The Minor League Golf Tour would like to congratulate players who have kept their skills sharp by competing on the MLGT and taken them to the next level.
Listed below are 34 players that have played on the Minor League Golf Tour and have earned playing privileges on the PGA Tour for 2026. Levels of status differ based upon how they are currently ranked.
Eric Cole - 61 MLGT wins
Ben Silverman - 42 MLGT wins
Chandler Blanchet - 3 MLGT top 5's
Parker Coody
Keegan Bradley - 2 MLGT top 6's
Chris Gotterup - 1 MLGT top 5
Akshay Bhatia - 1 MLGT top 5
Corey Conners - 1 MLGT top 5
Nicolas Echavarria - 1 MLGT win
Max Greyserman - 1 MLGT win
Ben Griffin - 1 MLGT win
Lanto Griffin - 1 MLGT top 5
Stephan Jaeger - 2 MLGT wins
Alejandro Tosti - 1 MLGT top 5
AJ Ewart
Vince Covello - 1 MLGT top 5
Shane Lowry
Bud Cauley - 1 MLGT win
Denny McCarthy - 2 MLGT top 5's
Tyler McCumber 3 MLGT top 5's
Taylor Pendrith
Sam Ryder
Marcelo Rozo - 1 MLGT win
Adam Svensson - 3 MLGT wins
Ryan Gerard - 2 MLGT wins
Davis Chatfield - 2 MLGT top 5's
Jeffrey Kang - 1 MLGT top 5
Kristoffer Ventura - 2 MLGT wins
Cameron Young - 5 MLGT top 5's
Vince Whaley - 2 MLGT top 5's
Daniel Berger - 1 MLGT win
Jackson Suber - 2 MLGT top 5's
Sudarshan Yellamaraju - 1 MLGT win
John VanDerLaan - 3 MLGT top 5's
Eric Cole has won 61 times and earned $232,932 on the MLGT ranking him 2nd on the career money list. He has won the MLGT Tour Championship a record four times. Cole earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2023 on the PGA Tour and is looking to breakthrough in 2026 and get his first win.
Ben Griffin played the Citrus Golf Trail Open in 2021 after taking a break from professional golf and working a corporate job. He finished T7 in that event and shortly after earned status on the KFT in 2022. He finished 15th on the KFT points list which earned him a PGA Tour card. He brokethrough in 2025 winning 3 times on the PGA Tour and earned a spot on the 2025 Ryder Cup team.
Marcelo Rozo won the 2025 Match Play Championship on the MLGT and less than two months later finished T2 at Final Stage of Q-School to earn his PGA Tour card for 2026. The 36 year old rookie looks to make a splash on tour.
Ryan Gerard won twice on the MLGT in 2021 and 2022. Ryan earned a PGA Tour card by finishing 12th on the KFT points list and broke through with a win on the PGA Tour in 2025 at the Barracuda Championship.
Listed below are 76 players that have played on the Minor League Golf Tour and have earned playing privileges on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2026. Levels of status differ based upon how they are currently ranked.
Samuel Anderson - 1 MLGT win
Ryan Armour - 8 MLGT wins
Dawson Armstrong
Daniel Azallion - 1 MLGT top 5
Brandon Berry - 2 MLGT wins
Cody Blick - 1 MLGT win
Beau Breault - 3 MLGT wins
Jackson Buchanan
John Marshall Butler - 1 MLGT top 5
Peyton Callens
Jay Card - 1 MLGT win
Ricardo Celia - 13 MLGT wins
Andre Chi - 1 MLGT top 5
Myles Creighton - 4 MLGT wins
Quentin Debove
Cristobal Del Solar
Taylor Dickson
James Driscoll - 5 MLGT wins
Austin Duncan - 3 MLGT top 5's
John Elliot - 3 MLGT top 5's
Jorge Fernandez Valdes - 1 MLGT win
Chris Francoeur - 3 MLGT top 5's
Jeremy Gandon - 1 MLGT win
Jorge Garcia - 6 MLGT wins
Michael Graboyes - 5 MLGT wins
Luke Guthrie
Evan Harmeling - 1 MLGT win
Robbie Higgins - 3 MLGT top 5's
Derek Hitchner
Austin Hitt - 2 MLGT win's
Bo Hoag - 11 MLGT wins
Brandon Hoelzer
Ian Holt
Nicholas Infanti - 3 MLGT top 5's
Billy Kennerly - 3 MLGT wins
David Kocher - 1 MLGT win
Andrew Kozan - 1 MLGT win
Eddy Lai
Davis Lamb - 3 MLGT wins
Rick Lamb - 2 MLGT top 5's
Mark Lawrence
Adam Long - 2 MLGT wins
Stuart MacDonald
Jack Maguire - 2 MLGT top 5's
RJ Manke - 1 MLGT win
Brandon Matthews - 2 MLGT wins
Logan McAllister - 1 MLGT top 5
Dan McCarthy - 52 MLGT wins
Ryan McCormick - 1 MLGT top 5
Mike Miller - 12 MLGT wins
Maxwell Moldovan
Drew Nesbitt
James Nicholas - 2 MLGT wins
Bryson Nimmer - 1 MLGT win
Rob Oppenheim - 4 MLGT top 5's
Jake Peacock
David Perkins - 3 MLGT wins
Fran Quinn - 1 MLGT top 5
Davis Shore - 1 MLGT top 5
Jake Sollon
Jacob Solomon - 1 MLGT top 5
Brett Stegmaier - 31 MLGT wins
Brian Stuard - 1 MLGT win
Ryan Sullivan - 2 MLGT top 5's
Andrew Svoboda
Ben Taylor - 2 MLGT wins
Curtis Thompson - 5 MLGT wins
Nicholas Thompson - 2 MLGT wins
Braden Thornberry
Travis Trace - 5 MLGT wins
Shad Tuten
Alex Vogelsong - 5 MLGT wins
Joe Weiler - 1 MLGT top 5
Tyler Wilkes - 4 MLGT top 5's
Jared Wolfe
Chase Wright
Bo Hoag has 11 wins on the MLGT including 2015 Major III. He has one win on the Korn Ferry Tour at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. He will be looking to have a good year on the KFT to get back to the PGA Tour.
Dan McCarthy has won 52 times including 3 Majors and has earned $201,879 on the MLGT. Dan has kept his card for the past 8 seasons on the KFT and broke through with a win at the Savannah Golf Championship in 2019. He is determined to earn a PGA Tour card for 2027.
Brandon Matthews has battled injuries of late but is healthy again and recently won the 2025 Martin County Open and looks to have a good year on the KFT to get back to the PGA Tour in 2027.
James Nicholas has won twice on the MLGT and kept his Korn Ferry Tour card by finishing 64th on the 2025 points list. He looks to breakthrough with a win in 2026 and earn a PGA Tour card for 2027.
The Minor League Golf Tour would like to congratulate all these players and wish them the best of luck in 2026!
