Four international events return, Lake Charles Championship to make debut

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – The PGA TOUR announced today the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2022 schedule, which features 26 tournaments across four countries and 18 different states with the season culminating at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance in September.


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“True to its mission, the Korn Ferry Tour continues to identify, develop and prepare golf’s next stars to compete on the PGA TOUR from day one,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan. “The immediate success we’ve seen from the likes of Sungjae Im and Scottie Scheffler and now Will Zalatoris, the last three recipients of the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, is indicative of the quality and talent on the Korn Ferry Tour.”

The Korn Ferry Tour’s 2022 schedule will feature the return of international events after they were cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korn Ferry Tour will kick off its 2022 slate with The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay (January 16-19) and The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club (January 23-26), followed by the return of the Panama Championship (February 3-6) and Country Club de Bogota Championship (February 10-13).

The Lake Charles Championship, set for March 24-27, will make its debut on the Korn Ferry Tour’s schedule after being postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic, and again in 2021 due to the impact from Hurricanes Laura and Delta along the Louisiana coast.

“After recently concluding the Korn Ferry Tour’s super season in dramatic fashion, we’re excited about what lies ahead in 2022, including a significant increase in purses, the return of four international events and the debut of the Lake Charles Championship,” said Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin. “The Korn Ferry Tour is experiencing unprecedented growth and fan engagement and these key additions will add to this momentum as our athletes chase their PGA TOUR dreams in 2022.”

During the 2022 season, the Korn Ferry Tour will see its purses rise, as regular season events increase to a minimum purse of $750,000. The purse for the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna – the Tour’s regular season finale – will increase to $850,000. By the 2023 season, all regular season events will feature a purse of at least $1 million, while the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna will increase to $1.25 million and all three events in the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals will increase to $1.5 million.

Today, the Korn Ferry Tour announced a partnership with NV5, a leading provider of compliance, technology, and engineering consulting solutions for public and private sector clients supporting sustainable infrastructure, utility, and building assets and systems, to become the title sponsor of the Korn Ferry Tour’s event in Glenview, Illinois for at least the next five seasons. The tournament will now be known as the NV5 Invitational presented by First Midwest Bank and will be played May 26-29.

The Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna will continue to serve as the Korn Ferry Tour’s regular season finale and will be played August 11-14 in Omaha, Nebraska. Following the conclusion of the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna, where 25 PGA TOUR cards are awarded to the top 25 players in the Korn Ferry Tour’s regular season points standings, the Tour begins the three-event Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

The Korn Ferry Tour Finals commence with the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron – which announced a historic $2.9M charitable donation during their 2021 event – and will be played August 18-21 in Boise, Idaho. Players then head to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship (August 25-28), which recently announced a five-year extension of the tournament at The Ohio State University Golf Club’s Scarlet Course. The season concludes at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana on Sunday, September 4, 2022.

The regular season finale and the three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events will represent four of six tournaments broadcasted on GOLF Channel in 2022. GOLF Channel’s broadcast coverage of the Korn Ferry Tour will begin with the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation (June 9-12), which will feature the debut of the PGA TOUR University presented by Velocity Global Class of 2022. The Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank (August 4-7), the penultimate event of the Korn Ferry Tour regular season, will also be broadcast on GOLF Channel.

In addition to the six tournaments slated for GOLF Channel broadcasts during the 2022 season, the Korn Ferry Tour will also stream live coverage of the Veritex Bank Championship, which will be the first live Korn Ferry Tour tournament coverage available to fans during the 2022 season.

“Providing Korn Ferry Tour fans with more content and additional live coverage is extremely important to our Tour right now, and we’re excited to deliver live coverage from the final two rounds of the Veritex Bank Championship, one of our best-in-class events, on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16,” Baldwin said.

For more information on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season, please visit PGATOUR.com.

NO.DATETOURNAMENTCOURSECITY, STATEPURSE ($)
1Jan. 16-19The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald BaySandals Emerald Bay GCGreat Exuma,Bahamas750K
2Jan. 23-26The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco ClubAbaco Club on Winding BayGreat Abaco, Bahamas750K
3Feb. 3-6Panama ChampionshipClub de Golf de PanamáPanama City, Panama750K
4Feb. 10-13Country Club de Bogota ChampionshipCC de Bogota – Lagos & Pacos y FabiosBogota, Colombia750K
5Feb. 17-20LECOM Suncoast ClassicLakewood National GC (Commander Course)Lakewood Ranch, Florida750K
6March 17-20Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRASLe Triomphe G&CCBroussard, Louisiana750K
7March 24-27Lake Charles ChampionshipThe CC at Golden NuggetLake Charles, Louisiana750K
8March 31-April 3Club Car Championship at The Landings ClubThe Landings Club – Deer Creek GCSavannah, Georgia750K
9April 13-16Veritex Bank Championship (KFT Livestream)Texas Rangers GCArlington, Texas 750K
10April 28-May 1Huntsville ChampionshipThe LedgesHuntsville, Alabama750K
11May 5-8Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker FoundationThe GroveCollege Grove, Tennessee750K
12May 12-15Visit Knoxville OpenHolston Hills CCKnoxville, Tennessee750K
13May 19-22AdventHealth ChampionshipBlue Hills CCKansas City, Missouri750K
14May 26-29NV5 Invitational presented by First Midwest BankThe Glen ClubGlenview, Illinois750K
15June 2-5REX Hospital OpenThe CC at Wakefield PlantationRaleigh, North Carolina750K
16June 9-12BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation (GC – TV)Thornblade CC & TBDGreenville, South Carolina750K
17June 16-19Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita PediatricsCrestview CCWichita, Kansas 750K
18June 23-26Live and Work in Maine OpenFalmouth CCFalmouth, Maine750K
19June 30-July 3TPC Colorado Championship at Heron LakesTPC ColoradoBerthoud, Colorado750K
20July 14-17Memorial Health Championship presented by LRSPanther Creek CCSpringfield, Illinois750K
21July 21-24Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr PepperHighland Springs CCSpringfield, Missouri750K
22Aug. 4-7Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank (GC – TV)Oakridge CCFarmington, Utah750K
23Aug. 11-14Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna (GC – TV)The Club at Indian CreekOmaha, Nebraska850K
KORN FERRY TOUR FINALS
24Aug. 18-21Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron (GC – TV)Hillcrest CCBoise, Idaho1M
25Aug. 25-28Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship (GC – TV)OSU GC – Scarlet CourseColumbus, Ohio1M
26Sept. 1-4Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance (GC – TV)Victoria National GCNewburgh, Indiana1M

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