The Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance is the year-end golf tournament of the Korn Ferry Tour. It has been played at a variety of courses; from 2019 to 2023 it was played at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana.[1] From 2024 to 2028, it will be played at the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort.[2] Since the 2008 edition, the purse has been $1,000,000, with the winner receiving $180,000.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | French Lick, Indiana |
| Established | 1993 |
| Course(s) | French Lick Resort |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,242 yards (6,622 m) |
| Tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Jonathan Byrd (2017) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Braden Thornberry | |
| Location map | |
  Pete Dye Course at French Lick Location in the United States  Pete Dye Course at French Lick Location in Indiana | |
The format of the tournament is stroke play at 18 holes for four days, a total of 72 holes. Originally, the field consisted of the top 60 players on the money list, all attempting to be among the 25 to earn PGA Tour cards. Since 2013, it has been part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and the field consisted of the top 75 players from the Korn Ferry Tour money list and the non-exempt players ranked 126 to 200 on the PGA Tour's money list at the start of the Finals.[3] From 2013 to 2022, 50 PGA Tour cards were awarded after the event.
The format changed in 2023 where thirty PGA Tour cards are awarded at the end of the season. The Tour Championship features the top 75 players from the Korn Ferry standings and those in the field are guaranteed at minimum full Korn Ferry Tour status for the next season.
Tournament host courses
edit| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2024– | French Lick Resort | French Lick, Indiana |
| 2019–2023 | Victoria National Golf Club | Newburgh, Indiana |
| 2016–2018 | Atlantic Beach Country Club | Atlantic Beach, Florida |
| 2013–2015 | TPC Sawgrass, Dye's Valley Course | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| 2009–2011 | Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek course) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2008, 2012 | TPC Craig Ranch | McKinney, Texas |
| 2007 | Barona Creek Golf Club | Lakeside, California |
| 2006 | Houstonian Golf & Country Club | Richmond, Texas |
| 2001–2005 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator course) |
Prattville, Alabama |
| 1999–2000 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Highland Oaks |
Dothan, Alabama |
| 1998 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove (Crossings course) |
Mobile, Alabama |
| 1997 | Grand National Golf Club (Lake course) | Opelika, Alabama |
| 1995–1996 | Settindown Creek Golf Club | Roswell, Georgia |
| 1993–1994 | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club | Cornelius, Oregon |
Winners
edit| Korn Ferry Tour (Current Finals system) | 2023– | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Old Finals system) | 2013–2019, 2021–2022 | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Championship Series) | 2020 | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Regular season Tour Championship) | 1993–2012 |
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list, in years that the event was not part of the old Korn Ferry Tour Finals system. In years that the event was part of that system, all winners and runners-up earned PGA Tour cards.
Sources:[5][6]
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Notes
edit- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
References
edit- ^ "Victoria National Golf Club's Web.com tour stop is now the group's championship event". Evansville Courier & Press. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Gross, Elisa (February 28, 2023). "Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance relocating to French Lick Resort in 2024 - United Leasing & Finance". www.unitedevv.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "PGA Tour announces 2013 Web.com Tour schedule". PGA Tour. December 13, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Kozuchowski, Zak (October 5, 2016). "Web.com Tour Championship cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew". GolfWRX. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Nationwide Tour Championship - Winners - at www.pgatour.com
- ^ Nationwide Tour 2009 Guide. PGA Tour. 2008. pp. 3–38. Retrieved October 27, 2009.