Korn Ferry Tour

The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level.

Those who are on the top 30 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season. Since the 2013 season, the Korn Ferry Tour has been the primary pathway for those seeking to earn their PGA Tour card. Q-School, which had previously been the primary route for qualification to the PGA Tour, has been converted as an entryway to the Korn Ferry Tour.

Korn Ferry Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Korn Ferry Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
FormerlyBen Hogan Tour (1990–1992)
Nike Tour (1993–1999)
Buy.com Tour (2000–2002)
Nationwide Tour (2003–2012)
Web.com Tour (2012–2019)
SportGolf
Founded1989
FounderPGA Tour
First season1990
CountriesBased in the United States
Most titlesTournament wins:
United States Jason Gore (7)
Related
competitions
PGA Tour
PGA Tour Americas
PGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour China
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Official websitekornferrytour.com

History

Announced in early 1989 by PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman, the "satellite tour" was formalized by the PGA Tour in 1990, originally named the Ben Hogan Tour, sponsored by the Ben Hogan Golf Company. The first season of 1990 had 30 events, and the typical event purse was $100,000. Late in 1992, Nike acquired the title sponsorship and it became the Nike Tour for seven seasons (1993–1999). Buy.com was the next title sponsor with the tour being titled the Buy.com Tour for three seasons (2000–2002).

Nationwide Insurance became the tour's next title sponsors for the start of the 2003 season, with the tour being renamed the Nationwide Tour. After 9+12 seasons as the Nationwide Tour, Web.com was announced as the new title sponsor in late June 2012. The 10-year sponsorship deal was effective immediately, and the tour's name was changed to the Web.com Tour mid-season. In June 2019, the PGA Tour announced a 10-year deal with Los Angeles–based consulting firm Korn Ferry to replace Web.com as the tour's sponsor.

The vast majority of tournaments have always been hosted within the mainland United States. In 1993 the tour reached beyond those boundaries for the first time, with the Monterrey Open in Mexico. It was an annual fixture on the tour schedule until 2001. The following season, the tour added PGA Tour of Australasia co-sanctioned events in Australia and New Zealand, and the Canadian PGA Championship in Canada. A tournament in Panama was added in 2004, and the tour returned to Mexico in 2008. The tour has also visited Colombia (since 2010), Chile (2012–2015), Brazil (2013–2016), the Dominican Republic (2016–2017) and the Bahamas (since 2017).

Rules and results

All Korn Ferry Tour tournaments operate similarly to typical PGA Tour tournaments in that they are all 72-hole stroke play events with a cut made after 36 holes. The cut on the Korn Ferry Tour is for the top 65 players and ties, which is the same as the PGA Tour. The fields are usually 144 or 156 players, depending on time of year (and available daylight hours). As with the PGA Tour, the winner of the tournament will get a prize of 18% of the total purse.

Since this tour is a developmental tour, players are usually vying to play well enough to gain status on the PGA Tour.

Until 2012, there were a number of ways of getting onto the Korn Ferry Tour: Top 50 golfers at qualifying school after the top 25 and ties, those who finished between 26th and 60th on the previous year's money list, 126–150th on the previous season's PGA Tour money list, and those who were formerly fully exempt on the PGA Tour in the recent past. Those without status can also earn enough to exceed 100th on the previous season's money list and earned unlimited exemptions for the remainder of the season. Around 14 open qualifying spots are given during the Monday of tournament week, and those who finished in the top 25 of a Korn Ferry event are automatically exempt into the next tournament. If a Monday morning qualifier wins an event, they will earn full-exempt status for the remainder of the season. Past PGA Tour winners aged 48 and 49 can play on the Korn Ferry Tour on an increased basis to prepare themselves for PGA Tour Champions, while former PGA Tour winners with limited status use the Korn Ferry Tour as a way to get back to the main tour.

In 2007 Paul Claxton became the first man to reach US$1 million in Korn Ferry Tour career earnings.

The Korn Ferry Tour offers Official World Golf Ranking points. The winner earns a minimum of 14 OWGR points (provided at least 54 holes are played) and 20 for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. Starting in 2013, the other events of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals award 16 OWGR points to the winner. Tournaments shortened to 36 holes are given reduced values of ten points for regular season events and the win is considered unofficial.

Three-win promotion

Since 1997, a player who wins three tournaments in one year on the Korn Ferry Tour receives an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour for the remainder of the year and for the following year. This "performance promotion" (sometimes informally referred to as a "battlefield promotion") has occurred twelve times:

Changes for 2013 season and beyond

On March 20, 2012, the PGA Tour announced radical changes to the main tour's season and qualifying process effective in 2013. Major changes to what was then known as the Nationwide Tour were also announced at that time. Full details of these changes were announced on July 10 of that year.

The first major change was that beginning in fall 2013, the PGA Tour season started in October of the previous calendar year. This change had several consequences for the Korn Ferry Tour, either directly or indirectly.

Starting with the 2013 season, the Korn Ferry Tour has a structure similar to that of the main PGA Tour, with a regular season followed by a season-ending series of tournaments. In the case of the Korn Ferry Tour, the ending series consists of four tournaments, to be held during the main tour's FedEx Cup playoffs, called the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. At least 150 players will be eligible to compete in the Finals—the top 75 on the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list, plus the players finishing between 126 and 200 on the FedEx Cup points list. Non-members of the PGA Tour are also eligible if they would have earned enough FedEx Cup points to finish 126 to 200. In addition, PGA Tour players who have been granted medical extensions for the following season are eligible. Because some of the PGA Tour players will be exempt by other means, such as tournament wins in the previous two years, the Finals fields will not consist of all eligible players. A total of 50 PGA Tour cards for the following season will be awarded at the end of the Finals—25 to the top regular-season money winners on the Korn Ferry Tour, with the remaining 25 determined by total money earned during the Finals.

Those who finish in the Top 75 on the regular season money list but fail to earn PGA Tour cards retain full Korn Ferry Tour status, along with those 26–50 on the Finals money list and those who finished 126–150 on the PGA Tour FedEx Cup standings. Conditional status is given to those who finish in the top 100 on the money list or 151–200 in the FedEx Cup.

Also, starting in 2013, the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament was replaced by the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament which grants playing rights only for the Korn Ferry Tour. The medalist is fully exempt on the Korn Ferry Tour for the entire season. Those finishing in the top ten plus ties are exempt through the third reshuffle, or thirteen events. Players finishing 11th-45th are exempt through the second reshuffle after nine events and all remaining golfers have conditional status. One can also earn direct access to the Korn Ferry Tour through a top-five finish on the Order of Merit on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, or PGA Tour China. The money leader from each of those tours is fully exempt and those 2nd-5th are conditionally exempt.

Finally, the Korn Ferry Tour now provides up to two entrants in the following year's Players Championship. One invitation is extended to the player who tops the money list for the entire season, including the Finals. The golfer who earns the most during the Finals also receives an invitation; if the same player leads both money lists, only one invitation is given.

Career money leaders

The table shows top-10 career money leaders on the Korn Ferry Tour as of the 2023 season. Players in bold were 2023 Korn Ferry Tour members.

Rank Player Prize money ($)
1 Korn Ferry Tour  Darron Stiles 2,121,641
2 Korn Ferry Tour  Kyle Thompson 1,890,864
3 Korn Ferry Tour  Scott Gutschewski 1,864,922
4 Korn Ferry Tour  Paul Claxton 1,802,290
5 Korn Ferry Tour  Ben Kohles 1,779,140
6 Korn Ferry Tour  Jason Gore 1,745,845
7 Korn Ferry Tour  Jeff Gove 1,702,910
8 Korn Ferry Tour  Hunter Haas 1,611,258
9 Korn Ferry Tour  Fabián Gómez 1,531,550
10 Korn Ferry Tour  Steven Alker 1,477,017

There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website.

Money list winners

Season Points list Points
2023 Korn Ferry Tour  Ben Kohles 1,893
Season Regular season
points list
Points Finals
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Points Overall
points list
Points
2022 Korn Ferry Tour  Yuan Yechun 1,819 Korn Ferry Tour  Justin Suh 1,167 Korn Ferry Tour  Justin Suh 2,312
2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour  Stephan Jäger 2,804 Korn Ferry Tour  Joseph Bramlett 1,139 Korn Ferry Tour  Stephan Jäger 3,524
2019 Korn Ferry Tour  Zhang Xinjun 1,962 Korn Ferry Tour  Scottie Scheffler 1,268 Korn Ferry Tour  Scottie Scheffler 2,935
Season Regular season
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Prize money ($) Finals
money list
Prize money ($) Overall
money list
Prize money ($)
2018 Korn Ferry Tour  Im Sung-jae 534,326 Korn Ferry Tour  Denny McCarthy 255,793 Korn Ferry Tour  Im Sung-jae 553,800
2017 Korn Ferry Tour  Brice Garnett 368,761 Korn Ferry Tour  Chesson Hadley 298,125 Korn Ferry Tour  Chesson Hadley 562,475
2016 Korn Ferry Tour  Wesley Bryan 449,392 Korn Ferry Tour  Grayson Murray 248,000 Korn Ferry Tour  Wesley Bryan 449,392
2015 Korn Ferry Tour  Patton Kizzire 518,240 Korn Ferry Tour  Chez Reavie 323,066 Korn Ferry Tour  Patton Kizzire 567,865
2014 Korn Ferry Tour  Carlos Ortiz 515,403 Korn Ferry Tour  Derek Fathauer 250,133 Korn Ferry Tour  Adam Hadwin 529,792
2013 Korn Ferry Tour  Michael Putnam 450,184 Korn Ferry Tour  John Peterson 230,000 Korn Ferry Tour  Chesson Hadley 535,432
Season Money list Prize money ($)
2012 Korn Ferry Tour  Casey Wittenberg 433,453
2011 Korn Ferry Tour  J. J. Killeen 414,273
2010 Korn Ferry Tour  Jamie Lovemark 452,951
2009 Korn Ferry Tour  Michael Sim 644,142
2008 Korn Ferry Tour  Matt Bettencourt 447,863
2007 Korn Ferry Tour  Richard Johnson 445,421
2006 Korn Ferry Tour  Ken Duke 382,443
2005 Korn Ferry Tour  Troy Matteson 495,009
2004 Korn Ferry Tour  Jimmy Walker 371,346
2003 Korn Ferry Tour  Zach Johnson 494,882
2002 Korn Ferry Tour  Patrick Moore 381,965
2001 Korn Ferry Tour  Chad Campbell 394,552
2000 Korn Ferry Tour  Spike McRoy 300,638
1999 Korn Ferry Tour  Carl Paulson 223,051
1998 Korn Ferry Tour  Bob Burns 178,664
1997 Korn Ferry Tour  Chris Smith 225,201
1996 Korn Ferry Tour  Stewart Cink 251,699
1995 Korn Ferry Tour  Jerry Kelly 188,878
1994 Korn Ferry Tour  Chris Perry 167,148
1993 Korn Ferry Tour  Sean Murphy 166,293
1992 Korn Ferry Tour  John Flannery 164,115
1991 Korn Ferry Tour  Tom Lehman 141,934
1990 Korn Ferry Tour  Jeff Maggert 108,644

Awards

Season Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
2023 Korn Ferry Tour  Ben Kohles Korn Ferry Tour  Adrien Dumont de Chassart
2022 Korn Ferry Tour  Justin Suh Korn Ferry Tour  Kim Seong-hyeon
2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour  Stephan Jäger Korn Ferry Tour  Greyson Sigg
2019 Korn Ferry Tour  Scottie Scheffler Korn Ferry Tour  Scottie Scheffler
2018 Korn Ferry Tour  Im Sung-jae Korn Ferry Tour  Im Sung-jae
2017 Korn Ferry Tour  Chesson Hadley No award
2016 Korn Ferry Tour  Wesley Bryan
2015 Korn Ferry Tour  Patton Kizzire
2014 Korn Ferry Tour  Carlos Ortiz
2013 Korn Ferry Tour  Michael Putnam
2012 Korn Ferry Tour  Casey Wittenberg
2011 Korn Ferry Tour  J. J. Killeen
2010 Korn Ferry Tour  Jamie Lovemark
2009 Korn Ferry Tour  Michael Sim
2008 Korn Ferry Tour  Brendon de Jonge
2007 Korn Ferry Tour  Nick Flanagan
2006 Korn Ferry Tour  Ken Duke
2005 Korn Ferry Tour  Jason Gore
2004 Korn Ferry Tour  Jimmy Walker
2003 Korn Ferry Tour  Zach Johnson
2002 Korn Ferry Tour  Patrick Moore
2001 Korn Ferry Tour  Chad Campbell
2000 Korn Ferry Tour  Spike McRoy
1999 Korn Ferry Tour  Carl Paulson
1998 Korn Ferry Tour  Bob Burns
1997 Korn Ferry Tour  Chris Smith
1996 Korn Ferry Tour  Stewart Cink
1995 Korn Ferry Tour  Jerry Kelly
1994 Korn Ferry Tour  Chris Perry
1993 Korn Ferry Tour  Sean Murphy
1992 Korn Ferry Tour  John Flannery
1991 Korn Ferry Tour  Tom Lehman
1990 Korn Ferry Tour  Jeff Maggert

See also

Notes

References

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