TV analyst backs up Kevin Kisner over PGA Tour claim: "So true"

Brandel Chamblee has backed up PGA Tour member Kevin Kisner after the American labelled the circuit 'a closed shop'. 

The RSM Classic represented the final event of the calendar year. 

It was a weekend of tension and high drama, with several notable players battling to retain their full status for the 2025 season. 

Only the top 125 players at the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall retained their fully exempt status. 

But this is all set to change in 2026, with that number being reduced to 100. 

Writing on X before the final round began, Kisner said: "It will be a crazy day to watch the RSM Classic. 

"And the 125 on the FedEx Cup, there will be guys that lose their playing privileges today that you will never hear from again because of how much of a closed shop [the] PGA Tour is becoming."

Kisner added that he could 'care less' what direction the Tour goes in. 

"I was just pointing out how fascinating today would be to many careers," he added. 

The strongly opinionated Chamblee, who has spent the past two years blasting LIV Golf and the state of the game, was in agreement with the 40-year-old. 

"So true Kiz," he wrote. 

Chamblee previously claimed it was a 'sad day for the Tour' when the policy board officially approved the changes that will come into force in 2026. 

As well as reducing the fully exempt members to 100, there will be fewer Korn Ferry Tour graduates, reduced field sizes and in some cases the elimination of Monday qualifiers altogether. 

In other words, the PGA Tour will become more cut-throat than ever.

Which players retained their PGA Tour cards for 2025?

YouTuber Wesley Bryan came into the RSM Classic as the bubble boy. 

But a missed cut for the American meant that he dropped out of the top 125. 

Zac Blair, Hayden Springer, Michael Thorbjornsen and S.H. Kim also finished outside of the top 125. 

Sam Ryder, Joel Dahmen and Sami Valimaki retained their cards by the skin of their teeth. 

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