This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Finals in 2021.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no graduating class in 2020, and the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour season extended into 2021.[2] The top 25 players on the 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour regular-season points list earned PGA Tour cards for 2021–22.[3][4] The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn PGA Tour cards and the initial priority order of all 50.[5]
As in previous seasons, the Finals featured the top 75 players on the Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list, players ranked 126–200 on the PGA Tour's regular-season FedEx Cup points list (except players exempt through other means), non-members of the PGA Tour with enough regular-season FedEx Cup points to place 126–200, and special medical exemptions. Since the Finals were not held in 2020, PGA Tour players who finished outside the top 200 of the FedEx Cup in 2021 but inside the top 200 in 2020 are eligible to compete; non-members who earned enough points in 2020 to equal 200th place in 2021 were also eligible.
To determine the initial 2021–22 PGA Tour priority rank, the 25 Korn Ferry Tour regular-season graduates were alternated with the 25 Finals graduates. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2021–22 season based on the FedEx Cup standings.
Stephan Jäger and Joseph Bramlett were fully exempt for the 2021–22 PGA Tour season after leading the full-season and Finals points lists, respectively. Mito Pereira was also fully exempt due to winning three times during the Korn Ferry Tour season, as was Will Zalatoris due to FedEx Cup points earned as a non-member in the 2021 PGA Tour season.
Player | 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour regular season |
2021 FedEx Cup |
2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals | The 25 Regular + Finals |
Priority rank | ||||
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Rank | Points | Rank | Without The 25 |
Points | Rank | Points | |||
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9 | 1876 | n/a | 0 | 14 | 1876 | Exempt | ||
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1 | 2804 | 4 | 720 | 1 | 3524 | Exempt | ||
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106 | 408 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 1139 | Exempt | ||
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2 | 2556 | 180 | n/a | 0 | 5 | 2556 | Exempt | |
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6 | 2125 | 3 | 1037 | 2 | 3162 | 1 | ||
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49 | 883 | 5 | 2 | 700 | 2 | |||
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11 | 1821 | 2 | 1138 | 3 | 2959 | 3 | ||
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6 | 3 | 535 | 4 | |||||
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3 | 2480 | 13 | 388 | 4 | 2868 | 5 | ||
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158 | 7 | 4 | 528 | 6 | ||||
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8 | 5 | 525 | 7 | |||||
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4 | 2271 | 19 | 262 | 6 | 2533 | 8 | ||
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174 | 9 | 6 | 490 | 9 | ||||
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5 | 2154 | 42 | 115 | 7 | 2269 | 10 | ||
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32 | 1259 | 10 | 7 | 415 | 11 | |||
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10 | 1851 | 18 | 263 | 8 | 2114 | 12 | ||
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152 | 173 | 11 | 8 | 400 | 13 | |||
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7 | 2006 | 60 | 80 | 9 | 2086 | 14 | ||
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12 | 9 | 398 | 15 | |||||
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12 | 1782 | 25 | 211 | 10 | 1993 | 16 | ||
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208 | 56 | 140 | 14 | 10 | 362 | 17 | ||
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15 | 1729 | 28 | 205 | 11 | 1935 | 18 | ||
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153 | 15 | 11 | 351 | 19 | ||||
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14 | 1732 | 34 | 160 | 12 | 1892 | 20 | ||
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16 | 12 | 319 | 21 | |||||
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8 | 1880 | n/a | 0 | 13 | 1880 | 22 | ||
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34 | 1224 | 17 | 13 | 299 | 23 | |||
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20 | 14 | 261 | 24 | |||||
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17 | 1675 | 36 | 159 | 15 | 1834 | 25 | ||
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42 | 1075 | 21 | 15 | 261 | 26 | |||
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13 | 1735 | 59 | 82 | 16 | 1817 | 27 | ||
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56 | 837 | 22 | 16 | 240 | 28 | |||
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19 | 1642 | 31 | 166 | 17 | 1808 | 29 | ||
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38 | 1104 | 23 | 17 | 229 | 30 | |||
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16 | 1692 | 46 | 106 | 18 | 1799 | 31 | ||
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T284 | 6 | 207 | 26 | 18 | 209 | 32 | ||
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23 | 1497 | 24 | 217 | 19 | 1714 | 33 | ||
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T303 | 4 | 145 | 27 | 19 | 206 | 34 | ||
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18 | 1651 | T116 | 7 | 20 | 1658 | 35 | ||
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128 | 29 | 20 | 182 | 36 | ||||
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20 | 1597 | T71 | 58 | 21 | 1654 | 37 | ||
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196 | 30 | 21 | 175 | 38 | ||||
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22 | 1547 | T96 | 18 | 22 | 1565 | 39 | ||
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T32 | T22 | 164 | 40 | |||||
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21 | 1549 | 105 | 13 | 23 | 1562 | 41 | ||
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136 | T32 | T22 | 164 | 42 | ||||
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24 | 1487 | 64 | 75 | 24 | 1561 | 43 | ||
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28 | 1412 | 175 | 35 | 24 | 160 | 44 | ||
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25 | 1439 | 74 | 49 | 25 | 1488 | 45 | ||
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30 | 1332 | 37 | 25 | 158 | 46 |
*PGA Tour rookie in 2021–22
†First-time PGA Tour member in 2021–22, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events as a professional in a previous season
#Received a three-win promotion to the PGA Tour during 2020–21 season
Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | FedEx Cup rank |
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24 | 19 | Win | 3 | 9,405,082 | 28 |
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31 | 15 | 5 | 100 | 1,289,503 | 83 |
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29 | 14 | T20 | 172 | 409,468 | 156 |
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27 | 18 | 3/T3 (x2) | 46 | 2,797,925 | 46 |
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30 | 18 | T7 | 137 | 884,085 | 102 |
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28 | 14 | Win | 61 | 2,172,365 | 30 |
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31 | 20 | 6 | 106 | 1,209,000 | 86 |
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28 | 19 | T4 | 94 | 1,346,601 | 82 |
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28 | 11 | Win | 102 | 1,281,224 | 74 |
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13 | 5 | T16 | 205 | 192,026 | 185 |
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24 | 20 | T2 | 60 | 2,233,289 | 47 |
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28 | 18 | T4 | 75 | 1,751,237 | 61 |
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29 | 19 | Win | 39 | 2,951,152 | 31 |
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21 | 16 | T2 | 56 | 2,330,840 | 44 |
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30 | 17 | T4 | 99 | 1,303,036 | 92 |
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29 | 18 | T4 | 90 | 1,377,251 | 66 |
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32 | 26 | T2 | 34 | 3,124,668 | 26 |
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29 | 20 | 2 | 33 | 3,190,793 | 33 |
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23 | 15 | T7 (x2) | 130 | 955,840 | 114 |
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29 | 17 | T4 | 103 | 1,269,468 | 78 |
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29 | 16 | 5 | 121 | 1,039,817 | 97 |
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26 | 11 | 10 | 168 | 436,732 | 153 |
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26 | 14 | T2 | 83 | 1,631,948 | 67 |
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28 | 9 | 2 | 127 | 1,039,817 | 106 |
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30 | 17 | T2 | 84 | 1,631,567 | 64 |
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23 | 7 | T28 | 206 | 189,112 | 184 |
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22 | 4 | T16 | 218 | 115,976 | 195 |
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20 | 10 | Win | 50 | 2,558,440 | 41 |
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25 | 11 | T10 | 174 | 382,717 | 150 |
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26 | 12 | T5 | 122 | 1,034,362 | 105 |
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26 | 12 | T2 | 88 | 1,472,515 | 72 |
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23 | 8 | 5 | 180 | 351,321 | 158 |
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25 | 18 | 2/T2 (x5) | 10 | 6,520,598 | 18 |
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25 | 7 | T22 | 209 | 184,972 | 189 |
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26 | 12 | T11 | 163 | 513,881 | 139 |
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27 | 11 | T11 | 149 | 680,946 | 125 |
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24 | 10 | T13 | 186 | 309,955 | 161 |
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24 | 16 | T10 | 151 | 652,204 | 129 |
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26 | 9 | T8 | 175 | 376,574 | 159 |
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27 | 17 | 4 | 96 | 1,327,382 | 84 |
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21 | 12 | T8 | 142 | 820,728 | 126 |
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19 | 10 | T13 | 190 | 299,174 | 171 |
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23 | 11 | T29 | 195 | 243,143 | 178 |
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24 | 12 | 2/T2 (x2) | 51 | 2,547,912 | 38 |
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27 | 9 | T7 | 183 | 338,509 | 166 |
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25 | 12 | T11 | 160 | 552,226 | 143 |
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23 | 7 | T39 | 216 | 121,307 | 197 |
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15 | 7 | T34 | 213 | 142,276 | n/a |
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25 | 16 | 8 | 145 | 770,827 | 121 |
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24 | 15 | T8 | 148 | 700,545 | 122 |
*PGA Tour rookie in 2022
†First-time PGA Tour member in 2022, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events in a previous season
For the purposes of determining eligibility, the FedEx Cup standings were adjusted to remove all players who were suspended for participating in LIV Golf (and had not resigned PGA Tour membership), including Uihlein. No adjusted money list was released.
Nick Hardy, Michael Gligic, Austin Cook, and Joseph Bramlett regained their cards through the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Payout ($) |
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1 | Oct 31, 2021 | ![]() |
Butterfield Bermuda Championship | −15 (70-65-65-69=269) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1,170,000 |
2 | Mar 27 | ![]() |
Corales Puntacana Championship | −17 (70-65-69-67=271) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
666,000 |
3 | Apr 3 | ![]() |
Valero Texas Open | −13 (67-70-69-69=275) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1,548,000 |
4 | Jul 10 | ![]() |
Barbasol Championship | −25 (65-65-67-66=263) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
666,000 |
5 | Aug 14 | ![]() |
FedEx St. Jude Championship | −15 (71-63-65-66=265) | Playoff | ![]() |
2,700,000 |
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score | Payout ($) |
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1 | Oct 3, 2021 | ![]() |
Sanderson Farms Championship | ![]() |
−22 (68-66-65-67=266) | −21 (67-65-67-68=267) | 623,000 |
2 | Jan 29 | ![]() |
Farmers Insurance Open | ![]() |
−15 (67-68-72-66=273) | −15 (69-68-65-71=273) | 915,000 |
3 | Feb 20 | ![]() |
Genesis Invitational | ![]() |
−19 (63-63-68-71=265) | −17 (66-62-69-70=267) | 1,068,000 |
4 | Mar 6 | ![]() |
Puerto Rico Open | ![]() |
−20 (66-67-68-67=268) | −14 (70-64-71-69=274) | 403,300 |
5 | Mar 20 | ![]() |
Valspar Championship | ![]() |
−17 (64-67-67-69=267) | −17 (65-68-62-72=267) | 850,200 |
6 | Mar 27 | ![]() |
Corales Puntacana Championship | ![]() |
−17 (70-65-69-67=271) | −16 (69-65-73-65=272) | 329,300 |
7 & 8 |
May 1 | ![]() |
Mexico Open | ![]() |
−17 (64-66-68-69=267) | −16 (64-70-66-68=268) | 552,367 |
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−16 (69-70-66-63=268) | ||||||
9 | May 8 | ![]() |
Wells Fargo Championship | ![]() |
−8 (67-72-65-65=272) | −6 (68-71-69-66=274) | 681,000 |
10 | May 22 | ![]() |
PGA Championship | ![]() |
−5 (67-67-74-67=275) | −5 (66-65-73-71=275) | 1,620,000 |
11 | Jun 19 | ![]() |
U.S. Open | ![]() |
−6 (68-70-68-68=274) | −5 (69-70-67-69=275) | 1,557,687 |
12 | Jun 26 | ![]() |
Travelers Championship | ![]() |
−19 (63-63-67-68=261) | −17 (67-65-64-67=263) | 738,700 |
13 | Jul 3 | ![]() |
John Deere Classic | ![]() |
−21 (62-65-67-69=263) | −18 (69-65-66-66=266) | 631,900 |
14 | Jul 10 | ![]() |
Genesis Scottish Open | ![]() |
−7 (72-65-66-70=273) | −6 (66-71-71-66=274) | 872,000 |
15 | Jul 17 | ![]() |
The Open Championship | ![]() |
−20 (67-64-73-64=268) | −19 (64-69-71-65=269) | 1,455,000 |
16 & 17 |
Jul 31 | ![]() |
Rocket Mortgage Classic | ![]() |
−26 (64-66-65-67=262) | −21 (64-65-66-72=267) | 635,600 |
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−21 (71-63-65-68=267) |