2025 Korn Ferry Tour
| Duration | January 12, 2025 – October 12, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | Chandler Blanchet (2) Johnny Keefer (2) Neal Shipley (2) Austin Smotherman (2) |
| Points list | Johnny Keefer |
| Player of the Year | Johnny Keefer |
| Rookie of the Year | Johnny Keefer |
← 2024 2026 → | |
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.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2025 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[4] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2026 PGA Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Keefer | 2,359 |
| 2 | Chandler Blanchet | 1,972 |
| 3 | Austin Smotherman | 1,883 |
| 4 | Neal Shipley | 1,808 |
| 5 | Emilio González | 1,607 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Johnny Keefer | [6] |
| Rookie of the Year | Johnny Keefer | [6] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (November 18, 2024). "PGA Tour policy board approves changes to decrease field sizes and alter eligibility". Golf Channel. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "PGA Tour announces 2025 Korn Ferry Tour schedule". PGA Tour. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "2025 points list". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Korn Ferry Tour graduates: Meet the 20 newest PGA Tour members". PGA Tour. October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Kelly, Todd (October 30, 2025). "Johnny Keefer wins 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors". Golfweek. Retrieved October 30, 2025.