Those who are on the top 30 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season.
If a Monday morning qualifier wins an event, they will earn full-exempt status for the remainder of the season.
In 2007 Paul Claxton became the first man to reach US$1 million in Korn Ferry Tour career earnings.
[9] The Korn Ferry Tour offers Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.
[10] Starting in 2013, the other events of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals awarded 16 points to the winner.
Tournaments shortened to 36 holes were given reduced values of ten points for regular season events and the win is considered unofficial.
[16] The first major change was that beginning in fall 2013, the PGA Tour season started in October of the previous calendar year.
[17] Non-members of the PGA Tour are also eligible if they would have earned enough FedEx Cup points to finish 126 to 200.
[16][17] In 2023, the Qualifying Tournament again awarded PGA Tour cards, this time to the top five plus ties.
Finally, the Korn Ferry Tour now provides up to two entrants in the following year's Players Championship.
One invitation is extended to the player who tops the money list for the entire season, including the Finals.
[17] The table shows top-10 career money leaders on the Korn Ferry Tour as of the 2024 season.