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Record purses highlight revamped Korn Ferry Tour schedule in 2023

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A record $28 million in total prize money highlights next year’s Korn Ferry Tour season, which the PGA Tour announced Tuesday will feature 26 events, each with at least a $1 million purse (up from the $750,000 minimum this past season).

The bump in prize money goes along with sweeping changes to the Tour’s top developmental circuit. Among the notable details, which the Tour revealed earlier this year: an overhaul of Q-School, which for the first time since 2012 will offer PGA Tour cards, and a revamp of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, which is back to four events in 2023 but will no longer serve as a standalone race.

Instead, the Finals will offer increased purses ($1.5 million) and points as players battle for 30 PGA Tour cards, which will be handed out based on the season-long points race. The fields will also shrink as the Finals go on:

  • 156 players – Albertsons Boise Open, Aug. 24-27
  • 144 players – Simmons Bank Open, Sept. 14-17
  • 120 players – Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Sept. 21-24
  • 70 players (no cut) – KFT Championship, Oct. 5-8

The season will begin, per usual, in January, but unlike previous years, it will stretch into October. The extended calendar, according to KFT president Alex Baldwin, will give the tour “natural breaks” in its schedule – though it’s worth noting that there is still no off week around the U.S. Open (June 15-18), which many KFT members try and qualify for – and shorten the offseason prior to the start of the 2024 PGA Tour season, the first non-wraparound season since 2013.

The upcoming campaign will also include three new tournaments, including one in Chile.

Golf Channel will broadcast all four Finals events, plus the BMW Charity Pro-Am (June 8-11) and Utah Championship (Aug. 3-6).

“I am thrilled with the momentum we’re carrying into this next chapter of our Tour’s history,” Baldwin said in a release.

Here is a look at the complete schedule:

Date

Tournament

Location

Jan. 15-18

The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic

Great Exuma, Bahamas

Jan. 22-25

The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic

Great Abaco, Bahamas

Feb. 2-5

The Panama Championship

Panama City, Panama

Feb. 9-12

Astara Golf Championship

Bogota, Colombia

March 23-26

Club Car Championship

Savannah, Georgia

Mar. 30-Apr. 2

Astara Chile Classic

Santiago, Chile

April 13-16

Veritex Bank Championship

Arlington, Texas

April 20-23

LECOM Suncoast Classic

Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

April 27-30

HomeTown Lenders Championship

Huntsville, Alabama

May 18-21

AdventHealth Championship

Kansas City, Missouri

May 25-28

Visit Knoxville Open

Knoxville, Tennessee

June 1-4

UNC Health Championship

Raleigh, North Carolina

June 8-11

BMW Charity Pro-Am

Greer, South Carolina

June 15-18

Wichita Open

Wichita, Kansas

June 22-25

Compliance Solutions Championship

Norman, Oklahoma

June 29-July 2

Memorial Health Championship

Springfield, Illinois

July 13-16

The Ascendant

Berthoud, Colorado

July 20-23

Price Cutter Charity Championship

Springfield, Missouri

July 27-30

NV5 Invitational

Glenview, Illinois

Aug. 3-6

Utah Championship

Farmington, Utah

Aug. 10-13

Pinnacle Bank Championship

Omaha, Nebraska

Aug. 17-20

Magnit Championship

Jackson Township, N.J.

Aug. 24-27

Albertsons Boise Open (Finals)

Boise, Idaho

Sept. 14-17

Simmons Bank Open (Finals)

College Grove, Tenn.

Sept. 21-24

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Champ. (Finals)

Columbus, Ohio

Oct. 5-8

Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Finals)

Newburgh, Indiana