Defending champion Troy Kuramarohit, of Canoga Park, California, and Troy Taylor II, tournament runner-up and the APGA Farmers Insurance® Fall Series overall champion in 2024, among next week’s 43-player field; 36-hole competition is Wednesday and Thursday
The Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) Tour is set to conclude its 2025 season with the Farmers Fall Series Finale, the tour’s 16th and final event of the year. The tournament, also the third and last stop on the APGA Farmers Insurance Fall Series, will take place at Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, California, from November 11–13.
The 43-player field will compete for a $35,000 purse, with the winner earning 700 points toward the APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings and taking home $10,500. Tournament week opens Tuesday, November 11, with practice rounds, followed by two days of official competition on Wednesday and Thursday (November 12–13).
Canoga Park native and Crespi High School graduate Troy Kuramarohit, who carded a 36-hole score of 8-under-par 136 (68–68) to win last year’s Farmers Fall Series Finale as an APGA rookie, will return to defend his title. Other Southern California standouts in the field include Ryan Ellerbrock (San Diego), Andrew Fernandes (Cerritos), Aaron Grimes (Compton), Jonathan Kang (Santa Clarita), and Rovonta Young (Rancho Cucamonga).
Founded in 2010, the Advocates Professional Golf Association is a non-profit organization devoted to building diversity and inclusion in golf through competitive play, player development, mentoring, and youth outreach. The APGA operates 18 professional tournaments annually, awarding more than $1 million in prize and bonus money, while helping underrepresented golfers pursue their professional aspirations.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, November 11
9 a.m. PT – Practice Rounds
Wednesday, November 12
7:10 a.m. PT – First Round
(Tee times run approximately 7:10–9:30 a.m.)
Thursday, November 13
7:10 a.m. PT – Final Round
(Tee times run approximately 7:10–9:30 a.m.)
Featured Players
A field of 43 players, including many of the top players on the APGA Tour, will compete in the Farmers Fall Series Finale. Notable players include:
- Troy Kuramarohit –Canoga Park, California resident and Crespi High School graduate won the 2024 Farmers Fall Series Finale to conclude his rookie season on the APGA Tour. The second-year APGA Tour golfer attended Penn State and placed fourth in the 2024 APGA Juneteenth Classic in Los Angeles.
- Ryan Ellerbrock – San Diego native and graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University who is in his third year on the APGA Tour. He won the first of his two titles as an APGA rookie at the 2023 Farmers Fall Series Finale. His best finish in 2025 is a T5 at the APGA Juneteenth Classic in Los Angeles.
- Andrew Fernandes – Cerritos resident and 2016 Wilson High School (Long Beach) graduate who played at Cal State Dominguez Hills during the 2016-17 and 2018-19 seasons before turning pro in 2020. Since joining the APGA Tour in 2023, he holds one runner-up finish and six top-10 results, including a T7 at the APGA’s Mastercard Tour Championship in New York in August. His golf idol is Tiger Woods, and Fernandes past performed community service at Woods’ TGR Learning Lab in Anaheim.
- Aaron Grimes – Compton resident played collegiately at College of the Canyons and Cal State Northridge after graduating from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower in 2012. He has played on the APGA Tour since he turned pro in 2016 and placed top-10 in 11 APGA events in 2024.
- Jonathan Kang – Santa Clarita resident and 2016 Golden Valley High School graduate played college golf at UC Irvine from 2016-21 and joined the APGA in 2023. He competed in the 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship.
- Rovonta Young – Rancho Cucamonga native and Los Osos High School graduate who was a former team MVP while playing collegiately at Alabama A&M. He turned professional in 2018 and won his lone APGA title at the 2021 APGA World Golf Village King and Bear event. He has nine top-6 finishes in the past three APGA seasons and placed fourth in last month’s Billy Horschel Invitational Presented by Cisco.
- Marcus Byrd – Washington D.C. native andeight-time APGA Tour winner. Temple Hills, Maryland resident is one of three golfers with two 2025 APGA Tour victories, most recently at the 2025 APGA at TPC Deere Run in July, and he also has three runner-up finishes this year. The APGA’s 2025 Cisco Cup champion is also the points leader in the 2025 APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings. He has made eight PGA TOUR starts since 2022 while making the cut in his previous two PGA TOUR events, including July’s ISCO Championship. One of seven APGA golfers to qualify for December’s Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School.
- Luis Gagne – Orlando, Fla. resident and LSU golf product (past college roommate of PGA TOUR star Sam Burns) was the low amateur at the 2018 U.S. Open and also played in the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Opens. In 2025, the second-year APGA Tour player and San Jose, Costa Rica native won his first APGA title at July’s APGA Two-Man Classic at TPC Louisiana (with partner Willie Mack III) and finished runner-up (via playoff) at the APGA’s season-opening Farmers Insurance Invitational and the APGA at Magnolia Grove. Third in points in the APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings. One of seven APGA golfers to qualify for December’s Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School.
- Willie Mack III – Flint, Mich. native and Orlando, Fla. resident is the APGA’s winningest active player, a 16-time APGA Tourchampion after winning July’s APGA Two-Man Classic and September’s APGA at TPC Las Vegas. He is also one of its foremost veterans, having played with the APGA annually since he turned pro and debuted in 2011 (the APGA Tour launched in 2010). He holds 10 PGA TOUR starts (two cuts made) and was the only APGA golfer to play the 2024 U.S. Open. Fifth in points in the APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings. One of seven APGA golfers to qualify for December’s Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School.
- Kamaiu Johnson – Tallahassee, Fla. native andOviedo, Fla. resident is an eight-time APGA champion and one of three golfers towin twice on the 2025 APGA Tour – in consecutive events in June at the APGA Juneteenth Classic in Los Angeles and the APGA at TPC Scottsdale (Arizona). He is ninth in points in the APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings. He made five PGA TOUR starts between 2021-2023.
- Troy Taylor II – Westerville, Ohio native and Michigan State graduate was the overall champion of the 2024 APGA Farmers Insurance Fall Series, recording his first professional win in the 2024 APGA at Seaview (NJ) event during the Fall Series, and he tied for second place in the 2024 Farmers Fall Series Finale. He debuted on the APGA Tour in 2023 and was a runner-up in July’s APGA Two-Man Classic (with playing partner John-Baptiste Hakizimana).
- Aaron Beverly – Northern California native, Sacramento resident and Sacramento State golf product is a two-time APGA Tour winner who made one PGA TOUR start at the Tiger Woods-hosted Genesis Invitational in 2022 as the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption recipient. The fifth-year APGA golfer last won at the 2024 APGA at TPC Scottsdale, and his maiden APGA victory came in the 2021 Farmers Fall Series Finale at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles.
- Michael Bradham – The San Antonio, Texas native and the APGA’s 2024 Adrian Stills Award Presented by Cisco recipient won his second APGA Tour title at the APGA at Magnolia Grove on April 1 and tied for third at his hometown event in March, the APGA at TPC San Antonio. In Tustin, he won the 2022 Farmers Fall Series Finale and tied for second last year.
- Wyatt Worthington II – Reynoldsburg, Ohio native and three-time APGA champion last won in the 2024 Farmers Insurance Fall Series’ opening tournament – the APGA at Bally’s Ferry Point – and he placed runner-up in October’s Billy Horschel Invitational Presented by Cisco. He debuted on the APGA Tour in 2021 and has made five PGA TOUR starts, four of which have come in the PGA Championship: 2024 (at Valhalla), 2023 (at Oak Hill), 2022 (at Southern Hills) and 2016 (at Baltusrol), when he became the second African American PGA of America Golf Professional to play the PGA Championship.
- John-Baptiste Hakizimana – Hobe Sound, Florida resident and native of Rwanda who immigrated to the United States at age 6. The third-year APGA Tour golfer won his first APGA tournament in August at the Jefferson Health APGA Classic, in the Philadelphia area, and he was runner-up in July’s APGA Two-Man Classic (with playing partner Troy Taylor II). He is No. 10 in the 2025 APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings.
- Gregory Odom Jr. – Memphis, Tennessee native, Dallas, Texas resident and 2024 Howard University graduate won the 2024 Cisco Invitational and 2024 Mastercard Tour Championship – the APGA’s two most lucrative events – during his rookie season on the APGA Tour. He is one of seven APGA golfers to qualify for December’s Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School.
- Jaime Lopez Rivarola – Buenos Aires, Argentina native and University of Georgia product is a two-time APGA Tour winner who most recently captured the APGA at TPC San Antonio in March. He placed runner-up in September’s APGA at TPC Las Vegas event and is No. 6 in points in the APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings.
- Everett Whiten Jr. – Chesapeake, Virginia native played collegiately at Howard University. The second-year APGA golfer won his first APGA Tour title at the tour’s previous event, the Billy Horschel Invitational Presented by Cisco, in October. He holds three top-6 finishes on the 2025 APGA Tour, including a runner-up finish in July at the APGA at TPC Deere Run. No. 8 in points in the 2025 APGA’s Jeff Dailey Standings.
- Brian Ohr –Chicago native and Miami (Ohio) University product has four top-3 results since joining the APGA Tour in 2024, including a victory at the 2024 APGA Two-Man Classic. He is one of seven APGA golfers to qualify for December’s Second Stage of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School.
- Joey Stills – Orlando native, Davenport, Florida resident and University of West Florida product joined the APGA Tour in 2019 and holds four top-5 finishes in the past four months. In consecutive weeks in October, he gained his first APGA title at October’s Cisco Invitational at Pebble Beach, then tied for fifth place at the Billy Horschel Invitational Presented by Cisco.
Other names to watch include Wyatt Worthington II, Troy Taylor II, Aaron Beverly, and John-Baptiste Hakizimana — all top performers with PGA TOUR Q-School invitations.
The Jeff Dailey Standings
Named in honor of former Farmers Insurance CEO Jeff Dailey, the APGA’s points system rewards consistent performance throughout the year across all official events. The overall points leader at the end of the season receives the Jeff Dailey APGA Tour Player of the Year Award and a $15,000 bonus.
About the APGA Tour
Since its founding, the APGA Tour has become a driving force for inclusion in professional golf. Through competitive tournaments, mentorship, and community initiatives, the organization has created pathways for minority golfers to excel on and off the course. The APGA also partners with major sponsors like Farmers Insurance, Cisco, Mastercard, and others to provide players with resources, visibility, and opportunities that reach beyond the fairway.
The Farmers Fall Series Finale at Tustin Ranch marks not only the end of another competitive season but a celebration of progress — proving that the APGA’s mission to create an inclusive future through golf is stronger than ever. For more information visit https://www.apgatour.org/
