A slew of changes introduced by the PGA Tour has already left a mark on the Korn Ferry Tour. That’s despite 366 days remaining before they take effect. In 2026, only 100 Tour cards will be on offer. Along with that, the space for Monday qualifiers will shrink, as will the field size for a few tournaments.

Ryan French of Monday Q Info picked out one player to show how that’s going to impact the KFT players. Marcus Plunkett had already earned eight guaranteed starts on KFT events thanks to his top 40 finish at the final stage of Q-school. Yet, the West Point grad is at best the first alternate.

French added, “Last year this field went at least 30 players deeper on the priority list. Truly unprecedented. Never has there been an issue with KFT Q-school guys getting into events. The PGA Tour is going to have significant issues getting KFT grads and Q-school guys start.”

How is that connected to the upcoming changes? French explained in an earlier tweet that players with conditional status are less likely to skip KFT starts as there will be fewer PGA Tour spots available. Resultantly, KFT guys will move lower in the pecking order. The recent changes brought by the Ponte Vedra-HQ Tour have been hugely unpopular among fans. As the KFT fiasco came to light, they unloaded on PGA Tour top brass. 

Does the PGA Tour even care? Ask disillusioned fans

What is the solution to this? French believed the top brass needed to do with KFT the opposite of what they did at the PGA Tour. Increase the field size for regular events instead of reducing them.  “Expanded fields might become the norm for 2025 to get players starts. Wild,” concluded French.

But will they do it? Fans doubt. “I think their actions to date show they don’t care……,” one user let go of their disappointment thus.  “I think this is what can happen when you let the foxes in the henhouse,” another user commented. A third also chimed in with similar thoughts. “Extremely frustrating this is the direction the tour is going in.”

As the commissioner, Jay Monahan needs to shoulder some responsibilities, many fans opined. “Poor vision, poor execution, and poor leadership. Still don’t understand how Monahan has a job,” one of them wrote. Calls for Jay Monahan’s resignation have been echoing among the golf community for over a year. 

Since, LIV’s inception, the Tour has taken a series of debatable steps that have irked fans. Be it the no-cut signature events or the upcoming changes, traditional PGA Tour supporters are frustrated at the direction PGA Tour has gone.

And they hold Jay Monahan responsible for not doing enough. Or, doing the wrong thing. It has reached a point where common fans have lost confidence in the sincerity or the capability of the top brass. This comment from one user evinces that. “Not surprised they didn’t plan accordingly.”

While the PGA Tour would like their fans to believe that the changes are for the better of everyone, they clearly are not buying it. Nevertheless, there are likely to be some more structural changes as and when a deal with the PIF is finalized. It’s anyone’s guess how that will land among PGA Tour supporters.