Korn Ferry Tour Championship

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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.

Korn Ferry Tour Championship
Tournament information
LocationFrench Lick, Indiana
Established1993
Course(s)French Lick Resort
Par72
Length7,242 yards (6,622 m)
Tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,500,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Jonathan Byrd (2017)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
United States Braden Thornberry
Location map
Pete Dye Course at French Lick is located in the United States
Pete Dye Course at French Lick
Pete Dye Course at French Lick
Location in the United States
Pete Dye Course at French Lick is located in Indiana
Pete Dye Course at French Lick
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

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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

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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
# Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Korn Ferry Tour Championship
32nd 2024   Braden Thornberry 279 −9 1 stroke   Brian Campbell
  Alistair Docherty
  Doc Redman
31st 2023   Paul Barjon 274 −14 3 strokes   Fabián Gómez
30th 2022   Justin Suh 267 −21 2 strokes   Austin Eckroat
29th 2021   Joseph Bramlett 268 −20 4 strokes   Trey Mullinax
28th 2020   Brandon Wu 270 −18 1 stroke   Greyson Sigg
27th 2019   Tom Lewis 265 −23 5 strokes   Fabián Gómez
Web.com Tour Championship
26th 2018   Denny McCarthy 261 −23 4 strokes   Lucas Glover
25th 2017   Jonathan Byrd 260 −24 4 strokes   Sam Saunders
  Shawn Stefani
24th 2016 Canceled due to Hurricane Matthew[4]
23rd 2015   Emiliano Grillo 266 −14 1 stroke   Chez Reavie
22nd 2014   Derek Fathauer 266 −14 1 stroke   Zac Blair
21st 2013   Chesson Hadley 270 −10 2 strokes   Brad Fritsch
  Scott Gardiner
  John Peterson
  Brendon Todd
20th 2012   Justin Bolli 268 −16 2 strokes   James Hahn
Nationwide Tour Championship
19th 2011   Ken Duke 278 −10 2 strokes   Scott Brown
18th 2010   Brendan Steele 275 −13 Playoff   Colt Knost
17th 2009   Matt Every 267 −21 3 strokes   Michael Sim
16th 2008   Matt Bettencourt 267 −17 1 stroke   Jeff Klauk
15th 2007   Richard Johnson 264 −20 1 stroke   Michael Letzig
14th 2006   Craig Kanada 275 −13 1 stroke   Andrew Buckle
  Matt Kuchar
13th 2005   David Branshaw 276 −12 2 strokes   Eric Axley
12th 2004   Nick Watney 273 −15 3 strokes   Brett Wetterich
11th 2003   Chris Couch 270 −18 3 strokes   D. J. Brigman
Buy.com Tour Championship
10th 2002   Patrick Moore 206[a] −10 2 strokes   Steven Alker
  Mike Heinen
  Jeff Klauk
9th 2001   Pat Bates 284 −4 3 strokes   Tom Carter
  Brenden Pappas
8th 2000   Spike McRoy 272 −16 5 strokes   Briny Baird
Nike Tour Championship
7th 1999   Bob Heintz 283 −5 Playoff   Marco Dawson
6th 1998   Bob Burns 283 −5 3 strokes   Jeff Gove
5th 1997   Steve Flesch 278 −10 4 strokes   Chris Smith
4th 1996   Stewart Cink 281 −7 4 strokes   David Berganio Jr.
3rd 1995   Allen Doyle 283 −5 Playoff   John Maginnes
2nd 1994   Mike Schuchart 277 −11 1 stroke   Emlyn Aubrey
  Jeff Cook
  Lee Rinker
1st 1993   David Duval 277 −7 1 stroke   Danny Briggs

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

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Kozuchowski, Zak (October 5, 2016). "Web.com Tour Championship cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew". GolfWRX. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Nationwide Tour Championship - Winners - at www.pgatour.com
  6. ^ Nationwide Tour 2009 Guide. PGA Tour. 2008. pp. 3–38. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
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