2019 Korn Ferry Tour

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2019 Korn Ferry Tour season
DurationJanuary 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) – September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)
Number of official events27
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (2)
Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura (2)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun (2)
Regular season points list Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun
Finals points list Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler
2018
2020–21

The 2019 Korn Ferry Tour was the 30th season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Korn Ferry title sponsorship

In June, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Korn Ferry, being renamed as the Korn Ferry Tour. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 16 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic Bahamas600,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dou Zecheng (2)14
Jan 23 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Bahamas600,000 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael Campos (1)14
Feb 3 Country Club de Bogotá Championship Colombia700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Anderson (2)14
Feb 10 Panama Championship Panama625,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Gligic (1)14
Feb 17 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hubbard (1)14New tournament
Mar 24 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Vince Covello (1)14
Mar 31 Savannah Golf Championship Georgia550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan McCarthy (1)14
Apr 21 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship Alabama550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanto Griffin (2)14New tournament
Apr 28 Dormie Network Classic Texas550,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun (1)14New tournament
May 5 Nashville Golf Open Tennessee550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (1)14
May 12 KC Golf Classic Missouri675,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Gellerman (1)14
May 19 Knoxville Open Tennessee550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton (2)14
May 26 Evans Scholars Invitational Illinois550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler (1)14New tournament
Jun 2 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina650,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Sebastian Cappelen (2)14
Jun 9 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhein Gibson (1)14Pro-Am
Jun 16 Lincoln Land Championship Illinois550,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun (2)14
Jun 24 Wichita Open Kansas625,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander (2)14
Jun 30 Utah Championship Utah725,000 Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura (1)14
Jul 7 LECOM Health Challenge New York600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Brehm (2)14
Jul 14 TPC Colorado Championship Colorado600,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Nelson Ledesma (2)14New tournament
Jul 21 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska600,000 Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura (2)14
Jul 28 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs (1)14
Aug 4 Ellie Mae Classic California600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zac Blair (1)14
Aug 11 WinCo Foods Portland Open Oregon800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Hoag (1)14
Aug 18 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler (2)16Finals event
Aug 25 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew NeSmith (1)16Finals event
Sep 2 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana1,000,000 Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis (1)20Finals event

Location of tournaments

Points list

For full rankings, see 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates.

Regular season points list

The regular season points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [4] The top 25 players on the regular season points list earned status to play on the 2019–20 PGA Tour. [5]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xinjun 1,962
2 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton 1,788
3 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler 1,667
4 Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura 1,359
5 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs 1,314

Finals points list

The Finals points list was based on tournament results during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, calculated using a points-based system. [6] The top 25 players on the Finals points list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019–20 PGA Tour. [7]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler 1,268
2 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew NeSmith 1,019
3 Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis 1,000
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hagy 700
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok 661

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler [8]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler [8]

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.

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