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Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Golf tournament

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The Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region 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. from 2024 to 2025, it was played at the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort. Starting in 2026, it will be played at the Federal Club in Glen Allen, Virginia in partnership with Henrico County and Virginia state Economic Development Authority and tourism boards. 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. 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 and again in 2025 where the number of graduates was reduced to twenty. In 2026, the field was reduced from 75 to 60. The Tour Championship features the top 60 players from the Korn Ferry standings and those in the field are guaranteed at minimum full Korn Ferry Tour status for the next season.

01Tournament host courses

YearsVenueLocation
2026-2029The Federal ClubGlen Allen, Virginia
2024-2025French Lick ResortFrench Lick, Indiana
2019-2023Victoria National Golf ClubNewburgh, Indiana
2016-2018Atlantic Beach Country ClubAtlantic Beach, Florida
2013-2015TPC Sawgrass, Dye's Valley CoursePonte Vedra Beach, Florida
2009-2011Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek course)Charleston, South Carolina
2008, 2012TPC Craig RanchMcKinney, Texas
2007Barona Creek Golf ClubLakeside, California
2006Houstonian Golf & Country ClubRichmond, Texas
2001-2005Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Capitol Hill (Senator course)
Prattville, Alabama
1999-2000Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Highland Oaks
Dothan, Alabama
1998Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Magnolia Grove (Crossings course)
Mobile, Alabama
1997Grand National Golf Club (Lake course)Opelika, Alabama
1995-1996Settindown Creek Golf ClubRoswell, Georgia
1993-1994Pumpkin Ridge Golf ClubCornelius, Oregon

02Winners

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
#YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Korn Ferry Tour Championship
33rd 2025 Chandler Blanchet274−142 strokes Barend Botha
32nd 2024 Braden Thornberry279−91 stroke Brian Campbell
Alistair Docherty
Doc Redman
31st 2023 Paul Barjon274−143 strokes Fabián Gómez
30th 2022 Justin Suh267−212 strokes Austin Eckroat
29th 2021 Joseph Bramlett268−204 strokes Trey Mullinax
28th 2020 Brandon Wu270−181 stroke Greyson Sigg
27th 2019 Tom Lewis265−235 strokes Fabián Gómez
Web.com Tour Championship
26th 2018 Denny McCarthy261−234 strokes Lucas Glover
25th 2017 Jonathan Byrd260−244 strokes Sam Saunders
Shawn Stefani
24th 2016Canceled due to Hurricane Matthew
23rd 2015 Emiliano Grillo266−141 stroke Chez Reavie
22nd 2014 Derek Fathauer266−141 stroke Zac Blair
21st 2013 Chesson Hadley270−102 strokes Brad Fritsch
Scott Gardiner
John Peterson
Brendon Todd
20th 2012 Justin Bolli268−162 strokes James Hahn
Nationwide Tour Championship
19th 2011 Ken Duke278−102 strokes Scott Brown
18th 2010 Brendan Steele275−13Playoff Colt Knost
17th 2009 Matt Every267−213 strokes Michael Sim
16th 2008 Matt Bettencourt267−171 stroke Jeff Klauk
15th 2007 Richard Johnson264−201 stroke Michael Letzig
14th 2006 Craig Kanada275−131 stroke Andrew Buckle
Matt Kuchar
13th 2005 David Branshaw276−122 strokes Eric Axley
12th 2004 Nick Watney273−153 strokes Brett Wetterich
11th 2003 Chris Couch270−183 strokes D. J. Brigman
Buy.com Tour Championship
10th 2002 Patrick Moore206−102 strokes Steven Alker
Mike Heinen
Jeff Klauk
9th 2001 Pat Bates284−43 strokes Tom Carter
Brenden Pappas
8th 2000 Spike McRoy272−165 strokes Briny Baird
Nike Tour Championship
7th 1999 Bob Heintz283−5Playoff Marco Dawson
6th 1998 Bob Burns283−53 strokes Jeff Gove
5th 1997 Steve Flesch278−104 strokes Chris Smith
4th 1996 Stewart Cink281−74 strokes David Berganio Jr.
3rd 1995 Allen Doyle283−5Playoff John Maginnes
2nd 1994 Mike Schuchart277−111 stroke Emlyn Aubrey
Jeff Cook
Lee Rinker
1st 1993 David Duval277−71 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.
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