2024 Korn Ferry Tour

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2024 Korn Ferry Tour season
DurationJanuary 14, 2024 (2024-01-14) – October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)
Number of official events26
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty (3)
Points list Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Vilips
2023
2025

The 2024 Korn Ferry Tour was the 34th season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

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Changes for 2024

As announced in July 2023, the Visa Argentina Open was added to the schedule for the first time. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 17 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic Bahamas1,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Paul (1)11.08
Jan 24 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Bahamas1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Aldrich Potgieter (1)11.86
Feb 4 Panama Championship Panama1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Salinda (1)12.98
Feb 11 Astara Golf Championship Colombia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Velo (1)13.97
Mar 3 Visa Argentina Open Argentina1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Andersen (1)11.88New to Korn Ferry Tour
Mar 10 Astara Chile Classic Chile1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Dickson (1)11.75
Apr 7 Club Car Championship Georgia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steven Fisk (1)14.63
Apr 21 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Tim Widing (1)12.90
Apr 28 Veritex Bank Championship Texas1,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Tim Widing (2)13.07
May 19 AdventHealth Championship Missouri1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs (2)14.33
May 26 Visit Knoxville Open Tennessee1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs (3)14.09
Jun 2 UNC Health Championship North Carolina1,000,000 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Onishi (1)12.82
Jun 9 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Gerard (1)13.16Pro-Am
Jun 16 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open Kansas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Dickson (2)12.79
Jun 23 Compliance Solutions Championship Oklahoma1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Pak (1)13.91
Jun 30 Memorial Health Championship Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Max McGreevy (2)12.72
Jul 14 The Ascendant Colorado1,000,000 Flag of Chile.svg Cristóbal del Solar (1)13.21
Jul 21 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty (1)13.52
Jul 28 NV5 Invitational Illinois1,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Rosenmüller (1)13.73
Aug 4 Utah Championship Utah1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Vilips (1)12.20
Aug 11 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty (2)14.02
Aug 18 Magnit Championship New Jersey1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Max McGreevy (3)14.31
Aug 25 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty (3) [b] 14.52Finals event
Sep 15 Simmons Bank Open Tennessee1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Peterson (1)13.84Finals event
Sep 22 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Capan III (1)12.83Finals event
Oct 6 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Braden Thornberry (1)11.34Finals 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 tour earned status to play on the 2025 PGA Tour. [7]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty 2,703
2 Flag of the United States.svg Max McGreevy 2,149
3 Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Capan III 1,793
4 Flag of the United States.svg Steven Fisk 1,730
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Tim Widing 1,709

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCarty [8]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Vilips [9]

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. McCarty earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season. [4]

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References

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  2. "2024 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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