This is a list of golf players who graduated from the Web.com Tour Finals in 2015.[1] The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list in 2015 earned their PGA Tour card for 2016. The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn their PGA Tour cards and their priority order.

As in previous seasons, the Finals featured the top-75 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list, players ranked 126–200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup regular season points list (except players exempt through other means), non-members of the PGA Tour with enough FedEx Cup regular season points to place 126–200, and special medical exemptions.

To determine the initial 2016 PGA Tour priority rank, the top 25 Web.com Tour's regular season players were alternated with the top 25 Web.com Tour Finals players. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2016 season.

Patton Kizzire (Finals and regular season combined earnings) and Chez Reavie (Finals earnings) were fully exempt for the 2015–16 season and received invitations to The Players Championship. Patrick Rodgers was also fully exempt on the PGA Tour after earning enough FedEx Cup points as a PGA Tour non-member.

2015 Web.com Tour

Player2015 Web.com Tour
regular season
2015
FedEx
Cup
2015 Web.com Tour FinalsThe 25
Regular + Finals
Priority
rank
RankEarnings
($)
RankWithout
The 25
Earnings
($)
Best
finish
RankEarnings
($)
United States Patrick Rodgers24162,070n/a0DNP25162,070Exempt
United States Chez Reavie16611323,067WinExempt
United States Patton Kizzire*1518,2412349,625T51567,866Exempt
South Africa Dawie van der Walt*3298,2351670,005T52368,2401
Argentina Emiliano Grillo*22283,667Win2
United States Martin Piller2343,649T966,360T303350,0093
Sweden Henrik Norlander47104,11933215,743Win4
United States Jamie Lovemark12191,9667114,179T24306,1455
United States Andrew Loupe13025,06719844195,405Win6
United States Peter Malnati4282,4085323,000T105305,4087
United States Roberto Castro1776,38118855130,785T28
South Korea Lee Dong-hwan15188,767992,300T26281,0679
United States Sam Saunders13766114,950310
United States Smylie Kaufman*6248,0884426,410T107274,49811
United States Michael Thompson1468794,830T212
United States Bronson Burgoon*18185,9271283,753T28269,68013
United States Tom Hoge2371,60413211885,119T214
United States Steve Marino19180,9951087,843T29268,83815
United States Brett Stegmaier*6980,54713983,600516
United States Dicky Pride5253,0572301054,910T6410257,96717
Australia Rhein Gibson*33128,953141081,943418
United States Kelly Kraft7242,3336914,554T2911256,88719
United States Kyle Stanley11136,717181151181,875T520
South Korea Kim Si-woo*10225,2683631,219T1612256,48721
Japan Hiroshi Iwata*171260,000T422
United States Wes Roach8241,133T1132,900T4813244,03323
United States Ricky Barnes155181359,255624
United States Shane Bertsch9240,3691232,4206914242,78925
United States Lucas Glover147191457,991T926
United States Tyler Aldridge14189,6715917,460T1615207,13127
United States Derek Fathauer169201552,000928
Mexico Abraham Ancer*11201,819n/a0CUT16201,81929
India Anirban Lahiri211649,750T630
United States Harold Varner III*25161,1022938,402T1617199,50431
South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen1756,876191221749,637T532
United States Michael Kim*13190,243828,960T2918199,20333
United States Mark Hubbard164241843,381T534
Argentina Miguel Ángel Carballo16188,1117810,618T3019198,72935
United States Robert Garrigus174251942,143T936
Australia Rod Pampling17186,6321927710,862T2420197,49437
New Zealand Tim Wilkinson184262041,897T938
United States Darron Stiles20180,0151162,7105521182,72539
United States Derek Ernst170272141,729T540
South Korea Kang Sung-hoon22168,971809,471T3722178,44241
United States Luke List6484,403282239,888T542
United States Andrew Landry*21171,7921084,590T7423176,38243
South Africa Thomas Aiken*302335,125T544
Brazil Lucas Lee*23164,046n/a0WD24164,04645
England Brian Davis143312432,607T1646
United States Rob Oppenheim*26160,159322532,206T1247
  • *PGA Tour rookie in 2016
  • First-time PGA Tour member in 2016, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
  •   Earned spot in Finals through PGA Tour.
  •   Earned spot in Finals through FedEx Cup points earned as a PGA Tour non-member.
  •   Indicates whether the player earned his card through the regular season or through the Finals.

Note: Kim Si-woo had previously been a PGA Tour member in the 2013 season, but did not play ten events and retained his rookie status.

Results on 2015–16 PGA Tour

PlayerStartsCuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings ($)FedEx Cup
rank
United States Patrick Rodgers2817T3841,290,33674
United States Chez Reavie27187/T7951,086,96481
United States Patton Kizzire*2720T2721,468,62482
South Africa Dawie van der Walt*2511T17177301,697171
Argentina Emiliano Grillo*2421Win233,153,0859
United States Martin Piller228T4144570,470162
Sweden Henrik Norlander2115T25179290,889164
United States Jamie Lovemark2719T2481,940,89049
United States Andrew Loupe2711T3991,075,276113
United States Peter Malnati3211Win831,298,945104
United States Roberto Castro26212382,353,97421
South Korea Lee Dong-hwan22812195174,683201
United States Sam Saunders2410T8151510,079148
United States Smylie Kaufman*2818Win342,508,17443
United States Michael Thompson2313T4148521,983145
United States Bronson Burgoon*2716T14147557,020131
United States Tom Hoge2614T9x2145561,559144
United States Steve Marino24132120768,200130
United States Brett Stegmaier*2911T2961,086,714108
United States Dicky Pride217T33205101,456206
Australia Rhein Gibson*209T25199155,578199
United States Kelly Kraft2012T5166403,437165
United States Kyle Stanley2818T13142580,734116
South Korea Kim Si-woo*3322Win282,867,74918
Japan Hiroshi Iwata*2914T4137634,862146
United States Wes Roach219T13172342,098170
United States Ricky Barnes2920T4921,158,80071
United States Shane Bertsch96T35204105,492204
United States Lucas Glover23158110948,927106
United States Tyler Aldridge2814T12150517,738140
United States Derek Fathauer30194115898,430100
Mexico Abraham Ancer*196T18197162,811190
India Anirban Lahiri2116T6116835,171119
United States Harold Varner III*2818T5811,327,32075
South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen2922T31031,025,632104
United States Michael Kim*2922T11133664,539118
United States Mark Hubbard3021T15136642,942115
Argentina Miguel Ángel Carballo187T9186240,509187
United States Robert Garrigus2114T41041,024,900109
Australia Rod Pampling189T26201142,433195
New Zealand Tim Wilkinson2214T4127708,623132
United States Darron Stiles174T2021660,197217
United States Derek Ernst2010T20192190,736186
South Korea Kang Sung-hoon2916T8109979,57696
United States Luke List2712T6122751,001122
United States Andrew Landry*189T8169373,980178
South Africa Thomas Aiken*2312T15171347,686166
Brazil Lucas Lee*166T3620698,965203
England Brian Davis91T2822827,880230
United States Rob Oppenheim*2113T10156462,427158
  • *PGA Tour rookie in 2016
  • First-time PGA Tour member in 2016, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
  •   Retained his PGA Tour card for 2017: won or finished in the top 125 of the money list or FedEx Cup points list.
  •   Retained PGA Tour conditional status and qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 126 and 150 on FedEx Cup list and qualified for Web.com Tour Finals.
  •   Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2017 but qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 150 and 200 on FedEx Cup list.
  •   Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2017 and to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished outside the top 200 on FedEx Cup list.

Miguel Ángel Carballo, Kelly Kraft, Rod Pampling, Michael Thompson, and Tim Wilkinson regained their cards through the 2016 Web.com Tour Finals.

Winners on the PGA Tour in 2016

No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up Payout ($)
1 Oct 18, 2015 Argentina Emiliano Grillo Frys.com Open −15 (68-71-65-69=273) Playoff United States Kevin Na 1,080,000
2 Oct 25, 2015 United States Smylie Kaufman Shriners Hospitals for Children Open −16 (67-72-68-61=268) 1 stroke United States Jason Bohn, Germany Alex Čejka
United States Patton Kizzire, United States Kevin Na
United States Brett Stegmaier, United States Cameron Tringale
1,152,000
3 Nov 9, 2015 United States Peter Malnati Sanderson Farms Championship −18 (69-66-68-67=270) 1 stroke United States William McGirt, United States David Toms 738,000
4 Aug 22, 2016 South Korea Kim Si-woo Wyndham Championship −21 (68-60-68-67=259) 5 strokes England Luke Donald 1,008,000

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2016

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up scorePayout ($)
1&2 Oct 25, 2015 United States Patton Kizzire Shriners Hospitals for Children Open United States Smylie Kaufman −16 (67-72-68-61=268) −15 (65-69-72-63=269) 355,733
United States Brett Stegmaier −15 (66-66-68-69=269)
3 Mar 27, 2016 United States Steve Marino
Lost in playoff
Puerto Rico Open United States Tony Finau −12 (69-70-67-70=276) −12 (70-67-69-70=276) 324,000
4 May 2 United States Jamie Lovemark
Lost in three-man playoff
Zurich Classic of New Orleans United States Brian Stuard −15 (64-68-69=201*) −15 (67-66-68=201*) 616,000
5 May 8 United States Roberto Castro
Lost in playoff
Wells Fargo Championship United States James Hahn −9 (70-71-68-70=279) −9 (71-66-71-71=279) 788,000
6 Jul 17 South Korea Kim Si-woo
Lost in playoff
Barbasol Championship Australia Aaron Baddeley −18 (70-66-64-66=266) −18 (70-68-65-63=266) 378,000
7 Aug 28 Argentina Emiliano Grillo The Barclays United States Patrick Reed −9 (66-68-71-70=275) −8 (67-69-71-69=276) 748,000

*Shortened to 54 holes due to poor weather conditions.

References

  1. "Heads of the class: Welcome the 50 new PGA Tour members". PGA Tour. October 4, 2015.
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