Illini in the Pros: Nick Hardy Earns Guaranteed Korn Ferry Tour Starts
December 16, 2019 | Men's Golf
Illini Nick Hardy earned 12 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2020 by tying for fifth place in the Final Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament on Sunday. Hardy fired rounds of 68-63-69-67 to finish 19-under. The top-10 finish guarantees Hardy entry into the first 12 events of the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season.
Congrats to @NickHardy8 on a strong fifth-place finish at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament! Excited to have him join several other Illini as tour members! pic.twitter.com/j9JzMD2Nsu
— Illinois M Golf (@IlliniMGolf) December 15, 2019
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. The 2020 Korn Ferry Tour begins January 9 with the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay.
