OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank: Pre-tournament notes, storylines, more

The 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Season continues with the inaugural playing of the OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank, the 14th tournament of this season's 25-event schedule. The tournament will be held at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, from June 11-14.

The field includes 11 PGA TOUR winners with 23 total victories, led by Ryan Palmer with four wins. Additionally, 55 Korn Ferry Tour winners with 79 career victories will compete, led by four-time winner Robby Shelton. Eight players in the field stand in the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking, including Doc Redman (No. 123), Ian Holt (No. 143), Davis Lamb (No. 157), Jeremy Gandon (No. 174), Carson Young (No. 179), Ben Kohles (No. 191), Alistair Docherty (No. 194) and Jay Card III (No. 197).

Nine of the top-10 finishers in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 will make their debuts as Korn Ferry Tour members: No. 2 Christiaan Maas (Texas), No. 3 Jase Summy (Oklahoma), No. 4 Filip Jakubcik (Arizona), No. 5 Luke Potter (Texas), No. 6 Tommy Morrison (Texas), No. 7 William Sides (SMU), No. 8 Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine), No. 9 Frankie Harris (South Carolina) and No. 10 Wells Williams (Vanderbilt). Four players in this week's field advanced through U.S. Open Final Qualifying and will compete at the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, next week: Cole Hammer, Robbie Higgins, James Nicholas and Jake Peacock.

Notables in the field

• Cole Hammer, a Houston, Texas native, stands No. 26 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Hammer, who played four seasons at the University of Texas (2018-22), has finished No. 65 (2024) and No. 71 (2025) the past two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List. The Texas native advanced through U.S. Open Final Qualifying in Gastonia, North Carolina to earn a start at next week's 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club; it will be his fourth appearance at the U.S. Open.
• Logan McAllister, who earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the 2025 Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank, finished runner-up at last week's BMW Charity Pro-AM presented by TD SYNNEX for his second consecutive top-five finish (T5/UNC Health Championship). McAllister, who stands No. 18 on the 2026 Points List, is an Oklahoma City native and played four seasons at the University of Oklahoma (2018-2022).
• Four-time PGA TOUR winner Ryan Palmer will make his first Korn Ferry Tour start since the 2024 Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS (T34). Palmer, who was born in Amarillo, Texas, graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour at the conclusion of the 2003 season with a No. 6 finish on the final money list. Palmer has made 542 PGA TOUR starts since his rookie season in 2004; only Lucas Glover has logged more starts on TOUR during that period (571 starts).
• Sandy Scott, who played collegiately at Texas Tech University (2016-21), stands No. 24 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List. Scott has made the cut in 11 of 12 starts this season, logging six top-25s and a top-10. The Nairn, Scotland native finished No. 55 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie, earning full status for the 2026 season.
• Preston Summerhays, who stands No. 99 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, is coming off his best finish of the season at the BMW Charity Pro-Am (T7). Summerhays earned Korn Ferry Tour membership last season with a No. 7 finish in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2025 after four seasons at Arizona State University (2021-25).

Tournament facts

• Course: Tascosa Golf Club; par 70, 7,091 yards
• Field: 156 players
• Purse: $1 million ($180,000/winner)

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