By Adam Stanley, PGATOUR.com
2024 Korn Ferry Tour: 10 players to watch this season
It’s a new year – and the continuation of a new era – on the Korn Ferry Tour, and 2024 is set to be as exciting a season as any in recent memory.
With plenty of new faces teeing it up across the 26-event schedule, look for a sizzling sprint from start to finish. The 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season begins at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay, Jan. 14-17, and concludes at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Oct. 3-6.
PGA TOUR cards will be awarded to the top 30 finishers on the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Points List. As evidenced by the 2023 season-long standings, where Nos. 30 and 31 were separated by less than six points (perhaps just one stroke at any number of events), the margins are razor-thin.
The level of competition on the Korn Ferry Tour is fierce, and graduates are positioned to succeed immediately on TOUR – like 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler, who has won the last two PGA TOUR Player of the Year Awards. This isn’t lost on even the brightest of TOUR stars.
“I think that going through a whole season hardens the guys and teaches them the whole lifestyle of traveling, which is so different than college, and doing it for a year-long period,” said Tiger Woods. “I think it teaches the guys how to be more aggressive, and when they come out here and they have to play our TOUR, all of a sudden they’re ready to make birdies. They’re ready to play aggressively and take on flags and take on the challenges. It sets them up for … a higher success rate.”
With the Korn Ferry Tour’s 34th season nearly underway, here are 10 players worth watching in 2024.