The 20 grduates of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour are congratulated at French Lick Resort in Indiana after getting their PGA Tour cards. They celebrate together as they achieve a tremendous professional accomplishment.
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These individuals excelled over the past 10 months culminating right here at French Lake for the Cornferry Tour Championship presented by the great people at United Leasing and Finance. We’ll begin by recognizing two of our tour bound class who aren’t able to be here for the ceremony. SH Kim who finished number eight in the KF point standings and Trace Crow who was number 16. SH earned a victory at the Advent Health Championship back in May to secure his return to the PGA Tour. And Trace, he’s headed back as well after his win at the UNCC Health Championship. Now, without further ado, let’s meet the graduates who are here with us in French Lift. Starting with Mr. 20, a 27year-old Campbell alum. He earned his first corn fairy Tour title at the Visit Knoxville Open and became the eighth Swedish player to earn his PJ tour card through the cornfairy tour. From Sweden, Tantis Nihol. This 24 year old cornfairy tour winner won the Bahamas great Abico Classic at the Abico Club and secured his first PGA Tour card with a top 25 finish this week. from Missaga, Ontario, Sedarian Yellow Maraju. 28 years old and a three-time Cornferry Tour winner, he’s headed back to the PGA Tour after finishing the season with two runner-up finishes in his last three tournaments to secure his tour card for a third time. They’re up in China right now watching. Say hello to Marty Doe. In the final year of his 20s and a Florida Southern College alum, he’s tore bound for the first time off the strength of his victory at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship from Southbury, Connecticut, John Vanderlin. This 24 year old won a whopping six times on the Japan Golf Tour prior to earning his Cornfurry Tour membership for this season. He’s headed to the PGA Tour after two runner-up finishes from Japan. Kense Parata, a 34year-old University of Southern Calum. He closed the season with three top five finishes in the final eight events. And after 13 years as a professional golfer, he can call himself a PGA Tour member. From Los Angeles, Jeffrey Jeffrey. This 30-year-old earned PJ tour membership in his first season on the corn fury tour off the strength of a runner up finish at the Lecom Sun Coast Classic in 21 made cuts as well. Great play in from South Korea. ST Lee Sant from the University of Texas. 25 years old, a threetime corner Tour winner. He returns to the PGA Tour after two runner-up finishes this season. From Plano, Texas, Pearson Cudy. This 29-year-old from another college golf powerhouse, Oklahoma State. He secured his PGA Tour membership for the first time with a victory at the Simmons Bank Open for the Sneder Foundation. from Edmund, Oklahoma. Zachary Boscher, 26-year-old University of Notre Dame alum. He posted two runner-up finishes to earn his first EGA tour car. The pride of Attalboroough, Massachusetts, Davis Chatfield. Now I’m going to have to talk faster for this guy. A 24year-old Georgia Tech alum. He was the number one ranked amter in the world and he earned his first PJ tour card with his victory at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Woodhouse. From George, South Africa, Cristo Lampre. and the 25-year-old fighting ali from the University of Illinois. He secured his return to the PGA Tour with a record- setting victory at the compliance solutions championship last week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. from Belgium. Adrien Dumont Dave Susano. Out of Florida State University, this 31-year-old secured a return to the PGA Tour with a season opening victory at the Bahamas Golf Classic. A native of the city beautiful Orlando, Florida, who plays out of Pontabra Beach, Mr. Hank Leota. Hank. A 27year-old at St. Mary’s University in Texas. He clinched his first PGA Tour card with his victory at the Albertson Boise Open presented by Chevron. From San Miguel deende, Mexico, Emilio Gonzalez. This 24 year old Pittsburgh native played collegiately at both James Madison and Ohio State and earned two degrees in the process. He completed two dramatic comeback victories to secure PGA Tour membership for the first time. Steel City strong Neil Shipley. A 31-year-old Southern Methodist University alum. After two victories, he is corebound for the second time in his career from Lumis, California. and the first P of Greater Sacramento, Austin Smotherman. Our third and final Division 2 graduate, a 29-year-old University of West Florida alum. He earned his first PGA Tour card with not only a victory at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, but right here at the Cornferryy Tour Championship, a native of Gainesville, Florida, who plays out of Atlantic Beach, Chandler, we’re going to need this guy to walk slow cuz he’s got a long list of accomplishments this year. 24 years old, played collegiately at Baylor. He’s headed to the PGA Tour for the first time after victories at the Veritex Bank Championship in the NV5 Invitational. He also moved into the top 60 in the official World Golf ranking. And he also broke the Corn Fury Tour record for single season scoring average. And by finishing number one on the Cornbury Tour points list, we’ll see him at the Players Championship next year in Shinik Hills for the US Open. from San Antonio, Mr. Johnny Kefir.
