The 2022 Korn Ferry Tour was the 32nd season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

2022 Korn Ferry Tour season
DurationJanuary 16, 2022 (2022-01-16) – September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
Number of official events26
Most winsUnited States Robby Shelton (2)
Regular season points listChina Yuan Yechun
Finals points listUnited States Justin Suh
Player of the YearUnited States Justin Suh
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Kim Seong-hyeon
2023

Schedule

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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

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Regular season points list

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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

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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

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year   Justin Suh [7]
Rookie of the Year   Kim Seong-hyeon [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2022 Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2022 Korn Ferry Tour The 25". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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