2022 Korn Ferry Tour
| Duration | January 16, 2022 – September 4, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins |  Robby Shelton (2) |
| Regular season points list |  Yuan Yechun |
| Finals points list | Justin Suh |
| Player of the Year | Justin Suh |
| Rookie of the Year |  Kim Seong-hyeon |
← 2020–21 2023 → | |
The 2022 Korn Ferry Tour was the 32nd season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic | Bahamas | 750,000 | Akshay Bhatia (1) |
14 | |
| Jan 26 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | Bahamas | 750,000 | Brandon Harkins (1) |
14 | |
| Feb 6 | Panama Championship | Panama | 750,000 | Carson Young (1) |
14 | |
| Feb 13 | Astara Golf Championship | Colombia | 750,000 | Brandon Matthews (1) |
14 | |
| Feb 20 | LECOM Suncoast Classic | Florida | 750,000 | An Byeong-hun (1) |
14 | |
| Mar 20 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 750,000 | Yuan Yechun (1) |
14 | |
| Mar 27 | Lake Charles Championship | Louisiana | 750,000 | Trevor Werbylo (1) |
14 | New tournament[b] |
| Apr 3 | Club Car Championship | Georgia | 750,000 | T. J. Vogel (1) |
14 | |
| Apr 16 | Veritex Bank Championship | Texas | 750,000 | Tyson Alexander (2) |
14 | |
| May 1 | Huntsville Championship | Alabama | 750,000 |  Harrison Endycott (1) |
14 | |
| May 8 | Simmons Bank Open | Tennessee | 750,000 | Brent Grant (1) |
14 | |
| May 15 | Visit Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 750,000 | Anders Albertson (2) |
14 | |
| May 22 | AdventHealth Championship | Missouri | 750,000 | Trevor Cone (2) |
14 | |
| May 29 | NV5 Invitational | Illinois | 750,000 |  Harry Hall (2) |
14 | |
| Jun 5 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 750,000 | Davis Thompson (1) |
14 | |
| Jun 12 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 750,000 | Robby Shelton (3) |
14 | Pro-Am |
| Jun 19 | Wichita Open | Kansas | 750,000 | Norman Xiong (1) |
14 | |
| Jun 26 | Live and Work in Maine Open | Maine | 750,000 | Pierceson Coody (1) |
14 | |
| Jul 3 | The Ascendant | Colorado | 750,000 | Dou Zecheng (3) |
14 | |
| Jul 17 | Memorial Health Championship | Illinois | 750,000 | Paul Haley II (2) |
14 | |
| Jul 24 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 750,000 | David Kocher (2) |
14 | |
| Aug 7 | Utah Championship | Utah | 750,000 | Andrew Kozan (1) |
14 | |
| Aug 14 | Pinnacle Bank Championship | Nebraska | 850,000 | Robby Shelton (4) |
14.79 | |
| Aug 21 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 1,000,000 | Will Gordon (1) |
20.13 | Finals event |
| Aug 28 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | Ohio | 1,000,000 |  David Lingmerth (2) |
19.83 | Finals event |
| Sep 4 | Korn Ferry Tour Championship | Indiana | 1,000,000 | Justin Suh (1) |
19.09 | Finals event |
Points list
[edit]Regular season points list
[edit]The regular season points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The top 25 players on the regular season points list earned status to play on the 2022–23 PGA Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuan Yechun |
1,819 |
| 2 | Robby Shelton |
1,603 |
| 3 | Paul Haley II |
1,341 |
| 4 | Dou Zecheng |
1,321 |
| 5 | Taylor Montgomery |
1,216 |
Finals points list
[edit]The Finals points list was based on tournament results during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, calculated using a points-based system.[5] The top 25 players on the Finals points list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2022–23 PGA Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Suh |
1,167 |
| 2 | Will Gordon |
1,073 |
| 3 | David Lingmerth |
1,000 |
| 4 | Paul Haley II |
615 |
| 5 | Austin Eckroat |
615 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Justin Suh |
[7] |
| Rookie of the Year | Kim Seong-hyeon |
[7] |
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.
- ^ Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour announces 2022 Korn Ferry Tour schedule". PGA Tour. September 14, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (August 14, 2022). "Robby Shelton wins Korn Ferry Tour regular-season finale; these 25 players have earned PGA Tour cards for next season". Golfweek. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Korn Ferry Tour The 25". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (September 4, 2022). "Justin Suh wins 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship but also earns exemptions into Players, U.S. Open in 2023". Golfweek. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ a b "Justin Suh, S.H. Kim win 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Player Awards". PGA Tour. November 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.