The PGA Tour is making the most sweeping changes to its eligibility in more than 40 years by eliminating 25 tour cards, along with shrinking the size of its fields. The all-exempt tour had been in place since 1983, meaning the top 125 players from the official money list — now the FedEx Cup standings — kept a full PGA Tour card the following season. The top 30 from the developmental Korn Ferry Tour used to advance to the PGA Tour.
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ThePGATourismakingthemostsweepingchangestoitseligibilityinmorethan40yearsbyeliminating25tourcards,alongwithshrinkingthesizeofitsfields.
Theall-exempttourhadbeeninplacesince1983,meaningthetop125playersfromtheofficialmoneylist—nowtheFedExCupstandings—keptafullPGATourcardthefollowingseason.
Thatchangesin2026afterthePGATourpolicyboardapprovedanewprioritylistonMonday.
Onlythetop100playerswillearnfulltourcardsforthefollowingyear.Thetop30fromthedevelopmentalKornFerryTourusedtoadvancetothePGATour.Thatnumbernowgoesto20.Fiveplayersfromqualifyingschoolwillgetcards—itpreviouslywasthetopfiveandties.
Thetouralsoisdoingawaywith156-manfi
