Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Korn Ferry Tour Championship
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 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.

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

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

	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

^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

^ "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.

External links

Coverage on Korn Ferry Tour's official site

[5] Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

[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.

[6] Nationwide Tour Championship - Winners - at www.pgatour.com

[7] Nationwide Tour 2009 Guide. PGA Tour. 2008. pp. 3–38. Retrieved October 27, 2009.

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