The 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season continues with the NV5 Invitational in Glenview, Illinois, the 19th event of the Tour’s 26-event season.

This year marks the seventh playing of the NV5 Invitational, and previous winners of the event include 17-time PGA TOUR winner Scottie Scheffler (2019), 2021-22 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Cameron Young (2021) and PGA TOUR winner Harry Hall (2022).

The Glen Club hosts its sixth NV5 Invitational (2019, 2021-present; the 2020 tournament was contested at nearby Chicago Highlands Club). The Glen Club previously hosted the final six playings of the LaSalle Bank Open, a Korn Ferry Tour event from 2002-08.

Chandler Blanchet became the first wire-to-wire winner on Tour this season with his victory at last week's Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Hiland Dairy Foods, capturing his first career Korn Ferry Tour title. Blanchet, the 12th first-time winner on Tour this year, posted a 27-under 261 en route to a three-stroke victory over runner-up Patrick Welch. Blanchet climbed to No. 7 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List ahead of this week's event.

At last year's NV5 Invitational, Thomas Rosenmueller matched the 72-hole tournament scoring record with a 25-under 259 to claim his first Korn Ferry Tour win with a twostroke margin of victory over rookie Karl Vilips, propelling the Munich, Germany native to a No. 9 finish on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to secure his first PGA TOUR card.

PGA TOUR winner Karl Vilips (second) was one of four players to finish T7 or higher at the 2024 NV5 Invitational to earn PGA TOUR membership at season's end. Five of six players who finished T7 or higher but did not earn PGA TOUR membership are in this week's field: Zach Bauchou (T3), Sam Bennett (T3), Davis Chatfield (T3), Carter Jenkins (T7) and Korn Ferry Tour winner Sudarshan Yellamaraju (T7).

Tournament storylines

• The field includes 14 PGA TOUR winners with 26 career victories, highlighted by Ben Crane with five career TOUR victories.
• The field features 52 Korn Ferry Tour winners - including all 16 winners from the 2025 season - with 77 career victories, led by four-time winner Robby Shelton.
• Eight players in this week’s field are in the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking: Johnny Keefer (No. 86), Neal Shipley (No. 91), Austin Smotherman (No. 115), S.H. Kim (No. 140), Kensei Hirata (No. 143), Hank Lebioda (No. 161), Chandler Blanchet (No. 175) and Trace Crowe (No. 188).
• Past NV5 Invitational Champions Crowe, who defeated Patrick Fishburn in a playoff to capture his first title during the 2023 season, and Curtis Thompson, who won at Chicago Highlands back in the 2020-21 season, are the only former winners in the field this week.
• This week's field includes two University of Illinois alumni: two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Luke Guthrie and 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year Adrien Dumont de Chassart.
• Additional players with ties to the state of Illinois include: two-time PGA TOUR winner Kevin Streelman (plays from Wheaton), open qualifier Bradley Goldstein (Highland Park native), as well as sponsor exemptions Charlie Nikitas (plays from Glenview) and Dan Massello (Chicago native).
• Preston Summerhays (No. 135 on 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List) leads the eight players in the field from the top 10 of the 2025 PGA TOUR University Eligibility Ranking: Ian Gilligan, Algot Kleen, Phichaksn Maichon, Omar Morales, Sebastian Moss, Pablo Ereno Perez and Jackson Van Paris.

Tournament facts

• Course: The Glen Club (Glenview, Illinois), par 71, 7,236 yards
  • Years hosted: 2019, 2021-present
• Field: 156 players
• Scoring records:
  • 18-hole: 60, Ryan McCormick (2023, Round 1)
  • 72-hole: 259, Thomas Rosenmueller (2024), Patrick Fishburn, Trace Crowe (2023)
• Defending champion: Thomas Rosenmueller
• Purse: $1,000,000 ($180,000/winner)