2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour Explained

Year:2020–21
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:46
Most Wins: Mito Pereira (3)
Honor1:Regular season points list
Honoree1: Stephan Jäger
Honor2:Finals points list
Honoree2: Joseph Bramlett
Honor3:Player of the Year
Honoree3: Stephan Jäger
Honor4:Rookie of the Year
Honoree4: Greyson Sigg
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2022

The 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour was the 31st season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

In-season changes

Originally scheduled to run from January 12 to August 30, it was announced in early May 2020 that due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that the in-progress and on-hold 2020 season would be merged with the planned 2021 season.[1]

With the season having been extended through 2021, there were no graduates to the PGA Tour for the 2020–21 season. However the leading 10 players in the Korn Ferry Tour points standings through the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Championship were granted exemptions to play in four alternate events on the PGA Tour during 2021.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[3] [4]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
Jan 15, 2020 Bahamas 600,000 Tommy Gainey (3) 14
Jan 22, 2020 Bahamas 600,000 Jared Wolfe (1) 14
Feb 2, 2020 Panama 625,000 Davis Riley (1) 14
Feb 9, 2020 Colombia 700,000 Mito Pereira (1) 14
Feb 16, 2020 Florida 600,000 Andrew Novak (1) 14
Mar 1, 2020 Mexico 650,000 David Kocher (1) 14
Mar 22, 2020 Louisiana Canceled[5]
Mar 29, 2020 Louisiana Canceled New tournament
Apr 19, 2020 Texas Canceled New tournament
Apr 26, 2020 Alabama Canceled New tournament
May 3, 2020 Tennessee Canceled
May 10, 2020 Missouri Canceled
May 17, 2020 Tennessee Canceled
May 31, 2020 North Carolina Canceled
Jun 7, 2020 South Carolina Canceled Pro-Am
Jun 14, 2020 Maine Canceled New tournament
Jun 14, 2020 Florida 600,000 Luke List (2) 14 New tournament
Jun 20, 2020 Florida 600,000 Chris Kirk (3) 14 New tournament
Jun 28, 2020 Utah 650,000 Kyle Jones (1) 14
Jul 4, 2020
Jul 12, 2020
Colorado 600,000 Will Zalatoris (1) 14
Jul 12, 2020 Texas 600,000 David Lipsky (1)14 New tournament
Jul 18, 2020 Texas 600,000 Davis Riley (2) 14 New tournament
Jul 26, 2020 Missouri 650,000 Max McGreevy (1) 14
Aug 2, 2020 Nebraska 600,000 Seth Reeves (1) 14
Aug 9, 2020 Oregon 800,000 Lee Hodges (1) 14 Championship Series
Aug 16, 2020 Idaho 1,000,000 Stephan Jäger (5) 14 Championship Series
Aug 23, 2020 Ohio 1,000,000 Curtis Luck (1) 14 Championship Series
Aug 30, 2020 Indiana 1,000,000 Brandon Wu (1) 20 Championship Series
Sep 6, 2020
Jul 19, 2020
Illinois 600,000 Brett Drewitt (1)14
Sep 13, 2020
May 24, 2020
Illinois 600,000 Curtis Thompson (1) 14
Sep 27, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
Kansas 600,000 Jared Wolfe (2) 14
Oct 4, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
Georgia 600,000 Evan Harmeling (1) 14
Oct 11, 2020 Florida 600,000 Trey Mullinax (2) 14 New tournament
Feb 21, 2021 Florida 600,000 Hayden Buckley (1) 14
Mar 21, 2021 Louisiana 600,000 Roberto Díaz (1) 14
Mar 28, 2021 Georgia 600,000 Adam Svensson (2) 14
Apr 4, 2021 Florida 600,000 Stephan Jäger (6) 14 New tournament
Apr 18, 2021 Nevada 600,000 Peter Uihlein (2) 14 New tournament
Apr 25, 2021 Texas 600,000 Tyson Alexander (1) 14 New tournament
May 2, 2021 Alabama 600,000 Paul Barjon (1) 14 New tournament
May 9, 2021 Tennessee 600,000 Austin Smotherman (1) 14
May 16, 2021 Tennessee 600,000 Greyson Sigg (1) 14
May 23, 2021 Missouri 675,000 Cameron Young (1) 14
May 30, 2021 Illinois 600,000 Cameron Young (2) 14
Jun 6, 2021 North Carolina 650,000 Mito Pereira (2) 14
Jun 13, 2021 South Carolina 700,000 Mito Pereira (3) 14 Pro-Am
Jun 20, 2021 Kansas 600,000 Harry Hall (1) 14
Jun 27, 2021 Maine 600,000 Chad Ramey (1) 14 New tournament
Jul 11, 2021 Colorado 600,000 Tag Ridings (2) 14
Jul 18, 2021 Illinois 600,000 Taylor Moore (1) 14
Jul 25, 2021 Missouri 600,000 Dylan Wu (1) 14
Aug 8, 2021 Utah 600,000 Joshua Creel (1) 14
Aug 15, 2021 Nebraska 750,000 David Skinns (2) 14
Aug 22, 2021 Idaho 1,000,000 Greyson Sigg (2) 18 Finals event
Aug 29, 2021 Ohio 1,000,000 Adam Svensson (3) 20 Finals event
Sep 5, 2021 Indiana 1,000,000 Joseph Bramlett (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.[6] The top 25 players on the regular season points list earned status to play on the 2021–22 PGA Tour.[7]

Position Player Points
1 2,804
2 2,556
3 2,480
4 2,271
5 2,154

Finals points list

The Finals points list was based on tournament results during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, calculated using a points-based system.[8] The top 25 players on the Finals points list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2021–22 PGA Tour.[9]

Position Player Points
1 1,139
2 1,138
3 1,037
4 720
5 700

2021 PGA Tour exemptions

The leading 10 players in the Korn Ferry Tour points list through the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Championship were granted exemptions to play in the Puerto Rico Open, the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship on the PGA Tour during 2021.[2] They were as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korn Ferry Tour announces new restart schedule and combined 2020-21 season . PGA Tour . May 4, 2020 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504223954/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2020/05/04/korn-ferry-tour-announces-new-restart-schedule-combined-2020-21-season-five-new-events.html . 4 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Bolton . Rob . Fantasy preview for 2020-2021 season . PGA Tour . 31 August 2023 . September 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311151727/https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/09/08/fantasy-golf-advice-tips-preview-2020-2021-season-pga-tour.html . 11 March 2022 . In reaction to special exemptions for 10 Korn Ferry Tour players (noted below in the Membership section), the Puerto Rico Open (Feb. 25-28), the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (March 25-28), the Barbasol Championship (July 15-18) and the Barracuda Championship (Aug. 5-8) will expand to 132 golfers each..
  3. Web site: 2020–21 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 31 August 2023.
  4. Web site: PGA Tour announces 2020 Korn Ferry Tour schedule . PGA Tour . October 15, 2019 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191015221421/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2019/10/15/pga-tour-announces-2020-korn-ferry-tour-schedule.html . 15 October 2019.
  5. Here are all the golf tournaments that have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus . Golf Digest . Ryan . Herrington . March 13, 2020 . 31 August 2023 . Korn Ferry Tour - Canceled: Chitimacha Louisiana Open (March 19-22), Lake Charles Championship (March 26-29), Veritex Bank Championship (April 16-19), Huntsville Championship (April 23-26), Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation (April 30-May 3), KC Golf Classic (May 7-10), Visit Knoxville Open (May 14-17), Rex Hospital Open (May 28-31), BMW Charity Pro-Am (June 4-7), Live and Work in Maine Open (June 11-14)..
  6. Web site: 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004025929/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/stats/stat.02668.html . 4 October 2021 . 31 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Meet the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour regular season . PGA Tour . August 15, 2021 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816023927/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2021/08/15/25-pga-tour-cards-awarded-at-pinnacle-bank-championship.html . 16 August 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 Korn Ferry Tour The 25 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830040900/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/stats/stat.02677.html . 30 August 2021 . 31 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Meet the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals . PGA Tour . September 5, 2021 . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906000637/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2021/09/05/25-pga-tour-cards-awarded-at-korn-ferry-tour-finals.html . 6 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Stephan Jaeger, Greyson Sigg win 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour player awards . November 16, 2021 . 31 August 2023 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116222301/https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2021/11/16/stephen-jaeger-greyson-sigg-win-2020-21-korn-ferry-tour-player-awards.html . 16 November 2021.