Golf is hard and winning on the PGA Tour consistently is even harder. And Kevin Kisner knows all about it; in his 2-decade career, the Aiken native has seen every nook and corner of the ups and downs that the pro-life could throw at him. In all these years, winning on the PGA Tour has been slow for Kisner, after all, he could win only four times. Three years ago in August, it was his fourth victory at the Wyndham Championship. From that victory to now, Kisner has dropped to 723 on the OWGR and may lose his 2025 card at the end of the Fall Season.

Even this year, the 40-year-old played 18 events but could make the cut in only five of them. His career was negatively impacting his relationship family as he felt it was becoming more of an obligation than something he enjoyed doing. Kisner told Golfweek, “Standing on the tee not wanting to hit in front of people, that’s no way to play this Tour, that’s for sure and that’s what I felt.” And in the 2022-23 season, things were getting way more stressful for the PGA Tour pro. He dropped from being in the 15th in fairway accuracy to outside the top 30. Kisner felt something needed to change so he looked for another instructor and made a sacrifice of parting ways with his decade-long instructor, John Tillery.

Although Kisner wanted to try a different instructor in a bid to improve his performance, nothing changed in reality. He was still missing cut left and right and always found himself outside the top 50. So, he got reunited with Tillery but after going for a while, they parted ways again this summer. The instructor humorously said, “We decided to be friends before one of us killed the other one.” Although the 40-year-old did see a glimpse of his past self at the 3M Open, where he posted T33, his best finish in the last two years. Now, the 4-time PGA Tour winner looks forward to playing the better and keeping his card. But what if things don’t work out, what will be Kisner’s alternate career choice then?

Kevin Kisner looks to make a different career in golf

This year was probably one of the worst seasons for Kevin Kisner. After parting ways with his instructor, things are not changing and he is currently 196th on the FedEx Fall Season standing. Kisner would need be to inside the top 125 to keep the card for the 2025 season. Or else he can use the top 50 career money list exemption, only if by the end of the fall season he stays in it. Thus, the 40-year-old pro had decided to play every single fall event except the Sanderson Farms Championship and try to keep his membership for next year.

But what if he misses the consecutive again and things just don’t align as he has wished? Then, the 40-year-old may turn to TV and become a golf analyst. Kisner made his TV analyst debut at The Sentry, where his cheesy remark on Jordan Spieth was loved by the fans. He was then an NBC analyst for the WM Phoenix Open, the PLAYERS Championship, and also the three FedExCup playoff events. Thus, if his pro career sagged Kisner will be behind the booth and entertaining the masses from there. However, his career has not yet ended, he has remarked, “Still want to play. I’m really starting to hit them on the face again, which makes it fun. Golf can be fun when you’re not missing greens and always putting for par.”

Will Kisner be able to salvage his sinking career in the fall season? It remains to be seen.