Forme Tour
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Founder | PGA Tour |
| First season | 2021 |
| Ceased | 2021 |
| Country | Based in the United States |
| Related competitions | PGA Tour Canada |
| Official website | https://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us.html |
The Forme Tour was a men's professional golf tour played in the United States. The tour was created by the PGA Tour in 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions on travel between the United States and Canada, in order to provide competition for non-Canadian PGA Tour Canada members, with entry also available through a series seven of Q-School events. Eight tournaments were initially announced, to be held between June and September. The tournaments will offer Official World Golf Ranking points, and the top five players on the points list at the end of the season will gain Korn Ferry Tour membership for the 2022 season.[1][2]
The tour was sponsored by Forme, a clothing company.
A separate tour, the 2021 PGA Tour Canada, was run for Canadian-based professionals. This tour also consisted of eight events.[3]
The schedule consisted of eight tournaments; four sets of back-to-back events played on successive weeks, finishing on either a Friday or a Saturday.
Schedule
| Duration | June 23, 2021 – September 10, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8 |
| Points List |  Trevor Werbylo |
The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | L&J Golf Championship | Georgia | 115,000 | Samuel Saunders (1) |
6 |
| Jul 3 | Auburn University Club Invitational | Alabama | 115,000 | Philip Knowles (1) |
6 |
| Jul 23 | Bolingbrook Golf Club Invitational | Illinois | 115,000 | Mac Meissner (1) |
6 |
| Jul 31 | Birck Boilermaker Classic | Indiana | 115,000 | Turk Pettit (1) |
6 |
| Aug 13 | The Fuzzy Zoeller Classic | Indiana | 115,000 | Trevor Werbylo (1) |
6 |
| Aug 21 | Forme Open | Ohio | 115,000 | Corey Shaun (1) |
6 |
| Sep 4 | Rolling Green Championship | Pennsylvania | 115,000 | Andrew Yun (1) |
6 |
| Sep 10 | Forme Tour Championship | New Jersey | 115,000 | Brad Miller (1) |
6 |
Points List
The Order of Merit was titled as the Points List and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Werbylo |
8 | 981 |
| 2 | Corey Shaun |
6 | 945 |
| 3 | Turk Pettit |
7 | 802 |
| 4 | Andrew Yun |
8 | 781 |
| 5 | Mac Meissner |
8 | 718 |
References
- ^ Romine, Brentley (April 24, 2021). "PGA Tour announces new developmental tour for its Mackenzie Tour members". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "PGA Tour announces creation of the U.S.-based Forme Tour to support PGA Tour Canada members" (Press release). PGA Tour. April 22, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Weeks, Bob (June 10, 2021). "Mackenzie Tour unveils eight-tournament schedule". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Forme Tour 2021 schedule to include eight tournaments across seven states" (Press release). PGA Tour. May 12, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Werbylo takes Points List title, wins Player of the Year honors". PGA Tour. September 10, 2021.