2023 Korn Ferry Tour Explained

Year:2023
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:26
Most Wins: Paul Barjon (2)
Pierceson Coody (2)
Chan Kim (2)
Ben Kohles (2)
Grayson Murray (2)
Honor1:Points list
Honoree1: Ben Kohles
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Ben Kohles
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Korn Ferry Tour was the 33rd season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Changes for 2023

Unlike in previous seasons, the Finals did not have a separate points list; the top 30 point winners through the entire season, including the Finals, earned PGA Tour cards. A rule change announced in December 2022 allowed for Korn Ferry Tour members that made the 36-hole cut in the U.S. Open to earn Korn Ferry Tour points equivalent to FedEx Cup points earned for their finish.[1] [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[3] [4]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
Jan 18 Bahamas 1,000,000 Chandler Phillips (1) 10.73
Jan 25 Bahamas 1,000,000 Ben Silverman (2) 10.70
Feb 5 Panama 1,000,000 Pierceson Coody (2) 11.11
Feb 12 Colombia 1,000,000 Rhein Gibson (2) 12.43
Mar 26 Georgia 1,000,000 David Skinns (3) 13.48
Apr 2 Chile 1,000,000 Ben Kohles (3) 11.35
Apr 16 Texas 1,000,000 Spencer Levin (1) 13.75
Apr 23 Florida 1,000,000 Scott Gutschewski (3) 12.66
Apr 30 Alabama 1,000,000 Ben Kohles (4) 13.04
May 21 Missouri 1,000,000 Grayson Murray (2) 13.93
May 28 Tennessee 1,000,000 Rico Hoey (1) 13.52
Jun 4 North Carolina 1,000,000 Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1) 13.73
Jun 11 South Carolina 1,000,000 Adrien Dumont de Chassart (1) 11.61 Pro-Am
Jun 18 Kansas 1,000,000 Ricky Castillo (1) 10.80
Jun 25 Oklahoma 1,000,000 Jimmy Stanger (1) 13.11 New tournament
Jul 2 Illinois 1,000,000 Paul Barjon (2) 12.37
Jul 16 Colorado 1,000,000 Nicholas Lindheim (3) 14.58
Jul 23 Missouri 1,000,000 Pierceson Coody (3) 14.11
Jul 30 Illinois 1,000,000 Trace Crowe (1) 14.30
Aug 6 Utah 1,000,000 Roger Sloan (2) 12.88
Aug 13 Nebraska 1,000,000 Alejandro Tosti (1) 15.12
Aug 20 New Jersey 1,000,000 Chan Kim (1) 15.31 New tournament
Aug 27 Idaho 1,500,000 Chan Kim (2) 15.19 Finals event
Sep 17 Tennessee 1,500,000 Grayson Murray (3) 15.13 Finals event
Sep 24 Ohio 1,500,000 Norman Xiong (2) 14.22 Finals event
Oct 8 Indiana 1,500,000 Paul Barjon (3) 10.14 Finals event

Points list

The points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5] [6] The top 30 players on the points list earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour.[7]

Position Player Points
1 1,893
2 1,592
3 1,560
4 1,559
5 1,524

Awards

AwardWinner
[8]
[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korn Ferry Tour members eligible to earn points from U.S. Open finishes beginning in 2023 . PGA Tour . December 19, 2022 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219154518/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2022/12/19/members-eligible-to-earn-points-for-us-open-finishes-effective-2023.html . 19 December 2022.
  2. This small rules change to the U.S. Open could have major implications on tour cards for 2023 . Golf Digest . December 19, 2022 . December 19, 2022 . Joel . Beall.
  3. Web site: 2023 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 31 August 2023.
  4. Web site: PGA Tour announces 2023 Korn Ferry Tour schedule . PGA Tour . October 4, 2022 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004150717/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2022/10/04/2023-schedule-announced-events-dates-times-locations-where-when-play-tournaments-path-to-pga-tour.html . 4 October 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points list . PGA Tour . 8 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Kohles Wins Korn Ferry Tour Points Championship . . 8 October 2023 . 9 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Meet the 30 newest PGA Tour members, 2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduates . PGA Tour . 8 October 2023 . 8 October 2023.
  8. Web site: Ben Kohles named 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year . PGA Tour . 10 January 2024 . 10 January 2024.
  9. Web site: Adrien Dumont de Chassart named 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year . PGA Tour . 10 January 2024 . 10 January 2024.