2019 Korn Ferry Tour

2019 Korn Ferry Tour season
DurationJanuary 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) – September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)
Number of official events27
Most winsUnited States Scottie Scheffler (2)
United States Robby Shelton (2)
Norway Kristoffer Ventura (2)
China Zhang Xinjun (2)
Regular season points listChina Zhang Xinjun
Finals points listUnited States Scottie Scheffler
Player of the YearUnited States Scottie Scheffler
Rookie of the YearUnited States Scottie Scheffler
← 2018

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

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]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 16 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic Bahamas 600,000 China Dou Zecheng (2) 14
Jan 23 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Bahamas 600,000 Puerto Rico Rafael Campos (1) 14
Feb 3 Country Club de Bogotá Championship Colombia 700,000 United States Mark Anderson (2) 14
Feb 10 Panama Championship Panama 625,000 Canada Michael Gligic (1) 14
Feb 17 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida 550,000 United States Mark Hubbard (1) 14 New tournament
Mar 24 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 550,000 United States Vince Covello (1) 14
Mar 31 Savannah Golf Championship Georgia 550,000 United States Dan McCarthy (1) 14
Apr 21 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship Alabama 550,000 United States Lanto Griffin (2) 14 New tournament
Apr 28 Dormie Network Classic Texas 550,000 China Zhang Xinjun (1) 14 New tournament
May 5 Nashville Golf Open Tennessee 550,000 United States Robby Shelton (1) 14
May 12 KC Golf Classic Missouri 675,000 United States Michael Gellerman (1) 14
May 19 Knoxville Open Tennessee 550,000 United States Robby Shelton (2) 14
May 26 Evans Scholars Invitational Illinois 550,000 United States Scottie Scheffler (1) 14 New tournament
Jun 2 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina 650,000 Denmark Sebastian Cappelen (2) 14
Jun 9 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 700,000 Australia Rhein Gibson (1) 14 Pro-Am
Jun 16 Lincoln Land Championship Illinois 550,000 China Zhang Xinjun (2) 14
Jun 24 Wichita Open Kansas 625,000 Sweden Henrik Norlander (2) 14
Jun 30 Utah Championship Utah 725,000 Norway Kristoffer Ventura (1) 14
Jul 7 LECOM Health Challenge New York 600,000 United States Ryan Brehm (2) 14
Jul 14 TPC Colorado Championship Colorado 600,000 Argentina Nelson Ledesma (2) 14 New tournament
Jul 21 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska 600,000 Norway Kristoffer Ventura (2) 14
Jul 28 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 700,000 United States Harry Higgs (1) 14
Aug 4 Ellie Mae Classic California 600,000 United States Zac Blair (1) 14
Aug 11 WinCo Foods Portland Open Oregon 800,000 United States Bo Hoag (1) 14
Aug 18 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio 1,000,000 United States Scottie Scheffler (2) 16 Finals event
Aug 25 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 1,000,000 United States Matthew NeSmith (1) 16 Finals event
Sep 2 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana 1,000,000 England Tom Lewis (1) 20 Finals 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]

Position Player Points
1 China Zhang Xinjun 1,962
2 United States Robby Shelton 1,788
3 United States Scottie Scheffler 1,667
4 Norway Kristoffer Ventura 1,359
5 United States 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]

Position Player Points
1 United States Scottie Scheffler 1,268
2 United States Matthew NeSmith 1,019
3 England Tom Lewis 1,000
4 United States Brandon Hagy 700
5 United States Kramer Hickok 661

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year United States Scottie Scheffler [8]
Rookie of the Year United States 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.

References

  1. ^ Hennessey, Stephen (June 19, 2019). "Korn Ferry replaces Web.com as the umbrella sponsor of the PGA Tour's developmental tour". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour announces 2019 Web.com Tour schedule". PGA Tour. September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019 Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Romine, Brentley (August 12, 2019). "Full list of the 25 Korn Ferry Tour players who earned PGA Tour cards Sunday". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "2019 Korn Ferry Tour The 25". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tom Lewis wins Korn Ferry Tour Championship; Final 25 earn PGA Tour cards". Golfweek. September 2, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Scheffler named 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. October 8, 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023. Scheffler was also named the Tour's Rookie of the Year.