Latest PGA Tour Changes: Insights from James Nicholas

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Nov 11, 2026
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Well, James, as we kind of close this interview,
there's been a lot of changes to the PGA Tour,
and I think a lot of playing avenues, right?
So Korn Ferry Tour, of course, will continue to exist
and also, like, more potential opportunities, right?
So maybe a little bit less cards going to that championship series,
but we have a whole other challenger series
that's going to have to be, you know,
you're going to have to get players from somewhere,
and a lot of them are going to come to Korn Ferry,
also come from the PGA Tour.
Kind of just talk about, like,
your lens like currently where you sit on the Korn Ferry
but also like seeing like all the
money flooding in to this championship series the PGA Tour
but also a pretty dang good living too on
the challenger i know that's not where you want to end up
but still i mean we're looking at purses
kind of in that four to eight million range
or even could be higher in some of them that's a
pretty great spot to be with you're thinking uh especially
with where you sit currently on the
on the Korn Ferry Tour just opportunities ahead
Yeah, I was actually had the opportunity to be on the pack,
the player pack this year for the
Korn Ferry Tour, sat on the subcommittee with some
of your buddies with Ricky and JT and a couple of
the guys. So I got to talk to them a little bit
this year about the future of the PGA Tour. And
I'm actually viewing it completely as a positive.
The PGA Tour right now, let's face it, it is two tours.
It has been for a very long time.
It has been.
All my buddies who got their PGA Tour cards last year
are now playing the Fall Series,
which is essentially their mini tour to keep their jobs.
And if they don't get into the signatures and the majors,
it gets very hard.
And that's why winning is so important
because it just gets you right into those events right away.
And I'm actually really excited for the opportunity next year,
whether it's the PGA Tour through QSchool in a month,
which is my goal, or the Corn Fairy Tour.
The Corn Fairy Tour, if you finish in the top 50,
you essentially have a PGA Tour card next year.
