2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour

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The 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour was the 31st season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour season
DurationJanuary 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Number of official events46[a]
Most winsChile Mito Pereira (3)
Regular season points listGermany Stephan Jäger
Finals points listUnited States Joseph Bramlett
Player of the YearGermany Stephan Jäger
Rookie of the YearUnited States Greyson Sigg
2019
2022

In-season changes

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Originally scheduled to run from January 12 to August 30, it was announced in early May 2020 that due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that the in-progress and on-hold 2020 season would be merged with the planned 2021 season.[1]

With the season having been extended through 2021, there were no graduates to the PGA Tour for the 2020–21 season. However the leading 10 players in the Korn Ferry Tour points standings through the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Championship were granted exemptions to play in four alternate events on the PGA Tour during 2021.[2]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[3][4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 15, 2020 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic Bahamas 600,000   Tommy Gainey (3) 14
Jan 22, 2020 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Bahamas 600,000   Jared Wolfe (1) 14
Feb 2, 2020 Panama Championship Panama 625,000   Davis Riley (1) 14
Feb 9, 2020 Country Club de Bogotá Championship Colombia 700,000   Mito Pereira (1) 14
Feb 16, 2020 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida 600,000   Andrew Novak (1) 14
Mar 1, 2020 El Bosque Mexico Championship Mexico 650,000   David Kocher (1) 14
Mar 22, 2020 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana Canceled[5]
Mar 29, 2020 Lake Charles Championship Louisiana Canceled[5] New tournament
Apr 19, 2020 Veritex Bank Championship Texas Canceled[5] New tournament
Apr 26, 2020 Huntsville Championship Alabama Canceled[5] New tournament
May 3, 2020 Simmons Bank Open Tennessee Canceled[5]
May 10, 2020 KC Golf Classic Missouri Canceled[5]
May 17, 2020 Visit Knoxville Open Tennessee Canceled[5]
May 31, 2020 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina Canceled[5]
Jun 7, 2020 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina Canceled[5] Pro-Am
Jun 14, 2020 Live and Work in Maine Open Maine Canceled[5] New tournament
Jun 14, 2020 Korn Ferry Challenge Florida 600,000   Luke List (2) 14 New tournament
Jun 20, 2020 King & Bear Classic Florida 600,000   Chris Kirk (3) 14 New tournament
Jun 28, 2020 Utah Championship Utah 650,000   Kyle Jones (1) 14
Jul 4, 2020
Jul 12, 2020
TPC Colorado Championship Colorado 600,000   Will Zalatoris (1) 14
Jul 12, 2020 TPC San Antonio Challenge Texas 600,000   David Lipsky (1) 14 New tournament
Jul 18, 2020 TPC San Antonio Championship Texas 600,000   Davis Riley (2) 14 New tournament
Jul 26, 2020 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 650,000   Max McGreevy (1) 14
Aug 2, 2020 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska 600,000   Seth Reeves (1) 14
Aug 9, 2020 WinCo Foods Portland Open Oregon 800,000   Lee Hodges (1) 14 Championship Series
Aug 16, 2020 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 1,000,000   Stephan Jäger (5) 14 Championship Series
Aug 23, 2020 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio 1,000,000   Curtis Luck (1) 14 Championship Series
Aug 30, 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana 1,000,000   Brandon Wu (1) 20 Championship Series
Sep 6, 2020
Jul 19, 2020
Lincoln Land Championship Illinois 600,000   Brett Drewitt (1) 14
Sep 13, 2020
May 24, 2020
Evans Scholars Invitational Illinois 600,000   Curtis Thompson (1) 14
Sep 27, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
Wichita Open Kansas 600,000   Jared Wolfe (2) 14
Oct 4, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
Savannah Golf Championship Georgia 600,000   Evan Harmeling (1) 14
Oct 11, 2020 Orange County National Championship Florida 600,000   Trey Mullinax (2) 14 New tournament
Feb 21, 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida 600,000   Hayden Buckley (1) 14
Mar 21, 2021 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 600,000   Roberto Díaz (1) 14
Mar 28, 2021 Club Car Championship Georgia 600,000   Adam Svensson (2) 14
Apr 4, 2021 Emerald Coast Classic Florida 600,000   Stephan Jäger (6) 14 New tournament
Apr 18, 2021 MGM Resorts Championship Nevada 600,000   Peter Uihlein (2) 14 New tournament
Apr 25, 2021 Veritex Bank Championship Texas 600,000   Tyson Alexander (1) 14 New tournament[c]
May 2, 2021 Huntsville Championship Alabama 600,000   Paul Barjon (1) 14 New tournament[c]
May 9, 2021 Simmons Bank Open Tennessee 600,000   Austin Smotherman (1) 14
May 16, 2021 Visit Knoxville Open Tennessee 600,000   Greyson Sigg (1) 14
May 23, 2021 AdventHealth Championship Missouri 675,000   Cameron Young (1) 14
May 30, 2021 Evans Scholars Invitational Illinois 600,000   Cameron Young (2) 14
Jun 6, 2021 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina 650,000   Mito Pereira (2) 14
Jun 13, 2021 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 700,000   Mito Pereira (3)[d] 14 Pro-Am
Jun 20, 2021 Wichita Open Kansas 600,000   Harry Hall (1) 14
Jun 27, 2021 Live and Work in Maine Open Maine 600,000   Chad Ramey (1) 14 New tournament[c]
Jul 11, 2021 TPC Colorado Championship Colorado 600,000   Tag Ridings (2) 14
Jul 18, 2021 Memorial Health Championship Illinois 600,000   Taylor Moore (1) 14
Jul 25, 2021 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 600,000   Dylan Wu (1) 14
Aug 8, 2021 Utah Championship Utah 600,000   Joshua Creel (1) 14
Aug 15, 2021 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska 750,000   David Skinns (2) 14
Aug 22, 2021 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 1,000,000   Greyson Sigg (2) 18 Finals event
Aug 29, 2021 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio 1,000,000   Adam Svensson (3) 20 Finals event
Sep 5, 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana 1,000,000   Joseph Bramlett (1) 20 Finals event

Location of tournaments

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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.[7] The top 25 players on the regular season points list earned status to play on the 2021–22 PGA Tour.[8]

Position Player Points
1   Stephan Jäger 2,804
2   Mito Pereira 2,556
3   Chad Ramey 2,480
4   Taylor Moore 2,271
5   Taylor Pendrith 2,154

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.[9] The top 25 players on the Finals points list (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2021–22 PGA Tour.[10]

Position Player Points
1   Joseph Bramlett 1,139
2   Adam Svensson 1,138
3   Greyson Sigg 1,037
4   Stephan Jäger 720
5   Trey Mullinax 700

2021 PGA Tour exemptions

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The leading 10 players in the Korn Ferry Tour points list through the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Championship were granted exemptions to play in the Puerto Rico Open, the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship on the PGA Tour during 2021.[2] They were as follows:

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year   Stephan Jäger [11]
Rookie of the Year   Greyson Sigg [11]

Notes

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  1. ^ A further 10 tournaments were scheduled but were canceled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.
  4. ^ Pereira earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Korn Ferry Tour announces new restart schedule and combined 2020-21 season". PGA Tour. May 4, 2020. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bolton, Rob (September 8, 2020). "Fantasy preview for 2020-2021 season". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023. In reaction to special exemptions for 10 Korn Ferry Tour players (noted below in the Membership section), the Puerto Rico Open (Feb. 25-28), the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (March 25-28), the Barbasol Championship (July 15-18) and the Barracuda Championship (Aug. 5-8) will expand to 132 golfers each.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "PGA Tour announces 2020 Korn Ferry Tour schedule". PGA Tour. October 15, 2019. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Herrington, Ryan (March 13, 2020). "Here are all the golf tournaments that have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 31, 2023. Korn Ferry Tour - Canceled: Chitimacha Louisiana Open (March 19-22), Lake Charles Championship (March 26-29), Veritex Bank Championship (April 16-19), Huntsville Championship (April 23-26), Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation (April 30-May 3), KC Golf Classic (May 7-10), Visit Knoxville Open (May 14-17), Rex Hospital Open (May 28-31), BMW Charity Pro-Am (June 4-7), Live and Work in Maine Open (June 11-14).
  6. ^ "Mito Pereira earns historic third victory, promotion to PGA Tour at BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation". PGA Tour. June 13, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour regular season". PGA Tour. August 15, 2021. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "2021 Korn Ferry Tour The 25". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "Meet the 25 players who earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals". PGA Tour. September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Stephan Jaeger, Greyson Sigg win 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour player awards". PGA Tour. November 16, 2021. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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