The 2026 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship field is set with the passing of the Korn Ferry Tour tournament entry deadline. The field is set for this Korn Ferry Tour event, played at the Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlett Course in Columbus, Ohio, from September 17-20, 2026.
The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship field is headlined by the likes of Ian Holt, Alvaro Ortiz, Ross Steelman and more.
This is set to be a 113-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the 24th tournament of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour schedule.
The tournament is being played in its originally intended slot, with this being the Korn Ferry Tour start to the Finals, with the top 132 players in the points list eligible to compete in this event, the second of four.
We do not have Monday qualifiers for this event, which will be played Thursday though Sunday.
The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship alternate list does not exist. Only eligible players can compete.
The field will be playing for a $1.5 million purse, with none of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking among the top contenders.
2026 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship field
| RANK | PLAYER |
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| 1 | Ross Steelman |
| 3 | Ian Holt |
| 4 | Alistair Docherty |
| 5 | Alvaro Ortiz |
| 6 | Cole Sherwood |
| 7 | Tommy Morrison |
| 8 | Hunter Eichhorn |
| 9 | Jeremy Gandon |
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| 10 | Dylan Menante |
| 12 | Michael Johnson |
| 13 | Sandy Scott |
| 14 | Cooper Dossey |
| 15 | Taylor Dickson |
| 16 | Davis Shore |
| 18 | Yuta Sugiura |
| 19 | Cole Hammer |
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| 20 | Ian Gilligan |
| 21 | Davis Lamb |
| 22 | Caleb VanArragon |
| 23 | John Pak |
| 24 | Austin Hitt |
| 25 | Robby Shelton |
| 26 | Carson Young |
| 27 | Zack Fischer |
| 28 | Ben Carr |
| 29 | James Nicholas |
| 30 | Logan McAllister |
| 31 | Mason Andersen |
| 33 | Derek Hitchner |
| 34 | Joseph Bramlett |
| 35 | Frankie Harris |
| 36 | Jay Card III |
| 37 | Nick Gabrelcik |
| 38 | Drew Nesbitt |
| 39 | Roger Sloan |
| 40 | Ryo Ishikawa |
| 41 | Ben Taylor |
| 43 | Chris Korte |
| 44 | Jorge Fernández Valdés |
| 45 | Mitchell Meissner |
| 46 | Kyle Westmoreland |
| 47 | Travis Trace |
| 48 | John Marshall Butler |
| 49 | S.Y. Noh |
| 50 | Chan Kim |
| 51 | Jackson Buchanan |
| 52 | Taylor Montgomery |
| 53 | Will Cannon |
| 54 | Trevor Cone |
| 55 | Barend Botha |
| 56 | Will Chandler |
| 57 | Nicolo Galletti |
| 58 | Hayden Buckley |
| 59 | Trent Phillips |
| 60 | Noah Goodwin |
| 61 | Matt Atkins |
| 62 | Rayhan Thomas |
| 64 | Justin Hastings |
| 65 | Jackson Van Paris |
| 66 | Rick Lamb |
| 67 | Matthew Anderson |
| 68 | Carson Bacha |
| 69 | Cristobal Del Solar |
| 70 | Justin Suh |
| 71 | Chad Sewell |
| 72 | Phichaksn Maichon |
| 73 | Stuart Macdonald |
| 74 | Maxwell Moldovan |
| 75 | Julian Suri |
| 76 | Norman Xiong |
| 77 | Turk Pettit |
| 79 | Mahanth Chirravuri |
| 80 | Kevin Dougherty |
| 82 | William Sides |
| 83 | Chris Francoeur |
| 84 | Andrew Kozan |
| 88 | Jase Summy |
| 91 | Matthew Riedel |
| 92 | Chez Reavie |
| 94 | Carl Yuan |
| 95 | Bryce Lewis |
| 96 | Ricardo Celia |
| 97 | Petr Hruby |
| 98 | Joe Weiler |
| 99 | Augusto Núñez |
| 101 | Tyler Wilkes |
| 102 | Christiaan Maas |
| 103 | Billy Tom Sargent |
| 106 | Luke Potter |
| 107 | Bryson Nimmer |
| 108 | Theo Humphrey |
| 109 | Blaine Hale Jr. |
| 111 | Jacob Solomon |
| 113 | Jeff Overton |
| 114 | Joshua Creel |
| 115 | Hunter Wolcott |
| 116 | Ashton Van Horne |
| 117 | Ryan Blaum |
| 118 | Brandon Berry |
| 119 | Vicente Marzilio |
| 120 | Luke Gutschewski |
| 121 | Tyson Alexander |
| 122 | Tom Whitney |
| 123 | Filip Jakubcik |
| 124 | Sam Choi |
| 125 | Sebastian Cappelen |
| 126 | Brett White |
| 127 | Michael Feagles |
| 128 | RJ Manke |
| 129 | Brett Stegmaier |
| 130 | Tyler Leach |
| 131 | Jorge Garcia |
| 132 | Russell Knox |
Players skipping the 2026 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship
| RANK | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2 | Doc Redman |
| 11 | Blades Brown |
| 17 | Ben Kohles |
| 32 | Zac Blair |
| 42 | Adam Hadwin |
| 63 | Hayden Springer |
| 78 | Fabian Gomez |
| 81 | Tyler Duncan |
| 85 | Paul Peterson |
| 86 | Lanto Griffin |
| 87 | Ben Martin |
| 89 | Thomas Rosenmueller |
| 90 | Jeremy Paul |
| 93 | Cameron Champ |
| 100 | Will Gordon |
| 104 | Bronson Burgoon |
| 105 | Troy Merritt |
| 110 | Shad Tuten |
| 112 | Justin Biwer |
