The 2025 Korn Ferry Tour was the 35th season of the Korn Ferry Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Changes for 2025 As part of changes to the PGA Tour's exemption system announced in November 2024, the number of cards available for Korn Ferry Tour graduates was reduced from 30 to 20, with all 20 graduates receiving fully-exempt status on the PGA Tour for the following season.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2025 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 15 The Bahamas Golf Classic Bahamas 1,000,000 Hank Lebioda (1) 14.03 Jan 22 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Bahamas 1,000,000 Sudarshan Yellamaraju (1) 13.64 Feb 2 Panama Championship Panama 1,000,000 Josh Teater (2) 14.30 Feb 9 Astara Golf Championship Colombia 1,000,000 Kyle Westmoreland (1) 15.48 Mar 2 Visa Argentina Open Argentina 1,000,000 Justin Suh (2) 14.42 Mar 9 Astara Chile Classic Chile 1,000,000 Logan McAllister (1) 13.16 Apr 6 Club Car Championship Georgia 1,000,000 Jérémy Gandon (1) 15.72 Apr 19 LECOM Suncoast Classic Florida 1,000,000 Neal Shipley (1) 14.62 Apr 27 Veritex Bank Championship Texas 1,000,000 Johnny Keefer (1) 14.44 May 4 Tulum Championship Mexico 1,000,000 Bryson Nimmer (1) 14.35 New tournament May 18 AdventHealth Championship Missouri 1,000,000 Kim Seong-hyeon (1) 15.42 May 25 Visit Knoxville Open Tennessee 1,000,000 Pontus Nyholm (1) 15.66 Jun 1 UNC Health Championship North Carolina 1,000,000 Trace Crowe (2) 17.07 Jun 8 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 1,000,000 Austin Smotherman (2) 14.88 Pro-Am Jun 22 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open Kansas 1,000,000 Myles Creighton (1) 16.33 Jun 29 Memorial Health Championship Illinois 1,000,000 Austin Smotherman (3) 15.44 Jul 13 The Ascendant Colorado 1,000,000 Neal Shipley (2) 15.57 Jul 20 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 1,000,000 Chandler Blanchet (1) 15.04 Jul 27 NV5 Invitational Illinois 1,000,000 Johnny Keefer (2) 16.03 Aug 3 Utah Championship Utah 1,000,000 Julian Suri (1) 14.51 Aug 10 Pinnacle Bank Championship Nebraska 1,000,000 Christo Lamprecht (1) 17.71 Aug 17 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 1,000,000 Emilio González (1) 17.85 Sep 14 Simmons Bank Open Tennessee 1,500,000 Zach Bauchou (1) 15.43 Finals event Sep 21 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Ohio 1,500,000 John VanDerLaan (1) 16.10 Finals event Oct 5 Compliance Solutions Championship Oklahoma 1,500,000 Adrien Dumont de Chassart (2) 13.78 Finals event Oct 12 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Indiana 1,500,000 Chandler Blanchet (2) 13.28 Finals event
Points list
The points list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2026 PGA Tour.
Position Player Points1 Johnny Keefer 2,3592 Chandler Blanchet 1,9723 Austin Smotherman 1,8834 Neal Shipley 1,8085 Emilio González 1,607
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year Johnny Keefer Rookie of the Year Johnny Keefer
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