Ben Kohles was in contention to earn his PGA Tour card again, but he accidentally moved his ball, and a penalty cost him the card. The American golfer competed in the PGA Tour Q School final stage event held from December 11 to 14. He was tied for the lead after three rounds but struggled in the final round of the tournament on Sunday.On the eighth hole, he accidentally caused his ball to move, for which he received a one-stroke penalty. The PGA Tour shared a video of the unfortunate incident on its X (formerly Twitter) account, with a caption: "Co-leader, Ben Kohles, accidentally moves ball, resulting in a one-stroke penalty at PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry. He moves from T1 to T9 after a double bogey."His struggle continued as the game progressed. Ben Kohles made another double bogey on the ninth hole and one more on the 11th. He started the final round with a bogey on the second at the Dye’s Valley Course. He added a birdie on the seventh, followed by two double bogeys on the next two holes.On the back nine, he added three birdies, a double bogey, and two bogeys for a round of 5-over 75 and slipped down 28 spots on the leaderboard. He settled in a tie for 29th place.Meanwhile, A.J. Ewart topped the leaderboard after four rounds at 14-under and earned a PGA Tour card for the 2026 season. The other four earned the cards are Adam Svensson, Alejandro Tosti, Marcelo Rozo, and Dylan Wu.Ben Kohles settles for 145th place in 2025 FedEx Cup standingsBen Kohles played on the PGA Tour in 2025. However, he had a tough time on the greens and settled in 153rd in the FedEx Cup standings after the regular season and 145th place in the FedEx Cup Fall season standings.He has a limited status to play in the 2026 season and was looking forward to regaining his card. However, his painful outing on Sunday cost him the card.This season on the PGA Tour, Ben Kohles has played in 28 tournaments and struggled in most of the events. He started the campaign with a T53 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii and then recorded a T21 at the American Express. He then played at the WM Phoenix Open and carded two rounds of 70 and 71 and missed the cut.He missed 11 cuts this season and only had one finish in the top 10. He was impressive at the ISCO Championship, where he started the campaign with an opening round of 68, followed by the next two rounds of 72 and 70. He carded a round of 66 to settle in a tie for eighth place.