2022 Korn Ferry Tour

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2022 Korn Ferry Tour season
DurationJanuary 16, 2022 (2022-01-16) – September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
Number of official events26
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (2)
Regular season points list Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yechun
Finals points list Flag of the United States.svg Justin Suh
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Justin Suh
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seong-hyeon
2023

The 2022 Korn Ferry Tour was the 32nd season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 19 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic Bahamas750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Akshay Bhatia (1)14
Jan 26 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Bahamas750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Harkins (1)14
Feb 6 Panama Championship Panama750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Carson Young (1)14
Feb 13 Astara Golf Championship Colombia750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Matthews (1)14
Feb 20 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida750,000 Flag of South Korea.svg An Byeong-hun (1)14
Mar 20 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana750,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yechun (1)14
Mar 27 Lake Charles Championship Louisiana750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Werbylo (1)14New tournament [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 3 Club Car Championship Georgia750,000 Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Vogel (1)14
Apr 16 Veritex Bank Championship Texas750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tyson Alexander (2)14
May 1 Huntsville Championship Alabama750,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrison Endycott (1)14
May 8 Simmons Bank Open Tennessee750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Grant (1)14
May 15 Visit Knoxville Open Tennessee750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Anders Albertson (2)14
May 22 AdventHealth Championship Missouri750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Cone (2)14
May 29 NV5 Invitational Illinois750,000 Flag of England.svg Harry Hall (2)14
Jun 5 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Thompson (1)14
Jun 12 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (3)14Pro-Am
Jun 19 Wichita Open Kansas750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Norman Xiong (1)14
Jun 26 Live and Work in Maine Open Maine750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pierceson Coody (1)14
Jul 3 The Ascendant Colorado750,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dou Zecheng (3)14
Jul 17 Memorial Health Championship Illinois750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Haley II (2)14
Jul 24 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri750,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Kocher (2)14
Aug 7 Utah Championship Utah750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Kozan (1)14
Aug 14 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska850,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (4)14.79
Aug 21 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Will Gordon (1)20.13Finals event
Aug 28 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio1,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg David Lingmerth (2)19.83Finals event
Sep 4 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Suh (1)19.09Finals event

Points list

Regular season points list

The regular season points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] The top 25 players on the regular season points list earned status to play on the 2022–23 PGA Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yechun 1,819
2 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton 1,603
3 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Haley II 1,341
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dou Zecheng 1,321
5 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Montgomery 1,216

Finals points list

The Finals points list was based on tournament results during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, calculated using a points-based system. [5] The top 25 players on the Finals points list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2022–23 PGA Tour. [6]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Suh 1,167
2 Flag of the United States.svg Will Gordon 1,073
3 Flag of Sweden.svg David Lingmerth 1,000
4 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Haley II 615
5 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Eckroat 615

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Justin Suh [7]
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seong-hyeon [7]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Korn Ferry Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Korn Ferry Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Korn Ferry Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
  2. Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.

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