The 2023 Korn Ferry Tour was the 33rd season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | January 15, 2023 – October 8, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins |  Paul Barjon (2) Pierceson Coody (2) Chan Kim (2) Ben Kohles (2) Grayson Murray (2) |
| Points list | Ben Kohles |
| Player of the Year | Ben Kohles |
| Rookie of the Year |  Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Changes for 2023
editUnlike in previous seasons, the Finals did not have a separate points list; the top 30 point winners through the entire season, including the Finals, earned PGA Tour cards. Those who finish 31-75 remain fully exempt on the Korn Ferry Tour for the next season. A rule change announced in December 2022 allowed for Korn Ferry Tour members that made the 36-hole cut in the U.S. Open to earn Korn Ferry Tour points equivalent to FedEx Cup points earned for their finish.[1][2]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[3][4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic | Bahamas | 1,000,000 |  Chandler Phillips (1) |
10.73 | |
| Jan 25 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | Bahamas | 1,000,000 |  Ben Silverman (2) |
10.70 | |
| Feb 5 | Panama Championship | Panama | 1,000,000 | Pierceson Coody (2) |
11.11 | |
| Feb 12 | Astara Golf Championship | Colombia | 1,000,000 |  Rhein Gibson (2) |
12.43 | |
| Mar 26 | Club Car Championship | Georgia | 1,000,000 |  David Skinns (3) |
13.48 | |
| Apr 2 | Astara Chile Classic | Chile | 1,000,000 | Ben Kohles (3) |
11.35 | |
| Apr 16 | Veritex Bank Championship | Texas | 1,000,000 | Spencer Levin (1) |
13.75 | |
| Apr 23 | LECOM Suncoast Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | Scott Gutschewski (3) |
12.66 | |
| Apr 30 | HomeTown Lenders Championship | Alabama | 1,000,000 | Ben Kohles (4) |
13.04 | |
| May 21 | AdventHealth Championship | Missouri | 1,000,000 | Grayson Murray (2) |
13.93 | |
| May 28 | Visit Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 1,000,000 | Rico Hoey (1) |
13.52 | |
| Jun 4 | UNC Health Championship | North Carolina | 1,000,000 |  Jorge Fernández-Valdés (1) |
13.73 | |
| Jun 11 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 1,000,000 |  Adrien Dumont de Chassart (1) |
11.61 | Pro-Am |
| Jun 18 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open | Kansas | 1,000,000 | Ricky Castillo (1) |
10.80 | |
| Jun 25 | Compliance Solutions Championship | Oklahoma | 1,000,000 | Jimmy Stanger (1) |
13.11 | New tournament |
| Jul 2 | Memorial Health Championship | Illinois | 1,000,000 |  Paul Barjon (2) |
12.37 | |
| Jul 16 | The Ascendant | Colorado | 1,000,000 | Nicholas Lindheim (3) |
14.58 | |
| Jul 23 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 1,000,000 | Pierceson Coody (3) |
14.11 | |
| Jul 30 | NV5 Invitational | Illinois | 1,000,000 | Trace Crowe (1) |
14.30 | |
| Aug 6 | Utah Championship | Utah | 1,000,000 | Roger Sloan (2) |
12.88 | |
| Aug 13 | Pinnacle Bank Championship | Nebraska | 1,000,000 | Alejandro Tosti (1) |
15.12 | |
| Aug 20 | Magnit Championship | New Jersey | 1,000,000 | Chan Kim (1) |
15.31 | New tournament |
| Aug 27 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 1,500,000 | Chan Kim (2) |
15.19 | Finals event |
| Sep 17 | Simmons Bank Open | Tennessee | 1,500,000 | Grayson Murray (3) |
15.13 | Finals event |
| Sep 24 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | Ohio | 1,500,000 | Norman Xiong (2) |
14.22 | Finals event |
| Oct 8 | Korn Ferry Tour Championship | Indiana | 1,500,000 | Paul Barjon (3) |
10.14 | Finals event |
Points list
editThe points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5][6] The top 30 players on the points list earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour.[7]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Kohles |
1,893 |
| 2 | Chan Kim |
1,592 |
| 3 | Alejandro Tosti |
1,560 |
| 4 | Rico Hoey |
1,559 |
| 5 | Ben Silverman |
1,524 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Ben Kohles |
[8] |
| Rookie of the Year | Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
[9] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Korn Ferry Tour members eligible to earn points from U.S. Open finishes beginning in 2023". PGA Tour. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Beall, Joel (December 19, 2022). "This small rules change to the U.S. Open could have major implications on tour cards for 2023". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour announces 2023 Korn Ferry Tour schedule". PGA Tour. October 4, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points list". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Kohles Wins Korn Ferry Tour Points Championship". Virginia Cavaliers. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the 30 newest PGA Tour members, 2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduates". PGA Tour. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Ben Kohles named 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Adrien Dumont de Chassart named 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year". PGA Tour. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.