Fifty-nine golfers will tee off at The Federal Club in Glen Allen this week. Thirteen players in the field have already clinched their 2027 PGA Tour cards. The Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region marks the first time this season-ending event has landed in the Richmond region, and tournament rounds begin Thursday.
The 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season concludes with this championship, according to pgatour.com, with the field comprised of the top 60 players on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. No. 19 Ben Kohles is the only eligible player not entered this week, per that same report, and Golf Channel reports that 59 of the 60 qualified players are expected to tee it up starting Thursday.
What's at Stake for the Field
The stakes could not be higher for the players gathered at The Federal Club. The top 20 players on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will be awarded PGA Tour cards for the 2027 season, pgatour.com reports. Those who finish outside that top 20 are guaranteed full Korn Ferry Tour status for 2027, according to Golf Channel's primer on the event, so even a disappointing week at the championship doesn't end a player's season entirely.
There's still a second chance for players who miss the top 20. The top 60 who don't finish there qualify for the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School, where five additional PGA Tour cards will be awarded, per the Golf Channel report. The math gets tougher the further back a player sits in the standings — Golf Channel notes that players ranked Nos. 43-60 need to win the tournament outright to have any chance of climbing into the top 20.
A New Home for Richmond Golf
The championship's arrival at The Federal Club closes the book on a different Richmond-area tradition. The event replaces the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, which wrapped up a 10-year run at The Country Club of Virginia, according to vsga.org. That PGA Tour-operated event helped generate more than $14 million for Richmond-area charities during its run, the same source notes.
It's also something of a homecoming for the Korn Ferry Tour. The event marks the tour's return to the Richmond region after the Henrico County Open was held there from 1993 through 2008, according to kornferrytourchampionship.com. That same source describes the venue as an Arnold Palmer-designed layout, while pgatour.com describes The Federal Club as a par-71 course measuring 7,073 yards — the two sources differ slightly on the course's par rating. The field will not be subject to a 36-hole cut this week, per the tournament site.
Money and Legacy on the Line
The event offers a $1.5 million purse, with the winner taking home $270,000, pgatour.com reports. History suggests the winner's check is far from the only prize worth chasing — 13 past champions of the event went on to become PGA Tour winners, according to the same pgatour.com report.
Among the names to watch this week is 19-year-old Blades Brown, who also earned Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour this season, per pgatour.com. The points race at the top remains tight too: Sandy Scott and Ross Steelman are the only two players who can finish No. 1 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, that report notes. Also in the field is Michael Brennan, who joined the Korn Ferry Tour in 2026 after winning three times and finishing atop the 2025 PGA Tour Americas season-long points list, according to vsga.org.
How to Watch
Golf Channel is set to broadcast all four rounds of the championship, Axios reports. The number of PGA Tour cards awarded through the Korn Ferry Tour has shifted over the years — the tour handed out five cards when it began in 1990, rose as high as 30 in 2023 and 2024, and returned to the current 20 cards as of 2025, according to pgatour.com's explainer on the process.
