Performance Benefits
At the conclusion of stroke play at the NCAA D-I Men’s National Championship, the top-20 eligible players in the final Velocity Global Ranking will earn status on the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Latinoamérica as set forth herein. To be eligible for such membership, a player shall apply for membership, including the payment of application fees, on forms furnished by PGA TOUR in accordance with the deadlines established by PGA TOUR. Prior to the membership application deadline, players must notify PGA TOUR if they wish to retain their amateur status (e.g., in order to play in the Walker Cup or World Amateur Team Championship).
Performance benefits will only be provided to the top-20 eligible players. If a player becomes ineligible or otherwise chooses not to accept his benefits, his benefits will be forfeited and offered to the next eligible player in the final Velocity Global Ranking. The next eligible player is not obligated to accept benefits offered to him, and he will remain eligible for PGA TOUR University if he declines and chooses to return to school.
PGA TOUR University First Team
Eligible players finishing 1st-5th in the final Velocity Global Ranking will:
1. Earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the then-current season and will be exempt into all open, full-field Korn Ferry Tour events beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current Korn Ferry Tour regular season;
2. Be exempt into Final Stage of the current season’s Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament; and
3. Be exempt onto either PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Latinoamérica (as determined by TOUR) for the following year/season.
PGA TOUR University Second Team
Eligible players finishing 6th-10th in the final Velocity Global Ranking will:
1. Earn “conditional” (as described below) membership on Korn Ferry Tour for the then-current season beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current season; and
a. The top-10 players from the final Velocity Global Ranking will be eligible to play out of the PGA TOUR University category (5 spots) in the then-current Korn Ferry Tour season. Each player’s rank in the final Velocity Global Ranking will determine his priority for this category, with players finishing Nos. 1-5 being exempt members, and players finishing Nos. 6-10 being conditional members.
2. Earn membership on PGA TOUR Canada for the then-current season and will be exempt into all open, full-field PGA TOUR Canada events beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current PGA TOUR Canada regular season; and
3. Earn membership on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica for the following season and will be exempt into all open, full-field PGA TOUR Latinoamérica events; and
4. Be exempt into Second Stage of the current season’s Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.
PGA TOUR University Third Team
Eligible players finishing 11th-20th in the final Velocity Global Ranking will:
1. Earn membership on PGA TOUR Canada for the then-current season and will be exempt into all open, full-field PGA TOUR Canada events beginning the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Division-I National Championship through the end of the current PGA TOUR Canada season; and
2. Earn membership on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica for the following season and will be exempt into all open, full-field PGA TOUR Latinoamérica events; and
3. Be exempt into Second Stage of the current season’s Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.
Additional Benefits for Top 20 Finishers
Out of the top-20 finishers in the final Velocity Global Ranking, the three players with the highest combined point total (using FedExCup and Korn Ferry Tour points, “PGA TOUR University Total Points”) accumulated in events played on the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour season that corresponds to such player’s last year in PGA TOUR University will be exempt on Korn Ferry Tour the following season.
By way of example, three players from the final 2023 Velocity Global Ranking will be exempt for the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, based on such players accumulation of FedExCup and Korn Ferry Tour points during each of the respective 2022-23 PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour seasons.
Remaining Amateur
A player named to the PGA TOUR University “First Team”, “Second Team” or “Third Team” may remain an amateur and accept his playing benefits, but players do not earn prize money or points when they compete as an amateur.
Performance benefits may be amended by PGA TOUR University, in its discretion.