First 2020 FLW Tour Invites Sent
119 pros from the 2019 FLW Tour have received their invites for next season
Today, FLW sent out 119 invitations for the 2020 FLW Tour to the top performers from the 2019 FLW Tour.
These invitations are in alignment with the 2019 FLW Tour rules that were announced last summer that transitioned the Tour to a qualification system, as well as one amendment made to accommodate changes in the pro bass fishing industry. The amendment was announced to pros at the registration meeting for the season finale on Lake Champlain last week.
Per the 2019 rules:
The top 100 pros based on an average of points earned in the 2018 and 2019 FLW Tour seasons (2019 only for rookies) requalify for the 2020 season. If a pro finishes outside of the top 100 but has previously earned an FLW Tour Angler of the Year title or has previously won the FLW Cup (as a pro), he or she will be granted a one-year exemption. Pros who earn entry upon exemption must finish in the top 100 (based on points for the current season) to requalify or must qualify through the FLW Series. If a top 100 pro declines his or her bid into the 2020 FLW Tour, the next eligible pro will qualify.
Due to the amount of turnover on Tour and changes in the industry prior to 2019, there was a high number of rookies on the Tour this season. Those rookies were evaluated for requalification based on only one season of competition. Taking that into consideration, FLW also evaluated all veteran pros based on their 2019 AOY points total alone. If it was higher than the points total applied in the rules above for the last pro into the top 100 (two-year average or one-year total for rookies), that pro also received an invitation to the 2020 Tour.
Therefore, the total number of pros receiving invites for 2020 from the 2019 FLW Tour is 119.
Additional invitations will go out later this season in accordance with the qualification rules established for the 2020 FLW Tour. The full set of rules for qualification is available here.
2020 FLW Tour qualifiers from the 2019 Tour
Jason Abram
Bradford Beavers
Matt Becker
Daryl Biron
Greg Bohannan
Terry Bolton
Christopher Brasher
Jimmy Brewer
Aaron Britt
Grae Buck
Miles Burghoff
Jon Canada
Todd Castledine
Joey Cifuentes
Sheldon Collings
Ramie Colson Jr.
Kyle Cortiana
John Cox
Alex Davis
Darrell Davis
Tommy Dickerson
Jeff Dobson
Bradley Dortch
Josh Douglas
Kurt Dove
David Dudley
Luke Dunkin
Dakota Ebare
Jon Englund
Charlie Evans
Austin Felix
Tim Frederick
Sam George
Matt Greenblatt
Chad Grigsby
Buddy Gross
Cody Hahner
Bradley Hallman
Dylan Hays
Billy Hines
Jamie Horton
Jimmy Houston
Miles Howe
John Hunter
Cody Kelley
Rob Kilby
Brad Knight
Brian Latimer
Jeremy Lawyer
Nick LeBrun
Wes Logan
Scott Martin
Lendell Martin Jr.
Michael Matthee
Billy McCaghren
Chris McCall
Johnny McCombs
Bill McDonald
Brandon McMillan
Jared McMillan
Jason Meninger
Kerry Milner
Kurt Mitchell
Tom Monsoor
Troy Morrow
Brandon Mosley
Jim Moynagh
Shawn Murphy
Cody Murray
Corey Neece
Ron Nelson
Dicky Newberry
James Niggemeyer
Larry Nixon
Jordan Osborne
Hensley Powell
Tom Redington
Matt Reed
Clark Reehm
Jimmy Reese
Jason Reyes
Curtis Richardson
Darrel Robertson
Zell Rowland
Ryan Salzman
Casey Scanlon
Bryan Schmitt
Colby Schrumpf
Braxton Setzer
Charles Sim
AJ Slegona
Capt. Blake Smith
Derrick Snavely
Matthew Stefan
Tyler Stewart
Wade Strelic
Mike Surman
Timmy Thompkins
Bryan Thrift
J Todd Tucker
Jim Tutt
Andrew Upshaw
John Voyles
Jacob Wall
Chad Warren
Joshua Weaver
Joseph Webster
Kyle Weisenburger
Chris Whitson
Andy Wicker
Scott Wiley
Joel Willert
David Williams
Austin Wilson
Barry Wilson
Matt Wittekiend
Tyler Woolcott
David Wootton
Andy Young