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2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals Graduates
__NOTOC__ This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Finals in 2022. The top 25 players on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour regular-season points list earned PGA Tour cards for 2022–23. The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn PGA Tour cards and the initial priority order of all 50. As in previous seasons, the Finals featured the top 75 players on the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season points list, players ranked 126–200 on the PGA Tour's regular-season FedEx Cup points list (except players exempt through other means), non-members of the PGA Tour with enough regular-season FedEx Cup points to place 126–200, and special medical exemptions. Players who had resigned or been suspended due to participation in LIV Golf were removed from the FedEx Cup and Korn Ferry Tour points lists before the Finals. On September 2, six players who were competing in LIV Golf Invitational Boston were retroactively removed from the FedEx Cup points list, elevat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korn Ferry Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Those who are on the top 25 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season. Since the 2013 season, the Korn Ferry Tour has been the primary pathway for those seeking to earn their PGA Tour card. Q-School, which had previously been the primary route for qualification to the PGA Tour, has been converted as an entryway to the Korn Ferry Tour. History Announced in early 1989 by PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman, the "satellite tour" was formalized by the PGA Tour in 1990, originally named the Ben Hogan Tour, sponsored by the Ben Hogan Golf Company. The first season of 1990 had 30 events, and the typical event purse was $100,000. Late in 1992, Nike acquired the title sponsorship and it became the Nike Tour f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gligic
Michael Gligic (born September 19, 1989) is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He secured his PGA Tour membership by finishing 17th on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour regular-season points list. Professional career Gligic turned professional in 2008 and obtained full status on the Canadian Tour in 2009. He achieved his first professional victory in 2012 at the ATB Financial Classic, where he beat Matt Marshall in a playoff. In 2018, Gligic was named the Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Year. He finished the year 16th on the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit. Gligic earned status on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2019 and claimed his first victory in February at the Panama Championship. A final-round 65 saw him finish one better than Zhang Xinjun. He finished 17th on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season points list, securing his playing rights on the PGA Tour for the first time in his career. Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) Canadian Tour wins (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Byeong-hun
An Byeong-hun ( ko, 안병훈; born 17 September 1991), also known as Byeong-Hun An or Ben An, is a professional golfer from Seoul, South Korea. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur. Amateur career Born in Seoul, South Korea, An is the son of South Korean Ahn Jae-Hyung and Chinese Jiao Zhimin, both of whom were medalists in table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. An moved to the United States in December 2005 to attend the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was also known as Ben An. In August 2009, at age 17, An became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur when he defeated Ben Martin 7 & 5 in the 36-hole final at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He made his PGA Tour debut in March 2010 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, two weeks before playing in The Masters. An made the cut at the 2010 Verizon Heritage and was one shot off the lead during the second round before finishing the tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Norlander
Henrik Anders Norlander (born 25 March 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Norlander was born and grew up in Danderyd, outside Stockholm, Sweden, and is son of lawyer Anders Norlander. He played both tennis and golf in his youth, but finally preferred golf. His competitive career began at Fågelbro Golf & Country Club, but he later came to represent Djursholm Golf Club. In 2002, Norlander finished second to David Lingmerth, who also came to be a PGA Tour player, at his age level category (15) at the unofficial Swedish Youth Championship, Bankboken Cup, at Falun-Borlänge Golf Club. The year after, he won the 16-years-old category. Amateur career Norlander was part of the Swedish teams at the European Boys' Team Championship once and the European Amateur Team Championship three times. He also represented Sweden at the Eisenhower Trophy in 2008 in Adelaide, Australia, earning a bronze medal, and 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He played c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Núñez
Augusto Martín Núñez (born 3 November 1992) is a professional golfer from Argentina. He is a member of the Korn Ferry Tour and previously played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Career Núñez won his first tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica during the 2016 season at the Flor de Caña Open. He beat Emilio Puma Domínguez and Eric Steger in a playoff after finishing at 25 under par. The win put Núñez in first place in the Order or Merit for that season. Núñez finished the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season in second place in the Order of Merit, earning him a place in the Web.com Tour for the 2017 season. His best performance was runner-up in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, one stroke behind the winner. Professional wins (9) PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3) TPG Tour wins (2) PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1) Ángel Cabrera Tour wins (3) *2015 Fecha 4 *2016 Fecha 1, Fecha 4 Team appearances * Aruba Cup (representing PGA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Hardy
Nick Hardy (born January 26, 1996) is an American professional golfer from Northbrook, Illinois. Hardy played college golf for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign men's golf team He has also played at the professional level in the U.S. Open and in the John Deere Classic. In addition, Hardy has won a number of junior championship events both in the state of Illinois and nationally. High school and junior amateur career During his high school years, Hardy had a number of noteworthy performances. When he wasn't competing and or playing for his high school, he most frequently competed in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and their tournaments. In 2012, Hardy had a number of good showings in multiple events. In the Stonehenge Junior Open, which is an event on the AJGA circuit, Hardy tied for 9th place and in the same year, tied for 4th position in the Exide Technologies Junior Open. Lastly, in 2012, Hardy capped off the year at the Jones Cup Junior Invitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Matthews
Brandon Michael Matthews (born July 27, 1994) is an American professional golfer from Dupont, Pennsylvania. He has won on the Korn Ferry Tour, but came to prominence on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica for his gesture after losing a 2019 event. Amateur career Matthews started playing golf at one or two years of age using plastic clubs and got his first set of "real clubs" at age 4 and really started getting out at Emanon C.C. Growing up he also played basketball and competitive baseball. When Matthews was 12 or 13, he played on five or six baseball teams but gave up baseball to focus on golf. Matthews attended Pittston Area High School and played on their golf team. He was the 2010 PIAA Boys' Golf State champion. In 2011 Matthews was the Golf Association of Philadelphia Junior Boys champion. Matthews played college golf at Temple University beginning in 2012. He tied the school record for career tournament titles, matching Geoffrey Sisk's mark of eight set back in 1986. In 2014 Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Cook
Austin Clark Cook (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional golfer. Background Cook was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas, and is a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Amateur career Cook had a decorated college career at the University of Arkansas. He was a two-time Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and in his sophomore year earned all-America honors when he finished 10th individually at the 2011 NCAA Championship. In 2010 he was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. He served as a mainstay in the Razorback lineup during his college career with 48 tournaments played, a 73.37 career stroke average and nine top-10 finishes. Cook was the runner-up at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional in 2013, earning him all-central region accolades. Professional career Cook turned pro in 2014. He finished T-130 in Web.com Tour Q-school, but never got to play a Web.com Tour event due to his finish in Q School and limited status. In the summer of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hall (golfer)
Harry Philip Bowden Hall (born 6 August 1997) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Hall attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas from 2015 to 2019. Professional career Hall turned professional in 2019. He played on the Korn Ferry Tour from 2020 to 2022. He won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour; at the 2021 Wichita Open and the 2022 NV5 Invitational. He gained a PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 season via the Korn Ferry Tour regular season. Amateur wins *2014 Cornwall Amateur Championship, Welsh Open Youths Championship *2018 William H. Tucker, Little Rock First Tee Classic Source: Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut Team appearances Amateur *European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2014 *Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2017, 2018 *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2019 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bramlett
Joseph Eugene Bramlett (born April 7, 1988) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He was one of two PGA Tour golfers of African-American descent on the 2011 PGA Tour, alongside Tiger Woods. Early life and career Bramlett, a biracial African American, is a graduate of St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He then attended Stanford University for four years, and he earned his PGA Tour card at the 2010 Qualifying School. He was the first black golfer to graduate from the tour's qualifying school since Adrian Stills in 1985. Bramlett made twelve of 25 cuts and finished 196th on the 2011 money list, lost his Tour card, and later joined the Web.com Tour. He finished 28th in 2012, three spots and $4,000 shy of rejoining the PGA Tour. He qualified again in 2019. Bramlett won the Korn Ferry Tour Championship in 2021, qualifying him once again for the PGA Tour. He finished in 37th place at the 2022 U.S. Open. Amateur wins ''Note: This list may be incompl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seong-hyeon (golfer)
Kim Seong-hyeon ( ko, 김성현; born 17 September 1998) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also played on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour. He won the 2020 KPGA Championship on the Korean Tour and the 2021 Japan PGA Championship on the Japan Golf Tour. Professional career Kim turned professional in late 2017. In late 2018, he finished 4th in the Japan Golf Tour Qualifying School to gain a place on the tour for 2019. In 2019, he played on the main Japanese tour but also played a number of events on the second-tier Japan Challenge Tour, winning the Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship in May. Kim was a surprise winner of the 2020 KPGA Championship. At the time, he wasn't a full Korean Tour member and only played after playing in a Monday qualifying event in which he finished in the final qualifying place. He made a birdie at the 17th hole and had a final round of 67 to win by one stroke. His win gave him a place on the Korean T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Cole (golfer)
Eric J. Cole (born June 12, 1988) is an American professional golfer from Delray Beach, Florida who currently plays on the PGA Tour. His parents Bobby Cole and Laura Baugh were both professional golfers. Early life and amateur career Cole was born in 1988, the year after his parents remarried, two years after their divorce, as one of seven siblings. With both parents being tour golfers, Cole grew up on golf courses and started playing seriously at age 11. He never had other coaches than his parents. At age 14, while playing high school golf, Cole became a friend of Sam Saunders, the grandson of Arnold Palmer. Cole also got to know Palmer and the three of them played golf at Palmer's home clubs, Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Florida and Latrobe Country Club in Pennsylvania. In later years, Cole also caddied for Saunders at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour. Professional career He won 56 times on the Minor League Golf Tour including winning the tour championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |