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Omaha primer: everything you need to know entering korn ferry tour’s regular-season finale.

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A week after the PGA Tour held its regular-season finale in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Korn Ferry Tour will do the same in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Pinnacle Bank Championship marks the last event before the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and the final chance for players to earn one of 25 PGA Tour cards available to the top 25 finishers in the regular-season points standings. Players further down the list will be battling for a place inside the top 75 in points, which comes with a ticket to KFT Finals, where another 25 cards are up for grabs and those already clinching promotion can improve their priority rankings for next season on the PGA Tour.

Heading into Omaha, 15 players are already, as the KFT has coined it, Tour bound. That includes points leader Carl Yuan; Ben Griffin, the former North Carolina standout who briefly retired last year; Justin Suh, a four-time All-American at USC who was among that vaunted debut class in the Summer of 2019 that included Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland; Taylor Montgomery, who last season finished No. 26 on both the regular-season and KFT Finals points lists; Robby Shelton, a former top-ranked junior who went on to star at Alabama; and Davis Thompson and Trevor Werbylo, two players who were part of last summer’s inaugural PGA Tour University class.

That leaves 10 players currently inside the top 25 who have yet to clinch their cards:

• 16. Harry Hall
• 17. Tyson Alexander
• 18. Kevin Yu
• 19. Harrison Endycott
• 20. Trevor Cone
• 21. Anders Albertson
• 22. Kevin Roy
• 23. Ben Taylor
• 24. Vincent Norrman
• 25. Michael Kim

There are exactly 25 players outside the current top 25 and who could crack the top 25 without needing to at least win. Here are those names, which include recent Texas grad Pierceson Coody (who won in his third KFT start as a pro) and 20-year-old Akshay Bhatia (who won the KFT season opener), along with their minimum-finish requirement:

• 26. Brandon Harkins – Solo 73 rd
• 27. Ryan McCormick – T-68 (two-way)
• 28. Brent Grant – T-54 (two-way)
• 29. Pierceson Coody – Solo 26 th
• 30. Akshay Bhatia – T-14 (two-way)
• 31. T.J. Vogel – Solo 14th
• 32. Carson Young – T-10 (two-way)
• 33. David Kocher – Solo ninth
• 34. Jeremy Paul – Solo seventh
• 35. Jimmy Stanger – Solo fifth
• 36. Eric Cole – T-4 (three-way)
• 37. Nicolas Echavarria – Solo fourth
• 38. Zack Fischer – Solo fourth
• 39. Austin Eckroat – Solo fourth
• 40. Will Gordon – T-3 (three-way)
• 41. Andrew Kozan – T-3 (three-way)
• 42. Mark Anderson – T-3 (three-way)
• 43. Rob Oppenheim – T-3 (two-way)
• 44. Sam Stevens – Solo third
• 45. John VanDerLaan – T-2 (three-way)
• 46. Patrick Fishburn – T-2 (two-way)
• 47. Norman Xiong – T-2 (two-way)
• 48. Mac Meissner – Solo second
• 49. Pontus Nyholm – Solo second
• 50. Kevin Dougherty – Solo second

Starting with No. 51, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Nos. 51-120 all are mathematically still alive to crack the top 25, but they would need to win, and most of them would still need help. That group includes Kyle Westmoreland (57), Quade Cummins (68), Tain Lee (73), Sam Saunders (75), Nick Hardy (76), Sean O’Hair (85), Curtis Luck (94), Braden Thornberry (104), Blayne Barber (105), Erik Compton (111), Grayson Murray (117) and Jacob Bridgeman (120).

The secondary race this week in Omaha is for a spot in the top 75 and a KFT Finals berth. Here’s the current bubble picture for that race (taking out LIV player Peter Uihlein, who is still listed at No. 64):

• 70. Mark Hubbard (in FedExCup Playoffs)
• 71. Shad Tuten, 321,993
• 72. Chris Baker, 317.573
• 73. Tain Lee, 309.043
• 74. Martin Flores, 306. 54
• 75. Sam Saunders, 303.334
• 76. Nick Hardy, 300 (not in field, into KFT Finals via FedExCup points)
• 77. Clay Feagler, 295.133
• 78. Alex Chiarella, 294.916
• 79. Vince India, 294.017
• 80. Spencer Ralston, 292.83

Typically, regular-season KFT events award 500 points to the winner, but for Omaha, the winner will receive 600 points, with solo second getting 330, solo third 210 and so on, with solo seventh (100 points) being that last solo position to earn triple-digit points.

The three-event KFT Finals begin next week in Boise, Idaho, followed by stops in Columbus, Ohio, and Newburgh, Indiana. Unlike the PGA Tour, the KFT’s postseason does not cut down its field sizes each week.

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The Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna in the season 2023 is being played in Omaha, Nebraska, USA at the The Club at Indian Creek. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 10th of August and ends at the Sunday, 13th of August 2023.

The Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna is part of the Korn Ferry Tour in the season 2023. In 2023 all players competing for a total prize money of $1,000,000.

The course for the tournament at The Club at Indian Creek plays at Par 71.

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Live & Loud – Championship to Host Three-Night Concert Series

May 18, 2022, country music stars including ernest and drew parker will take the stage during omaha golf championship.

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The Pinnacle Bank Championship Presented by Aetna is proud to announce a concert series during this year’s event that will feature a stellar lineup of country music rockers. The tournament returns to Omaha for its sixth year August 8-14, 2022.  

  The Live & Loud concert series, promoted by Barnato, will take place over three nights during the golf championship at The Club at Indian Creek. The Pinnacle Bank Championship, which features a purse of $850,000, is the final regular season stop where the Korn Ferry Tour ’s top 25 players receive their PGA TOUR cards for the 2022-2023 season.  

“ The Pinnacle Bank Championship, in partnership with Barnato, is thrilled to ramp up our entertainment offerings this year with the addition of the Live & Loud concert series. The shows will be an exciting way to keep the fun going after watching top-tier golfers vie for their PGA TOUR cards,” said Jessica Brabec, tournament director.  

“Barnato is honored to partner with the Pinnacle Bank Championship in 2022 and extremely excited to share our love for music and the curated line-up with everyone. We’re thrilled to help create even more interest in an already great event benefiting Support Nebraska,” said Jason Pittack, owner/member of Barnato, concert series promoter.  

Details about the concert series:

• Thursday, Aug. 11: Drew Parker with special guest Tyler Braden .
• Friday, Aug. 12: Ernest with special guests Bailey Zimmerman and Zach Miller .
• Saturday, Aug. 13: Ben Burgess and Warren Zeiders
• Performances will begin after the golf rounds each evening at approximately 8 p.m.  
• Doors open at 6 p.m.
• The stage will be in the Indian Creek parking lot.  
• Tickets are available for each night’s performances: CLICK HERE

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15-year-old dazzles on Korn Ferry Tour in record-breaking performance

Miles Russell made the cut at the LECOM Suncoast Classic becoming the youngest ever player to make the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event.

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Most 15 year olds are training for their driver’s tests, lining up summer jobs and getting ready for prom. Not Miles Russell, though. He’s busy competing at the highest levels of golf.

Russell, 15, is playing in the Korn Ferry Tour ‘s LECOM Suncoast Classic this week in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. — and he’s playing quite well, too. He posted rounds of 68 and 66 over the first 36 holes for an eight-under total, good for a made cut with three strokes to spare.

“I’m kind of speechless,” Russell said. “The goal was to make the cut and we made it, so we’ll see where the weekend goes.”

Miles Russell had no idea he made history. 🤯 After making the cut in his first pro event at age 15, he wants to keep it going with a top-25 finish. pic.twitter.com/c8QPEEWOOe — Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) April 20, 2024

With the made cut, Russell cemented his spot in the record books. At 15 years, five months and 17 days old, the teenager is now the youngest player to ever make a cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event. He also joins Guan Tian Liang as the only players younger than 16 to make a cut in a PGA Tour or Korn Ferry Tour event.

“It’s a cool record to break,” Russell said. “I don’t know how much longer — I mean, people are getting so good, so young. It could hold out for a week, you never know, but it’s pretty cool right now.”

This week marked the teenager’s debut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event as he received a sponsor’s exemption in his home state of Florida. And as soon as he arrived on the scene, he proved he belonged.

Russell birdied four of his first five holes during the opening round on his way to a three-under 68. He returned the following day and bested the score by two strokes — highlighted by a pair of eagles — on his way to the record.

“I didn’t really have any [expectations],” he said. “The goal was to make the cut and kind of see where that could go if I did, see how it goes this weekend.”

Russell is among the most promising young junior golfers in the country. Last year he became the youngest player to ever win AJGA Player of the Year, surpassing the mark set by Tiger Woods, and he’s already inked an NIL deal with Transcend Capital Advisors.

As far as the next generation of stars goes, Russell is a can’t-miss prospect.

“I knew it was going to be a good test to see where I am against some of the best,” Russell said. “It’s definitely something I’ll remember even when times will get hard, I’ll remember it when that happens and go with the flow.”

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The Korn Ferry Tour’s domestic season continues at Lakewood Ranch National Golf Club’s Commander Course in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, for the LECOM Suncoast Classic. All seven winners from this season are in the field, as well as 45 of the top 50 ranked players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Here’s what you need to know as the race for the season-long Points List heats up.

Florida ties stay strong

Youth shines in new debut.

Fifteen-year-old Miles Russell makes his Korn Ferry Tour debut as a sponsor exemption this week at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Russell, the No. 1 ranked player in the Rolex AJGA Ranking, is the third-youngest player to tee it up in a Korn Ferry Tour event and will be the fifth player under the age of 16 to compete on the Korn Ferry Tour, joining Michelle Wie West, Esteban Jaramillo, Greg Lavoie and current Korn Ferry Tour member Carter Jenkins.

Tracking the top 30

Mason Andersen sits atop the points list through seven events of the season after logging three top-10 finishes, highlighted by his first career title at the 117 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro. At the end of the 26-event Korn Ferry Tour season, the top 30 players on the season-long points list will be awarded PGA TOUR cards for the 2025 season.

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Lakewood Ranch National Golf Club (Commander Course) has been the host venue for the LECOM Suncoast Classic since it began in 2019. Last year, Scott Gutschewski defeated Logan McAllister in playoff to take the victory. Past champions of the event also include Byeong Hun An (2022) and Hayden Buckley (2021).

• Low 18-hole score: 59, Mac Meissner (2023, Round 2)
• Low 72-hole score: 262, Mark Hubbard (2019)
• Largest margin of victory: two, Hubbard (2019)