U.S. golfer Jay Card III claimed his second victory of the season at the PGA Tour Americas' Fortinet Cup Championship at Morgan Creek Golf Course, moving up to No. 2 in the final Fortinet Cup standings after the Sept. 25-28 tournament in South Surrey.
Michael Brennan, also from the U.S., finished the four-day competition tied for fourth, cementing his status as the No. 1 player in the season-long race for the Fortinet Cup.
Card, 31, entered the week at No. 5 in the standings and fired an 8-under 62 to come from behind and erase a two-stroke deficit Sunday, a Fortinet Cup Championship release said.
With the win, Card became the only player to claim victories in both the Latin America and North America swings, joining Brennan as the only players to win multiple times on PGA Tour Americas in 2025. Card also claims $40,500 of the $225,000 purse with his win.
“It’s so special,” Card said after his win. “You know, it’s one of those things where I felt really good about my position on the points list coming into this event, but you don’t get that many opportunities to win. And when you do, to be able to capitalize on it, I mean, this is going to provide so much of a foundation going forward knowing that, ‘Hey, I was 2 back going into Sunday and put up a 62.’ I mean, just absolutely balled out — like 29 on the front. That does so much for confidence … I can come from behind, I’ve won with a lead … These are things you kind of dream of happening,” he said in the release.
Card secured status on the Korn Ferry Tour for the 2026 season and also earned an exemption into the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, by finishing in the top 10 of the Fortinet Cup points list.
“It’s incredible,” he said. “To be able to have a chance where, when I’m on, I feel like there’s no one better in the world. That’s why I love this game. It’s what makes me feel alive, it’s what drives me to be better. A day like today is the thing that keeps you coming back. When I’m hitting it the way I do, putting it, and to know I’m one week away from playing on the PGA Tour … that’s incredible.”
Following his win in Surrey, Card reflected on what made this victory, and the season, so meaningful.
“I’m thinking about all the good times, the bad times. Like, this year’s been so much fun,” Card said. “There’s things we live for — those are the memories I’ll cherish. Just the running to Dairy Queen or the karaoke night, or who knows what it is … I love those memories, and those are the things that are really going to stick with me. The golf is incredible, but the friendships and the lifelong experiences out here — that’s what I think is really special.”
Card, who knows how to play the flute, oboe and saxophone, is also a classically trained opera singer. He is expected to compete in the final stage of PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, set for Dec. 11-14 at the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass and Sawgrass Country Club.
Canadian golfer Drew Nesbitt, an Ontario native, became the second Canadian to finish in ‘The 10’ and graduate to the Korn Ferry Tour, joining Matthew Anderson, who finished No. 3 on PGA Tour Americas last season.
Nesbitt posted three top-five finishes; he will join the Korn Ferry Tour for the first time in 2026. As the leading Canadian in the Fortinet Cup, Nesbitt earned an exemption and will make his fourth appearance at the RBC Canadian Open next year.
