The remaining spots in the KFT Finals and a shot at 25 extra cards will be determined on Sunday in Elkhorn, Nebraska. As of Saturday night, 16 of the 25 cards available via the Korn Ferry Tour's regular-season points list had already been claimed. Knowles, a University of North Florida alumnus of 25 who took part in this season on a conditional basis, is in a great position to earn the coveted #TourBound label.
After shooting a 7-under 64 on Saturday, Knowles is tied for the lead at the Pinnacle Bank Championship with Ben Taylor and Taylor Montgomery at 13 under. But in contrast to Taylor and Montgomery, who walked inside the Knowles can't afford to lose ground outside of Omaha on the final day of the week because she is currently ranked No. 23 and No. 8 in terms of points.
Naturally, Knowles will qualify for the three-event KFT Finals, where he will have another chance to obtain his Tour card, provided he finishes better than a three-way tie for 23rd. He must achieve a hail mary victory if he hopes to earn the card on Sunday as part of The 25.
On the leaderboard, Knowles is the only player expected to climb into the top 25 in points after 54 holes. Kevin Roy, who played 73 on Saturday after going 11 holes without a par, is predicted to drop from No. 22 to No. 26. Albertson, Anders is ranked No. 25, down from No. 21 due to missing the cut.
The top 25 players (those who missed the cut and are theoretically eliminated from contention are not mentioned) are shown in the following bubble chart:
20 (18). MC 21's Kevin Yu (19). T-41 Harrison Endycott 22 (20). T-29: Trevor Cone 23 (25). Kim, Michael, T-22 24 (24). T-29 25 Vincent Norrman (21). Albertson, Anders, MC 26 (22). T-55 Kevin Roy 27 (26). T-34: Brandon Harkins 29 (30). T-13 (need lone 13th) Akshay Bhatia 30 (31). Vogel, T.J., T-13 (needs two-way 12th)
33 (40). Gordon, Will, T-5 (needs two-way T-3)
34 (32). The T-46, Carson Young (needs two-way T-9)
35 (33). T-46 David Kocher (needs solo eighth)
36 (39). T-13 Austin Eckroat (needs solo fourth)
The only other player anticipated to advance within the top 75, earning a spot in the KFT Finals and a full KFT card again the following season, is Knowles. Xinjun Zhang, projected to go from No. 83 to No. 73 at T-22, is the only other player.
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