Kim Seong-hyeon and Lee Kyoung-hoon know the importance of the PGA Tour Fall Schedule. It starts this week with the Fortinet Championship in California.
Both golfers, currently ranked 77th and 83rd on the FedExCup standings, respectively, are virtually guaranteed to keep their Tour cards for the new 2024 Season thanks to their positions inside the top 125. However, over the next two months, they will focus on competing for top rewards, such as starting positions in the early Signature events and major championships.
Lee, 32, was disheartened by his play in his last eight regular-season starts when he failed to make the cut seven times. His great start to the 2022-23 season included a third-place finish at The CJ Cup and a seventh-place tie at The Sentry, but for some reason, beginning in June, his game started to become lost in the woods.
Kim Seong-hyeon and Lee Kyoung-hoon at the PGA Tour Fall Events
According to Korea sports news reports, Kim had a respectable first year, finishing in the top 25 eight times out of 32 tournaments. The 24-year-old golfer did not make it to the FedExCup Playoffs, but he claims that playing among the world’s greatest players has inspired him to try for a breakthrough victory in the United States.
After finishing tied for 36th at Silverado Resort a year ago, he is eager to compete in the other Fall tournaments after achieving T13 and T4 finishes in the Sanderson Farms Championship and the Shriners Children’s Open. However, the sports betting odds are not in his favor for the upcoming event. Mark Hubbard is the favorite to win the tournament with odds of +1400.
For the first time since 2012, the PGA Tour will play according to a calendar year, beginning with the 2024 Season in January. The FedExCup Fall consists of seven tournaments awarding PGA Tour champions and confirming the top 125 and extra playing chances for the 2024 Season. According to online sports betting experts, players ranked one through fifty in the FedExCup standings will remain in those places until the Tour Championship. In contrast, those ranked 51 and beyond will continue to accrue points through The RSM Classic.
A PGA Tour exemption (exempt until 2025) is available to the winner of the Fortinet Championship, along with 500 FedExCup points. Also, he gets invitations to the Sentry Tournament, the Players Championship, the Masters Tournament, and the PGA Championship, just like the winners of Full-Field events during the Regular Season. The winner of the Fortinet Championship will get $1,510,000 from the $8.4 million prize pool.
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