It was never easy to earn a PGA Tour card through Korn Ferry Tour. It is more difficult now after the changes for this season have been adopted. But a pro aspiration, Bryson Nimmer, added another layer of difficulty this week by winning a slow penalty at an event in the final of Korn Ferry Tour.
Here’s what you need to know.
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Playoffs FedEx Cup may have finished, and PGA Tour may be out, but there are tours on line this week anyway.
Pro are fighting in the second of four events in the finals of Korn Ferry Turning The Championship of the Nationwide Children Hospital. Field contains 144 main players in the Corn Ferry Tournament Ranking after last week’s Simmons Bank Open for Singeker Foundation. The 120 best in the ranking after this week’s event will progress to the compliance solution championship.
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So what are they playing for? Following the final event, the Tour Tour Korn Ferry Championship in October 20 Finishers Top Finishers will win PGA Tour cards for season 2026a development that changes life for any professional.
But this is much less than last year. In November 2024, PGA Tour ratified major changes in its membership composition. Full -time PGA Tour cards decreased from 125 to 100. As part of the changes, the number of full tours cards in the Korn Ferry Tour championship fell from 30 to 20.
This change is essential for Nimmer, who was the victim of the slow sentence in question.
Rules Officials remove slow penalty
Entering the Nationwide Championship of the Children’s Hospital at the Ohio State University Scarlet course, Nimmer was ranked 36th on the Tour Korn Ferry list. Last year, it would put it In the bubble of winning a PGA Tour card.
But with the new rules, Nimmer would have to make some moves in the last three events to complete his dreams.
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When he reached the 18th 18th hole on Thursday, his ninth hole in the first round, Nimmer was at the same time. Some birds in the second nine would be well positioned for a run at some serious weekends.
At the age of 18, Nimmer found him close to his car, green with his approach, and then with two strokes for a textbook. In addition to the ultimately, he would write a 5 down on his result card for Par-4.
According to the Korn Ferry tournament, Nimmer took 68 seconds to play his approach to 18, which exceeds the 40 seconds set for most shooting. Worse still, New slow rules approved this season changed the penalty for the first bad time of a player from a warning to a stroke.
As a result, Nimmer was assessed a penalty with a stroke. His principle became a rogue and he finished the round with a two-on 73. 73 others in the second round of Friday without Nimmer Miss the cut. Now he is projected to fall on the 40’s in the ranking of the Korn Ferry tournament.
Although his task has grown more, with two events in the final of Korn Ferry Tour, Nimmer still has an opportunity to run and win his PGA Tour card.
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