Who is Johnny Keefer? Everything to know about the 2024 Fortinet Cup Champion

Johnny Keefer has won the Fortinet Cup after a splendid 2024 season on PGA Tour Americas. In 10 starts, he registered one win, 4 runner-ups, 8 top fives, and 9 top-10 finishes. With the win, he has been exempted from the Korn Ferry Tour card in 2025.

Keefer finished on the top of the Fortinet Cup standings with 2,022 points. He was 320 points ahead of Denmark's Frederik Kjettrup. Here are the top 10 finishers in the Fortinet Cup standings who have been exempted from the Korn Ferry Tour card in 2025:

• John Keefer: 2,022 points
• Frederik Kjettrup: 1,702 points
• Matthew Anderson: 1,468 points
• Barend Botha: 1,005 points
• Clay Feagler: 881 points
• Will Cannon: 858 points
• Harry Hillier: 844 points
• Sandy Scott: 814 points
• Ryan Burnett: 802 points
• Ian Holt: 800 points

The 23-year-old Johnny Keefer was born in Baltimore, Maryland to John and Judy Keefer. His family lived in San Diego for seven years before moving to San Antonio, Texas. He started playing lacrosse at the age of four. He took up golf at 11 when his father John bribed him with lacrosse equipment.

He did his schooling at Lady Bird Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas. He won three titles in his high school:

• 2017 AJGA Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship
• 2017 TJGT Texas Junior Masters
• 2016 AJGA Under Armour Jordan Spieth Qualifier

He went to college at Baylor University in Waco, Texas from 2019 to 2024. In the freshman year, he recorded three top-5 finishes and tied for second place at the Cabo Collegiate. In his both redshirt freshman and sophomore year, he was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

In his redshirt junior year, he became the first Baylor golfer to enter the NCAA as an individual competitor since 2009. In his redshirt senior year, he tied for 11th at the NCAA Championship, Baylor’s highest-ever individual finish.

He also won the 2024 Big 12 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the 2024 Scout McNealy Award Winner in his final year. He was best ranked as No. 24 in WAGR rankings in his amateur career.

Johnny Keefer finished 25th in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Rankings which exempted him from PGA Tour Americas. He was unstoppable at the North America Swing of PGA TOUR Americas. He won the 2024 CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open by one stroke over Neal Shipley and Joey Savoie.

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A look at Johnny Keefer's performance in PGA Tour Americas

Johnny Keefer had a great 2024 season on PGA Tour Americas. In 10 events, he had one win, eight top-5 finishes and 9 top-10 finishes. He won a total prize money of $161,708.

Other than winning the Manitoba Open, he had several notable finishes which include four runner-up finishes at ATB Classic, Explore NB Open, BioSteel Championship and Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open.

Let's take a look at Johnny Keefer's performances so far on PGA Tour Americas:

• The Beachlands Victoria Open presented by Times Colonist: T5 (68-65-64-66, 263, -17)
• ATB Classic: T2 (67-69-71-68, 275, -13)
• Explore NB Open: 2 (63-64-64, 191, -22)
• Bromont Open presented by Desjardins: T6 (63-65-69-67, 264, -16)
• Commissionaires Ottawa Open: T19 (69-68-65-68, 270, -18)
• BioSteel Championship: T2 (65-63-65-62, 255, -25)
• Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open presented by Lake Country Co-Op: T2 (65-65-68-66, 264, -16)
• CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open: 1 (63-61-71-67, 262, -26)
• CRMC Championship presented by Gertens: T4 (66-67-67-64, 264, -16)
• Fortinet Cup Championship: T3 (70-71-68-68, 277, -3)