Any aspiring golfer who wants to join the PGA Tour has to go through the Korn Ferry Tour. This year, the Korn Ferry Tour Championship 2025 in Indiana marks the final event of the season. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort is hosting the championship. There are no cuts because only the top 75 players in the standings qualify to play this season-ending event. With the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, one would want to know what’s in it for the winner and others.

The total prize money this year is $1.5 million, with the winner taking home $270,000, the standard 18% pay according to the distribution chart. However, the financial aspect is not the only thing that makes this season-ending championship important. There’s much more.

The winner gets 600 Korn Ferry Tour points. These points are added to the ones earned throughout the entire season. The top 20 golfers on the KFT points list will get their PGA Tour cards. This will give them access to the 2026 PGA Tour events, enabling them to earn more from the larger purses at these tournaments. Additionally, since this is the Korn Ferry Tour’s final event, officials also count the points earned here toward setting the priority order for the fall events.

To top it all, the winner also gets approximately 13.7 Official World Golf Ranking points. These points can boost their world rankings before they start their official PGA Tour.

Here’s the prize money distribution for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship 2025:

Now that we know the prize money, let’s see who is contesting for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship 2025.

Korn Ferry Tour Championship 2025 field

The field consists of 73 golfers. Currently, the top-ranked athletes on the Korn Ferry Tour list are Johnny Keefer, Austin Smotherman, Neal Shipley, and Emilio Gonzalez.

Turned pro in 2024, Johnny Keefer is currently at the top of the points. He won the NV5 Invitational and the Veritex Bank Championship this season. Keefer has scored at an amazing average of 67.79 throughout the season. Austin Smotherman, 31, played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University. Currently, he is at no. 2 on the leaderboard, and his projected final rank is #4. Like Keefer, he has also won 2 events this year. He won the 2025 Memorial Health Championship at Panther Creek Country Club with a score of 8 under par.

Neal Shipley is another golfer on the field who secured his PGA Tour card for the 2026 season. Shipley earned two victories in 2025 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in April and the Ascendant presented by Blue in July. Moreover, he has five consecutive top-10 finishes. This performance helped him reach no. 3 on the Korn Ferry Tour 2025 and his career-high 85 in the OWGR.

Emilio Gonzalez is a 27-year-old golfer who won his first Korn Ferry Tour title in 2025 at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. But his numbers in this only victory are simply outstanding. He achieved 2 eagles in the final round to complete 10-under 61. With this, his final score was 22 under par. Now, in the points list, he is fourth.

Who do you think will win the KFT Championship?