Doc Redman, a former U.S. Amateur champion, played his way back onto the PGA Tour.
Big changes are coming to the PGA Tour in 2028. With the Tour’s two-track system debuting in a little over a year, the 2027 season will be critical for players trying to reach the top tier, the Championship Series.
The fastest way to get a head start is to already own a PGA Tour card for 2027. Twenty players did just that, including a 19-year-old pro, by earning promotion through the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship on Sunday. Those players now have a head start toward the top track in 2028.
The 20 Korn Ferry Tour players who earned 2027 PGA Tour cards
The players are listed in order, Nos. 1 through 20, of their finish on the final points list.
1. This player has improved at every stage and is a former PGA Tour University graduate who won the season-long points race. He won twice in 2026 and posted six top-five finishes.
2. Scott grew up in Scotland and ended the season on a tear, with four straight top-five finishes, including back-to-back wins.
3. This player won the second and third events of the season, which helped him maintain his place in the top 20.
4. Docherty, 32, finally advanced to the top tour after four years on the Korn Ferry Tour.
5. Ortiz won twice to earn his card after playing four full seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour.
6. Hitt won the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship on Sunday to help punch his ticket. It was his third consecutive season on the Korn Ferry Tour.
7. Sherwood earned his card in his second full season. He won the Colonial Life Charity Classic to climb the points list.
8. Doc Redman, the 2017 U.S. Amateur champion, is back on the PGA Tour after a brief stint on the Korn Ferry Tour.
9. Brown is just 19 years old and becomes the youngest PGA Tour card-holder in history.
10. Morrison, who stands 6 feet, 9 inches tall, earned his membership in just 131 days on the Korn Ferry Tour. He recorded five straight top-10 finishes, including a win.
11. Dossey spent three seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour before securing his PGA Tour card.
12. Eichhorn recorded a Korn Ferry Tour-leading nine top-10 finishes. His best result was a runner-up finish after he lost the Visit Knoxville Open to Redman in a playoff.
13. Menante won the Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya by six strokes over Brown, the 19-year-old.
14. Johnson made 21 of 25 cuts, and that consistency helped him earn his PGA Tour card after his eighth season on the Korn Ferry Tour.
15. This player won the LECOM Suncoast Classic to climb the points list. He also won the event last year but finished 22nd in points.
16. This player won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024 to earn a PGA Tour promotion but fell back in 2025. He won the season-opening Bahamas Golf Classic and is back on the PGA Tour once again.
17. Gilligan recorded nine top-10 finishes in 24 starts to earn his card in his first season on the Korn Ferry Tour.
18. Shore earned the promotion in his third full season on the Korn Ferry Tour. He finished in the top five twice in his last six events.
19. Young is back on the PGA Tour again, this time securing his spot with a pair of top-three finishes.
20. Lamb won the Club Car Championship earlier this year, which helped him claim the last of the 20 cards handed out.
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