2019 Korn Ferry Tour Explained

Year:2019
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:27
Most Wins: Scottie Scheffler (2)
Robby Shelton (2)
Kristoffer Ventura (2)
Zhang Xinjun (2)
Honor1:Regular season points list
Honoree1: Zhang Xinjun
Honor2:Finals points list
Honoree2: Scottie Scheffler
Honor3:Player of the Year
Honoree3: Scottie Scheffler
Honor4:Rookie of the Year
Honoree4: Scottie Scheffler
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020–21

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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
Jan 16 Bahamas 600,000 Dou Zecheng (2) 14
Jan 23 Bahamas 600,000 Rafael Campos (1) 14
Feb 3 Colombia 700,000 Mark Anderson (2) 14
Feb 10 Panama 625,000 Michael Gligic (1) 14
Feb 17 Florida 550,000 Mark Hubbard (1) 14 New tournament
Mar 24 Louisiana 550,000 Vince Covello (1) 14
Mar 31 Georgia 550,000 Dan McCarthy (1) 14
Apr 21 Alabama 550,000 Lanto Griffin (2) 14 New tournament
Apr 28 Texas 550,000 Zhang Xinjun (1) 14 New tournament
May 5 Tennessee 550,000 Robby Shelton (1) 14
May 12 Missouri 675,000 Michael Gellerman (1) 14
May 19 Tennessee 550,000 Robby Shelton (2) 14
May 26 Illinois 550,000 Scottie Scheffler (1) 14 New tournament
Jun 2 North Carolina 650,000 Sebastian Cappelen (2) 14
Jun 9 South Carolina 700,000 Rhein Gibson (1) 14 Pro-Am
Jun 16 Illinois 550,000 Zhang Xinjun (2) 14
Jun 24 Kansas 625,000 Henrik Norlander (2) 14
Jun 30 Utah 725,000 Kristoffer Ventura (1) 14
Jul 7 New York 600,000 Ryan Brehm (2) 14
Jul 14 Colorado 600,000 Nelson Ledesma (2) 14 New tournament
Jul 21 Nebraska 600,000 Kristoffer Ventura (2) 14
Jul 28 Missouri 700,000 Harry Higgs (1) 14
Aug 4 California 600,000 Zac Blair (1) 14
Aug 11 Oregon 800,000 Bo Hoag (1) 14
Aug 18 Ohio 1,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (2) 16 Finals event
Aug 25 Idaho 1,000,000 Matthew NeSmith (1) 16 Finals event
Sep 2 Indiana 1,000,000 Tom Lewis (1) 20 Finals 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.[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 1,962
2 1,788
3 1,667
4 1,359
5 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 1,268
2 1,019
3 1,000
4 700
5 661

Notes and References

  1. Hennessey . Stephen . Korn Ferry replaces Web.com as the umbrella sponsor of the PGA Tour's developmental tour . Golf Digest . June 19, 2019 . June 19, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 31 August 2023.
  3. Web site: PGA Tour announces 2019 Web.com Tour schedule . PGA Tour . September 20, 2018 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806215421/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2018/09/20/schedule-announced-2019-labor-day-finish-27-events.html . 6 August 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019 Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028170022/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/stats/stat.02668.html . 28 October 2019 . 31 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Full list of the 25 Korn Ferry Tour players who earned PGA Tour cards Sunday . Golf Channel . Brentley . Romine . 12 August 2019 . 31 August 2023.
  6. Web site: 2019 Korn Ferry Tour The 25 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116140614/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/stats/stat.02677.html . 16 November 2019 . 31 August 2023.
  7. Tom Lewis wins Korn Ferry Tour Championship; Final 25 earn PGA Tour cards . Golfweek . 2 September 2019 . 31 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Scheffler named 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year . October 8, 2019 . 31 August 2023 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009025322/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2019/10/08/scottie-scheffler-named-2019-player-of-the-year-rookie-of-year.amp.html . 9 October 2019 . Scheffler was also named the Tour’s Rookie of the Year..