2024 PGA Tour Americas
| Duration | March 21, 2024 – September 8, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | Frederik Kjettrup (3) |
| Points list | Johnny Keefer |
2025 → | |
The 2024 PGA Tour Americas was the inaugural season of PGA Tour Americas, a third-tier tour operated and run by the PGA Tour.
Changes for 2024
The inaugural schedule for the new tour was released in November 2023. It featured a six-event "Latin America Swing" (events formerly played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica), and a 10-event "North America Swing" (events formerly played on PGA Tour Canada). The top 10 players on the points list at the end of the season earn status for the following Korn Ferry Tour season.[1]
The points list was title sponsored as the Fortinet Cup, with Fortinet continuing their sponsorship from PGA Tour Canada since 2022.[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[1][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | Bupa Championship | Mexico | 225,000 | Clay Feagler (1) | 5.24 |
| Mar 31 | Totalplay Championship | Mexico | 225,000 | José de Jesús Rodríguez (1) | 5.07 |
| Apr 21 | ECP Brazil Open | Brazil | 225,000 | Matthew Anderson (1) | 4.38 |
| Apr 28 | Diners Club Peru Open | Peru | 225,000 | Stuart Macdonald (1) | 4.70 |
| May 5 | Kia Open | Ecuador | 225,000 | Thomas Longbella (1) | 4.97 |
| May 19 | Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship | Colombia | 225,000 | Harry Hillier (1) | 4.70 |
| Jun 23 | Beachlands Victoria Open | Canada | 225,000 | Frederik Kjettrup (1) | 4.29 |
| Jun 30 | ATB Classic | Canada | 225,000 | Frederik Kjettrup (2) | 4.62 |
| Jul 14 | Explore NB Open | Canada | 225,000 | Ian Holt (1) | 4.67 |
| Jul 21 | Bromont Open | Canada | 225,000 | Ryan Burnett (1) | 6.13 |
| Jul 28 | Commissionaires Ottawa Open | Canada | 225,000 | Barend Botha (1) | 6.47 |
| Aug 4 | BioSteel Championship | Canada | 225,000 | Barend Botha (2) | 6.14 |
| Aug 18 | Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open | Canada | 225,000 | A. J. Ewart (1) | 6.70 |
| Aug 25 | CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open | Canada | 225,000 | Johnny Keefer (1) | 6.92 |
| Sep 1 | CRMC Championship | United States | 225,000 | Frederik Kjettrup (3) | 7.23 |
| Sep 8 | Fortinet Cup Championship | Canada | 225,000 | Will Cannon (1) | 6.84 |
Points list
The points list was titled as the Fortinet Cup and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4] The top 10 players on the points list earned status to play on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour. However, when second placed Frederik Kjettrup (1,702 points) joined LIV Golf in December 2024, he became ineligible for the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour,[5] and under Tour rules, removed from the points list. All other golfers were moved up, and Stuart Macdonald was awarded status by moving to 10th place on the status list.[6][7]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Keefer | 2,022 |
| DSQ | Frederik Kjettrup | 1,702 |
| 2 | Matthew Anderson | 1,468 |
| 3 | Barend Botha | 1,005 |
| 4 | Clay Feagler | 881 |
| 5 | Will Cannon | 858 |
| 6 | Harry Hillier | 844 |
| 7 | Sandy Scott | 814 |
| 8 | Ryan Burnett | 802 |
| 9 | Ian Holt | 800 |
| 10 | Stuart Macdonald | 794 |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Americas events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour Americas as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.
References
- ^ a b "PGA Tour announces 2024 PGA Tour Americas schedule". PGA Tour. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Weeks, Bob (November 7, 2023). "New PGA Tour Americas has plenty of Canadian stops". TSN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Points list". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Romine, Brentley (December 20, 2024). "Florida State product becomes latest LIV Golf signing". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "PGA Tour Americas announces updates to 2025 tournament eligibility". PGA Tour. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the 10 PGA Tour Americas Graduates, newest Korn Ferry Tour Members for 2025". TSN. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.