak 24. Kris Ventura 25. Kaito Onishi 26. Ricky Castillo 27. Trevor Cone 28. Danny Walker 29. Aldrich Potgieter who became the 2nd youngest (20 years old) to earn a card 30. Noah Goodwin Full Listing of Korn Ferry Tour Members Earning 2025 PGA Tour exemption
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