Former Christian Academy of Knoxville standout and two-time TSSAA state champion Davis Shore has earned his first PGA Tour card from the Korn Ferry Tour.
Shore placed No. 18 in his third straight season on the tour. The top 20 players who receive the most points are granted PGA Tour membership for the 2027 season. Shore will first compete in The American Express tournament from Jan. 18-24, 2027, in La Quinta, California.
Shore, 28, will be one of 16 PGA Tour rookies from the Korn Ferry Tour. In the season finale, he tied for 31st and finished 6-under par on Oct. 11.
The former CAK star won the TSSAA individual title in both 2014 and 2015. Shore is tied for the fourth-best 18-hole score in TSSAA history after he shot a 65 in 2014, the same year
he led the Warriors to a runner-up finish in Class A-AA.
Shore continued his golf career in college at Alabama. He turned pro in 2021.
Austin Hitt shot a 66 in the final round to win the Korn Ferry Tour, which placed him at No. 6 in total tour points and a $270,000 purse.
Doc Redman, the winner of the Visit Knoxville Open, also earned his PGA Tour card. He placed No. 8 in total points and tied with Shore on the leaderboard.
Nashville's Blades Brown, 19, became the youngest ever to earn a PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour. Brown finished ninth on the points list.
Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wynton.jackson@knoxnews.com
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